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Music and Arts Programs of America

Clara Haskil - The Salzburg Recital - 8 August 1957

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Details

Artist
Clara, Haskil
Format
CD
Label
Music and Arts Programs of America
Released
Jan 28, 2010
Catalog #
MUA 1059
UPC
017685105920

About

Clara Haskil's Salzburg recital from August 8, 1957, is familiar from the pianist's Philips studio versions--but these live traversals are preferable. Haskil's sonority, for one, benefits from a closer mike pickup that conveys the full measure of the Romanian pianist's gutsy, musicianly playing. Her angular passagework in the wonderful Mozart C major Sonata K. 330 is more controlled than in her Philips recording. Likewise, the biting, woodwind-like left hand lines in the Scherzo of Beethoven's E-flat major Sonata Op. 31 No. 3 swagger with more conviction. Oddly, she omits the first movement repeat honored in her two studio versions. There's also a greater degree of risk as well as accuracy in this live Schubert B-flat Sonata--a performance filled to the brim with touching lyricism and tensile strength. A tip of the hat, then, to Music and Arts for making this material available in very good mono broadcast sound. Haskil may have had a saintly reputation, but as a pianist she was one tough cookie! --Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 06:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Clara Haskil
  2. 2 II. Andante cantabile 05:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Clara Haskil
  3. 3 III. Allegretto 03:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Clara Haskil
  4. 4 I. Allegro 06:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:11
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Clara Haskil
  5. 5 II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace 04:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Clara Haskil
  6. 6 III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso - Trio 03:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso - Trio
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Clara Haskil
  7. 7 IV. Presto con fuoco 04:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Presto con fuoco
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Clara Haskil
  8. 8 I. Molto moderato 13:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Molto moderato
    Duration
    13:30
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Clara Haskil
  9. 9 II. Andante sostenuto 07:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    07:40
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Clara Haskil
  10. 10 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza 03:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Clara Haskil
  11. 11 IV. Allegro ma non troppo 07:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:29
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Clara Haskil