Alexis Weissenberg: The Champagne Pianist

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EMI Classics ICON Series

Annotation last modified on 2012-08-01 15:46 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos no.9 & no. 21
2▶CD: Chopin: Piano Concertos no. 1 & no. 2
3▶CD: Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 1; Franck: Symphonic Variations / Prelude, Fugue and Variation
4▼CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
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1Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
producer:
Peter Andry (producer) and Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed) (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky23:18
2Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I
producer:
Peter Andry (producer) and Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice (1888 version, most often performed) (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky8:51
3Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco
producer:
Peter Andry (producer) and Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco (1888 version, most often performed) (from 1970-02-09 until 1970-02-11)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:43
4Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op.18: I. Moderato
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninow11:56
5Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op.18: II. Adagio sostenuto
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninow14:31
6Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op.18: III. Allegro scherzando
producer:
Michel Glotz
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando (from 1972-09-21 until 1972-09-27)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninow11:47
5▶CD: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3
6▶CD: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Variation on "I Got Rhythm"; Ravel: Piano Concerto in G; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
7▶CD: J. S. Bach: Choral Preludes and transcriptions / Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue / Italien Concerto
8▶CD: Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15 / Fanatsie Op. 17 / Humoreske Op. 20
9▶CD: Schumann: Album für die Jugend Op. 68
10▶CD: Encores by: Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Scriabin, Séverac, Rachmaninov and Vladigerov

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ASIN:DE: B006MO0N6Y [info]