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The Essential Rudolf Serkin
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Details
- Composer
- BEETHOVEN MENDELSSOHN VARIOU
- Artist
- Rudolf Serkin
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Sony Masterworks
- Released
- Jul 29, 2008
- Catalog #
- 88697308242
- UPC
- 886973082423
About
The purity and crystalline clarity of Serkin's piano playing helped him set new standards in the inpretation of Mozart, Schubert and especially Beethoven. Here are two discs of the Austrian master's definitive recordings: Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and Eleven Bagatelles ; Mozart's treasured Piano Concerto No. 20 ; Schubert's Four Impromptus and Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, plus Schumann, Brahms and more!
Tracklist 15 tracks
- Disc 1
-
1 I. Adagio sostenuto 06:28
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Adagio sostenuto
- Duration
- 06:28
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
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2 II. Allegretto 02:13
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Allegretto
- Duration
- 02:13
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
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3 III. Presto agitato 06:54
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Presto agitato
- Duration
- 06:54
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
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4 Prelude No. 1 in E Minor 02:04
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Prelude No. 1 in E Minor
- Duration
- 02:04
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
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5 Fugue No. 1 in E Minor 07:31
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Fugue No. 1 in E Minor
- Duration
- 07:31
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
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6 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major 07:43
- Track
- 6
- Title
- 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major
- Duration
- 07:43
- Composer
- Franz Schubert
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
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7 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 15:09
- Track
- 7
- Title
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119
- Duration
- 15:09
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
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8 Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto 10:02
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto
- Duration
- 10:02
- Composer
- Franz Schubert
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
-
9 Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34: IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto 10:23
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34: IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto
- Duration
- 10:23
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
- Ensemble
- Budapest String Quartet
- Disc 2
-
1 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo 17:05
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo
- Duration
- 17:05
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
- Ensemble
- Cleveland Orchestra
- Conductor
- George Szell
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2 Introduction and Allegro appassionato, Op. 92 15:41
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Introduction and Allegro appassionato, Op. 92
- Duration
- 15:41
- Composer
- Robert Schumann
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
- Ensemble
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eugene Ormandy
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3 Capriccio brillant, Op. 22, MWV O8 11:57
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Capriccio brillant, Op. 22, MWV O8
- Duration
- 11:57
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
- Ensemble
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eugene Ormandy
-
4 I. Allegro 14:24
- Track
- 4
- Title
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- 14:24
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
- Ensemble
- Columbia Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- George Szell
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5 II. Romance 09:47
- Track
- 5
- Title
- II. Romance
- Duration
- 09:47
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
- Ensemble
- Columbia Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- George Szell
-
6 III. Rondo: Allegro assai 07:18
- Track
- 6
- Title
- III. Rondo: Allegro assai
- Duration
- 07:18
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performer
- Rudolf Serkin
- Ensemble
- Columbia Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- George Szell