Artist(s): Friedman, Ignaz
Label: Naxos Historical
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Classical; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.110684
Barcode: 0636943168424
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions
Release Date: 06/2002

BEETHOVEN: 'Moonlight' Sonata / CHOPIN: Mazurkas (Friedman) (1923-1926)

Ignaz Friedman was an immensely creative pianist in his interpretations. He constantly experimented with rubato, accents, phrasing, pauses and pedal effects. His playing could be extremely elastic or at times quite tight. The less than six hours of his playing captured on electrical recording represent only a fraction of a large performing repertoire. Today pianists study and treasure Friedman’s recorded legacy and none of it has been more discussed and admired than the 30-odd minutes of Chopin’s Mazurkas that he recorded six and a half decades ago. These Mazurka recordings are now legendary in the annals of piano playing.

Tracklist

Liszt, Franz
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
1Standchen (Horch, horch! die Lerch), D. 889, "Hark, hark, the lark" (arr. Liszt)03:07
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Chopin, Fryderyk
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
2Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp, Op. 63, No. 302:08
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
3Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"01:24
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
4Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33, No. 202:27
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
5Prelude No. 19 in E-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 1901:18
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
6Etude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 601:56
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Friedman, Ignaz
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
76 Wiener Tänze nach motiven von Eduard Gärtner: No. 1. Tempo di Valse lente04:01
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
8Rondo in E-Flat Major03:46
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
9Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca02:52
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Scarlatti, Domenico
Tausig, Carl - Arranger
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
10Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K.9/L.413/P.65 (arr. C. Tausig for piano as Pastorale in E Minor)02:54
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Chopin, Fryderyk
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
11Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 4706:55
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
12Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33, No. 202:19
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
13Etude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 "Revolutionary"02:21
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
14Etude No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10 , No. 701:21
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
15Valse in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 204:25
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Moszkowski, Moritz
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
16Serenata, Op. 15, No. 102:16
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Mendelssohn, Felix
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
17Scherzo in E Minor02:11
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Chopin, Fryderyk
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
18Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 1504:01
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
19Mazurka No. 25 in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 403:21
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
20I. Adagio sostenuto06:41
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
21II. Allegretto02:18
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
22III. Presto agitato05:17
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Liszt, Franz
Busoni, Ferruccio - Arranger
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
23Grandes Etudes de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella" (arr. F. Busoni)04:08
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
Friedman, Ignaz
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)
24Elle danse, Op. 1002:30
Friedman, Ignaz (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:15:57