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The Complete 78-RPM & Selected Saga LP Recordings / Pouishnoff

$21.99

Details

Composer
ALBENIZ CHOPIN GRAINGER
Artist
Leff Pouishnoff
Format
CD
Label
APR
Released
Aug 04, 2017
Catalog #
APR6022
UPC
5024709160228

About

Russian born Leff Pouishnoff (1891– 1959) studied piano in St Petersburg with Annette Essipov but settled in the UK after the revolution where he became particularly renowned as a Chopin player. His earlier Columbia recordings reveal a brilliant technique and a penchant for fast tempi, but perhaps most interesting is his premiere recording of Schubert’s G major sonata. The set includes several of the pianist’s own compositions and closes with his late recording of the variations by his composition teacher Glazunov. This is the first time his complete 78rpm recordings have been reissued and is the only currently available recording of his work. The set is completed with a representative sample from the single LP and EP he made for Saga shortly before his death. Research into these Saga recordings for this project uncovered a mysterious case of fraud which cannot yet be fully explained. All the details are revealed in the booklet.

Tracklist 38 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Wir danken dir Gott, BWV 29: Sinfonia (Overture) (arr. C. Saint-Saens for piano) 03:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    Wir danken dir Gott, BWV 29: Sinfonia (Overture) (arr. C. Saint-Saens for piano)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  3. 2 Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113 (The Ruins of Athens): Chorus of the dervishes (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for piano) 02:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113 (The Ruins of Athens): Chorus of the dervishes (arr. C. Saint-Saëns for piano)
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  4. 3 Rosamunde, D. 797: Ballet Music No. 2 (arr. L. Pouishnoff for piano) 02:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    Rosamunde, D. 797: Ballet Music No. 2 (arr. L. Pouishnoff for piano)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  5. 4 Etude No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings" 00:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    Etude No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings"
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  6. 5 Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4 01:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  7. 6 2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 2. Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes) 02:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 2. Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  8. 7 2 Arabesques: No. 2 in G Major 02:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    2 Arabesques: No. 2 in G Major
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  9. 8 3 Miniatures, Op. 42: No. 2. Polka 02:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    3 Miniatures, Op. 42: No. 2. Polka
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Alexander Glazunov
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  10. 9 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: No. 5. Humoresque in G Major 03:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: No. 5. Humoresque in G Major
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  11. 10 Quand il pleut 02:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    Quand il pleut
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Lev Pouishnoff
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  12. 11 Petite Valse 01:24
    Track
    11
    Title
    Petite Valse
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Lev Pouishnoff
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  13. 12 The Musical Box 01:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    The Musical Box
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Lev Pouishnoff
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  14. 13 Rosamunde, D. 797: Ballet Music No. 2 (arr. L. Pouishnoff for piano) 02:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    Rosamunde, D. 797: Ballet Music No. 2 (arr. L. Pouishnoff for piano)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  15. 14 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegro moderato (arr. L. Godowsky for piano) 01:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegro moderato (arr. L. Godowsky for piano)
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  16. 15 I. Molto moderato e cantabile 09:15
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Molto moderato e cantabile
    Duration
    09:15
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  17. 16 II. Andante 10:45
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    10:45
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  18. 17 III. Menuetto: Allegro moderato 03:54
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  19. 18 IV. Allegretto 07:20
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Allegretto
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  20. 19 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major 03:48
    Track
    19
    Title
    4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  21. 20 No. 1. Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs) 03:24
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 1. Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  22. 21 No. 2. Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes) 02:46
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 2. Gnomenreigen (Dance of the Gnomes)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  23. Disc 2
  24. 1 Espana, Op. 165: II. Tango (arr. L. Godowsky for piano) 02:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    Espana, Op. 165: II. Tango (arr. L. Godowsky for piano)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  25. 2 Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (arr. L. Godowsky for piano) 02:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (arr. L. Godowsky for piano)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  26. 3 Humoresques de concert, Op. 14: No. 3. Caprice 02:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    Humoresques de concert, Op. 14: No. 3. Caprice
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Ignacy Jan Paderewski
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  27. 4 3 Miniatures, Op. 42: No. 2. Polka 02:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    3 Miniatures, Op. 42: No. 2. Polka
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Alexander Glazunov
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  28. 5 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 2 in B-Flat Major: Maestoso 03:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 2 in B-Flat Major: Maestoso
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  29. 6 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 4. Polichinelle in F-Sharp Minor 03:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 4. Polichinelle in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  30. 7 Shepherd's Hey (version for piano) 02:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    Shepherd's Hey (version for piano)
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  31. 8 No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study" 02:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  32. 9 No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2 01:29
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  33. 10 Mazurka No. 21 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4 03:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    Mazurka No. 21 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  34. 11 Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1 04:50
    Track
    11
    Title
    Nocturne No. 9 in B Major, Op. 32, No. 1
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  35. 12 Waltz No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1, "Valse brillante" 04:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    Waltz No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1, "Valse brillante"
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  36. 13 Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 04:02
    Track
    13
    Title
    Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  37. 14 Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 04:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  38. 15 Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 08:38
    Track
    15
    Title
    Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60
    Duration
    08:38
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  39. 16 Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 04:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff
  40. 17 Theme and Variations in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 72 18:13
    Track
    17
    Title
    Theme and Variations in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 72
    Duration
    18:13
    Composer
    Alexander Glazunov
    Performer
    Lev Pouishnoff