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Chopin, Beethoven, Barber, Brahms / Van Cliburn

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Details

Composer
BRAHMS BEETHOVEN BARBER CHO
Artist
Van Cliburn
Format
CD
Label
Orfeo
Released
Aug 02, 2011
Catalog #
ORF-C841111
UPC
4011790841120

About

The artistic breakthrough of the pianist Van Cliburn came in 1958 when he won the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in his early 20s. It was also a political sensation, coming as it did in the midst of the Cold War, and his recording of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto later sold millions of copies. Van Cliburn had begun to play the piano at the age of four and later attended the famous Juilliard School in New York. After Moscow he was soon invited to the world’s big concert halls, as for example in 1964 to give a solo recital at the Salzburg Festival (his one and only ever performance there).

There, as ever, he demonstrated a fully developed technique and a unique art of interpretation, offering an impetuous programme that ranged from Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata via Chopin’s b-minor Sonata op. 58 to the less well-known Sonata op. 26 by Samuel Barber. Two years before his Salzburg debut, Van Cliburn had organized the first “Van Cliburn International Piano Competition” in Fort Worth in Texas, which has since become an important first step in the career of many young pianists. Van Cliburn performed less in public from the 1970s onwards, but occasionally returned to the limelight and in 2003 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the USA’s highest civilian honour. He died in Fort Worth on 27 February 2013.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Intermezzo in A Minor 01:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Intermezzo in A Minor
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  2. 2 No. 3. Ballade in G Minor 04:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 3. Ballade in G Minor
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  3. 3 I. Allegro assai 09:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro assai
    Duration
    09:25
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  4. 4 II. Andante con moto 06:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    06:11
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  5. 5 III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto 08:07
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
    Duration
    08:07
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  6. 6 I. Allegro energico 07:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro energico
    Duration
    07:22
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  7. 7 II. Allegro vivace 02:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  8. 8 III. Adagio 04:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  9. 9 IV. Fugue 05:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Fugue
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  10. 10 I. Allegro maestoso 13:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    13:25
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  11. 11 II. Scherzo: Molto vivace 02:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  12. 12 III. Largo 07:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Van Cliburn
  13. 13 IV. Finale: Presto, non tanto 05:45
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto, non tanto
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Van Cliburn