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
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- 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.
Subjects
- Subject
- Piano music.
- Sonatas (Piano)
- Variations (Piano)
- Waltzes.
- Rhapsodies (Music)
- Ballades (Instrumental music)
- Polkas.
- Piano music, Arranged.
- Minuets.
- Incidental music > Excerpts, Arranged.
- Animals > Songs and music.
- Tangos.
- Piano music (1 hand)
- Toccatas.
- Rondos.
- Overtures, Arranged.
- Operas > Excerpts, Arranged.
- Animals.
- Ballades (Instrumental music)
- Incidental music > Excerpts, Arranged.
- Minuets.
- Operas > Excerpts, Arranged.
- Overtures, Arranged.
- Piano music.
- Piano music (1 hand)
- Piano music, Arranged.
- Polkas.
- Rhapsodies (Music)
- Rondos.
- Sonatas (Piano)
- Tangos.
- Toccatas.
- Variations (Piano)
- Waltzes.
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