Jorge Bolet. Volume 2, Ambassador from the golden age : a connoisseur's selection for the Bolet centennial

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digital; stereo; mono.
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audio file; CD audio.
Publication
[Swarthmore, PA] : Marston, [2014]
Copyright notice
℗2014
Physical description
6 audio discs (7:55:14) : CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Instrumentation
piano (1) (total=1)

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Creators/Contributors

Contributor
Bolet, Jorge, instrumentalist.
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943 arranger of music.
Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938 arranger of music.
Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886 arranger of music.

Contents/Summary

Contents
  • CD
  • 1. Three intermezzi, op.
  • 117 / Brahms (15:00) ; Sonata no.
  • 62 in E-flat, Hob. XVI,
  • 52 / Haydn (18:00) ; Fantasy in F-sharp minor, op.
  • 28 (14:00) ; Variations sérieuses : op.
  • 54 (12:32) / Mendelssohn ; Sonata no.
  • 17 in D minor, op. 31, no.
  • 2 : Tempest / Beethoven (20:00) --
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  • 2. Fantasy in F minor, op.
  • 49 (13:04) ; Etude in E minor, op. 25, no.
  • 5 (3:40) ; Waltz in D-flat, op. 64, no.1 : Minute (2:00) ; Waltz in E minor, op. post. (3:06) ; Nocturne in F-sharp minor, op. 48, no.
  • 2 (9:26) / Chopin ; Réminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor : S.
  • 397 / Donizetti-Liszt (6:20) ; Rigoletto : Concert paraphrase, S.
  • 434 / Verdi-Liszt (7:05) ; Hungarian rhapsody : no. 12, S.
  • 244 (10:41) ; Venezia e Napoli : S
  • 162. No. 1, Gondoliera (5:06) ; No. 3, Tarantella (9:34) / Liszt ; Spinnerlied aus Der fliegende Holländer : S.
  • 440 / Wagner-Liszt (5:14) ; Widmung : S.
  • 566 / Schumann-Liszt (3:50) --
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  • 3. Ballade no.
  • 2 in B minor, S.
  • 171 / Liszt (15:14) ; Prelude, aria, and finale / Franck (25:00) ; Ballade in G minor, op.
  • 24 / Grieg (19:46) ; Danseuses de Delphes : no.
  • 1 from Préludes, Book
  • 1 (3:41) ; La sérénade interrompue : no.
  • 9 from Préludes, Book
  • 1 (2:22) ; La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune : no.
  • 7 from Préludes, Book II (4:54) ; Feux d'artifice : no.
  • 12 from Préludes, Book II (4:06) ; Clair de lune : no.
  • 3 from Suite bergamasque (5:00) / Debussy --
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  • 4. Impromptu in E, op. 7, no.
  • 5 / Vořišek (4:55) ; Impromptu in G-flat, op.
  • 90 (D. 899), no.
  • 3 / Schubert (7:14) ; Etude in A-flat, op. 1, no.
  • 2 / Schlözer (3:14) ; Prelude in G-flat, op. 23, no.
  • 10 (3:34) ; Prelude in F minor, op. 32, no.
  • 6 (1:25) ; Prelude in F, op. 32, no.
  • 7 (2:32) ; Prelude in G-sharp minor, op. 32, no.
  • 12 (2:33) ; Variations on a theme of Chopin : op.
  • 22 (30:03) ; Polka de V.R. (4:46) / Rachmaninoff ; Lullaby / Tchaikovsky-Rachmaninoff (4:09) ; Prelude no.
  • 14 in E-flat minor, op. 12, no.
  • 2 (2:18) ; Prelude no.
  • 15 in B-flat minor, op. 12, no.3 (1:27) / Chasins ; Invitation to the dance : op.
  • 65 / Weber-Godowsky (11:47) --
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  • 5. Minuet in A minor : no.
  • 3 from Renaissance / Rameau-Godowsky (5:15) ; Rosamunde. Ballet music (3:03) ; Moment musical : op.
  • 94 (D. 780), no.
  • 3 (2:10) / Schubert-Godowsky ; Study no.
  • 25 (after op. 25, no. 1) (3:42) ; Study no.
  • 5 (after op. 10, no.3 , for the left hand) (6:14) ; Study no.
  • 7 (after op. 10, no. 5) (1:57) ; Study no.
  • 12 (after op. 10, no. 5) (2:09) ; Study no.
  • 13 (after op. 10, no. 6, for the left hand) (4:22) ; Study no.
  • 15 (after op. 10, no. 7) (4:30) ; Study no.
  • 1 (after op. 10, no. 1) (2:16) ; Waltz in D-flat, op. 64, no.
  • 1 : Minute (2:30) / Chopin-Godowsky ; Symphonic metamorphoses on themes from Die Fledermaus / Johann Strauss-Godowsky (10:09) ; Ständchen, op. 17, no.
  • 2 / Richard Strauss-Godowsky (3:05) ; The swan : from Carnival of the animals / Saint-Saëns-Godowsky (2:53) ; Adagietto : from L'Arlésienne, Suite no.
  • 1 / Bizet-Godowsky (2:49) ; Tango in D, op. 165, no.
  • 2 / Albéniz-Godowsky (3:58) ; Elegy (for the left hand) (3:12) ; The gardens of Buitenzorg : no.
  • 8 from Java suite (4:43) ; The salon : no.
  • 21 from Traikontameron (3:00) / Godowsky ; Caprice espagnole : op.
  • 37 (6:01) ; La jongleuse : op. 52, no.
  • 4 (1:58) / Moszkowski --
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  • 6. Toccata in D, BWV
  • 912 / Bach (11:03) ; Rondo in D, K.
  • 485 / Mozart (5:20) ; Sonata no.
  • 26 in E-flat, op. 81a : Lebewohl / Beethoven (14:27) ; Prelude in E-flat, op. 23, no.
  • 6 / Rachmaninoff (2:43) ; Schwanda fantasy : (after Weinberger) / Chasinis (6:58) ; Réminiscences de Don Juan : S.
  • 418 / Mozart-Liszt (18:43) ; Tannhäuser. Overture, S.
  • 442 / Wagner-Liszt (18:28).
Included Work
Container of: Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Intermezzi, piano, op. 117.
Container of: Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. Sonatas, piano, H. XVI, 52, E♭ major.
Container of: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Phantasien, piano, op. 28, F♯ minor.
Container of: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Variations sérieuses.
Container of: Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano, no. 31, op. 110, A♭ major.
Container of: Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Fantaisies, piano, op. 49, F minor.
Container of: Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Etudes, piano, op. 25. No. 5.
Container of: Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Waltzes, piano, op. 64. No. 1.
Container of: Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Waltzes, piano, B. 56, E minor.
Container of: Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Nocturnes, piano, op. 48. No. 2.
Container of: Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Réminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor.
Based on: Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Lucia di Lammermoor.
Container of: Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Paraphrases de concert. Rigoletto.
Based on: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto.
Container of: Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Rhapsodies hongroises. No 12.
Container of: Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Années de pèlerinage, 2e année. Supplément. Gondoliera.
Container of: Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Années de pèlerinage, 2e année. Supplément. Tarantella.
Container of: Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Spinnerlied aus dem Fliegenden Holländer.
Based on: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Fliegende Holländer.
Container of: Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Liebeslied.
Based on: Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Myrthen. Widmung.
Container of: Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Ballades, piano, no. 2, B minor.
Container of: Franck, César, 1822-1890. Prélude, aria et final, piano.
Container of: Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Ballade i form av variasjoner over en norsk folkevise.
Container of: Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Preludes, piano, book 1. Danseuses de Delphes.
Container of: Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Preludes, piano, book 1. Sérénade interrompue.
Container of: Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Preludes, piano, book 2. Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune.
Container of: Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Preludes, piano, book 2. Feux d'artifice.
Container of: Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Suite bergamasque. Clair de lune.
Container of: Voříšek, Jan Hugo, 1791-1825. Impromptus, piano, op. 7. No. 5.
Container of: Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Impromptus, piano, D. 899. No. 3.
Container of: Schlözer, Paul de, 1841-1898. Études de concert. No 2.
Container of: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Preludes, piano, op. 23. No. 10.
Container of: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Preludes, piano, op. 32. No. 6.
Container of: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Preludes, piano, op. 32. No. 7.
Container of: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Preludes, piano, op. 32. No. 12.
Container of: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Variations sur un thème de F. Chopin.
Container of: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Polka de W.R.
Container of: Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 16. Kolybelʹnai͡a pesni͡a; arranged.
Container of: Chasins, Abram, 1903-1987. Preludes, piano, op. 12. No. 2.
Container of: Chasins, Abram, 1903-1987. Preludes, piano, op. 12. No. 3.
Container of: Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826. Aufforderung zum Tanze.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Renaissance. Minuet, A minor.
Container of: Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern. Ballett (No. 9); arranged.
Container of: Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Moments musicaux. No 3.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Chopin-Studien. No. 25.
Based on: Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Etudes, piano, op. 25. No. 1.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Chopin-Studien. No. 5.
Based on: Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Etudes, piano, op. 10. No. 3.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Chopin-Studien. No. 7.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Chopin-Studien. No. 12.
Based on: Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Etudes, piano, op. 10. No. 5.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Chopin-Studien. No. 13.
Based on: Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Etudes, piano, op. 10. No. 6.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Chopin-Studien. No. 15.
Based on: Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Etudes, piano, op. 10. No. 7.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Chopin-Studien. No. 1.
Based on: Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Etudes, piano, op. 10. No. 1.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Symphonische Metamorphosen Johann Strauss'scher Themen. Fledermaus.
Based on: Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Fledermaus.
Container of: Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Lieder, op. 17. Ständchen; arranged.
Container of: Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Carnaval des animaux. Cygne; arranged.
Container of: Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Arlésienne. Suite. Adagietto arranged.
Container of: Albéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909. España, op. 165. Tango.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Elegies, piano, 1 hand, B minor.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Java suite. Gardens of Buitenzorg.
Container of: Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938. Triakontameron. Salon.
Container of: Moszkowski, Moritz, 1854-1925. Caprice espagnol.
Container of: Moszkowski, Moritz, 1854-1925. Phantasiestücke. Jongleurin.
Container of: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Toccatas, harpsichord, BWV 912, D major.
Container of: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Rondos, piano, K. 485, D major.
Container of: Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano, no. 26, op. 81a, E♭ major.
Container of: Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Preludes, piano, op. 23. No. 6.
Container of: Chasins, Abram, 1903-1987. Shvanda fantasy.
Container of: Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Réminiscences de Don Juan.
Based on: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni.
Container of: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. Ouvertüre; arranged.

Bibliographic information

Release date
2014
Production date
1937
Title Variation
Ambassador from the golden age.
Connoisseur's selection for the Bolet centennial.
Note
CD 4. Lullaby, originally for voice and piano, arranged for piano by Rachmaninoff; CD 5. Ballet music, excerpt from an incidental music; Ständchen, originally for voice and piano; The Swan, originally for cello and 2 pianos; Adagietto, excerpt from an orchestral suite; arranged for piano by Godowsky; CD 6. Tannhäuser Overture, excerpt from an opera, arranged for piano by Liszt.
Title from disc label.
Selections previously released.
Program and performer biographical notes by Francis Crociata and Ira Levin (31 pages : portraits) laid in container.
Production Credits
Francis Crociata, Ward Marston, producers ; Ward Marston, audio conservation ; J. Richard Harris, Raymond Edwards, audio assistance.
Participant
Jorge Bolet, piano.
Event
Recorded 1937 October 20-1989 April 16 Various locations.
Publisher Number
56003-2 Marston

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