Chopin-Godowsky: Complete Studies - Passacaglia, Transcriptions / Delucchi

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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Leopold Godowsky
    • PERFORMER
      Emanuel Delucchi
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 27, 2023
    • UPC
      5028421967066
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI96706
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1 in C Major (1st version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 1)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    2. No. 2 in D-Flat Major (2nd version after Chopin' Op. 10, No. 1, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    3. No. 3 in A Minor (1st version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 2, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    4. No. 4 in A Minor, "Ignis fatuus" (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 2)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    5. No. 5 in D-Flat Major (after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 3, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    6. No. 6 in C-Sharp Minor (after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 4, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    7. No. 7 in G-Flat Major (1st version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 5)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    8. No. 8 in C Major (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 5, on the white keys)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    9. No. 9 in A Minor, "Tarantella" (3rd version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 5)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    10. No. 10 in A Major, "Capriccio" (4th version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 5, on black and white keys)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    11. No. 11 in G-Flat Major (5th version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 5, inversion, for the left hand)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    12. No. 12 in G-Flat Major (6th version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 5, inversion, for the right hand)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    13. No. 12a in G-Flat Major (7th version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 5, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    14. No. 13 in E-Flat Minor (after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 6, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    15. No. 14 in C Major, "Toccata" (1st version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 7)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    16. No. 15 in G-Flat Major (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 7)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    17. No. 15a in E-Flat Major (3rd version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 7, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    18. No. 16 in F Major (1st version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 8)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    19. No. 16a in G-Flat Major (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 8, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    20. No. 17 in C-Sharp Minor (1st version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 9)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    21. No. 18 in F Minor (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 9, imitation of Op. 25, No. 2)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    22. No. 18a in F-Sharp Minor (3rd version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 9, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    23. No. 19 in D Major (1st version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 10)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    24. No. 20 in A-Flat Major (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 10, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    25. No. 21 in A Major (after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 11, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    26. No. 22 in C-Sharp Minor (after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 12)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    27. No. 47 in G-Flat Major, "Badinage" (after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 5 and Op. 25, No. 9)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    28. No. 44 in F Minor (after Chopin's Nouvelle Étude No. 1, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    29. No. 45 in E Major (1st version after Chopin's Nouvelle Étude No. 2)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    30. No. 45a in D-Flat Major (2nd version after Chopin's Nouvelle Étude No. 2, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    31. No. 46 in G Major, "Menuetto" (after Chopin's Nouvelle Étude No. 3)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    32. No. 48 in F Major (after Chopin's Op. 10, No. 11 and Op. 25, No. 3)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    33. No. 23 in A-Flat Major (1st version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 1, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    34. No. 24 in A-Flat Major (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 1)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    35. No. 25 in A-Flat Major (3rd version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 1)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    36. No. 26 in F Minor (1st version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 2)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    37. No. 27 in F Minor, "Waltz" (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 2)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    38. No. 28 in F Minor (3rd version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 2, version A)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    39. No. 28 in F Minor (3rd version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 2, version B, in octaves)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    40. No. 28a in F-Sharp Minor (4th version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 2, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    41. No. 29 in F Major (1st version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 3)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    42. No. 30 in F Major (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 3, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    43. No. 31 in A Minor (1st version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 4, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    44. No. 32 in F Minor, "Polonaise" (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 4)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    45. No. 32 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 4, "Trio" (2nd version)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    46. No. 33 in E Minor (1st version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 5)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    47. No. 34 in C-Sharp Minor, "Mazurka" (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 5)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    48. No. 35 in B-Flat Minor (3rd version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 5, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    49. No. 36 in G-Sharp Minor, "Study in thirds" (after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 6)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    50. No. 38 in D-Flat Major, "Study in sixths" (after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 8)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    51. No. 39 in G-Flat Major (1st version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 9)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    52. No. 40 in G-Flat Major (2nd version after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 9, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    53. No. 41 in B Minor (after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 10, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    54. No. 42 in A Minor (after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 11)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    55. No. 43 in C-Sharp Minor (after Chopin's Op. 25, No. 12, for the left hand alone)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    56. Passacaglia

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    57. No. 1. Wohin (arr. of Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 2. Wohin)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    58. No. 2. Gutte Nacht (arr. of Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911: No. 1. Gute Nacht)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    59. No. 11. Heidenroslein (arr. of Heidenroslein, Op. 3, No. 3, D. 257)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    60. No. 7. Wiegenlied (arr. of Wiegenlied, Op. 98, No. 2, D. 498)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    61. No. 5. Morgengruss (arr. of Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 8. Morgengruss)

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    62. Strauss - 6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    63. Bizet - L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: III. Adagietto

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    64. Godard - Concerto Romantique, Op. 35: III. Canzonetta

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    65. Albeniz - España, Op. 165: II. Tango

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    66. No. 1. Devotion

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    67. No. 2. Avowal

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    68. No. 3. Adoration

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    69. No. 4. Yearning

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    70. 3 Symphonische Metamorphosen Johann Strauss'scher Themen

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi

    71. Triakontameron, 30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Measure: No. 11. Alt-Wien, 'Whose yesterdays look backwards with a smile through tears'

      Composer: Leopold Godowsky

      Performer: Emanuele Delucchi


According to Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938), the aim of the Studien über die Etüden von F. Chopin “is to develop the mechanical, technical and musical possibilities of piano playing, to expand the peculiarly adapted nature of the instrument to polyphonic, polyrhythmic and polydynamic work and to widen the range of its possibilities in tone coloring…” Godowsky employs various forms in his Studies on Chopin, including variations on the études, transcriptions for the left hand, free transcriptions, cantus firmus, and metamorphoses.

The magnificent C major of Study No.1 opens this extraordinary set: a mighty chorale, the text of the original study in the left hand and its inversion in the right hand are all combined in order to create a polyphonic work in full pianistic tone. In the final pages, the piano seems to express its highest dynamic degree and, as Godowsky writes, “in the coda the player must not show the slightest sign of fatigue”. Also based on Op.10/1, Study No. 2 is a perfect example of Godowsky’s left hand writing. A revolutionary use of the fingering and of the right pedal allows a polyphonic effect similar to the original. Godowsky wrote three studies (Nos. 23–25) for the left hand alone based on Chopin’s Op .25/1. Of these, No. 24 is intended to give the impression of a piece for four hands. The rippling texture of No. 25 is reminiscent of an Aeolian harp.

The final study (No. 43), based on Op. 25/12, is a tour-de-force for the left hand alone, covering the entire range of the keyboard by itself in homage to Chopin's 'Revolutionary' Étude. This set contains a selection of original compositions and transcriptions of works by composers other than Chopin and was recorded on the Steinway D 1906.

REVIEWS:

It’s a critical cliché to equate pianists attempting Leopold Godowsky’s complete Studies based on Chopin’s Études with mountaineers ascending Mount Everest, yet it’s the truth. Emanuele Delucchi serves up half of the cycle (all of the studies based on Chopin’s Op. 10 originals), and proves every inch a viable contender alongside the Marc-André Hamelin and Carlo Grante reference versions.

While Delucchi’s mastery of the daunting “Revolutionary” Étude for the left hand alone impresses on its own terms, the faster edge of Boris Berezovsky’s terrific live recording still dominates the competition. Still, Delucchi’s total comfort with and absorption of Godowsky’s serpentine idiom makes itself felt in every measure. Needless to say, I look forward to Delucchi’s performances of the remaining studies.

-- ClassicsToday.com

By and large, Delucchi proves a more gentle and yielding Godowsky interpreter when measured alongside Carlo Grante’s firmly etched filigree and Marc-André Hamelin’s supple élan.

He doesn’t quite attain Hamelin’s effortless paradigm insofar as the left hand taking over the “Winter Wind” Etude’s stormy passagework, or Op. 25 No. 6’s infamous double thirds. And given his lyrical proclivities, I was slightly disappointed by Delucchi’s pianistically well-groomed yet slightly square readings of two sublime favorites: the E major transformation of the A-flat Nouvelle Etude and the intricate “Aeolian Harp” makeover. Yet Delucchi’s high craft and devotion to this repertoire deserve attention, without, however, displacing Hamelin’s reference edition nor Grante’s formidable Chopin/Godowsky cycle on Altarus, which may be hard to source.

-- ClassicsToday.com