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Legendary Treasures: Rudolf Kerer [5CD]
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Legendary Treasures: Rudolf Kerer [5CD]

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Kerer, Kondrashin, Rozhdestvensky, Dubrovsky
Format
CD
Label
Doremi
Released
Mar 20, 2020
Catalog #
DHR-8086-90
UPC
061297808694

About

Born July 10, 1923, in Tiflis (later named Tbilisi), Georgia, Rudolf Kerer (also spelled Kehrer) was descended from Swabian immigrants and grew up within the Pietist community in Georgia. He began piano studies at six, and by twelve qualified for the gifted class at the Tbilisi Conservatory. In 1938, he performed in public Tchaikovsky's first Piano Concerto. In October 1941, Kerer and his surviving family were deported as enemy aliens to Kazakhstan. Without a piano, he devised a “table piano,” a table on which he painted a keyboard, so he could “practice.” By 1949-at 26-he had given up his dream of a musical career but in 1954, in Uzbekistan, he was accepted at the state conservatory as a student in the class of Zelma Slonim-Tamarkina. Three years later, Kerer graduated, and began teaching piano in Tashkent. Four years later, in 1961, he competed in the second All-Union Competition in Moscow and won the first prize. Following this winning, Kerer became a professor at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He performed throughout the Soviet Union but was not allowed to concertize abroad. In 1988, at 65, he was allowed to serve on the jury of the Beethoven competition in Vienna. He remained there to teach at the Musikhochschule for eight years. Later, he moved to live in Zurich, where he died on October 29, 2013. This release hears him performing some of music’s most beautiful piano concertos and sonatas.

Tracklist 41 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Maestoso 21:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Maestoso
    Duration
    21:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  3. 2 II. Adagio 12:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    12:44
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  4. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo 11:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    11:09
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  5. 4 I. Moderato 10:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    10:13
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kirill Kondrashin
  6. 5 II. Adagio sostenuto 11:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio sostenuto
    Duration
    11:20
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kirill Kondrashin
  7. 6 III. Allegro scherzando 11:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    11:31
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kirill Kondrashin
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1 I. Allegro maestoso 14:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    14:21
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Dubrovsky
  10. 2 II. Andante 07:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Dubrovsky
  11. 3 III. Allegro vivace assai 06:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace assai
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Dubrovsky
  12. 4 I. Allegro 20:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    20:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kirill Kondrashin
  13. 5 II. Adagio un poco moto - 07:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio un poco moto -
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kirill Kondrashin
  14. 6 III. Rondo: Allegro 10:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    10:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kirill Kondrashin
  15. 7 Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S514/R181, "Mephisto Waltz No. 1" 10:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S514/R181, "Mephisto Waltz No. 1"
    Duration
    10:40
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  16. Disc 3
  17. 1 Allegro maestoso 05:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Dubrovsky
  18. 2 Quasi adagio 04:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    Quasi adagio
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Dubrovsky
  19. 3 Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato 04:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Dubrovsky
  20. 4 Allegro marziale animato 04:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Allegro marziale animato
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Dubrovsky
  21. 5 Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10 15:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10
    Duration
    15:21
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kirill Kondrashin
  22. 6 I. Andante pesante 19:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Andante pesante
    Duration
    19:14
    Composer
    Georgy Mushel
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kirill Kondrashin
  23. 7 II. Presto energico 09:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Presto energico
    Duration
    09:30
    Composer
    Georgy Mushel
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
    Ensemble
    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kirill Kondrashin
  24. 8 Wagner - Tannhauser: Overture, S442/R275 16:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    Wagner - Tannhauser: Overture, S442/R275
    Duration
    16:02
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  25. Disc 4
  26. 1 I. Allegro maestoso 05:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  27. 2 II. Andante cantabile con espressione 09:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile con espressione
    Duration
    09:35
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  28. 3 III. Presto 02:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  29. 4 I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 08:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  30. 5 II. Adagio cantabile 05:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio cantabile
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  31. 6 III. Rondo: Allegro 03:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  32. 7 I. Adagio sostenuto 06:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Adagio sostenuto
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  33. 8 II. Allegretto 02:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  34. 9 III. Presto agitato 06:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Presto agitato
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  35. 10 I. Allegro vivo e risoluto 05:41
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro vivo e risoluto
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  36. 11 II. Largo 05:02
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  37. 12 III. Allegro vivo 03:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro vivo
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  38. 13 12 Études d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b: No. 10 in F Minor, "Appassionata" 04:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    12 Études d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b: No. 10 in F Minor, "Appassionata"
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  39. 14 Années de pèlerinage, 2nd year, Italy, S161/R10b: No. 1. Sposalizio (Marriage of the Virgin) 08:28
    Track
    14
    Title
    Années de pèlerinage, 2nd year, Italy, S161/R10b: No. 1. Sposalizio (Marriage of the Virgin)
    Duration
    08:28
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  40. Disc 5
  41. 1 I. Elegy: Allegro moderato 08:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Elegy: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer, Victor Pikaizen, Lev Evgrafov
  42. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro vivo 04:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro vivo
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer, Victor Pikaizen, Lev Evgrafov
  43. 3 III. Funeral March: Andante 08:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Funeral March: Andante
    Duration
    08:38
    Composer
    Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer, Victor Pikaizen, Lev Evgrafov
  44. 4 IV. Idyll: Allegretto 06:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Idyll: Allegretto
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer, Victor Pikaizen, Lev Evgrafov
  45. 5 Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13 34:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    Etudes symphoniques (Symphonic Etudes), Op. 13
    Duration
    34:23
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer
  46. 6 Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18 05:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Rudolf Kehrer