Frederic Chopin Franz Joseph Haydn Franz Liszt - Moriz Rosenthal Vol 2 (23 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Frederic Chopin, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt
Moriz Rosenthal, Vol. 2
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. Mazurka for piano No. 23 in D major, Op. 33/2, CT. 73
2. Mazurka for piano No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33/4, CT. 75
3. Mazurka for piano No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 50/2, CT. 81
4. Mazurka for piano No. 39 in B major, Op. 63/1, CT. 89
5. Mazurka for piano No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63/3, CT. 91
6. Mazurka for piano No. 42 in G major, Op. 67/1, CT. 92
7. Prelude for piano No. 6 in B minor, Op. 28/6, CT. 171
8. Prelude for piano No. 3 in G major, Op. 28/3, CT. 168
9. Prelude for piano No. 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172
10. Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109
11. Nocturne for piano No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115
12. Waltz for piano No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, CT. 211
13. Waltz for piano No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64/3, CT. 214
14. The Maiden's Wish, transcription for piano (after Chopin, Op. 71/1, Chants polonais No. 1), S. 480/1 (LW A193/1)
15. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 2 (the 'original' No. 2) in C sharp minor (I & II), S. 244/2 (LW A132/2)
16. Liebestr?ume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
17. Iberia Suite, for piano, B. 47: No. 6, Triana
18. Reflets dans l'eau, for piano, L. 110/1
19. Musical Snuffbox, for piano (or orchestra), Op. 32: Tabati?re ? Musique
20. Preludes (4), for piano, Op. 46: No. 1. Prelude in B-flat
21. Les Papillons for piano
22. Soir?es de Vienne, valse caprice for piano No. 6 (I; after Schubert D. 969 & 779) S. 427/6 (LW A131/6)
23. Mazurka for piano No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 50/2, CT. 81

CD Details

All Artists: Frederic Chopin, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Isaac Albeniz, Claude Debussy, Anatol Lyadov, Moriz Rosenthal
Title: Moriz Rosenthal, Vol. 2
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Pearl
Release Date: 11/23/1993
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Suites, Symphonies, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 727031996323

CD Reviews

The Greatest Chopinist of All Times

BLee | HK | 02/10/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Definitely one of, if not the greatest of all Chopinists of all times. Rosenthal started off as a pupil of Chopin's pupil when small and later became Liszt's favoured pupil. He was a venerable colleague of Brahms, Strauss, Saint-Saen and Anton Rubunstein; his admirers included Hofmann and Moiseiwitsch just to name a few.We don't have many Rosenthal records and when he started to make records, he was already in advanced age. Nonetheless, his Chopin as recorded here can still rival those by Rachmaninoff and Hofmann, and there is good sense in prefering him to Cortot if the purpose is to uncover Chopin's pianism. Amongst the more assessible Rosenthal records, the transfer here is surprisingly good, more than acceptable in every way despite a little bit of surface noise--they are mostly recorded in mid 30's after all. It managed to capture a most delightful piano sound with all the colours and nuances of Rosenthal's playing, giving you a full picture his sense of music as well as his great pianism albeit in his late age. Even among all Liszt's recorded pupils, this is probably the best we could get our hand on. After listening to Rosenthal, one couldn't stop feeling that something's wrong with the direction of pianism nowadays and I don't just mean piano banging... Rosenthal is definitely a pianist of the highest calibre and is almost as inspiring as Schnabel to listen to.A most delightful CD and a nice place to start exploring Rosenthal. Highly recommended to all."