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Ernst Levy - Forgotten Genius [Vols.1-3]
Эрнст ЛЕВИ (1895 – 1981)
ЗАБЫТЫЙ ГЕНИЙ
Записи 1929 – 1959 гг.
Vol.1:
CD 1 (78:02)
BEETHOVEN
01-04. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat, op. 106, "Hammerklavier"
Recorded in 1958
05, 06. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, op. 111
Recorded in 1956
CD 2 (78:57)
LISZT
01-03. Piano Sonata in B Minor
Recorded in 1956
04. Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude, Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses No. 3 16:24
Recorded in 1956
05. Sposalizio, Annees de Pelerinage, Seconde Annee-Italie: No. 1 6:51
Recorded in 1929
06. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp Minor 9:05
Recorded in concert on 14 November, 1954
LEVY
Pieces for piano
07. No. 6 2:35
08. No. 7 3:32
09. No. 8 4:51
10. No. 9 2:09
11. No. 18 2:34
Recorded in March 29, 1954; Recorded by Columbia Records in Conjunction with the Fromm Foundation but never issued
Vol.2:
CD 1
HAYDN
01-03.Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat (Hob. XVI/46)
04-06. Piano Sonata No. 47 in B Minor (Hob. XVI/32)
07-09. Piano Sonata No. 60 in C (Hob. XVI/50)
10, 11. Piano Sonata No. 61 in D (Hob. XVI/51)
Recorded in 1956
BEETHOVEN
12-14. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, op. 57, "Appassionata”
Recorded in 1956
15,16. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, op. 90
Recorded in 1958
CD 2
BEETHOVEN
01-04. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A, op. 101
Recorded in 1958
05-07. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E, op. 109
Recorded in 1956
08-10. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, op. 110
Recorded in 1956
MOZART
11. Fantasy in D Minor, K. 397
Recorded in 1929
Johann STRAUSS II
12. Fruhlingsstimmen, op. 410
Recorded in 1929
Vol.3:
CD 1 (71:03)
BEETHOVEN
01-04. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D, op. 10, no. 3 25:08
Performed 18 December 1955, Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
05-08. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D, op. 28, "Pastorale” 19:52
Performed 16 January 1955, Huntington Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
09-11. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C, op. 53, "Waldstein” 25:59
Performed 18 December 1955, Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CD 2 (73:14)
BEETHOVEN
01-03.Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, op. 57, "Appassionata” 20:43
Performed 20 February 1955, Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts
SCHUMANN
04-16. Symphonic Etudes, op. 13 18:33
Performed 14 November 1954, Cambridge, Massachusetts
BRAHMS
17-43. 25 Variations and Fugue on a Theme by G. F. Handel, op. 24 21:58
Performed 22 March 1959, Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Selections from Klavierstucke, op. 118:
44. Intermezzo in A Minor, op. 118, no. 1 1:56
45. Intermezzo in A, op. 118, no. 2 6:54
46. Ballade in G Minor, op. 118, no. 3 3:09
Performed 14 November 1954, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Levy’s performances are not for the faint of heart. Those encountering him for the first time may well be shaken—perhaps irritated—by some of the unorthodox aspects of his approach. Although obviously grounded in a total intellectual knowledge of the inner workings of the score, Levy’s conceptions—and especially the freedom with which he handles dynamics and tempo relationships—definitely demand an open-minded receptivity from the listener. Therefore it may be useful to suspend, as much as possible, any and all preconceived notions concerning how the music "is supposed to be played.” Levy’s departures from convention are borne of an absolute sincerity of conviction, but one must be prepared for some unexpected jolts. In the Liszt Sonata, for example (and to a lesser extent in the Beethoven works), Levy sometimes flies defiantly in the face of the composer’s instructions. He does this in order to boldly construct an edifice of towering and overwhelming drama—a life-and-death conflict, even—that makes many other interpretations sound meek by comparison. In other words, this is the kind of titanic playing that grabs the listener by the neck and does not let go until the final note has evaporated.
(Frank Cooper, 1997 University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida)
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