Marco Polo

Godowsky: Piano Music Vol 12 / Konstantin Scherbakov

$9.99
$19.99 Save 50%

Details

Composer
GODOWSKY, LEOPOLD
Artist
Konstantin Scherbakov
Format
CD
Label
Marco Polo
Released
Sep 09, 2014
Catalog #
8225364
UPC
636943536421

About

The 12th volume of Konstantin Scherbakov’s ongoing Leopold Godowsky cycle primarily features shorter original works and transcriptions of German art songs. Compared to his elaborate Chopin Etudes paraphrases, Godowsky’s reworkings of songs by Schumann, Brahms, Schubert, and Böhm are relatively restrained and technically manageable, although the Strauss/Godowsky Ständchen’s intricate filigree requires, shall we say, a little practice to master it well.

As always, Scherbakov is in complete command, technically and musically. His sense of textural foreground and background particularly shines in the Six Waltz-Poems for left hand alone, while his firm articulation and rhythmic drive in the Op. 11 No. 1 Concert Study prove more interesting than the actual music. These qualities also describe Scherbakov’s bravura performance of the Weber Perpetuum Mobile, where Godowsky piles more technical hurdles on top of that composer’s already challenging First Sonata Rondo finale. In Godowsky’s hands, Weber’s Invitation to the Dance gets swallowed up into a huge contrapuntal paraphrase, packed with chromatic reharmonizations and garish inner voices. Somehow Scherbakov’s straightforward elegance and stylish poise prevent the music from sounding overloaded. Marco Polo’s engineering has measurably improved over the course of this cycle, and piano mavens will appreciate Keith Anderson’s informative booklet notes.

-- Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 Strauss - 6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen 02:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    Strauss - 6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  2. 2 No. 1. Allegretto amabile 01:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Allegretto amabile
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  3. 3 No. 2. Allegretto grazioso 03:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  4. 4 No. 3. Allegretto amabile 04:34
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3. Allegretto amabile
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  5. 5 3 concert studies, Op. 11: No. 1 in C Major: Grottesco 02:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    3 concert studies, Op. 11: No. 1 in C Major: Grottesco
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  6. 6 Schumann - 25 Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 24. Du bist wie eine Blume (A flower to me thou seemest) 02:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    Schumann - 25 Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 24. Du bist wie eine Blume (A flower to me thou seemest)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  7. 7 Brahms - 5 Romanzen und Lieder, Op. 84: No. 4. Vergebliches Standchen 01:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    Brahms - 5 Romanzen und Lieder, Op. 84: No. 4. Vergebliches Standchen
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  8. 8 Schubert - Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 12. Am Meer 03:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    Schubert - Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 12. Am Meer
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  9. 9 Kreisler - Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven 02:30
    Track
    9
    Title
    Kreisler - Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  10. 10 Böhm - Still wie die Nacht (Calm as the Night), Op. 326, No. 27 03:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    Böhm - Still wie die Nacht (Calm as the Night), Op. 326, No. 27
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  11. 11 Schumann - 25 Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 14. Hochlandisches Wiegenlied (Highland Cradle Song) 01:41
    Track
    11
    Title
    Schumann - 25 Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 14. Hochlandisches Wiegenlied (Highland Cradle Song)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  12. 12 VII. Menuet 03:11
    Track
    12
    Title
    VII. Menuet
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  13. 13 VIII. Gigue 02:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    VIII. Gigue
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  14. 14 Schubert - Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 18. Trockne Blumen 03:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    Schubert - Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 18. Trockne Blumen
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  15. 15 No. 4. Moderato, con tenerezza e grazioso 03:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 4. Moderato, con tenerezza e grazioso
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  16. 16 No. 5. Moderato 03:24
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 5. Moderato
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  17. 17 No. 6. Con fuoco 03:24
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 6. Con fuoco
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  18. 18 Weber - Aufforderung zum Tanze (Invitation to the Dance) 12:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    Weber - Aufforderung zum Tanze (Invitation to the Dance)
    Duration
    12:40
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov
  19. 19 Weber - Perpetuum Mobile 04:39
    Track
    19
    Title
    Weber - Perpetuum Mobile
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Leopold Godowsky
    Performer
    Konstantin Scherbakov