Géza Anda - Geza Anda plays Solo Recitals (1950-1955) (2010)
BAND/ARTIST: Géza Anda
- Title: Geza Anda plays Solo Recitals
- Year Of Release: 2010
- Label: SWR Classic
- Genre: Classical Piano
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 02:04:46
- Total Size: 396 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Keyboard Sonata No. 38 in F Major, Op. 13 No. 3, Hob. XVI:23: I. Allegro Moderat
02. Keyboard Sonata No. 38 in F Major, Op. 13 No. 3, Hob. XVI:23: II. Adagi
03. Keyboard Sonata No. 38 in F Major, Op. 13 No. 3, Hob. XVI:23: III. Finale. Prest
04. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Thema: Andant
05. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 1: Un poco più viv
06. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 2: Espressiv
07. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 3: Vivac
08. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 4: Attacc
09. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 5: Scherzand
10. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 6: Agitat
11. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Anhang Variation
12. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 7: Allegro molt
13. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 8: Sempre marcatissim
14. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Anhang Variation
15. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 9: Presto possibil
16. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 10: Sempre con energi
17. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 11: Con espression
18. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 12: Finale. Allegro brillant
19. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: I. Modéré, tres franc (Version for Piano
20. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: II. Assez lent, avec une expression intense (Version for Piano
21. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: III. Modéré (Version for Piano
22. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: IV. Assez anime (Version for Piano
23. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: V. Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime (Version for Piano
24. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: VI. Vif (Version for Piano
25. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: VII. Moins vif (Version for Piano
26. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: VIII. Epilogue. Lent (Version for Piano
27. Piano Sonata: I. Vivac
28. Piano Sonata: II. Andante espressiv
29. Piano Sonata: III. Allegro vivac
30. Piano Sonata: IV. Allegr
CD2
01. Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 2
02. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 1, Preambul
03. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 2, Pierro
04. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 3, Arlequi
05. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 4, Valse nobl
06. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 5, Eusebiu
07. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 6, Floresta
08. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 7, Coquett
09. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 8, Repliqu
10. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 9, Papillon
11. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 10, ASCH - SCHA (Lettres dansantes
12. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 11, Chiarin
13. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 12, Chopi
14. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 13, Estrell
15. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 14, Reconnaissanc
16. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 15, Pantalon et Colombin
17. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 16, Valse allemand
18. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 17, Intermezzo. Paganin
19. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 18, Ave
20. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 19, Promenad
21. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 20, Paus
22. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 21, Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistin
23. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study" (Live
24. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2 (Live
25. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3 (Live
26. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 4 (Live
27. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 17 in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 5 (Live
28. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 6 (Live
29. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7 (Live
30. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 8 (Live
31. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings" (Live
32. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 22 in B Minor, Op. 25, No. 10 (Live
33. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind" (Live
34. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 24 in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12 (Live
35. 3 Intermezzos, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Majo
Géza Anda was Hungarian born, but for most of short life his career was centered in German-speaking lands: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. One of the ways in which Anda's fame was initially established was through his work for South German radio, the SDR and SWF, which merged in 1998 into SWR. The recordings on Hänssler Classic's Géza Anda spielt Haydn, Schumann, Ravel, Liebermann, Chopin, Brahms (aka, Géza Anda Solo Recitals Vol. II) all derive from the archives of the SWR and date from the late first and early second decades of Anda's recorded career; 1950 and 1951 broadcasts from Stuttgart on the first disc and a 1955 recital from Ludwigsburg. As for sound quality, the 1950-1951 dates are bright, constricted, and somewhat grainy like most German mono recordings belonging to the early '50s; the Ludwigsburg tape is better, warmer with more of a sense of presence. All of the tapes betray some measure of flutter. That the quality of ingestion of the music and interpretation varies should not come as a surprise; this is early Anda and he hadn't quite formed his core repertoire yet, based upon Mozart, Bartók, Beethoven, and Schumann, and here he is still feeling his way to some extent. All of this material is new to public release except for the Ludwigsburg Chopin Etudes, Op. 25, which were released on an Ariola LP belonging to yet another series of Anda that appeared in 1980. The liner notes supply some very useful contextual information in regard to Anda though one must take them with a grain of salt; in some spots the author is so highly opinionated that it makes some patently ridiculous claims, such as "Since 1945 there has, in fact, been a specialization among pianists continuing to the present day, and only a few virtuosi have regularly included contemporary music in their programmes." This is in reference to the fact that Anda only ever adopted one post-1945 work, Rolf Liebermann's Piano Sonata, into his repertoire. It is heard here, a twelve-tone piece that has considerable rhythmic vigor, though by the standards of 1951 it was already a bit old-fashioned. Anda plays it well, and it's not too far off his typical handling of Bartók, but to suggest that his reticence to take on post-1945 piano literature represents a unified front against contemporary music among virtuosi is asinine. The annotator takes the tack that everything in this collection is as good as gold, but there are some things that are less than awesome. Anda's Valses nobles et Sentimentales is riddled with little slips, shortcuts, and things dropped out, such as is typical of the 1950s; the most difficult Ravel pieces are works best mastered by later generations of pianists. Likewise, the Ludwigsburg date does not represent his best take on the Schumann Carnaval, but the 1951 Symphonic Etudes is outstanding. The Chopin Ballade in G minor from Ludwigsburg is restless and impetuous, but the previously released Chopin Etudes, Op. 25, performance from that same date is quite good. So this Hänssler Classic is a mixed bag, and some things on it are well worth investigating, though the listener is perhaps better served by Anda collections already available on Testament and DG; this one is for specialists.
CD1
01. Keyboard Sonata No. 38 in F Major, Op. 13 No. 3, Hob. XVI:23: I. Allegro Moderat
02. Keyboard Sonata No. 38 in F Major, Op. 13 No. 3, Hob. XVI:23: II. Adagi
03. Keyboard Sonata No. 38 in F Major, Op. 13 No. 3, Hob. XVI:23: III. Finale. Prest
04. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Thema: Andant
05. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 1: Un poco più viv
06. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 2: Espressiv
07. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 3: Vivac
08. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 4: Attacc
09. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 5: Scherzand
10. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 6: Agitat
11. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Anhang Variation
12. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 7: Allegro molt
13. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 8: Sempre marcatissim
14. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Anhang Variation
15. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 9: Presto possibil
16. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 10: Sempre con energi
17. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 11: Con espression
18. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 12: Finale. Allegro brillant
19. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: I. Modéré, tres franc (Version for Piano
20. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: II. Assez lent, avec une expression intense (Version for Piano
21. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: III. Modéré (Version for Piano
22. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: IV. Assez anime (Version for Piano
23. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: V. Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime (Version for Piano
24. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: VI. Vif (Version for Piano
25. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: VII. Moins vif (Version for Piano
26. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: VIII. Epilogue. Lent (Version for Piano
27. Piano Sonata: I. Vivac
28. Piano Sonata: II. Andante espressiv
29. Piano Sonata: III. Allegro vivac
30. Piano Sonata: IV. Allegr
CD2
01. Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 2
02. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 1, Preambul
03. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 2, Pierro
04. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 3, Arlequi
05. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 4, Valse nobl
06. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 5, Eusebiu
07. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 6, Floresta
08. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 7, Coquett
09. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 8, Repliqu
10. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 9, Papillon
11. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 10, ASCH - SCHA (Lettres dansantes
12. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 11, Chiarin
13. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 12, Chopi
14. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 13, Estrell
15. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 14, Reconnaissanc
16. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 15, Pantalon et Colombin
17. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 16, Valse allemand
18. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 17, Intermezzo. Paganin
19. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 18, Ave
20. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 19, Promenad
21. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 20, Paus
22. Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 21, Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistin
23. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study" (Live
24. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2 (Live
25. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3 (Live
26. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 4 (Live
27. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 17 in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 5 (Live
28. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 6 (Live
29. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7 (Live
30. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 8 (Live
31. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings" (Live
32. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 22 in B Minor, Op. 25, No. 10 (Live
33. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind" (Live
34. Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7: Etude No. 24 in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12 (Live
35. 3 Intermezzos, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Majo
Géza Anda was Hungarian born, but for most of short life his career was centered in German-speaking lands: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. One of the ways in which Anda's fame was initially established was through his work for South German radio, the SDR and SWF, which merged in 1998 into SWR. The recordings on Hänssler Classic's Géza Anda spielt Haydn, Schumann, Ravel, Liebermann, Chopin, Brahms (aka, Géza Anda Solo Recitals Vol. II) all derive from the archives of the SWR and date from the late first and early second decades of Anda's recorded career; 1950 and 1951 broadcasts from Stuttgart on the first disc and a 1955 recital from Ludwigsburg. As for sound quality, the 1950-1951 dates are bright, constricted, and somewhat grainy like most German mono recordings belonging to the early '50s; the Ludwigsburg tape is better, warmer with more of a sense of presence. All of the tapes betray some measure of flutter. That the quality of ingestion of the music and interpretation varies should not come as a surprise; this is early Anda and he hadn't quite formed his core repertoire yet, based upon Mozart, Bartók, Beethoven, and Schumann, and here he is still feeling his way to some extent. All of this material is new to public release except for the Ludwigsburg Chopin Etudes, Op. 25, which were released on an Ariola LP belonging to yet another series of Anda that appeared in 1980. The liner notes supply some very useful contextual information in regard to Anda though one must take them with a grain of salt; in some spots the author is so highly opinionated that it makes some patently ridiculous claims, such as "Since 1945 there has, in fact, been a specialization among pianists continuing to the present day, and only a few virtuosi have regularly included contemporary music in their programmes." This is in reference to the fact that Anda only ever adopted one post-1945 work, Rolf Liebermann's Piano Sonata, into his repertoire. It is heard here, a twelve-tone piece that has considerable rhythmic vigor, though by the standards of 1951 it was already a bit old-fashioned. Anda plays it well, and it's not too far off his typical handling of Bartók, but to suggest that his reticence to take on post-1945 piano literature represents a unified front against contemporary music among virtuosi is asinine. The annotator takes the tack that everything in this collection is as good as gold, but there are some things that are less than awesome. Anda's Valses nobles et Sentimentales is riddled with little slips, shortcuts, and things dropped out, such as is typical of the 1950s; the most difficult Ravel pieces are works best mastered by later generations of pianists. Likewise, the Ludwigsburg date does not represent his best take on the Schumann Carnaval, but the 1951 Symphonic Etudes is outstanding. The Chopin Ballade in G minor from Ludwigsburg is restless and impetuous, but the previously released Chopin Etudes, Op. 25, performance from that same date is quite good. So this Hänssler Classic is a mixed bag, and some things on it are well worth investigating, though the listener is perhaps better served by Anda collections already available on Testament and DG; this one is for specialists.
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