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

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Doremi
Release Date
September 30, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Cesar Franck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Rachmaninoff
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      New York Philharmonic, Cologne Radio Symphony
    • PERFORMER
      Leon Fleisher, Baden-Baden Radio, San Francisco Symph
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 30, 2022
    • UPC
      061297818341
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DHR-8183/4
    • LABEL
      Doremi
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Maestoso

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    2. II. Adagio

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    3. III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Pierre Monteux

    4. I. Allegro maestoso

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Ernest Bour

    5. II. Andante

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Ernest Bour

    6. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Ernest Bour

    7. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Henry Sopkin

    8. II. Adagio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Henry Sopkin

    9. III. Rondo: Allegro molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Henry Sopkin

    10. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Henry Sopkin

    11. Symphonic Variations, M. 46

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Enrique Jordá

    12. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay


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.