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Mischa Levitzki - The Complete HMV Recordings
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Mischa Levitzki - The Complete HMV Recordings

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Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Christoph Wilibald Gluck, Mischa Levitzki, Franz Liszt, Felix
Artist
Mischa Levitzki
Format
CD
Label
APR
Released
Apr 19, 2024
Catalog #
APR6043
UPC
5024709160433

About

Mischa Levitzki (1898–1942) was born near Kiev to naturalized American parents who had returned to their homeland. He was a pupil of Michalowski, Stojowski, and Dohnányi and quickly established himself as a major rising star in the 1920s. Indeed, had it not been for his early death, he would surely have been seen as one of the major pianists of the century. He specialized in the virtuoso romantic repertoire, and his recordings include several of the warhorses of the period such as Rubinstein's 'Staccato' Etude and Moszkowski's 'La Jongleuse'. However, at the same time, there is a refinement to his playing which is heard to good effect in his Chopin and Schumann, making his Liszt noble rather than bombastic. The HMV recordings presented here form the most important part of his meager recorded legacy.

Tracklist 34 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 No. 1 in C Major 00:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in C Major
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  3. 2 No. 7 in A Major 00:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 7 in A Major
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  4. 3 No. 23 in F Major 01:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 23 in F Major
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  5. 4 Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1 02:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  6. 5 Waltz No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3 03:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    Waltz No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  7. 6 Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 06:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
    Duration
    06:25
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  8. 7 Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 05:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  9. 8 Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2 03:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  10. 9 Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39 05:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  11. 10 Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic" 06:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    Polonaise No. 6 in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  12. 11 Keyboard Sonata in A Major, K.113/L.345/P.160 03:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in A Major, K.113/L.345/P.160
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  13. 12 Gluck - Iphigénie en Aulide, Act II: Gavotte, Anh. Ia/2 03:13
    Track
    12
    Title
    Gluck - Iphigénie en Aulide, Act II: Gavotte, Anh. Ia/2
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  14. 13 6 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83 02:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    6 Ecossaises in E-Flat Major, WoO 83
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  15. 14 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (arr. C. Tausig for piano) 04:53
    Track
    14
    Title
    3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (arr. C. Tausig for piano)
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  16. 15 6 Etudes, Op. 23: No. 2 in C Major, "Staccato Etude" 04:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    6 Etudes, Op. 23: No. 2 in C Major, "Staccato Etude"
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Anton Rubinstein
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  17. 16 Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14, MWV U67 06:14
    Track
    16
    Title
    Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14, MWV U67
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  18. 17 I. So rasch wie möglich 04:47
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. So rasch wie möglich
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  19. 18 II. Andantino 04:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  20. 19 III. Scherzo 01:43
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Scherzo
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  21. 20 IV. Rondo 05:37
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Rondo
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  22. Disc 2
  23. 1 Allegro maestoso 04:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    Allegro maestoso
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Landon Ronald
  24. 2 Quasi adagio 04:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    Quasi adagio
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Landon Ronald
  25. 3 Allegretto vivace 04:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Allegretto vivace
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Landon Ronald
  26. 4 Allegro marziale animato 04:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Allegro marziale animato
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Landon Ronald
  27. 5 Bach - 6 Praludien und Fugen fur die Orgel, S462/R119: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor 09:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    Bach - 6 Praludien und Fugen fur die Orgel, S462/R119: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor
    Duration
    09:18
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  28. 6 3 Études de concert, S144/R5: No. 3 in D-Flat Major, "Un Sospiro" 04:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    3 Études de concert, S144/R5: No. 3 in D-Flat Major, "Un Sospiro"
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  29. 7 Grandes études de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella" 04:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    Grandes études de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella"
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  30. 8 Grandes études de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella" 04:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    Grandes études de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella"
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  31. 9 No. 6 in D-Flat Major 07:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 6 in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    07:19
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  32. 10 No. 12 in C-Sharp Minor 08:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 12 in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  33. 11 No. 13 in A Minor 09:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 13 in A Minor
    Duration
    09:01
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  34. 12 La jongleuse, Op. 52, No. 4 01:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    La jongleuse, Op. 52, No. 4
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Moritz Moszkowski
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  35. 13 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia 03:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki
  36. 14 Waltz in A Major, Op. 2 01:36
    Track
    14
    Title
    Waltz in A Major, Op. 2
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Mischa Levitzki
    Performer
    Mischa Levitzki