Balakirev / Bliss / Schubert / Chopin / Rachmaninoff / + -Cyril Smith-Die Solo-Aufnahmen -APR CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Disc 01

01. "Islamey"

02. "Viennese Dance No 2"

03. "'Staccato' tude Op 23 No 2"
Suite for Piano

04. "II. Polonaise"

05. "Impromptu in G flat major D899/3 (Op 90 No 3)"

06. "Impromptu in B flat major D935/3 (Op 142 No 3)"

07. "Barcarolle in F sharp major Op 60"

08. "Nocturne in F sharp major Op 15 No 2"

09. "Waltz in D flat major Op 64 No 1"

10. "Waltz in G flat major Op 70 No 1"

11. "Scherzo No 1 in B minor Op 20"

12. "Romance in F sharp major Op 28 No 2"
Cantos de Espana, Op 232

13. "V. Seguidillas"

14. "Tango (No 2 from Espana, Op 165)"
Iberia

15. "VI. Triana"

Disc 02

01. "Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op 43"
Grandes tudes de Paganini, S141

02. "III. La campanella"

03. "Bourr?e (from Violin Partita No 1 in B minor, BWV1002)"

04. "Mortify us by Thy grace (No 5 from Cantata No 22)"

05. "Prelude in G minor Op 23 No 5"

06. "Prelude in G major Op 32 No 5"
Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 18

07. "I. Moderato"

08. "II. Adagio sostenuto"

09. "III. Allegro scherzando"

Disc 03

01. "Variations on a Nursery Song Op 25"

02. "Capriccio in F minor Op 28 No 6"

03. "Naila Waltz"
Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30

04. "I. Allegro ma non tanto"

05. "II. Intermezzo: Adagio"

06. "III. Finale: Alla breve"

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We tend to remember the British pianist CYRIL SMITH (1909-1974) these days as the pianist who overcame the misfortune of a paralyzing stroke to form a hugely successful duo for three hands with his wife, pianist Phyllis Sellick. Before then though, he had conquered the virtuoso repertoire in a most un-British fashion - making Rachmaninov the center of his art and recording a series of warhorses in spectacular style. The Dohnányi Capriccio of 1929, his earliest recording, and part of a prize for a competition win, lays down the gauntlet in a coruscating performance to rival the Horwitz version released the same year. His recordings of the 2nd and 3rd Rachmaninov concertos and Rhapsody were for a time best-sellers. But there is poetry and charm too, particularly in the various encore-like transcriptions he set down. This set brings together for the first time all the recordings he made as a solo player before his stroke.

Manufacturer No.:

APR7313

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