William Kapell - William Kapell Edition (1998)
Artist: William Kapell
Title: William Kapell Edition
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Sony Classical/RCA Red Seal
Genre: Classical, Piano
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 10:08:00
Total Size: 1.98 gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: William Kapell Edition
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Sony Classical/RCA Red Seal
Genre: Classical, Piano
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 10:08:00
Total Size: 1.98 gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Blessed with transcendent technique and an affinity for big, bold Romantic works, William Kapell has been hailed as America's greatest homegrown pianist. This comprehensive collection of his complete recorded output, previously unreleased recordings, and broadcast tapes adds luster to a reputation that's become legendary since his tragic death in a plane crash at age 31. The earliest recordings, from the mid-1940s, bristle with raw energy and virtuosic flourishes tempered by an innate musicality that rises above mere display.
The disc coupling Khachaturian and Prokofiev concertos is charged with excitement; the Rachmaninoff pairing of the Paganini Variations and the Concerto No. 2 weds the Grand Romantic style to poetic lyricism; and an inspired Liszt group is charged with dynamic energy. Best may be the two Chopin discs: spontaneous, rhythmically flexible sonatas and mazurkas. The later recordings demonstrate the repose that comes with artistic maturity, and the "live" broadcasts reveal Kapell's warmth and spontaneity in concert. Splendid transfers help make this long-awaited set appealing to music lovers in general, as well as piano buffs. --Dan Davis
The disc coupling Khachaturian and Prokofiev concertos is charged with excitement; the Rachmaninoff pairing of the Paganini Variations and the Concerto No. 2 weds the Grand Romantic style to poetic lyricism; and an inspired Liszt group is charged with dynamic energy. Best may be the two Chopin discs: spontaneous, rhythmically flexible sonatas and mazurkas. The later recordings demonstrate the repose that comes with artistic maturity, and the "live" broadcasts reveal Kapell's warmth and spontaneity in concert. Splendid transfers help make this long-awaited set appealing to music lovers in general, as well as piano buffs. --Dan Davis
TRACKLIST:
Disc 1 - Chopin Mazurkas
01 Mazurka in C sharp minor, op.6 no.2
02 Mazurka in A minor, op.7 no.2
03 Mazurka in C major, op.7 no.5
04 Mazurka in E minor, op.17 no.2
05 Mazurka in A flat major, op.17 no.3
06 Mazurka in A minor, op.17 no.4
07 Mazurka in G minor, op.24 no.1
08 Mazurka in A flat major, op.24 no.3
09 Mazurka in D flat major, op.30 no.3
10 Mazurka in G sharp minor, op.33 no.1
11 Mazurka in C major, op.33 no.3
12 Mazurka in B minor, op.33 no.4
13 Mazurka in C sharp minor, op.41 no.2
14 Mazurka in E minor, op.41 no.2
15 Mazurka in A flat major, op.50 no.2
16 Mazurka in C sharp minor, op.50 no.3
17 Mazurka in C minor, op.56 no.3
18 Mazurka in A minor, op.59 no.1
19 Mazurka in A flat major, op.59 no.2
20 Mazurka in F minor, op.63 no.2
21 Mazurka in C sharp minor, op.63 no.3
22 Mazurka in G minor, op.67 no.2
23 Mazurka in C major, op.67 no.3
24 Mazurka in A minor, op.67 no.4
25 Mazurka in A minor, op.68 no.2
26 Mazurka in F major, op.68 no.3
27 Mazurka in F minor, op.68 no.4
28 Mazurka in A minor, op.posth. 'Black Keys'
29 Mazurka in B flat major, op.posth.
Disc 2 - Chopin Sonatas 2 & 3
01 Chopin- Piano Sonata #3 In B Minor, Op. 58, B 155 - 1. Allegro
02 Chopin- Piano Sonata #3 In B Minor, Op. 58, B 155 - 2. Scherzo
03 Chopin- Piano Sonata #3 In B Minor, Op. 58, B 155 - 3. Largo
04 Chopin- Piano Sonata #3 In B Minor, Op. 58, B 155 - 4. Finale- Presto Ma Non Tanto
05 Chopin- Waltz #1 In E Flat, Op. 18, 'Grande Valse Brillante'
06 Chopin- Piano Sonata #2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35, B 128, 'Funeral March' - 1. Grave, Doppio Movimento
07 Chopin- Piano Sonata #2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35, B 128, 'Funeral March' - 2. Scherzo
08 Chopin- Piano Sonata #2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35, B 128, 'Funeral March' - 3. Marche Funèbre
09 Chopin- Piano Sonata #2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35, B 128, 'Funeral March' - 4. Finale- Presto
10 Chopin- Nocturne #1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 9,1, CT 108
11 Mendelssohn- Songs Without Words, Vol. 6, Op. 67 - 5. Moderato
12 Schumann- Romance In F Sharp, Op. 28,2
13 Mozart- Piano Sonata #16 In C, K 545 - 2. Andante
Disc 3 - Rachmaninov PC 2
01 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Introduction - Var 1. Allegro vivace
02 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Tema. L'istesso tempo
03 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 2. L'istesso tempo
04 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 3. L'istesso tempo
05 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 4. Più vivo
06 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 5. Tempo precedente
07 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 6. L'istesso tempo
08 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 7. Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
09 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 8. Tempo I
10 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 9. L'istesso tempo
11 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 10. Poco marcato
12 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 11. Moderato
13 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 12. Tempo di minuetto
14 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 13. Allegro
15 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 14. Lístesso tempo
16 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 15. Più vivo scherzando
17 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 16. Allegretto
18 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 17. [Allegretto]
19 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 18. Andante cantabile
20 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 19. A tempo vivace
21 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 20. Un poco più vivo
22 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 21. Un poco più vivo
23 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 22. Un poco più vivo (Alla breve)
24 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 23. Lístesso tempo
25 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 - Var 24. A tempo un poco meno mosso
26 Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18 - 1. Moderato - Allegro
27 Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18 - 2. Adagio sostenuto
28 Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18 - 3. Allegro scherzando
29 Prelude in C-sharp minor, op.3 no.2
30 Shostakovich- Prelude in D minor, op.34 no.24
31 Shostakovich- Prelude in C-sharp minor, op.34 no.10
32 Shostakovich- Prelude in D major, op.34 no.5
Disc 4 - Prokofiev PC 3
01 Prokofiev- Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26 - 1. Andante - Allegro
02 Prokofiev- Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26 - 2i. Tema. Andantino
03 Prokofiev- Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26 - 2ii. Var I. L'istesso tempo
04 Prokofiev- Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26 - 2iii. Var II. Allegro
05 Prokofiev- Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26 - 2iv. Var III. Allegro moderato
06 Prokofiev- Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26 - 2v. Var IV. Andante meditativo
07 Prokofiev- Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26 - 2vi. Var V. Allegro giusto
08 Prokofiev- Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26 - 2vii. Tema. L'istesso tempo
09 Prokofiev- Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op.26 - 3. Allegro ma non troppo
10 Khachaturian- Piano Concerto (1936) - 1. Allegro maestoso
11 Khachaturian- Piano Concerto (1936) - 2. Andante con anima
12 Khachaturian- Piano Concerto (1936) - 3. Allegro brillante
13 Shostakovich- Prelude in E-flat minor, op.34 no.14
14 Shostakovich- Prelude in C-sharp minor, op.34 no.10
15 Shostakovich- Prelude in D major, op.34 no.5
Disc 5 - Beethoven PC 2
01 Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.19 - I. Allegro con brio
02 Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.19 - II. Largo
03 Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.19 - III. Rondo- Allegro scherzando
04 Schubert - Moment Musical, D.780 - No.3 in F minor
05 Schubert - Waltz in B major, D.145 no.2
06 Schubert - Waltz in B minor, D.145 no.6
07 Schubert - Waltz in E major, D.365 no.26
08 Schubert - Waltz in F major, D.365 no.32
09 Schubert - German Dance in B flat major, D.783 no.6
10 Schubert - German Dance in B flat major, D.783 no.7
11 Schubert - Waltz in F major, D.365 no.34
12 Schubert - Landler in G major, D.734 no.1
13 Schubert - Landler in D major, D.734 no.2
14 Schubert - Impromptu in A flat major, D.935 no.2
15 R. Schumann - Romance in F sharp major, op.28 no.2
16 Brahms - Intermezzo in E major, op.116 no.6
17 Liszt - Sonetto No.104 del Petrarca (No.5 from Annees de pelerinage, deuxieme annee, Italie)
18 Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No.11
19 Liszt - Mephisto Waltz No.1
Disc 6 - JS Bach Partita no.4
01 J. S. Bach - Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 - I. Ouverture
02 J. S. Bach - Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 - II. Allemande
03 J. S. Bach - Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 - III. Courante
04 J. S. Bach - Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 - IV. Aria
05 J. S. Bach - Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 - V. Sarabande
06 J. S. Bach - Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 - VI. Menuet
07 J. S. Bach - Suite in A minor, BWV 818 - I. Allemande
08 J. S. Bach - Suite in A minor, BWV 818 - II. Courante
09 J. S. Bach - Suite in A minor, BWV 818 - III. Sarabandes I & II
10 J. S. Bach - Suite in A minor, BWV 818 - IV. Gigue
11 Scarlatti - Sonata in E major, K.380,L.23
12 Mozart - Piano Sonata in B flat major, KV 570 - II. Adagio
13 Albeniz - Evocacion (from Iberia)
14 Abram Chasins - Piano Playtime - No.1- Waltz of the Rainbow (To Carol)
15 Abram Chasins - Piano Playtime - No.4- By the Brook (To 'Butten')
16 Abram Chasins - Piano Playtime - No.5- Dancing Bagpipes (To David)
17 Abram Chasins - Piano Playtime - No.6- Tricky Trumpet (To Bobby)
18 Debussy - Children's Corner - No.1- Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum
19 Debussy - Children's Corner - No.2- Jimbo's Lullaby (Berceuse des elephants)
20 Debussy - Children's Corner - No.3- Serenade for the Doll (Serenade a la poupee)
21 Debussy - Children's Corner - No.4- The Snow Is Dancing (La neige danse)
22 Debussy - Children's Corner - No.5- The Little Shepherd (Le petit berger)
23 Debussy - Children's Corner - No.6- Golliwog's Cakewalk
24 Robert Palmer - Toccata ostinato (47.3.21)
Disc 7 - Heifetz, Primrose & Kurtz
01 Edmund Kurtz, William Kapell - Rachmaninov- Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19 - 1. Lento, Allegro Moderato
02 Edmund Kurtz, William Kapell - Rachmaninov- Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19 - 2. Allegro Scherzando
03 Edmund Kurtz, William Kapell - Rachmaninov- Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19 - 3. Andante
04 Edmund Kurtz, William Kapell - Rachmaninov- Cello Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19 - 4. Allegro Mosso
05 William Primrose, William Kapell - Brahms- Viola Sonata #1 In F Minor, Op. 120,1 - 1. Allegro Appasionato
06 William Primrose, William Kapell - Brahms- Viola Sonata #1 In F Minor, Op. 120,1 - 2. Andante Un Poco Adagio
07 William Primrose, William Kapell - Brahms- Viola Sonata #1 In F Minor, Op. 120,1 - 3. Allegretto Grazioso
08 William Primrose, William Kapell - Brahms- Viola Sonata #1 In F Minor, Op. 120,1 - 4. Vivace
09 Jascha Heifetz, William Kapell - Brahms- Violin Sonata #3 In D, Op. 108 - 1. Allegro
10 Jascha Heifetz, William Kapell - Brahms- Violin Sonata #3 In D, Op. 108 - 2. Adagio
11 Jascha Heifetz, William Kapell - Brahms- Violin Sonata #3 In D, Op. 108 - 3. Un Poco Presto E Con Sentimento
12 Jascha Heifetz, William Kapell - Brahms- Violin Sonata #3 In D, Op. 108 - 4. Presto Agitato
Disc 8 - Frick Collection Recital
01 Copland - Piano Sonata (1941) - I. Molto moderato
02 Copland - Piano Sonata (1941) - II. Vivace
03 Copland - Piano Sonata (1941) - III. Andante sostenuto
04 Chopin - Nocturne in E flat major, op.55 no.2
05 Chopin - Mazurka in C major, op.33 no.3
06 Chopin - Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat major, op.61
07 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - I. Promenade
08 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - II. The Gnome
09 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - III. Promenade
10 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - IV. Il vecchio catello (The Old Castle)
11 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - V. Promenade
12 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - VI. Tuileries
13 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - VII. Bydlo
14 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - VIII. Promenade
15 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - IX. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
16 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - X. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
17 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - XI. Promenade
18 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - XII. Limoges - The Market
19 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - XIII. Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum)
20 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - XIV. Con mortuis in lingua mortua
21 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - XV. The Hut of Fowl's Legs
22 Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - XVI. The Great Gate at Kiev
23 R. Schumann - Aboute Foreign Lands and People (No.1 of Kinderszenen, op.15)
24 Scarlatti - Piano Sonata in E major, K.380,L.23
Disc 9 - An Artist at Work
01 Bach - Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 - Allemande (beginning)
02 Mozart - Piano Sonata in C major, K.330 - I. Allegro moderato (beginning)
03 Chopin - Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, op.58 - I. Allegro maestoso (beginning)
04 Chopin - Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, op.58 - III. Largo
05 Chopin - Mazurka in A flat major, op.17 no.3
06 Brahms - Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, op.108 - II. Adagio
07 Mendelssohn - Spinning Song (from Songs without Words), op.67 no.4
08 Interview with William Kapell