The Virtuoso (1908-1940)

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Profil
Release Date
September 25, 2012
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MOZART STRAUSS CHOPIN BRAHM
    • PERFORMER
      Wilhelm Backhaus
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 25, 2012
    • UPC
      881488120523
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PH12052
    • LABEL
      Profil
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Berlin Municipal Orchestra

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

      Conductor: Fritz Zaun

    2. II. Larghetto

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Berlin Municipal Orchestra

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

      Conductor: Fritz Zaun

    3. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Berlin Municipal Orchestra

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

      Conductor: Fritz Zaun

    4. Don Giovanni, K. 527: Serenade (arr. W. Backhaus)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    5. 6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen (arr. W. Bachhaus)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    6. 2 Lunaires, Op. 33: No. 2. La danza di Olaf

      Composer: Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    7. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (arr. W. Backhaus)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    8. Liebesleid (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)

      Composer: Fritz Kreisler

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    9. Delibes - Naila: Waltz

      Composer: Ernő Dohnányi

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    10. 3 Etudes de concert, S144/R5: No. 2 in F Minor, "La Leggierezza"

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    11. Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March and Dance of the Fairies, S410/R219

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    12. 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35: Book 1: Variations 1, 3, 7, 12-13 - Book 2: Variations 3-8, 10-11, 14

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    13. Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    14. Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    15. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24, J. 138: IV. Rondo: Presto, "Molto perpetuo"

      Composer: Carl Maria von Weber

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    16. Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    17. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    18. Delibes - Naila: Waltz

      Composer: Ernő Dohnányi

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    19. 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (arr. W. Backhaus)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    20. Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    21. Caprice espagnol, Op. 37

      Composer: Moritz Moszkowski

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    22. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13, Act II: Scherzo (arr. E. Hutcheson)

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    23. Iberia, Book 2: III. Triana

      Composer: Isaac Albéniz

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    24. 2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 1. Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    25. Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    26. 11 Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 21, No. 1: Theme

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus

    27. 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Performer: Wilhelm Backhaus


Wilhelm Backhaus realized the significance of the gramophone record early on, making his first solo recording in 1908 and going on to record many more, each tantamount to a live performance. These recordings, offered up here, represent the earliest ever recordings of works by composers like Mozart, Strauss, Chopin, Brahms, and Liszt.