Robert Schumann Franz Liszt Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Masters Wilhelm Backhaus (16 tracks) +Album Reviews

Search - Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johann Sebastian Bach :: Piano Masters: Wilhelm Backhaus

Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johann Sebastian Bach
Piano Masters: Wilhelm Backhaus
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Fantasie (Obolen auf Beethovens Monument) for piano in C major, Op. 17: Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
2. Fantasie (Obolen auf Beethovens Monument) for piano in C major, Op. 17: Massig, Durchaus energisch
3. Fantasie (Obolen auf Beethovens Monument) for piano in C major, Op. 17: Langsam getragen, Durchwegleise zu halten
4. Nachtst?cke (Night Pieces) for piano, Op. 23: No. 4 in F major
5. Fantasiest?cke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: No. 2, Aufschwung
6. Widmung (Liebeslied), transcription for piano (after Schumann, I & II), S. 566 (LW A133)
7. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major (WTC I/1), BWV 846 (BC L80): Prelude
8. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major (WTC I/1), BWV 846 (BC L80): Fugue
9. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 21 in B flat major (WTC I/21), BWV 866 (BC L100): Prelude
10. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 21 in B flat major (WTC I/21), BWV 866 (BC L100): Fugue
11. Moment musical for piano in F minor ('Air russe'), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)
12. Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 935 (Op. posth. 142): No. 3 in B-flat major
13. Moment musical for piano in A flat major ('Plaintes d'un Troubadour'), D. 780/6 (Op. 94/6)
14. Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major ('Fantasy'), D. 894 (Op. 78): Minuetto
15. Soir?es de Vienne, valse caprice for piano No. 6 (I; after Schubert D. 969 & 779) S. 427/6 (LW A131/6)
16. Marches Militaires (3) for piano, 4 hands, D. 733 (Op. 51): No. 3 in E flat major

Larger Image

CD Details

All Artists: Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Wilhelm Backhaus
Title: Piano Masters: Wilhelm Backhaus
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Pearl
Release Date: 10/19/1999
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Marches, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Fantasies, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Romantic (c.1820-1910)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 727031004622

CD Reviews

Bravo Maestro- a MUST BUY

John Ruggeri | Philadelphia, PA USA | 10/04/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One of the true piano giants- the Schuman Fantasy is a miracle. Everything else is beautufully molded. There are some embelishments which make the label of "literalist" meaningless refer to the the Lizst piece. He belongs with the great pianists on the Mount Olympus of techique and style. These recordings from the late 20's to early 30's are a complement to his British acoustic recordings and the recordings he made in his mature greatness."