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Leon Fleisher Live, Vol. 4: Beethoven, Brahms, Franck, Mozart, Rachmaninoff
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Leon Fleisher Live, Vol. 4: Beethoven, Brahms, Franck, Mozart, Rachmaninoff

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Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Cesar Franck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Artist
Leon Fleisher, Baden-Baden Radio, San Francisco Symph
Format
CD
Label
Doremi
Released
Sep 30, 2022
Catalog #
DHR-8183/4
UPC
061297818341

About

Described by the New York Times in 1944 as “One of the most remarkably gifted of the younger generation of American keyboard artists,” Leon Fleisher was born in San Francisco in 1928. In 1944, at age 16, he played the Brahms first Piano Concerto as soloist with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Pierre Monteux. In 1952 he won the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels. He played the Brahms and Beethoven Piano Concertos often and recorded them with George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra. In 1964, he noticed that two fingers of his right hand were beginning to involuntarily curl up. He tried every therapy that existed then, but his solo career was effectively ended. He continued to teach, and conduct and in 1967 began to perform works for the left hand. In 1995 he succeeded to regain the use if his right hand and began performing and recording with two-hands. Leon Fleisher passed away in 2020 at age 92. DOREMI is proud to offer here a hitherto unreleased live recording of 16 years old Leon Fleisher playing Brahms Piano concerto No, 1 with the New York Philharmonic, with Pierre Monteux conducting.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Maestoso 19:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Maestoso
    Duration
    19:29
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    New York Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  3. 2 II. Adagio 12:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    12:23
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    New York Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  4. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo 10:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    10:12
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    New York Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Pierre Monteux
  5. 4 I. Allegro maestoso 15:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    15:07
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Ernest Bour
  6. 5 II. Andante 07:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Ernest Bour
  7. 6 III. Allegretto 08:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    08:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
    Conductor
    Ernest Bour
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1 I. Allegro con brio 13:07
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    13:07
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Henry Sopkin
  10. 2 II. Adagio 09:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    09:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Henry Sopkin
  11. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro molto 06:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro molto
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Henry Sopkin
  12. 4 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 22:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
    Duration
    22:16
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Henry Sopkin
  13. 5 Symphonic Variations, M. 46 14:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    Symphonic Variations, M. 46
    Duration
    14:53
    Composer
    César Franck
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Enrique Jordá
  14. 6 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio 13:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    13:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Leon Fleisher
    Ensemble
    San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ferenc Fricsay