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Weinberger: Piano Music / Gottlieb Wallisch
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Weinberger: Piano Music / Gottlieb Wallisch

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Composer
Jaromir Weinberger
Artist
Gottlieb Wallisch
Format
CD
Label
Grand Piano
Released
Nov 11, 2022
Catalog #
GP887
UPC
747313988723

About

World premiere recordings of piano works by Jaromír Weinberger, including his Second and Third Piano Sonatas, Valses Nobles, Gravures and three arrangements from Schwanda, the Bagpiper, performed by Gottlieb Wallisch.

REVIEW:

Most music lovers probably only know the opera Svanda Dudak (Schwanda, the Bagpiper) by Jaromir Weinberger (1896-1967), if at all. The Prague-born composer, who fled from the Nazis into American exile, suffered from this during his lifetime. I wonder if that’s why he committed suicide. What is certain is that after the war he was unable to regain a foothold either in his new homeland or in Europe, and that he became depressed as a result of constant failures and health problems. After various hospital stays, Jaromír Weinberger took his own life in 1967 in St. Petersburg (Florida) with sleeping pills.

The piano works that can be heard on this CD were written between 1915 and 1926. They have a French touch, are elegant and rhythmically original. They can be somber and thoughtful, but very often they are playful and even humorous. Above all, they are very imaginative and imaginatively composed. Gottlieb Wallisch plays these works with equal spirit and spontaneity.

This well-recorded collection is really worth owning.

-- Pizzicato (Remy Franck)

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Sarabande 06:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sarabande
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  2. 2 I. Allegro passionato 07:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro passionato
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  3. 3 II. Vivo ironicamente 04:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Vivo ironicamente
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  4. 4 III. Introduzione: Moderato - Fuga: Largo 07:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Introduzione: Moderato - Fuga: Largo
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  5. 5 I. Andantino 06:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andantino
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  6. 6 II. Menuett: Allegro giusto 05:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Menuett: Allegro giusto
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  7. 7 Finale: Rondo: Vivo 04:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    Finale: Rondo: Vivo
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  8. 8 Pavane pour Dulcinea de Toboso 03:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    Pavane pour Dulcinea de Toboso
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  9. 9 Valses Nobles 03:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    Valses Nobles
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  10. 10 Prelude No. 1: Andante - Fugue No. 1: Molto tranquillo 04:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude No. 1: Andante - Fugue No. 1: Molto tranquillo
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  11. 11 Prelude No. 2: Moderato - Fugue No. 2: Con moto 03:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude No. 2: Moderato - Fugue No. 2: Con moto
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  12. 12 Prelude No. 3: Allegro - Fugue No. 3: Vivo 02:14
    Track
    12
    Title
    Prelude No. 3: Allegro - Fugue No. 3: Vivo
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  13. 13 Prelude No. 4: Molto tranquillo - Fugue No. 4: L'istesso tempo 04:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude No. 4: Molto tranquillo - Fugue No. 4: L'istesso tempo
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  14. 14 Prelude No. 5: Vivo - Fugue No. 5: Con moto 03:37
    Track
    14
    Title
    Prelude No. 5: Vivo - Fugue No. 5: Con moto
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  15. 15 Mi-la-do 00:39
    Track
    15
    Title
    Mi-la-do
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  16. 16 Furiant 02:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    Furiant
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  17. 17 Böhmischer Tanz (Sousedská) 02:13
    Track
    17
    Title
    Böhmischer Tanz (Sousedská)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch
  18. 18 Polka 02:18
    Track
    18
    Title
    Polka
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Jaromír Weinberger
    Performer
    Gottlieb Wallisch