Josef Hofmann Moritz Moszkowski Ignaz Friedman - The Polish Virtuoso (19 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Josef Hofmann, Moritz Moszkowski, Ignaz Friedman
The Polish Virtuoso
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
1. Impressions No.3: The Sanctuary - Josef Hofmann
2. Fant Ste, Op.52, No.4: La Jongleuse - Josef Hofmann
3. Morceau Caracteristique, Op.36, No.6: Etincelles - Josef Hofmann
4. Viennese Waltzes On Themes From Gartner, No.1 - Ignaz Friedman
5. Estampes, Op.22, No.2 & No.4 - Ignaz Friedman
6. Viennese Waltzes On Themes From Gartner, No.2 - Ignaz Friedman
7. Minuet, Op.14, No.1 - Ignaz Jan Paderewski
8. Caprice, Op.14, No.3 - Ignaz Jan Paderewski
9. Chants Du Voyager, Op.8, No.3: Melodie - Ignaz Jan Paderewski
10. Cracovienne Fant, Op.14, No.6 - Ignaz Jan Paderewski
11. Nocturne, Op.16, No.4 - Ignaz Jan Paderewski
12. Legende, Op.16, No.1 - Ignaz Jan Paderewski
13. Viennese Waltzes On Themes From Gartner, No.3 - Ignaz Friedman
14. Elle Danse, Op.10, No.5 - Ignaz Friedman
15. Serenata, Op.15, No.1 - Ignaz Friedman
16. Viennese Waltzes On Themes From Gartner, No.4 - Ignaz Friedman
17. Kaleidoscope, Op.40, No.4 - Josef Hofmann
18. Guitarra, Op.45, No.2 - Josef Hofmann
19. Caprice Espagnol, Op.37 - Josef Hofmann

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CD Details

All Artists: Josef Hofmann, Moritz Moszkowski, Ignaz Friedman, Ignace Jan Paderewski
Title: The Polish Virtuoso
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Nimbus Records
Release Date: 1/15/1996
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 710357880223

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ALEX T. (A-PLUS-SWAP) from SHARON, MA
Reviewed on 8/20/2006...

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CAPRICE
MELODIE
CRACOVIENNE FANTASTIQUE
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CD Reviews

A Historical Document Not to be Missed

06/11/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD contains the piano roll performances of Josef Hofmann, Ignaz Friedman and Ignace Jan Paderewski. At the time of the recording, they were in their prime, these performances giving some indication of how they sounded at the height of their powers. On the CD, you hear some of these Golden Age pianists' war horses, Hofmann's jongleuse, Friedman's Viennese Waltzes, and of course, Paderewski's Minuet. Buy this CD to hear these amazing pianists play as you never could before. The sound quality is good, you might never be able to tell that it is indeed a piano roll performance."

Oh that these could be recorded live!!

Avid Reader | Franklin, Tn | 01/16/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The only national group that threatened the Russians supremacy in piano viruosity was the Polish one. For a nation that did not even exist during the lives of many of some of these great men, this is an achievement of the first order. This recording is reminiscent of the preserved Second and Third Concertos by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The genius is immediately evident but nothing can match the quality and tone of a modern studio recording.What is remarkable about this CD and its artists - Friedman, Paderewski, Moszkowski and the unforgettable Josef Hoffman - is that they are also the composers of the compositions presented here. These are not of the Chopin/Scriabin/Godowsky realm but they are terrific show pieces for the display of an almost unworldly technique. Moszkowski's Etincelles was long a favorite of Vladimir Horowitz and the Minuet by Paderewski has another popular and is occasionaly heard in the concert hall."