The Stuttgart Studio Recordings 1953 & 1968
SWR19097CD • 2 DISCS
UPC: 747313909780
Listen to CD1, Track 4: Prélude No. 4 in E minor. Largo
Fourth instalment of the SWR edition dedicated to Friedrich Gulda, containing all the recordings the Austrian pianist made for the SWR.
These recordings are now released for the first time on CD and digitally.
Friedrich Gulda is heard at the peak of his abilities.
Gulda, a brilliant master of rhythm, uncompromising Bach interpreter and jazz musician, is heard at his best when performing Chopin, whose works appear in Gulda’s earliest concert programmes. His secret in playing Chopin with so much vitality lay in the inimitable mix of rhythmic strictness, cantabile tenderness and controlled outbursts.
Beethoven was an important composer for Gulda. The theme and variation form afforded both of them the opportunity to demonstrate their respective abilities and showcase their remarkable skills. And what better showcase than the Diabelli Variations?
Although this fourth instalment of the SWR Gulda Edition includes only well-known compositions, Friedrich Gulda’s extraordinary sense of sound, sophisticated touch and rhythmic vitality coax new facets out of these works so that we hear them from a fresh perspective.
TRACKLIST
The Stuttgart Studio Recordings 1953 & 1968
CD 1
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810–1849)
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Nr. 5 D-Dur. Allegro molto
6
Nr. 6 h-Moll. Lento assai
8
Nr. 8 fis-Moll. Molto agitato
10
Nr. 10 cis-Moll. Allegro molto
12
Nr. 12 gis-Moll. Presto
14
Nr. 14 es-Moll. Allegro
15
Nr. 15 Des-Dur. Sostenuto
16
Nr. 16 b-Moll. Presto con fuoco
17
Nr. 17 As-Dur. Allegretto
18
Nr. 18 f-Moll. Allegro molto
21
Nr. 21 B-Dur. Cantabile
22
Nr. 22 g-Moll. Molto agitato
23
Nr. 23 F-Dur. Moderato
24
Nr. 24 d-Moll. Allegro appassionato
CD 2
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80
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33
Variationen I–XXXII
33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli Op.120
Variation I: Alla Marcia maestoso
Variation II: Poco allegro
Variation III: L’istesso tempo
Variation IV: Un poco più vivace
Variation V: Allegro vivace
Variation VI: Allegro ma non troppo e serioso
Variation VII: Un poco più allegro
Variation VIII: Poco vivace
Variation IX: Allegro pesante e risoluto
Variation XII: Un poco più moto
Variation XIV: Grave e maestoso
Variation XV: Presto scherzan
Variation XVIII: Poco moderato
