Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric François Chopin, Domenico Scarlatti, Carl Tausig, Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Alexander Brailowsky
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: APR
Catalogue: APR5501
Release: 1993
Size: 159 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Vivaldi: Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 11, RV 565 (Arr. J.S. Bach for Piano)
01. I. Maestoso
02. II. Fugue
03. III. Largo
04. IV. Finale
05. Tausig: Pastorale in E Minor (arr. of D. Scarlatti’s Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, K.9 / L.413 / P.65 for piano)
06. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in E Major, K.20 / L.375 / P.76 (arr. C. Tausig for piano)
07. Beethoven: Rondo a capriccio in G major, Op. 129 ‘Rage over a lost penny’
Chopin: Écossaises, Op. 72 No. 3
08. No. 1 in D Major
09. No. 2 in G Minor
10. No. 3 in D-Flat Major
11. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
12. Chopin: Waltz No. 1 in E flat major ‘Grande Valse Brillante’, Op. 18
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
13. I. Allegro maestoso
14. II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
15. III. Largo – Cantabile
16. IV. Finale. Presto, non tanto
This will be a revelation to those who remember Brailowsky from his post-war recordings… Here preserved in excellent transfers, he shows himself a first-rank artist… Spontaneity and subtlety permeate this excellent release.