Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Adolf von Henselt, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Ferencz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Carl Maria von Weber
Performer: Benno Moiseiwitsch
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8110669
Release: 2001
Size: 161 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Hummel: Rondo in E-Flat Major, Op. 11
02. Beethoven: Andante Favori in F, WoO 57
03. Weber: Aufforderung zum Tanze (Invitation to the Dance), Op. 65, J. 260 [arr. C. Tausig for piano]
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
04. Grillen
Schumann: Romances, Op. 28
05. Romance No. 2
Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82
06. No. 7, Vogel als Prophet
Mendelssohn: 3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16
07. No. 2, Scherzo in E Minor, MWV U71
08. Mendelssohn: Song without Words No. 22 in F Major, Op. 53, No. 4
09. Mendelssohn: Song without Words No. 3 in A Major, Op. 19, No. 3
10. Henselt: Etude caracteristique, Op. 2, No. 6
Liszt: Three Concert Studies, S144 / R5
11. No. 2, Etude in F Minor, “La leggierezza”
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244 Nos. 1-19
12. No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
Liszt: Liebesträume, S541 Nos. 1-3
13. No. 3, Nocturne in A-Flat Major
14. Liszt: Isoldes Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, S. 447 / R. 280 (fragment) [After R. Wagner]
15. Liszt: Tannhauser: Overture, S. 442 / R. 275 [After R. Wagner]
These recordings, made between 1925 and 1945, confirm Benno Moiseiwitsch (1890-1963) as one of the truly great pianists of the last century. With his awesome technical command, far-ranging repertoire and innate taste, he is that rare being whose playing is instantly recognizable