Alexander Brailowsky: The Berlin Recordings 1928-1934

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May 17, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Alexander Brailowsky
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 17, 2019
    • UPC
      5709499336397
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DACOCD 336-339
    • LABEL
      Danacord
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro maestoso

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

      Conductor: Julius Pruwer

    2. II. Romanza: Larghetto

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

      Conductor: Julius Pruwer

    3. III. Rondo: Vivace

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

      Conductor: Julius Pruwer

    4. I. Grave - Doppio movimento

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    5. II. Scherzo

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    6. III. Marche funebre: Lento - IV. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    7. Barcarolle, Op. 60

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    8. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    9. Mazurka No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    10. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    11. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor - No. 3 in G Major

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    12. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrop"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    13. Waltz No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1, "Valse brillante"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    14. Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    15. Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1, "L'adieu"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    16. Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. posth.

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    17. Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    18. Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    19. Etude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    20. Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    21. Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    22. Etudes No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    23. Etude No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    24. Etude No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    25. Etude No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    26. Etude No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    27. Etude No. 24 in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    28. Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    29. Allegro maestoso

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

      Conductor: Julius Pruwer

    30. Quasi adagio - Allegretto vivace

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

      Conductor: Julius Pruwer

    31. Allegro marziale animato

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

      Conductor: Julius Pruwer

    32. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    33. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 6 in D-Flat Major

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    34. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 12 in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    35. Valse-impromptu, S213/R36

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    36. 2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 2. Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes)

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    37. Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 1. Nocturne in A-Flat Major

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    38. Wagner - Tannhauser: Overture, S442/R275

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    39. Wagner - Spinnerlied aus dem Fliegenden Holländer, S440/R273

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    40. 12 Lieder von Schubert, S558/R243: No. 9. Standchen (Horch, horch! Die Lerch!)

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    41. 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor (arr. T. Leschetizky)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    42. 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51: No. 1 in D Major (arr. C. Tausig for piano)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    43. Pastorale in E Minor, K.9/L.413/P.65 - Capriccio in E Major, K.20/L.375/P.76 (arr. C. Tausig for piano)

      Composer: Carl Tausig, Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    44. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 6, Op. 67: No. 34 in C Major, Op. 67, No. 4, "Spinnerlied"

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    45. 3 Fantaisies ou caprices, Op. 16: II. Scherzo: Presto

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    46. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 7. Traumes Wirren

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    47. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: IV. Intermezzo

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    48. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24, J. 138: IV. Rondo: Presto

      Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    49. Children's Corner: III. Serenade for a Doll

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    50. Pour le piano: III. Toccata

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    51. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Alexander Scriabin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    52. 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Alexander Scriabin

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky

    53. El amor brujo (Love, the Magician): IV. Danza del ritual del fuego fatuo (Ritual Fire Dance) (version for piano)

      Composer: Manuel de Falla

      Performer: Alexander Brailowsky


At the end of the 1920's and the beginning of the 30's, the German gramophone company Polydor issued a number of much sought after Brailowsky recordings, and even today the technical quality of these recordings as regards to resonance and tonality is astonishing. These old Berlin recordings, the matrices of which were unfortunately destroyed during the 1940-45 bombardment, must surely be some of the most inspiring; here the commercial 78 rpm pressings are presented in brand new digital transfers preserving the art of the "Keyboard Giant" Alexander Brailowsky, a Chopin player of rare distinction renowned for his prodigious technique and beautiful tone. The noted Russian-born French pianist, Alexander Brailowsky, studied first with his father, a professional pianist; then continued his training at the Kiev Conservatory, graduating with a gold medal in 1911. Following advanced studies with Leschetizky in Vienna from 1911 to 1914, and Ferruccio Busoni in Zürich, he completed his training with Francis Planté in Paris. To this day his Chopin Waltzes are considered authoritative and have seldom been outdone since he recorded them in the 1960s.