Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric François Chopin, Muzio Clementi, Manuel de Falla, George Gershwin, Aram Khachaturian, Ferencz Liszt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Rachmaninov, Franz Peter Schubert, Alexander Scriabin
Performer: Lazar Berman
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Claudio Abbado, Erich Leinsdorf
Number of Discs: 6
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Catalogue: 88875168362
Release: 2016
Size: 1.11 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
01. I. Allegro ma non tanto
02. II. Intermezzo. Adagio
03. III. Finale. Alla breve
CD 02
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
01. I. Maestoso
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Rondo – Allegro non troppo
CD 03
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”
01. I. Allegro assai
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Allegro ma non troppo, Presto
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 “The Hunt”
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Scherzo – Allegretto vivace
06. III. Menuetto – Moderato e grazioso
07. IV. Presto con fuoco
CD 04
01. Rachmaninov: Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2
02. Rachmaninov: Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5
03. Rachmaninov: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5
04. Scriabin: Etude in B-Flat Minor, Op. 8, No. 11
05. Scriabin: Etude in D-Sharp Minor, Op. 8, No. 12
06. Khatchaturian: Toccata in E-Flat Minor
07. Prokofiev: March (From “The Love for Three Oranges”)
Beethoven: Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113
08. Marcia alla turca
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2
09. Il Tempo di Menuetto
10. Chopin: Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7
11. Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118
12. Schubert: Erlkönig, D. 328
13. Falla: El Amor brujo
Danza ritual del fuego
CD 05
01. Clementi: Piano Sonata in B Minor, Op. 40, No. 2
02. Mozart: Rondo in A Minor, K. 511
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 “Pathetique”
03. I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
04. II. Adagio cantabile
05. III. Rondo. Allegro
CD 06
Chopin: Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 “Funeral March”. 1
01. I. Grave
02. II. Scherzo
03. III. Marche funebre
04. IV. Finale. Presto
05. Liszt: Trauervorspiel und Trauermarsch, S 206
06. Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole, S. 254
07. Chopin: Nocturne in E Minor, Op. Posth. 72, No. 1
08. Gershwin: Prelude No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
“In 1976, when the cold war was cold indeed,” wrote the New York Times, “Lazar Berman appeared virtually unannounced from behind the Iron Curtain and provided the West with an exotic glimpse of a secretive Soviet musical life. On his first United States tour, Mr. Berman made an overwhelming impression as a performer who did more than just overcome technical problems; he seemed to crush them into insignificance.” Berman’s recordings, though relatively few in number, confirmed that impression. Sony Classical’s new 6-CD box of performances issued by CBS between 1976 and 1983, is full of unique treasures. They include his recording of the Rachmaninoff Third Concerto with Claudio Abbado and the London Symphony Orchestra: “For a big, grand, show-stopping spectacular”, wrote Gramophone, “with a host of musical merits to boot, the Berman is necessary – nay, compulsive – listening.” The same could be said of the rest of this new set, including the Brahms First Piano Concerto, with Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Chicago Symphony, and solo works by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms and Scriabin.