Andor Foldes – Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recordings (FLAC)

Performer: Andor Foldes
Number of Discs: 19
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: ELQ4841256
Release: 2020
Size: 4.1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover

CD 01
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10
01. I. Allegro brioso
02. II. Andante assai
03. III. Allegro scherzando

Prokofiev: Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31
04. I. Moderato
05. II. Andantino
06. III. Andante assai
07. IV. Sostenuto

Prokofiev: 4 Pieces for Piano, Op. 32
08. I. Danza
09. II. Minuet
10. III. Gavotte
11. IV. Waltz

Bartók: Piano Sonata, Sz. 80
12. I. Allegro moderato
13. II. Sostenuto e pesante
14. III. Allegro molto

Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95
15. I. Allegro
16. II. Adagio – Più adagio – Presto
17. III. Allegro molto

CD 02
Schumann: Impromptus, Op. 5
18. Bass & Thema
19. 1. –
20. 2. Lebhafter
21. 3. Sehr präzis
22. 4. Ziemlich langsam
23. 5. Lebhaft
24. 6. Schnell
25. 7. Tempo des Themas
26. 8. Mit großer Kraft
27. 9. –
28. 10. Lebhaft

Schumann: Abegg Variations, Op. 1
29. Thema
30. Variation I
31. Variation II
32. Variation III
33. Cantabile
34. Finale alla fantasia

Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2
35. Moderato, quasi introduzione
36. No. 1
37. No. 2 Prestissimo
38. No. 3
39. No. 4 Presto
40. No. 5 Più andante
41. No. 6
42. No. 7 Semplice
43. No. 8
44. No. 9 Prestissimo
45. No. 10 Vivo
46. No. 11
47. No. 12 Finale
48. Toccata in C Major, Op. 7

Grieg: Slåtter (Norwegian Peasant Dances), Op. 72
49. 1. Gilboen’s Bridal March
50. 2. John Vaestafae’s Springdans
51. 3. Bridal March from Telemark
52. 4. Hailing from the Hills (Tune from the Fairy Hill)
53. 5. Prillar from the Churchplay “Os” (Tune for the Goat-horn)
54. 6. Gangar
55. 7. Rotnamsknut
56. 8. Bridal March
57. 9. Niels Rekve’s Hailing
58. 10. Knut Lurassen’s Halling I
59. 11. Knut Lurasen’s Halling II
60. 12. Spring Dance
61. 13. Havar Gibboen’s Dream on the Oterholts Bridge
62. 14. The Goblin’s Bridal Procession at Vossevangen
63. 15. The Bride of Skuldal
64. 16. The Girls from Kivledal (Spring Dance)
65. 17. The Girls from Kivledal (Gangar)

CD 03
Bartók: For Children – Vol.1
66. 1. Children at Play
67. 2. Children’s Song
68. 3. Quasi adagio
69. 4. Pillow Dance
70. 13. Ballad
71. 14. Allegretto
72. 15. Allegro moderato
73. 18. Soldier’s Song
74. 21. Allegro robusto
75. 22. Allegretto
76. 25. Parlando
77. 26. Moderato
78. 28. Choral
79. 30. Jeering Song
80. 31. Andante tranquillo
81. 32. Andante
82. 40. Swine-Herd’s Dance

Bartók: Sonatina, Sz. 55 Override title I. Dudások. Allegretto
83. 1. Satz Dudelsackpfeifer

Bartók: Sonatina, Sz. 55 Override title II. Medvetánc. Moderato
84. 2. Satz Bärentanz

Bartók: Sonatina, Sz. 55 Override title III. Finale. Allegro vivace
85. 3. Satz Finale

Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107 / Book 4
86. 97. Notturno. Adagio
87. 100. In Folk Song Style. Andante
88. 102. Harmonics. Allegro non troppo, un poco rubato
89. 108. Wrestling. Allegro non troppo
90. 113. Bulgarian Rhythm . Allegro molto
91. 115. Bulgarian Rhythm (2). Vivace

Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107 / Book 5
92. 122. Chords Together and in Opposition. Molto vivace
93. 125. Boating. Allegretto
94. 126. Change of Time. Allegro pesante
95. 128. Stamping Dance. Moderato
96. 130. Village Joke. Moderato
97. 137. Unison. Moderato
98. 139. Jack-in-the-Box. Con moto, scherzando

Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107 / Book 6
99. 140. Free variations. Allegro molto
100. 141. Subject and Reflection. Allegro
101. 142. From the Diary of a Fly. Allegro
102. 143. Divided Arpeggios. Andante
103. 146. Ostinato. Vivacissimo
104. 148. Bulgarian Rhythm
105. 149. Bulgarian Rhythm (2)
106. 150. Bulgarian Rhythm (3)
107. 151. Bulgarian Rhythm (4)
108. 152. Bulgarian Rhythm (5). Allegro molto
109. 153. Bulgarian Rhythm

Bartók: For Children – Vol.2
110. 1. Allegro
111. 2. Andante
112. 3. Allegretto
113. 8. Dance
114. 13. Allegro
115. 18. Teasing Song
116. 26. Peasant’s Flute
117. 28. Andante, molto rubato
118. 34. Farewell
119. 36. – 37. Rhapsody

Bartók: 2 Elegies, BB 49 Sz. 41 (Op.8b)
120. 1. Grave
121. 2. Molto adagio, sempre rubato

CD 04
Bartók: Rumänische Volkstänze, Sz. 56
122. Nr. 1
123. Nr. 2
124. Nr. 3
125. Nr. 4
126. Nr. 5
127. Nr. 6

Bartók: 4 Pieces, Sz. 22
128. 3. Fantasy 2. Andante

Bartók: 7 Sketches, Sz. 44
129. 1. Portait d’une jeune fille. Andante con moto
130. 2. Balançoire. Comodo
131. 3. Lento
132. 4. Non troppo lento
133. 5. Mélodie populaire roumaine. Andante rubato
134. 6. A la manière valaque. Allegretto
135. 7. Poco lento
136. Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
137. 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71

Bartók: Piano Sonata, Sz. 80
138. 1. Allegro moderato
139. 2. Sostenuto e pesante
140. 3. Allegro molto

Bartók: Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes, Sz. 84
141. 1. Andante
142. 2. Vivacissimo
143. 3. Allegro molto

Bartók: Romanian Christmas Carols, Sz. 57
144. 1st Series
145. 2nd Series

CD 05
Bartók: Suite for Piano, Op. 14
146. 1. Allegretto
147. 2. Scherzo
148. 3. Allegro molto
149. 4. Sostenuto

Bartók: Im Freien, Sz. 81
150. 1. Mit Trommeln und Pfeifen
151. 2. Barcarolla
152. 3. Musettes
153. 4. Klänge der Nacht
154. 5. Hetzjagd

Bartók: Nine Little Piano Pieces, BB 90, Sz. 82 / Volume 1
155. Four Dialogues

Bartók: Nine Little Piano Pieces, BB 90, Sz. 82 / Volume 2
156. 5. Menuetto
157. 6. Air
158. 7. Marcia Delle Bestie
159. 8. Tambourine

Bartók: Nine Little Piano Pieces, BB 90, Sz. 82 / Volume 3
160. 9. Preludio – All’ Ungherese

Bartók: Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39 (BB51)
161. Ajánlás (Dedication)
162. 1. Parazsti nóta (Peasant song)
163. 2. Lassú vergödés (Frustration)
164. 3. Tót legények tánca (Slovakian boy’s dance)
165. 4. Sostenuto
166. 5. Este a székelyeknél (Evening with the Széklers)
167. 6. Gödöllei piactére leesett a hó (Hungarian folksong)
168. 7. Hajnal (Dawn)
169. 8. Azt mondják, nem adnak (Slovakian folksong)
170. 9. Ujjgyakorlat (Five-finger exercise)
171. 10. Medvetánc (Bear dance)

Bartók: Burlesques, Sz. 47
172. 1. Presto
173. 2. Allegretto
174. 3. Molto vivo, capriccioso

175. Bartók: Allegro Barbaro, BB 63, Sz. 49

CD 06
Kodály: Háry János (Suite) – Arr. Foldes for Piano
176. Viennese musical clock
177. Song
178. Intermezzo

Kodály: Children’s Dances
179. Nos.1 – 5 and 7 – 12
180. Marosszéki táncok (Dances of Marosszèk)

Kodály: 7 Piano Pieces, Op. 11
181. 1. Lento
182. 2. Székely keserves. Rubato, parlando
183. 3. “il pleut dans mon coeur…”. Allegretto malinconico
184. 5. Tranquillo
185. 6. Székely nóta. Poco rubato

CD 07
Barber: Excursions, Op. 20
186. 1. Un poco allegro
187. 2. In slow blues tempo
188. 3. Allegretto
189. 4. Allegro molto

Copland: Piano Sonata
190. 1. Molto moderato
191. 2. Vivace
192. 3. Andante sostenuto
193. 1. Viertel = 112
194. 2. Adagietto
195. 3. Viertel = 112

196. Stravinsky: Circus Polka for a Young Elephant
197. Thomson: Ragtime Bass in C-Sharp Major

Albéniz: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 / Book 2
198. Tango, Op. 165, No. 2

CD 08
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 10 in E Flat Major, K. 365
199. I. Allegro
200. II. Andante
201. 3. Rondeau. Allegro

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-Flat Major, K. 450
202. 1. Allegro
203. 2. (Andante)
204. 3. Allegro

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K.467
205. 1. Allegro maestoso (Candenza: Andos Foldes)
206. 2. Andante
207. 3. Allegro vivace assai (Candenza: Andos Foldes)

CD 09
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453
208. 1. Allegro
209. 2. Andante
210. 3. Allegretto – Finale: Presto

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503
211. I. Allegro maestoso (Cadenza: Andos Foldes)
212. II. Andante
213. III. Allegretto

214. Beethoven: Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 80

CD 10
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
215. 1. Allegro con brio
216. 2. Largo
217. 3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”
218. 1. Allegro
219. 2. Adagio un poco mosso
220. 3. Rondo (Allegro)

CD 11
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”
221. 1. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
222. 2. Adagio cantabile
223. 3. Rondo. Allegro

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 “Pastorale”
224. 1. Allegro
225. 2. Andante
226. 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
227. 4. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 “Tempest”
228. 1. Largo – Allegro
229. 2. Adagio
230. 3. Allegretto

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”
231. 1. Allegro con brio
232. 2. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
233. 3. Rondo (Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo)

CD 12
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”
234. 1. Allegro assai
235. 2. Andante con moto
236. 3. Allegro ma non troppo

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a “Les adieux”
237. 1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio – Allegro)
238. 2. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo)
239. 3. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
240. 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)
241. 2. Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia)
242. 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto)
243. 4. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossen- heit (Allegro)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
244. 1. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – Tempo I
245. 2. Prestissimo
246. 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)

CD 13
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat major, Op. 7
247. 1. Allegro molto e con brio
248. 2. Largo, con gran espressione
249. 3. Allegro
250. 4. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1
251. 1. Allegro
252. 2. Allegretto
253. 3. Rondo (Allegro comodo)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1
254. 1. Andante
255. 2. Rondo (Allegro)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110
256. 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
257. 2. Allegro molto
258. 3. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga (Allegro ma non troppo)

CD 14
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp, Op. 78 “For Therese”
259. 1. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
260. 2. Allegro vivace

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79
261. 1. Presto alla tedesca
262. 2. Andante
263. 3. Vivace
264. Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”

Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126
265. 1. Andante con moto
266. 2. Allegro
267. 3. Andante
268. 4. Presto
269. 5. Quasi Allegretto
270. 6. Presto – Andante amabile e con moto

271. Beethoven: Ecossaise in E-Flat Major, WoO 86
272. Beethoven: Andante favori in F Major, WoO 57
273. Beethoven: 32 Piano Variations In C Minor On An Original Theme, WoO 80

Beethoven: Two Rondos, Op. 51
274. Moderato e grazioso
275. Andante cantabile e grazioso

CD 15
Brahms: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21 No. 1
276. 1. Thema
277. 2. Variation I
278. 3. Variation II
279. 4. Variation III
280. 5. Variation IV
281. 6. Variation V
282. 7. Variation VI
283. 8. Variation VII
284. 9. Variation VIII
285. 10. Variation IX
286. 11. Variation X
287. 12. Variation XI

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 9
288. 1. Thema. Ziemlich langsam
289. 2. Variation 1: L’istesso tempo
290. 3. Variation 2: Poco più mosso
291. 4. Variation 3: Tempo di tema
292. 5. Variation 4: Poco più mosso
293. 6. Variation 5: Allegro capriccioso
294. 7. Variation 6: Allegro
295. 8. Variation 7: Andante
296. 9. Variation 8: Andante non troppo lento
297. 10. Variation 9: Schnell
298. 11. Variation 10: Poco Adagio
299. 12. Variation 11: Un poco più animato
300. 13. Variation 12: Allegretto, poco scherzando
301. 14. Variation 13: Non troppo Presto
302. 15. Variation 14: Andante
303. 16. Variation 15: Poco Adagio
304. 17. Variation 16: Adagio

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 / Book 1
305. Thema: Non troppo presto
306. Variation I
307. Variation II
308. Variation III
309. Variation IV
310. Variation V
311. Variation VI
312. Variation VII
313. Variation VIII
314. Variation IX
315. Variation X
316. Variation XI: Andante
317. Variation XII
318. Variation XIII
319. Variation XIV: Allegro

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 / Book 2
320. Thema. Non troppo presto
321. Variation I
322. Variation II: Poco animato
323. Variation III
324. Variation IV: Poco Allegretto
325. Variation V
326. Variation VI: Poco più vivace
327. Variation VII
328. Variation VIII: Allegro
329. Variation IX
330. Variation X: Feroce, energico
331. Variation XI: Vivace
332. Variation XII: Un poco Andante
333. Variation XIII: Un poco più Andante
334. Variation XIV: Presto, ma non troppo

CD 16
Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
335. 1. Préambule
336. 2. Pierrot
337. 3. Arlequin
338. 4. Valse noble
339. 5. Eusebius
340. 6. Florestan
341. 7. Coquette
342. 8. Réplique
343. 9. Papillons
344. 10. A.S.C.H.-S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes)
345. 11. Chiarina
346. 12. Chopin
347. 13. Estrella
348. 14. Reconnaissance
349. 15. Pantalon et Colombine
350. 16. Valse allemande
351. 17. Paganini
352. 18. Aveu
353. 19. Promenade
354. 20. Pause
355. 21. Marche des “Davidsbündler” contre les Philistins

Schumann: Fantasie in C Major , Op. 17
356. 1. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen – Im Legendenton – Erstes Tempo
357. 2. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch – Etwas langsamer – Viel bewegter
358. 3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten – Etwas bewegter

CD 17
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178
359. 1. Lento assai
360. 2. Andante sostenuto
361. 3. Allegro energico

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage: Deuxième année: Italie, S.161
362. 6. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage: Première année: Suisse, S. 160
363. 2. Au lac de Wallenstadt

Liszt: Soirées de Vienne, S.427
364. 4. Andantino a capriccio
365. 7. Allegro spiritoso

Liszt: Valses oubliées, S.215
366. No. 1

CD 18
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124
367. 1. Allegro maestoso
368. 2. Quasi adagio – Allegretto vivace – Allegro animato
369. 3. Allegro marziale animato

Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125
370. 1. Adagio sostenuto assai
371. 2. Allegro agitato assai
372. 3. Allegro moderato
373. 4. Allegro deciso
374. 5. Marziale un poco meno Allegro
375. 6. Allegro animato

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
376. 1. Moderato
377. 2. Adagio sostenuto
378. 3. Allegro scherzando

CD 19
Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903
379. Fantasia
380. Fuga

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2
381. 1. Allegro
382. 2. Allegretto
383. 3. Presto

Brahms: 16 Waltzes, Op. 39
384. No. 1 in B Major
385. No. 2 in E Major
386. No. 3 in E-Sharp Minor
387. No. 15 in A-Flat Major

Falla: El Amor Brujo
388. Ritual Fire Dance (Arr. De Falla for Piano)

Poulenc: Nocturnes Nos.1-8
389. No. 4 in C minor

Debussy: Préludes / Book 1, L.117
390. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin

Chopin: 4 Mazurkas, Op. 41
391. 2. Mazurka in E Minor: Andantino

392. Chopin: Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1
393. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514

The most comprehensive tribute ever issued to Hungarian pianist Andor Foldes (19131992) renowned for his polished and self-effacing style, containing many recordings new to CD, freshly remastered and enhanced by an extensive booklet appreciation by Stephen Siek and rarely reproduced photographs from the DG archive. Writing in 1961 not yet 50 years of age the Hungarian pianist Andor Foldes cast his mind back to student days in Budapest, and to pre-war rehearsals led by Bruno Walter. We all were convinced that this was the way Mozart wanted his work to be played: without frills, without any undue virtuosity on the part of the soloist Playing like one big happy family, in the service of a higher power Mozarts spirit. Throughout his career Foldes cultivated and emulated those qualities he discerned in Walters artistry. Such modesty and assurance are the hallmarks of his recordings, beginning here with the Bartk and Prokofiev he recorded in Paris in 1949-50 and which was released on French Polydor. Memorably direct accounts of Grieg and Schumann were released on Mercury, before Foldes settled down with Deutsche Grammophon, the most lasting and symbiotically satisfying artist-label relationship of his career. DGs 1950s mono sound, analytical but not airless, was ideally suited to the Foldes sound, and he opened his account with the unlikely trio of Albniz, Stravinsky and Virgil Thomson. Brahms, Liszt and Schumann classics soon followed: unhackneyed, freshly voiced interpretations of Romantic repertoire made in 1951-3, much of it receiving their first release on CD. Then came a wide-ranging survey over four LPs of the solo piano music by his teacher Bartk. These recordings were recognised for their authority and authenticity, and Foldes became especially prized in his adopted home of the USA as a specialist in contemporary music. He wrote well and often about new piano music by the flourishing generation of postwar American composers, and his recordings brought spice to the fairly heavy standard fare of the DG catalogue. Insightfully straightforward sets of Mozart and Beethoven concertos straddle the mono and stereo eras, before Foldes turned in the 1960s to the foundational treasury of Beethovens sonatas though an album of shorter works, plus a keyboard evening of shorter pieces from Bach to Poulenc showed that he continued to bestow astonishingly clean articulation and devotion to the score to all his repertoire. Foldes plays it brilliantly, his strong fingers unerringly tracing the percussive outlines of the writing. Gramophone, December 1949 (Bartk: Piano Concerto No.2) Mr. Foldess rapt performance is exquisite. Gramophone, September 1955 (Schumann: Fantasie) His infallibly precise technique, his sense of control and his grasp of structure serve him well, and it stands much to his credit that for at least some of the time he gives the impression that the Copland Sonata contains some worthwhile musical thought. Gramophone, December 1956 (Barber, Copland, Stravinsky) Foldes, perfectly at home in this music, plays superbly. High Fidelity, August 1957 (Kodly) Andor Foldes reveals himself here as a Beethoven player of stature. His singing tone and sensitive style are always balanced by an original and thoughtful approach. Stereo Review, April 1958 (Beethoven, Variations, Rondos & Bagatelles) Mr. Foldes is one of the few pianists who can present them convincingly. Notes, December 1958 (Brahms, Paganini Variations) Records made by Andor Foldes never fail to interest and the works he performs here are played with an unblemished accuracy nothing short of astonishing. The recording is excellent. Tempo, winter 1958 (Stravinsky, Copland) The Pastoral is treated as an 18th-century landscape of classic dignity. This performer is an artist, and this record is as good a collection as any to define the principles on which his artistry is based. High Fidelity, November 1962 (Beethoven, Sonatas Opp. 28, 31 No.2, 81) The performances here are restrained, delicately coloured Foldes is no piano-wrecking virtuoso, although his technical ability seems very high. The effect he produces is rather one of intimacy and direct communication. High Fidelity, November 1962 (Beethoven, Sonatas Opp. 78, 101, 109) Mr. Foldess solid tone becomes almost meltingly lovely in some of the cadenzas, and this rarity makes it doubly effective. High Fidelity, April 1957 (Liszt concertos) This Hungarian pianist seems able to slip unobtrusively into any given style and offer an idiomatic rendition. High Fidelity, June 1962 (Klavierabend) A number of these performances remain more or less unmatched Sample either Out of Doors or the Sonata and youll soon realise why these recordings have always won such extravagant plaudits. Gramophone, July 2014 (Bartk: Solo Works)