Lili Kraus - The Complete Parlophone, Ducretet-Thomson & Discophiles Francais Recordings (2014) [31CD Box Set]

While the outstanding reputation of the Hungarian-born pianist Lili Kraus was built on a comparatively narrow repertoire of Viennese classics (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert), her experience as a musician and as a human being was of extraordinary breadth. A pupil of such towering figures as Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Artur Schnabel, she made an international career from the age of 18, becoming a professor at the Vienna Conservatory at the age of 20. It was while touring Indonesia in 1943 that she and her family were captured by Japanese forces, and she subsequently spent two years in prison camps, where studying her repertoire in her head helped her to survive hard labour. Her long recording career spanned the eras of the 78, the mono LP and the stereo LP. All the recordings in this 31-CD anthology date from a 25-year period on either side of World War II – 1933-1958. This collection gathers together all the recordings Kraus made for three separate labels – Parlophone, Ducretet-Thomson and Discophiles Français. Eighty per cent of them have never before been made available on CD in Europe, and all tracks have been re-mastered in 24 BIT / 96 kHz.


Works:

Bartók: 3 Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes, BB 92, Sz. 84
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68
Beethoven: Eroica Variations, Op. 35
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest'
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring'
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
Brahms: Capriccio in B minor, Op. 76 No. 2
Brahms: Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op. 117 No. 2
Brahms: Intermezzo in E flat major, Op. 117 No. 1
Brahms: Intermezzo in E major, Op. 116 No. 4
Brahms: Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1
Brahms: Rhapsody in E flat major, Op. 119 No. 4
Brahms: Variations on a theme by Schumann in F sharp minor, Op. 9
Chopin: Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36
Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 in E minor
Chopin: Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56
Haydn: Andante & Variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6 (Sonata - un piccolo divertimento)
Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Hob.XVI:46
Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 32 in G minor, Hob.XVI:44
Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 53 in E minor, Hob.XVI:34
Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 59 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:49
Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 40 in F sharp minor, Hob.XV:26
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 43 in C Major, Hob.XV:27
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 45 in E flat Major, Hob.XV:29
Mozart: Adagio and Rondo K617 for flute, oboe, viola, violoncello & glass harmonica
Mozart: Adagio in B minor, K540
Mozart: Clarinet Trio in E flat major, K498 "Kegelstatt-Trio"
Mozart: Divertimento (Piano Trio) in B flat, K254
Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K396
Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K475
Mozart: Fantasia in D minor, K397
Mozart: Gigue in G Major, K574
Mozart: Minuet in D major, K355
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 "Jeunehomme"
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K456
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat major, K333
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K457
Mozart: Piano Sonatas 1-18
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C, K279
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F, K280
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B flat, K281
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major K282
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 5 in G, K283
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 6 in D, K284 "Dürnitz"
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 7 in C, K309
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K310
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major, K311
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 'Alla Turca'
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K332
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 15 in F major, K533/494
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile'
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 in B flat major, K570
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K576 'Hunt'
Mozart: Piano Trio No. 1 in G major, K496
Mozart: Piano Trio No. 3 in B flat major, K502
Mozart: Piano Trio No. 4 in E major K542
Mozart: Piano Trio No. 5 in C major, K548
Mozart: Piano Trio No. 6 in G major K564
Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452
Mozart: Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11, K331
Mozart: Rondo in A minor, K511
Mozart: Rondo in D major, K485
Mozart: Sechs Variationen in F-Dur über die Arie 'Salve tu, Domine' aus der Oper I filosofi immaginarii (Giovanni Paisiello) K398 (416e)
Mozart: Triosatz in D - K442
Mozart: Variations (10) in G major on Gluck's 'Unser dummer Pöbel meint', K455
Mozart: Variations (8) on 'Come un'agnello' from Sarti's Fra i due litiganti, K460
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 17 in C major, K296
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 25 in F major, K377
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 26 in B flat major, K378
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G major, K379
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 28 in E flat major, K380
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 31 in C major, KV 404 (unfinished)
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 33 in E flat major K481
Mozart: Violin Sonatas
Mozart: Zwölf Variationen in Es-Dur über das französische Lied 'La belle Francoise' K353 (300f)
Schubert: 12 Valses Nobles, D 969 Op. 77: selection
Schubert: 12 Waltzes, D145 (selection)
Schubert: Divertissement à la Hongroise D818
Schubert: Impromptu in B flat major, D935 No. 3
Schubert: Impromptu in E flat major, D899 No. 2
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor, D784
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D845
Schubert: Six Polonaises, D824
Schubert: Sonata (Sonatina) for violin & piano in A minor, D385 (Op. posth. 137 No. 2)
Schubert: Sonata (Sonatina) for violin & piano in D major, D384 (Op. posth. 137 No. 1)
Schubert: Sonatina (Sonatina) in G minor, D408 (Op. posth. 137 No. 3)
Schubert: Variations in B flat major, D968A (D603)