Composer: Isaac Albéniz, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric François Chopin, Claude Achille Debussy, Leopold Godowsky, Fritz Kreisler, Ferencz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn, Sergey Rachmaninov, Paul de Schlözer, Franz Peter Schubert, Robert Schumann
Performer: Jorge Bolet
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Iván Fischer, Sir Georg Solti
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Decca
Release: 2010
Size: 1.1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
01. 1. Allegro ma non tanto
02. 2. Intermezzo (Adagio)
03. 3. Finale (Alla breve)
04. Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22
05. Kreisler: Liebesfreud
CD 02
01. Liszt: Totentanz, S126 for piano & orchestra
02. Liszt: Malédiction, S121 Op. 452
03. Liszt: Fantasy on Hungarian Folk-tunes, S123
04. Liszt: Auf dem Wasser zu singen (No. 2 from Zwölf Lieder von Franz Schubert, S558)
Schubert: Fantasy In C Major “Wanderer”, Op.15, D. 760 – Arr. Liszt
05. 1. Allegro con fuoco
06. 2. Adagio
07. 3. Presto
08. 4. Allegro
09. Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi’s opera
CD 03
01. Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
02. Theme & Variations
03. Fugue
04. Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
05. 1. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen – Im Legenden-Ton
06. 2. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch – Etwas langsamer – Vielbewegter
07. 3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten – Etwas bewegter
CD 04
Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28
01. 15. in D flat major (“Raindrop”)
Chopin: Études (12), Op. 25
02. No.1 in A Flat “Harp Study”
Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op. 25 – Arr. Godowsky
03. 1. Etude in A-Flat Major
Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op. 10 – Arr. Godowsky
04. 3. Etude in D-Flat Major
05. Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 ‘Minute Waltz’
06. Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 ‘Minute Waltz’
07. Chopin: Waltz No. 1 in E flat major ‘Grande Valse Brillante’, Op. 18
08. Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor
09. Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor
10 .Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3 No. 3
11. Kreisler: Liebesleid
12. Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14
13. Godowsky: Elegy for the left hand alone
Debussy: Préludes – Book 2
14. 3. La puerta del vino
Debussy: Préludes – Book 1
15. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin
16. 12. Minstrels
17. Albéniz: Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165)
18. Schlözer: Etude in A flat major, Op. 1 No. 2
Liszt: Liebesträume, S541 Nos. 1-3
19. No. 3 in A-Flat Major “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”
20. Liszt: Grand galop chromatique, S219
This specially priced 4-CD set combines the romantic spirit and dignified musicality of Cuban-born pianist Jorge Bolet, who made many celebrated recordings as a Decca artist. He was to many a cult figure who brought a rare spontaneity and warmth to a broad range or repertoire, including popular favourites and dazzlingly virtuosic encores.
The art of Jorge Bolet is celebrated in this set which is released to mark the 20th anniversary of his death [16 October 1990].
Booklet includes an appreciation of Jorge Bolet by piano specialist Jeremy Siepmann