Performer: Clifford Curzon, Benjamin Britten
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Queens Hall Orchestra, Members of the Amadeus Quartet, National Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet, Members Of The Wiener Oktett, English Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: George Szell, Adrian Boult, Enrique Jorda, Malcolm Sargent, Henry Wood, Boyd Neel, Georg Solti, Oivin Fjeldstad, Hans Knappertsbusch, Josef Krips, Eduard van Beinum, Anatole Fistoulari, István Kertész, Benjamin Britten
Number of Discs: 22
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Decca
Catalogue: 4784389
Release: 2012
Size: 5.44 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Adagio un poco mosso
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro)
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, Op.23
04. 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
05. 2. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I
06. 3. Allegro con fuoco
CD 02
Schubert: 4 Impromptus Op. 142, D.935
01. No. 1 in F minor: Allegro moderato
02. No. 2 in A flat: Allegretto
03. No. 3 in B-Flat Major: Theme (Andante) with Variations
04. No. 4 in F minor: Allegro scherzando
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D, D.850
05. 1. Allegro vivace
06. 2. Con moto
07. 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
08. 4. Rondo (Allegro moderato)
CD 03
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Allegro assai
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Larghetto
06. 3. Allegro
CD 04
01. Franck: Variations symphoniques
Litolff: Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 102
02. II. Scherzo
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
03. 1. En el generalife
04. 2. Danza lejana
05. 3. En los jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba
Rawsthorne: Piano Concerto No. 2
06. 1. Allegro piacevole
07. 2. Allegro molto
08. 3. Intermezzo
09. 4. Allegro
CD 05
Schubert: Fantasy in C Major “Wanderer” – Arr. Liszt for Piano & Orchestra
01. 1. Allegro con fuoco
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Presto
04. 4. Allegro
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K.478
05. 1. Allegro
06. 2. Andante
07. 3. Rondo (Allegro moderato)
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat, K.493
08. 1. Allegro
09. 2. Larghetto
10. 3. Allegretto
CD 06
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Allegro assai
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
04. 1. Maestoso – Poco più moderato
05. 2. Adagio
06. 3. Rondo (Allegro non troppo)
CD 07
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55
01. 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
02. 2. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I
03. 3. Allegro con fuoco
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
04. I. Moderato
05. II. Adagio sostenuto
06. III. Allegro scherzando
CD 08
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
01. 1. Allegro molto moderato
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato – Quasi presto – Andante maestoso
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
04. I. Allegro non troppo
05. II. Allegro appassionato
06. III. Andante – Più adagio
07. IV. Allegretto grazioso – Un poco più presto
CD 09
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Rondo. Vivace
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio un poco mosso
06. III. Rondo. Allegro
CD 10
Schubert: Impromptu D.899
01. No 1
02. No. 2
03. No. 3
04. No. 4
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488 (Wolfgang Amadeus )
05. 1. Allegro
06. 2. Andante
07. 3. Allegro assai
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491
08. 1. (Allegro)
09. 2. Larghetto
10. 3. (Allegretto)
CD 11
Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op. 17
01. 1. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen – Im Legenden-Ton
02. 2. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch – Etwas langsamer – Vielbewegter
03. 3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten – Etwas bewegter
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
04. 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
05. 2. Kuriöse Geschichte
06. 3. Hasche-Mann
07. 4. Bittendes Kind
08. 5. Glückes genug
09. 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
10. 7. Träumerei
11. 8. Am Kamin
12. 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
13. 10. Fast zu ernst
14. 11. Fürchtenmachen
15. 12. Kind im Einschlummern
16. 13. Der Dichter spricht
Schumann: Wanderer Fantasie Opus 15 D760
17. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo
18. Adagio
19. Presto
20. Allegro
CD 12
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
01. 1. Maestoso – Poco più moderato
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro non troppo)
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
04. I. Allegro molto moderato
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato – Quasi presto – Andante maestoso
CD 13
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178
01. Lento assai – Allegro energico – Grandioso – Recita- tivo
02. Andante sostenuto –
03. Allegro energico – Andante sostenuto – Lento assai
04. Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat, S.541 No. 3
05. Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 1 in F sharp, S.215
06. Liszt: Gnomenreigen
07. Liszt: Berceuse, S174
CD 14
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81, B 155
01. 1. Allegro, ma non tanto
02. 2. Dumka (Andante con moto)
03. 3. Scherzo (Furiant) (Molto vivace)
04. 4. Finale (Allegro)
Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor, FWV 7
05. 1. Molto moderato quasi lento – Allegro
06. 2. Lento, con molto sentimento
07. 3. Allegro con troppo ma non fuoco
CD 15
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Andante
03. 3. Allegro assai
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Larghetto
06. 3. (Allegretto)
CD 16
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D, K.537 “Coronation”
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. (Larghetto)
03. 3. (Allegretto)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat, K.595
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Larghetto
06. 3. Allegro
CD 17
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
01. 1. Maestoso – Poco più moderato
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro non troppo)
Brahms: Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52 – Verses from “Polydora”
04. 1. Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes
05. 2. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
06. 3. O die Frauen, o die Frauen
07. 4. Wie des Abends schöne Röte
08. 5. Die grüne Hopfenranke
09. 6. Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel nahm den Flug
10. 7. Wohl schön bewandt war es vorehe
11. 8. Wenn so lind dein Auge mir
12. 9. Am Donaustrande, da steht ein Haus
13. 10. O wie sanft die Quelle sich
14. 11. Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen
15. 12. Schlosser auf! und mache Schlösser
16. 13. Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft
17. 14. Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar
18. 15. Nachtigall, sie singt so schön
19. 16. Ein dunkler Schacht ist Liebe
20. 17. Nicht wandle, mein Licht, dort aussen
21. 18. Es bebet das Gesträuche
Brahms: Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op. 65
22. 15. Zum Schluss
CD 18
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “Trout”
01. I. Allegro vivace
02. II. Andante
03. III. Scherzo (Presto)
04. IV. Thema – Andantino – Variazioni I-V – Allegretto
05. V. Finale (Allegro giusto)
06. Britten: Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca, Op. 23, No. 1
07. Britten: Mazurka elegiaca, Op. 23, No. 2
08. Pijper: Symphony No. 3
CD 19
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D.899
01. No. 3 in G flat: Andante
02. No. 4 in A flat: Allegretto
Schubert: Impromptu in A flat, D.935
03. No. 2
Schubert: 6 Moments Musicaux, op. 94, D. 780
04. No. 1 in C Major (Moderato)
05. No. 2 in A-Flat Major: Andantino
06. No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato
07. No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor (Moderato)
08. No. 5 in F Minor (Allegro vivace)
09. No. 6 in A-Flat Minor (Allegretto)
Beethoven: 15 Variations and Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op. 35, “Eroica Variations”
10. Introduzione col Basso del Tema: Allegretto vivace
11. Variation 1
12. Variation 2
13. Variation 3
14. Variation 4
15. Variation 5
16. Variation 6
17. Variation 7 Canone all’Ottava
18. Variation 8
19. Variation 9
20. Variation 10
21. Variation 11
22. Variation 12
23. Variation 13
24. Variation 14 Minore
25. Variation 15 Maggiore. Largo
26. Finale. Alla Fuga. Allegro con brio
CD 20
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
01. 1. Allegro maestoso
02. 2. Andante espressivo
03. 3. Scherzo (Allegro energico)
04. 4. Intermezzo (Andante molto)
05. 5. Finale (Allegro moderato ma rubato)
Brahms: Intermezzi, Op. 117
06. No. 1 in E-Flat Major: Andante moderato
Brahms: 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119
07. 3. Intermezzo in C Major
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B Flat, D.960
08. 1. Molto moderato
09. 2. Andante sostenuto
10. 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace con delicatezza)
11. 4. Allegro ma non troppo
CD 21
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K.466
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Romance
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro assai)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat, K.595
04. 1. Allegro
05. 2. Larghetto
06. 3. Allegro
CD 22
01. Beethoven: Rondo a capriccio in G, Op. 129 “Die Wut über den verlornen Groschen” for piano
Medtner: Four Fairy Tales (Skazki), Op. 26
02. No. 3 in F minor
Liszt: Années de pèlerinage: 2ème année: Italie, S.161
03. 5. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Brahms: 8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76
04. 2. Capriccio in B minor
Brahms: 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119
05. 3. Intermezzo in C
Brahms: 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118
06. 6. Intermezzo in E flat minor
Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies op.79
07. No. 2 in G minor, op.79/2
Brahms: Intermezzi, Op. 117
08. 1. in E flat major
09. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1 S514
10. Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat, S.541 No. 3
11. Chopin: Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
12. 1. En el generalife
13. 2. Danza lejana
14. 3. En los jardines de la Sierra de Cordoba
It is 30 years since legendary British pianist Clifford Curzon died (1 September 1982). Over the course of his career, during a long and almost exclusive association with Decca, Clifford Curzon established a pre-eminence unrivalled by any other British pianist of his generation.
For the first time this collection brings together absolutely every recording he ever made for Decca which has survived [in the days of fragile 78rpm shellac discs one or two items were given to the artist as unique-copy test-pressings and these have not survived], including several which have never been published on CD ( or even LP) by Decca [Falla: Noches en los jardines de España (recorded in September 1945); Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1 and Liebestraum No.3 – recorded in September 1947, Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca recorded in1942].
Published for the first-time ever in any format are 8 pieces including a Medtner Fairy Tale, Chopin C sharp minor nocturne, Beethoven’s “Rage over a lost penny”, and 5 pieces by Brahms. These recordings survived as 78rpm test-pressings in Clifford Curzon’s private collection and have been made available for publication through his family.