Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric François Chopin, Claude Achille Debussy, César Auguste Franck, Bohuslav Martinů, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maurice Ravel, Robert Schumann, Bedrich Smetana
Performer: Ivan Moravec, Saša Vectomov
Orchestra: Czech Chamber Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Musikverein Orchestra
Conductor: Josef Vlach, Václav Neumann, Martin Turnovský
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Supraphon
Catalogue: VT42902
Release: 2020
Size: 2.47 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449
01. I. Allegro vivace
02. II. Andantino
03. III. Allegro ma non troppo
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. IV. Allegro assai
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503
07. I. Allegro maestoso
08. II. Andante
09. III. Finale. Allegretto
CD 02
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Largo
03. III. Rondo. Allegro
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Andante con moto
06. III. Rondo. Vivace
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
07. I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung un Ausdruck
08. II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen
CD 03
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ‘Pathetique’
01. I. Grave. Allegro di molto e con brio
02. II. Adagio cantabile
03. III. Rondo. Allegro
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’
04. I. Adagio sostenuto
05. II. Allegretto
06. III. Presto agitato
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a ‘Les Adieux’
07. I. Lebewohl. Adagio – Allegro
08. II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo
09. III. Auf Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 ‘Pastorale’
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Andante
12. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
13. IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op. 33
14. No. 4, Andante
15. Beethoven: Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59)
CD 04
01. Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
02. Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
03. Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
04. Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
05. Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
06. Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31
07. Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39
08. Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
CD 05
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
01. No. 1 in C Major, Agitato
02. No. 2 in A Minor, Lento
03. No. 3 in G Major, Vivace, ma non troppo
04. No. 4 in E Minor, Largo
05. No. 5 in D Major, Allegro molto
06. No. 6 in B Minor, Lento assai
07. No. 7 in A Major, Andantino
08. No. 8 in F Minor, Molto agitato
09. No. 9 in E Major, Largo
10. No. 10 in C Minor, Allegro molto
11. No. 11 in B Major, Vivace
12. No. 12 in G Minor, Presto, ma non troppo
13. No. 13 in F Major, Lento
14. No. 14 in E-Flat Minor, Allegro
15. No. 15 in D-Flat Major, Sostenuto
16. No. 16 in B-Flat Minor, Presto con fuoco
17. No. 17 in A-Flat Major, Allegro
18. No. 18 in F Minor, Allegro molto
19. No. 19 in E-Flat Major, Vivace
20. No. 20 in C Minor, Largo
21. No. 21 in B-Flat Major, Cantabile
22. No. 22 in G Minor, Molto agitato
23. No. 23 in F Major, Moderato
24. No. 24 in D Minor, Allegro appassionato
25. Chopin: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 ‘Polonaise-fantaisie’
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 ‘Marche funèbre’
26. No. 1, Grave – Doppio movimento
27. No. 2, Scherzo
28. No. 3, Marche funebre. Lento
29. No. 4, Finale. Presto
CD 06
01. Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 50
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 63
02. No. 3, Allegretto
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 7
03. No. 2, Vivo, ma non troppo
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 24
04. No. 2, Allegro non troppo
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 17
05. No. 4, Lento, ma non troppo
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 63
06. No. 2, Lento
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 68
07. No. 2, Lento
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 7
08. No. 1, Vivace
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 30
09. No. 4, Allegretto
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 33
10. No. 4, Mesto
Chopin: Mazurkas Op. 41
11. No. 2, Andantino
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 68
12. No. 4, Andantino
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 7
13. No. 5, Vivo
Chopin: Mazurka No. 56 in B flat major, K.IIa / 3
14. No. 2, Vivace
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 6
15. No. 3, Vivace
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 24
16. No. 4, Moderato
17. No. 3, Moderato con anima
18. Chopin: Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1
Chopin: Waltzes, Op. 34
19. No. 2, Lento
20. Chopin: Waltzes, Op. 64
21. Chopin: Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56
22. Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
CD 07
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’
01. No. 1, Allegro assai
02. No. 2, Andante con moto
03. No. 3, Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
CD 08
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
01. I. Allegro affettuoso
02. II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
03. III. Allegro vivace
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
04. I. Maestoso
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
CD 09
Debussy: Images pour piano – Book 1
01. No. 1, Reflets dans l´eau
02. No. 2, Hommage á Rameau
03. No. 3, Mouvement
Debussy: Images pour piano – Book 2
04. No. 1, Cloches a travers les feuilles
05. No. 2, Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
06. No. 3, Poissons d´or
Debussy: Estampes
07. No. 1, Pagodes
08. No. 2, La soirée dans Grenade
09. No. 36, Jardins sous la pluie
Debussy: Pour le piano
10. No. 1, Prélude
11. No. 2, Sarabande
12. No. 3, Toccata
Debussy: Children’s Corner
13. I. Doktor Gradus ad Parnassum
14. II. Jimbo´s Lullaby
15. III. Serenade for the Doll
16. IV. The Snow Is Dancing
17. V. Shepherd Boy
18. VI. Colliwogg´s Cake-walk
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
19. III. Clair de lune
CD 10
Franck: Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21
01. No. 1, Prélude. Moderato
Franck: Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21
02. No. 2, Choral. Poco piu lento
03. No. 3, Fugue. Poco allegro
Debussy: Préludes – Book 1
04. No. 6, Des pas sur la neige. Triste et lent
Debussy: Préludes – Book 2
05. La puerta del Vino
06. Ondine
07. Feuilles mortes
Debussy: Préludes – Book 1
08. No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme
09. No. 5, Les collines d’Anacapri. Tres modéré
10. No. 4, Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir. Modéré
11. No. 7, La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune. Lent
12. No. 12, Feux d´artifice. Modérement animé
Ravel: Sonatine
13. I. Modéré
14. II. Mouvement de menuet
15. III. Animé
16. Ravel: Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera
CD 11
Martinů: Etudes and Polkas. 1st Book, H. 308
01. Polka
02. Pastorale. Moderato
03. Polka
Smetana: Czech Dances I, Jb 1:107
04. Polka
Smetana: Czech Dances Ii, Jb 1:114
05. The Lancer
06. Obkrocák
07. Furiant
Smetana: 3 Polkas poétiques, Op. 8
08. No. 2 in G Minor, Meno Allegro
09. Smetana: Erinnerung an Pilsen, Jb 1:17
When a volume featuring Ivan Moravec was included in the 1999 “Great pianists of the 20th Century” box set (Philips Records), many a music lover was taken aback. Although Americans knew the Czech artist, owing mainly to the Connoisseur Society, a lot of European listeners and critics had overlooked him – yet the recordings contained in the edition certainly attested to Moravec being a pianist of global calibre. Repertoire magazine referred to him as the “most closely guarded secret of the classical music world”.
The 90th anniversary of Ivan Moravec’s birth is a very good reason to for come up with a special project. The most complete collection of his recordings to date, the present Supraphon release encompasses 11 CDs and a DVD with a documentary and unique, previously unseen footage from the Czech Television archives. Moravec recorded his core repertoire for the Connoisseur Society, Supraphon, Dorian, Nonesuch and Vox labels. Some of his recordings are now being released on CD for the first time. A number of older recordings have been remastered from the original analogue tapes.
The set includes the complete Moravec repertoire of Beethoven, Schumann, Debussy, solo Franck, Janáček and Chopin’s Mazurkas. The booklet provides an exhaustive account of one of the greatest 20th-century pianist’s artistic development, from the early 1960s to the end of the millennium. Most significantly, the release affords the listener the opportunity to revel in the music that – due to its sheer profundity, myriad colour shades and irresistibly personal delivery – touches one’s very heart.