Solomon plays Concertos, Sonatas and other Pieces | Haenssler Profil PH20032

Solomon plays Concertos, Sonatas and other Pieces

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Label: Haenssler Profil

Cat No: PH20032

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 10

Release Date: 17th July 2020

Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Italian Concerto, BWV971

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Cello Sonata no.5 in D major, op.102 no.2
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.19
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 'Emperor'
Piano Sonata no.3 in C major, op.2 no.3
Piano Sonata no.8 in C minor, op.13 'Pathetique'
Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 'Moonlight'
Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor, op.57 'Appassionata'
Piano Trio no.7 in B flat major, op.97 'Archduke'

Bliss, Arthur

Piano Concerto in B flat major

Brahms, Johannes

Fantasias (7), op.116
» no.4 Intermezzo in E major
Intermezzi (3), op.117
» no.2 in B flat minor
Klavierstucke (6), op.118
» no.6 Intermezzo in E flat minor
Piano Concerto no.1 in D minor, op.15
Piano Sonata no.3 in F minor, op.5
Rhapsodies (2), op.79
Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, op.24

Chopin, Frederic

Ballades (4)
» no.4 in F minor, op.52
Etudes (12), op.10
» no.3 in E major 'Tristesse'
» no.8 in F major
Etudes (12), op.25
» no.1 in A flat major
» no.2 in F minor
» no.3 in F major
Fantasy in F minor, op.49
Nocturnes (21)
» no.1 in B flat minor, op.9 no.1
» no.2 in E flat major, op.9 no.2
Polonaise no.6 in A flat major, op.53 'Heroic'
Scherzi (4)
» no.2 in B flat minor, op.31
Waltzes (19)
» no.14 in E minor, B56, KK IVa:15, P1:15

Grieg, Edvard

Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Piano Sonata no.50 in D major, Hob.XVI:37

Liszt, Franz

Hungarian Fantasy for piano and orchestra, S123

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Piano Concerto no.15 in B flat major, K450
Piano Sonata no.13 in B flat major, K333
Piano Sonata no.18 in D major, K576

Schumann, Robert

Carnaval, op.9
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54

Scriabin, Alexander

Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, op.20

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.23

Artists

Solomon (piano)
Henry Holst (violin)
Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
Anthony Pini (cello)
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
Philharmonia Orchestra

Conductors

Otto Ackermann
Adrian Boult
Andre Cluytens
Issay Dobrowen
Lorin Maazel
Herbert Menges
Walter Susskind

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Italian Concerto, BWV971

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Cello Sonata no.5 in D major, op.102 no.2
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.19
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 'Emperor'
Piano Sonata no.3 in C major, op.2 no.3
Piano Sonata no.8 in C minor, op.13 'Pathetique'
Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 'Moonlight'
Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor, op.57 'Appassionata'
Piano Trio no.7 in B flat major, op.97 'Archduke'

Bliss, Arthur

Piano Concerto in B flat major

Brahms, Johannes

Fantasias (7), op.116
» no.4 Intermezzo in E major
Intermezzi (3), op.117
» no.2 in B flat minor
Klavierstucke (6), op.118
» no.6 Intermezzo in E flat minor
Piano Concerto no.1 in D minor, op.15
Piano Sonata no.3 in F minor, op.5
Rhapsodies (2), op.79
Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, op.24

Chopin, Frederic

Ballades (4)
» no.4 in F minor, op.52
Etudes (12), op.10
» no.3 in E major 'Tristesse'
» no.8 in F major
Etudes (12), op.25
» no.1 in A flat major
» no.2 in F minor
» no.3 in F major
Fantasy in F minor, op.49
Nocturnes (21)
» no.1 in B flat minor, op.9 no.1
» no.2 in E flat major, op.9 no.2
Polonaise no.6 in A flat major, op.53 'Heroic'
Scherzi (4)
» no.2 in B flat minor, op.31
Waltzes (19)
» no.14 in E minor, B56, KK IVa:15, P1:15

Grieg, Edvard

Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Piano Sonata no.50 in D major, Hob.XVI:37

Liszt, Franz

Hungarian Fantasy for piano and orchestra, S123

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Piano Concerto no.15 in B flat major, K450
Piano Sonata no.13 in B flat major, K333
Piano Sonata no.18 in D major, K576

Schumann, Robert

Carnaval, op.9
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54

Scriabin, Alexander

Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, op.20

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.23

Artists

Solomon (piano)
Henry Holst (violin)
Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
Anthony Pini (cello)
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
Philharmonia Orchestra

Conductors

Otto Ackermann
Adrian Boult
Andre Cluytens
Issay Dobrowen
Lorin Maazel
Herbert Menges
Walter Susskind

About

Solomon (1902-1988) was one of the best and most successful concert pianists in the world when in December 1956 his career came to an abrupt end after a debilitating stroke. This collection is the first to offer an overview that ranges from the most important early recordings such as Brahms’s Handel Variations and the Concerto by Arthur Bliss premiered by Solomon, via the exemplary Beethoven sonatas, to the last performances in Rome, Berlin and London.

Solomon’s grandparents had emigrated from Poland to England. His father, Hary Schneidermann, worked as a men’s tailor in London and there changed his name to Cutner. By him young Solomon, the youngest of seven children, was familiarised with classical music early in his life. He received his first piano lessons at the age of five. His first concert performance he gave at the age of eight, playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto no.15, K450, among other pieces. A concert in New York in 1939 saw his final breakthrough into the established group of elite, world-class pianists.

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