André Watts - André Watts: The Complete Columbia Album Collection (2016)

Tracklist

CD1
01. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: I. Allegro maestoso - Tempo giusto
02. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: II. Quasi adagio
03. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: III. Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
04. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: IV. Allegro marziale animato - Presto
05. Les préludes, S. 97: Symphonic Poem No. 3
06. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: I. Maestoso
07. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto
08. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace

CD2
01. Sonata No. 52 in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:52: I. Allegro
02. Sonata No. 52 in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:52: II. Adagio
03. Sonata No. 52 in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:52: III. Finale. Presto
04. Grandes ètudes de Paganini, S. 141: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
05. Préludes, Book I, L. 117: La cathédrale engloutie
06. Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1
07. Années de Pèlerinage, S. 161: Sonnetto No. 104 del Petrarca

CD3
01. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo
02. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato
03. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante - Più adagio - Tempo I
04. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso - Un poco più presto

CD4
01. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
02. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo. Adagio
03. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Finale. Presto

CD5
01. Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: I. Lento assai - Allegro energico
02. Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: II. Andante sostenuto
03. Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: III. Allegro energico
04. Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 1 in G Minor, Preludio (Andante)
05. Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 1 in G Minor (Non troppo lento)
06. Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Andante - Andantino capriccioso)
07. Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor "La campanella" (Allegretto)
08. Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 4 in E Major (Vivo)
09. Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 5 in E Major (Allegretto)
10. Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 6 in A Minor (Quasi presto) Variations 1-11
11. Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 6 in A Minor (Quasi presto) Variations 1-11 5:43

CD6
01. Sonata No. 2 for Piano in B-Flat Major, Op. 35: I. Grave - Doppio movimiento
02. Sonata No. 2 for Piano in B-Flat Major, Op. 35: II. Scherzo
03. Sonata No. 2 for Piano in B-Flat Major, Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento
04. Sonata No. 2 for Piano in B-Flat Major, Op. 35: IV. Presto
05. Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49
06. Étude in C Major, Op. 10 No. 1
07. Étude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7
08. Étude in C Minor, Op. 25 No. 12

CD7
01. Totentanz, S. 126
02. Variations symphoniques, FWV 46

CD8
01. 12 Waltzes, D. 145
02. Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 784: I. Allegro giusto
03. Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 784: II. Andante
04. Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 784: III. Allegro vivace
05. Fantasy in C Major, D. 760: I. Allegro con fuoco, ma non troppo
06. Fantasy in C Major, D. 760: II. Adagio
07. Fantasy in C Major, D. 760: III. Presto
08. Fantasy in C Major, D. 760: IV. Allegro

CD9
01. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto
02. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo e mesto
03. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro
05. Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
06. Thirty-Two Variations on an Original Theme in C Minor, WoO 80
07. Rondo a capriccio, Op. 129

CD10
01. Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
02. Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23: II. Andantino simplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I
03. Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco

CD11
01. Rhapsody in Blue
02. 3 Preludes: I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
03. 3 Preludes: II. Andante con moto e poco rubato
04. 3 Preludes: III. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
05. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 14, Swanee
06. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 12, Somebody Loves Me
07. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 18, Who Cares?
08. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 6, I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
09. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 8, The Man I Love
10. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 10, Nobody but You
11. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 3, Do It Again
12. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 16, 'S Wonderful!
13. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 11, Oh, Lady Be Good!
14. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 15, Sweet and Low Down
15. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 17, That Certain Feeling
16. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 7, Liza
17. George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 5, I Got Rhythm

CD12
01. Sonata in F Minor, K. 481
02. Sonata in A Major, K. 39
03. Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:48: I. Andante con espressione
04. Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:48: II. Rondo. Presto
05. Intermezzo in E Minor, Op. 119 No. 2
06. Intermezzo in C Major, Op. 119 No. 3
07. Miroirs, M. 43: II. Oiseaux tristes
08. The Children's Corner, L. 113: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
09. The Children's Corner, L. 113: II. Jimbo's Lullaby
10. The Children's Corner, L. 113: III. Serenade for the Doll
11. The Children's Corner, L. 113: IV. The Snow Is Dancing
12. The Children's Corner, L. 113: V. The Little Shepherd
13. The Children's Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg's Cakewalk



On January 15, 1963, sixteen-year-old American pianist André Watts dazzled television audiences with Liszt’s E-flat Concerto on a New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concert with Leonard Bernstein, bringing inspiration and hope to a diverse population of music students. When Glenn Gould cancelled a Philharmonic appearance a few weeks later, Watts was called to substitute. His triumphant performances launched an international career.

Long having fulfilled that early promise, Watts remains one of the world’s most successful, consistent and communicative musicians as he enters his seventieth year in 2016. To celebrate this milestone, Sony Classical releases a 12-CD set, André Watts –The Complete Columbia Album Collection. It documents the pianist’s progression from teenage to the youthful maturity revealed in his 1980 Tokyo concerts. In addition to concertos by Chopin, Liszt, Franck, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, Watts’ solo Columbia recordings showcase his natural affinity for a wide gamut of works and styles, as in the elegant virtuosity of the pianist’s Liszt Sonata, his direct and virile Beethoven interpretations, his affectionate Schubert, his delicately nuanced Debussy and his upbeat, idiomatic Gershwin.

Although thrust into the spotlight early, André Watts allowed himself time to develop and ripen, striking a sensible balance between performing and studying. He enrolled at the Peabody Conservatory, where he worked with Leon Fleisher. At 20 he embarked on his first world tour, made his first extensive Japanese tour in 1974, and, in 1976, gave the first complete American live televised solo recital on “Live from Lincoln Center.”

André Watts – The Complete Columbia Album Collection features twelve CDs in a clamshell box with booklet, including notes by Jed Distler, full discographical information and archival photos. The contents and sleeves replicate each album’s original LP packaging. All of the recordings are newly remastered, with 5 LPs released for the first time on CD.

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