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The Virtuoso (1908-1940)
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The Virtuoso (1908-1940)

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Composer
MOZART STRAUSS CHOPIN BRAHM
Artist
Wilhelm Backhaus
Format
CD
Label
Profil
Released
Sep 25, 2012
Catalog #
PH12052
UPC
881488120523

About

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.

Tracklist 27 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 13:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    13:44
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Berlin Municipal Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fritz Zaun
  3. 2 II. Larghetto 06:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Berlin Municipal Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fritz Zaun
  4. 3 III. Allegretto 10:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    10:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
    Ensemble
    Berlin Municipal Orchestra
    Conductor
    Fritz Zaun
  5. 4 Don Giovanni, K. 527: Serenade (arr. W. Backhaus) 02:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    Don Giovanni, K. 527: Serenade (arr. W. Backhaus)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  6. 5 6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen (arr. W. Bachhaus) 02:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen (arr. W. Bachhaus)
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  7. 6 2 Lunaires, Op. 33: No. 2. La danza di Olaf 03:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    2 Lunaires, Op. 33: No. 2. La danza di Olaf
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  8. 7 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (arr. W. Backhaus) 07:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (arr. W. Backhaus)
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  9. 8 Liebesleid (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano) 04:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    Liebesleid (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Fritz Kreisler
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  10. 9 Delibes - Naila: Waltz 06:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    Delibes - Naila: Waltz
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  11. 10 3 Etudes de concert, S144/R5: No. 2 in F Minor, "La Leggierezza" 03:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    3 Etudes de concert, S144/R5: No. 2 in F Minor, "La Leggierezza"
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  12. 11 Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March and Dance of the Fairies, S410/R219 07:25
    Track
    11
    Title
    Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March and Dance of the Fairies, S410/R219
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  13. 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 08:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    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
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  14. Disc 2
  15. 1 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor 03:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  16. 2 Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major 03:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  17. 3 Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24, J. 138: IV. Rondo: Presto, "Molto perpetuo" 03:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24, J. 138: IV. Rondo: Presto, "Molto perpetuo"
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Carl Maria von Weber
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  18. 4 Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 03:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  19. 5 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor 07:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    07:51
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  20. 6 Delibes - Naila: Waltz 04:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    Delibes - Naila: Waltz
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  21. 7 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (arr. W. Backhaus) 04:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (arr. W. Backhaus)
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  22. 8 Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 03:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  23. 9 Caprice espagnol, Op. 37 04:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    Caprice espagnol, Op. 37
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Moritz Moszkowski
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  24. 10 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13, Act II: Scherzo (arr. E. Hutcheson) 04:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13, Act II: Scherzo (arr. E. Hutcheson)
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  25. 11 Iberia, Book 2: III. Triana 04:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    Iberia, Book 2: III. Triana
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  26. 12 2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 1. Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs) 04:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 1. Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  27. 13 Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute" 01:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  28. 14 11 Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 21, No. 1: Theme 09:05
    Track
    14
    Title
    11 Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 21, No. 1: Theme
    Duration
    09:05
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus
  29. 15 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 16:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35
    Duration
    16:12
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wilhelm Backhaus