Conductor(s): Ronald, Landon
Label: Naxos Historical
Genre: Concerto; Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.111116
Barcode: 747313311620
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions
Release Date: 11/2006

MOISEIWITSCH, Benno: Acoustic Recordings 1916-1925 (Moiseiwitsch, Vol. 10)

This tenth volume in the Naxos Moiseiwitsch Edition contains all of the discs he made by the acoustic process of composers other than Chopin. Despite the primitive recording process, the engineers captured a fair amount of detail, and with modern restoration techniques and mint copies of the discs some astonishing results can be obtained. Made right at the end of the acoustic era, this 1925 recording of Mendelssohn�s Piano Concerto No. 1 became obsolete almost as soon as it was issued owing to the vast improvement in sound quality that was obtainable with the introduction of electrical recording a few months later. Nevertheless, it captures Moiseiwitsch�s youthful energy and vitality, as well as some typically poetic playing in the slow movement.

Tracklist

Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
1Gavotte et Variations04:03
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Daquin, Louis-Claude
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
2Premier livre de pieces de clavecin, Suite No. 1: No. 15. Le Coucou02:01
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Tausig, Carl
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
3Pastorale in E Minor - Capriccio in E Major (arr. of K.9/L.413/P.65 and K.20/L.375/P.76)04:20
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Liszt, Franz
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
4Schubert - 12 Lieder, S558/R243: No. 9. Standchen (Horch, horch! Der Lerch')03:04
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Weber, Carl Maria von
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
5Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24, J. 138: IV. Rondo, "Perpetuum Mobile"03:45
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
6Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 7. Traumes Wirren02:50
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Liszt, Franz
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
7Schumann - Fruhlingsnacht, S568/R25602:38
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Brahms, Johannes
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
88 Piano Pieces, Op. 76: No. 2. Capriccio in B Minor03:12
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Delibes, Léo
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
9Le roi s'amuse: No. 6. Passepied (arr. for piano)01:42
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Moszkowski, Moritz
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
10La Jongleuse, Op. 52, No. 401:44
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Rubinstein, Anton
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
11Barcarolle No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 30, No. 104:20
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
12Sorochintsy Fair: Gopak (Hopak)01:35
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Scriabin, Alexander
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
13Nocturne for the Left Hand in D-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 204:23
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Palmgren, Selim
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
1424 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 19. Bird Song01:10
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
1524 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 12. The Sea01:21
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
16Finnish Rhythms, Op. 31: No. 5. West Finnish Dance01:38
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Leschetizky, Theodor
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
17Arabesque en forme d'Etude, Op. 45, No. 101:42
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Debussy, Claude
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
18Preludes, Book 1: No. 12. Minstrels02:14
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
19Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune04:16
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
20Estampes: No. 3. Jardins sous le pluie03:15
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Ravel, Maurice
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
21Jeux d'eau04:18
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Mendelssohn, Felix
Ronald, Landon (Conductor)
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
22I. Molto allegro con fuoco07:22
Ronald, Landon (Conductor)
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
23II. Andante06:32
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Ronald, Landon (Conductor)
24III. Presto - Molto allegro e vivace06:09
Moiseiwitsch, Benno (piano)
Ronald, Landon (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:19:34