Composer: Frédéric François Chopin, Ferencz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn, Moritz Moszkowski, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Sergey Rachmaninov, Franz Peter Schubert
Performer: Josef Hofmann
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8111326
Release: 2008
Size: 412 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Chopin: Waltz No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1, “Grande Valse brillante”
02. Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
03. Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2
04. Chopin: Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 ‘Fantaisie-Impromptu’
05. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
06. Chopin: Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1, “Military”
Liszt: Chants Polonais after Chopin, S480
07. No. 5, Mein Freuden [Moja pieszczotka, My Joys] [After Chopin’s Op. 74]
08. No. 1, Madchens Wunsch [Zyczenie, the Maiden’s Wish] [After Chopin’s Op. 74]
Liszt: Two Concert Studies, S145 / R6: Gnomenreigen
09. No. 1, Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
Liszt: Gondoliera, S. 162 No. 1
10. Venezia e Napoli: No. 3, Tarantella
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244 Nos. 1-19
11. No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
Liszt: Zwolf Lieder Von Fr. Schubert, S558
12. No. 4, Erlkonig
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 6, Op. 67
13. No. 34 in C Major, Op. 67, No. 4, “Spinnerlied” [“Spinning Song”]
14. Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 1, Op. 19b
15. No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19, No. 3, “Jagerlied” [“Huntsman’s Song”]
16. Moszkowski: La Jongleuse, Op. 52 No. 4
17. Moszkowski: Caprice espagnole, Op. 37
Paderewski: Humoresques de concert, Op. 14, Book 1: À l’antique
18. No. 1, Menuet celebre
Rachmaninov: Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 1-10
19. No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia
Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3
20. No. 2, Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
Josef Hofmann was one of the greatest pianists of any age. His unique abilities incorporated a technique second to none, and a clarity and pureness of tone that has probably never been heard since his death.
Always in total command of everything he played, Hofmann presented each work with an impression of complete facility of execution.
All works recorded in New York City