Composer: Frédéric François Chopin, Robert Schumann
Performer: Géza Anda
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Audite
Catalogue: AUDITE23409
Release: 2008
Size: 556 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16
01. 1. Äußerst bewegt
02. 2. Sehr innig und nicht rasch
03. 3. Sehr aufgeregt
04. 4. Sehr langsam
05. 5. Sehr lebhaft
06. 6. Sehr langsam
07. 7. Sehr rasch
08. 8. Schnell und spielend
Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
09. 1. Thema „Andante”
10. 2. Etüde I (Variation I) „Un poco piu vivo”
11. 3. Etüde II (Variation II)
12. 4. Etüde III „Vivace”
13. 5. Etüde IV (Variation III)
14. 6. Etüde V (Variation IV)
15. 7. Etüde VI (Variation V) „Agitato”
16. 8. Nachgelassene Variation IV
17. 9. Etüde VII (Variation VI) „Allegro molto”
18. 10. Nachgelassene Variation V
19. 11. Etüde VIII (Variation VII)
20. 12. Etüde IX „Presto possibile”
21. 13. Etüde X (Variation VIII)
22. 14. Etüde XI (Variation IX) „Con espressione”
23. 15. Etüde XII (Finale)„Allegro brillante”
Schumann: Carnaval, op. 9 – Scènes mignonnes sur quatre notes
24. 1. Préambule
25. 2. Pierrot
26. 3. Arlequin
27. 4. Valse noble
28. 5. Eusebius
29. 6. Florestan
30. 7. Coquette
31. 8. Réplique
32. 9. Sphinxes
33. 10. Papillons
34. 11. ASCH-SCHA (Lettres dansantes)
35. 12. Chiarina
36. 13. Chopin
37. 14. Estrella
38. 15. Reconnaisance
39. 16. Pantalon et Colombine
40. 17. Valse allemande
41. 18. Intermezzo (Paganini)
42. 19. Aveu
43. 20. Promenade
44. 21. Pause
45. 22. Marche des “Davidsbündler” contre les Philistins
46. Romanze Fis-Dur op. 28, Nr. 2
CD 02
Chopin: 24 Préludes op. 28
01. Prélude Nr. 1, C-Dur (Agitato)
02. Prélude Nr. 2, a-moll (Lento)
03. Prélude Nr. 3, G-Dur (Vivace)
04. Prélude Nr. 4, e-moll (Largo)
05. Prélude Nr. 5, D-Dur (Allegro molto)
06. Prélude Nr. 6, h-moll (Lento assai)
07. Prélude Nr. 7, A-Dur (Andantino)
08. Prélude Nr. 8, fis-moll (Molto agitato)
09. Prélude Nr. 9, E-Dur (Largo)
10. Prélude Nr. 10, cis-moll (Allegro molto)
11. Prélude Nr. 11, H-Dur (Vivace)
12. Prélude Nr. 12, gis-moll (Presto)
13. Prélude Nr. 13, Fis-Dur (Lento)
14. Prélude Nr. 14, es-moll (Allegro)
15. Prélude Nr. 15, Des-Dur (Sostenuto)
16. Prélude Nr. 16, b-moll (Presto con fuoco)
17. Prélude Nr. 17, As-Dur (Allegretto)
18. Prélude Nr. 18, f-moll (Allegro molto)
19. Prélude Nr. 19, Es-Dur (Vivace)
20. Prélude Nr. 20 c-moll (Largo)
21. Prélude Nr. 21, B-Dur (Cantabile)
22. Prélude Nr. 22, g-moll (Molto agitato)
23. Prélude Nr. 23, F-Dur (Moderato)
24. Prélude Nr. 24, d-moll (Allegro appassionato)
Chopin: 12 Etüden op. 25
25. Étude Nr. 1, As-Dur (Allegro sostenuto)
26. Étude Nr. 2, f-moll (Presto)
27. Étude Nr. 3, F-Dur (Allegro)
28. Étude Nr. 4, a-moll (Agitato)
29. Étude Nr. 5, e-moll (Vivace)
30. Étude Nr. 6, gis-moll (Allegro)
31. Étude Nr. 7, cis-moll (Lento)
32. Étude Nr. 8, Des-Dur (Vivace)
33. Étude Nr. 9, Ges-Dur (Assai Allegro)
34. Étude Nr. 10, h-moll (Allegro con fuoco)
35. Étude Nr. 11, a-moll (Lento Allegro con brio)
36. Étude Nr. 12, c-moll (Molto Allegro con fuoco)
The third volume of the Géza-Anda-Edition by audite with recordings from the archives of the WDR, hitherto unpublished on CD, is dedicated to Anda’s performances of works by Schumann and Chopin which were already celebrated in the 1950s. This compilation features several core pieces of Anda’s repertoire.
These recordings are a perfect example of Anda’s pianism and musicianship: structural intelligence and sound shaping are combined with an extraordinary sense of drama, proportion and inner stability, making these interpretations a historical and artistic document, even five decades after their production.
The four-part series, largely consisting of so far unreleased studio and concert recordings of the WDR Cologne from the years 1952 to 1970, closes a gap in the discography of the Hungarian Géza Anda, one of the most important pianists of the second half of the 20th century. With piano compositions from three epochs – including works of Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt, Schumann, Chopin and Bartók – Anda presents a representative cross-section of his wide repertoire, revealing himself not only as an exceptional pianist free of any form of romanticisation, but also as a conductor.