Artur Schnabel: Scholar of the Piano
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Label: Warner - Icon
Cat No: 2650642
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 8
Release Date: 23rd March 2009
Contents
Works
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV903Concerto for 2 keyboards in C major, BWV1061
Italian Concerto, BWV971
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV846-869
» no.5 in D major, BWV850
Toccata in C minor, BWV911Toccata in D major, BWV912
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.15 in D major, op.28 'Pastorale'
Piano Sonata no.21 in C major, op.53 'Waldstein'
Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor, op.57 'Appassionata'
Piano Sonata no.26 in E flat major, op.81a 'Les Adieux'
Piano Sonata no.27 in E minor, op.90
Piano Sonata no.29 in B flat major, op.106 'Hammerklavier'
Piano Sonata no.30 in E major, op.109
Piano Sonata no.31 in A flat major, op.110
Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor, op.111
Concerto for 2 pianos in E flat major, K365
Piano Concerto no.21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'
Piano Quartet no.1 in G minor, K478
Piano Sonata no.12 in F major, K332
Piano Sonata no.17 in B flat major, K570
Rondo in A minor, K511
Allegretto in C minor, D915
Impromptus (4), op.90 D899
Impromptus (4), op.142 D935
March in E major, D606
Moments musicaux (6), op.94 D780
Piano Quintet in A major, D667 'The Trout' (Die Forelle)
Piano Sonata no.21 in B flat major, D960
Artists
Artur Schnabel (piano)Works
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV903Concerto for 2 keyboards in C major, BWV1061
Italian Concerto, BWV971
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV846-869
» no.5 in D major, BWV850
Toccata in C minor, BWV911Toccata in D major, BWV912
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.15 in D major, op.28 'Pastorale'
Piano Sonata no.21 in C major, op.53 'Waldstein'
Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor, op.57 'Appassionata'
Piano Sonata no.26 in E flat major, op.81a 'Les Adieux'
Piano Sonata no.27 in E minor, op.90
Piano Sonata no.29 in B flat major, op.106 'Hammerklavier'
Piano Sonata no.30 in E major, op.109
Piano Sonata no.31 in A flat major, op.110
Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor, op.111
Concerto for 2 pianos in E flat major, K365
Piano Concerto no.21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'
Piano Quartet no.1 in G minor, K478
Piano Sonata no.12 in F major, K332
Piano Sonata no.17 in B flat major, K570
Rondo in A minor, K511
Allegretto in C minor, D915
Impromptus (4), op.90 D899
Impromptus (4), op.142 D935
March in E major, D606
Moments musicaux (6), op.94 D780
Piano Quintet in A major, D667 'The Trout' (Die Forelle)
Piano Sonata no.21 in B flat major, D960
Artists
Artur Schnabel (piano)About
Artur Schnabel was born on 17 April, 1882 at Lipnik Górny, a suburb of the modern-day Polish town of Bielsko-Biala. At the time of his birth this town would have been known as Bielitz, in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Schnabel died in 1951 at Axenstein in Switzerland.
He was the youngest of three children and when still a child the family moved to Vienna, where the young Schnabel took up studies with the legendary Theodor Leschetizsky, who also taught Paderewski and Moiseiwitsch. Schnabel remained a pupil of Leschetizsky's for seven years, from 1892 to 1897.
Schnabel's début took place in 1890 in Vienna and in 1900 he moved to Berlin, where he lived for 33 years. In 1905 he married the well-known contralto, Therese Behr, and the couple successfully toured the German provinces giving Lieder recitals.
The birth of their first son, Karl Ulrich, took place in 1909 and in 1912 a second boy, Stefan, was born. Karl Ulrich was to become a famous teacher and accomplished pianist: he features in two of the recordings in this set. A number of today's famous pianists studied with him, including Leon Fleisher and Peter Serkin. Stefan took up acting as a career and achieved a fair degree of success in both Germany and Hollywood.
Schnabel made his first recordings in 1930 of the Beethoven sonatas and concertos and, in 1933, the Schnabel family left Berlin a few months after Hitler took power. They lived in England for a while and in 1939 moved to the USA where, in 1944, Schnabel became an American citizen. Although resident in America, it was in Europe that he was more widely recognised and it was in London, for EMI, that Schnabel made virtually all of his great recordings.
This set of 8 CDs presents the incomparable Schnabel in a range of works by composers whose music he particularly admired and made a speciality of: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert.
Contents:
CD 1
J S Bach:
- 48 Preludes & Fugues 'The Well-tempered Clavier'– No.5, BWV850
Recorded: 13 June 1950, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903
Recorded: 15-16 June 1948, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Italian Concerto in F, BWV971
Recorded: 11 November 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Toccata in C minor, BWV911
- Toccata in D, BWV912
Recorded: 24 November 1937, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Concerto No.2 in C for 2 pianos, BWV1061
Karl Ulrich Schnabel, piano • London Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Boult
Total approximate duration 68.03
CD 2
Beethoven:
- Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 'Pathétique'
- Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight'
Recorded: 23 April 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 'Pastoral'
Recorded: 17 February 1933, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 'Waldstein'
Recorded: 25 April 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 77.10
CD 3
Beethoven:
- Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 'Appassionata'
Recorded: 11 April 1933, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat, Op.81a 'Les Adieux'
Recorded: 13 April 1933, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat, Op.106 'Hammerklavier'
Recorded: 3-4 November 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 77.32
CD 4
Beethoven:
- Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90
Recorded: 21 January & 3 February April 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109
Recorded: 22 March 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat, Op.110
Recorded: 21 January 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111
Recorded: 21 January & 21 March April 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 77.45
CD 5
Mozart:
- Concerto in E flat for 2 pianos, K365 (Cadenzas: Mozart)
Karl Ulrich Schnabel, piano • London Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Boult
- Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K467 (Cadenzas: Schnabel)
London Symphony Orchestra / Malcolm Sargent
- Piano Sonata No.16 in B flat, K570
Recorded: 16 June 1948, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Rondo in A minor, K511
Recorded: 16 June 1948, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 77.51
CD 6
Schubert:
- Moments musicaux, D780
Recorded: 2 & 12 November 1937, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Allegretto in C minor, D915
Recorded: 25 January 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- March in E, D606 (Allegro con brio – Trio)
Recorded: 27 January 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.21 in B lat, D960
Recorded: 25-26 January 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 64.06
CD 7
Schubert:
- Impromptus, D899
- Impromptus, D935
Recorded: 6-9 & 12-13 June 1950, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Mozart: Piano Sonata No.12 in F, K332
Recorded: 5 June 1946 & 5 June 1947, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 70.52
CD 8
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D667 'The Trout'
Claude Hobday, Members of the Pro Arte Quartet
Recorded: 16 November 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K478
Claude Hobday, Members of the Pro Arte Quartet
Recorded: 31 January 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 64.03
He was the youngest of three children and when still a child the family moved to Vienna, where the young Schnabel took up studies with the legendary Theodor Leschetizsky, who also taught Paderewski and Moiseiwitsch. Schnabel remained a pupil of Leschetizsky's for seven years, from 1892 to 1897.
Schnabel's début took place in 1890 in Vienna and in 1900 he moved to Berlin, where he lived for 33 years. In 1905 he married the well-known contralto, Therese Behr, and the couple successfully toured the German provinces giving Lieder recitals.
The birth of their first son, Karl Ulrich, took place in 1909 and in 1912 a second boy, Stefan, was born. Karl Ulrich was to become a famous teacher and accomplished pianist: he features in two of the recordings in this set. A number of today's famous pianists studied with him, including Leon Fleisher and Peter Serkin. Stefan took up acting as a career and achieved a fair degree of success in both Germany and Hollywood.
Schnabel made his first recordings in 1930 of the Beethoven sonatas and concertos and, in 1933, the Schnabel family left Berlin a few months after Hitler took power. They lived in England for a while and in 1939 moved to the USA where, in 1944, Schnabel became an American citizen. Although resident in America, it was in Europe that he was more widely recognised and it was in London, for EMI, that Schnabel made virtually all of his great recordings.
This set of 8 CDs presents the incomparable Schnabel in a range of works by composers whose music he particularly admired and made a speciality of: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert.
Contents:
CD 1
J S Bach:
- 48 Preludes & Fugues 'The Well-tempered Clavier'– No.5, BWV850
Recorded: 13 June 1950, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903
Recorded: 15-16 June 1948, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Italian Concerto in F, BWV971
Recorded: 11 November 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Toccata in C minor, BWV911
- Toccata in D, BWV912
Recorded: 24 November 1937, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Concerto No.2 in C for 2 pianos, BWV1061
Karl Ulrich Schnabel, piano • London Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Boult
Total approximate duration 68.03
CD 2
Beethoven:
- Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 'Pathétique'
- Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight'
Recorded: 23 April 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 'Pastoral'
Recorded: 17 February 1933, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 'Waldstein'
Recorded: 25 April 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 77.10
CD 3
Beethoven:
- Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 'Appassionata'
Recorded: 11 April 1933, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat, Op.81a 'Les Adieux'
Recorded: 13 April 1933, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat, Op.106 'Hammerklavier'
Recorded: 3-4 November 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 77.32
CD 4
Beethoven:
- Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90
Recorded: 21 January & 3 February April 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109
Recorded: 22 March 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat, Op.110
Recorded: 21 January 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111
Recorded: 21 January & 21 March April 1932, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 77.45
CD 5
Mozart:
- Concerto in E flat for 2 pianos, K365 (Cadenzas: Mozart)
Karl Ulrich Schnabel, piano • London Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Boult
- Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K467 (Cadenzas: Schnabel)
London Symphony Orchestra / Malcolm Sargent
- Piano Sonata No.16 in B flat, K570
Recorded: 16 June 1948, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Rondo in A minor, K511
Recorded: 16 June 1948, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 77.51
CD 6
Schubert:
- Moments musicaux, D780
Recorded: 2 & 12 November 1937, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Allegretto in C minor, D915
Recorded: 25 January 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- March in E, D606 (Allegro con brio – Trio)
Recorded: 27 January 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Piano Sonata No.21 in B lat, D960
Recorded: 25-26 January 1939, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 64.06
CD 7
Schubert:
- Impromptus, D899
- Impromptus, D935
Recorded: 6-9 & 12-13 June 1950, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Mozart: Piano Sonata No.12 in F, K332
Recorded: 5 June 1946 & 5 June 1947, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 70.52
CD 8
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D667 'The Trout'
Claude Hobday, Members of the Pro Arte Quartet
Recorded: 16 November 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K478
Claude Hobday, Members of the Pro Arte Quartet
Recorded: 31 January 1934, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 64.03
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