William Kapell Edition Vol 4 - Khachaturian, Prokofiev

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
February 8, 2000
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      PROKOFIEV KHACHATURIAN SHOST
    • PERFORMER
      William Kapell
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 08, 2000
    • UPC
      090266899326
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      09026689932
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Andante - Allegro

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Antal Doráti

    2. II. Tema con variazioni

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Antal Doráti

    3. II. Variation 1: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Antal Doráti

    4. II. Variation 2: Allegro

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Antal Doráti

    5. II. Variation 3: Allegro moderato (poco meno messo)

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Antal Doráti

    6. II. Variation 4: Andante meditativo

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Antal Doráti

    7. II. Variation 5: Allegro guisto

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Antal Doráti

    8. II. Theme: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Antal Doráti

    9. II. Tema con variazioni: Theme

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Antal Doráti

    10. I. Allegro maestoso

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Serge Koussevitzky

    11. II. Andante con anima

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Serge Koussevitzky

    12. III. Allegro brillante

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kapell

      Conductor: Serge Koussevitzky

    13. No. 14. in E-Flat Minor

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: William Kapell

    14. No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: William Kapell

    15. No. 5 in D Major

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: William Kapell


This installment of the William Kapell Edition charts but one more corner of the Russian piano repertory for which the pianist achieved an early fame. Kapell's 1946 recording of the appealing Khachaturian Concerto was the work's premiere recording, and the pianist immediately became associated with what became a jukebox favorite.
The gem of this disc, however, is Kapell's 1949 recording of Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto. In the explosive Allegro of the opening movement, Kapell moves between rippling pianissimo passages to lashing sforzando chords with consummate ease. A greater testament to Kapell's musical and technical skills comes in the variations of the second movement. His shifts from the mood of one variation to the mood of the next are immediate, passionate, and thoroughly convincing. He moves from the lush chordal lyricism of the first variation to the breathless abandon of the second, flying across the keyboard and never losing his way. The entire performance sizzles with a nervous energy that will most likely captivate any listener.