Art of Youra Guller (Prelude & Fugue/Ballade 4)

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Youra Guller (1895-1980) made very few recordings, so this one (her last) is a special treasure. It's odd that she devoted so much of the session to Baroque music, but she does adapt these harpsichord works to the piano effectively, without romanticizing. The Liszt transcription of Bach organ music is a great transcription, performed here with amazing grandeur. The little Granados pieces are lovely, but the romantic highlight of the program is the Chopin ballade, a real lesson in building a musical structure. Very fine sound in the resonant Nimbus manner. The CD contains several items not included in the original LP release, but regrettably omits a couple of items from the LP. -- Leslie Gerber

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The Art of Youra Guller, 1895-1980
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • a life distilled
The Art of Youra Guller, 1895-1980

Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Albeniz, Mateo Pérez deAlbeniz, Mateo Pérez de | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by ChopinAll Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Granados, EnriqueGranados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by LisztAll Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by RameauAll Works by Rameau | Rameau, Jean Philippe | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
BalladsBallads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
EtudesEtudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
FuguesFugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
Character PiecesCharacter Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
SonatinasSonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
OrganOrgan | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
PianoPiano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
RomancesRomances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000037BU
Release Date: 1992-12-02

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Youra Guller (1895-1980) made very few recordings, so this one (her last) is a special treasure. It's odd that she devoted so much of the session to Baroque music, but she does adapt these harpsichord works to the piano effectively, without romanticizing. The Liszt transcription of Bach organ music is a great transcription, performed here with amazing grandeur. The little Granados pieces are lovely, but the romantic highlight of the program is the Chopin ballade, a real lesson in building a musical structure. Very fine sound in the resonant Nimbus manner. The CD contains several items not included in the original LP release, but regrettably omits a couple of items from the LP. -- Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars a life distilled.......2004-06-04

The fact that Youra Guller could have been overlooked in the 'Great Pianists of the Century' series on the one hand, and is such an earth-shattering, life-changing phenomanon on the other makes this disc a thrilling discovery; a one-choice desert island disc (ideally I'd be allowed 2, and take the Cortot, Thibaud, Casals Archduke/Schubert Bb along as well..).I know this recording backwards; it's too moving for words.
The Art of Youra Guller, 1895-1980
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    The Art of Youra Guller, 1895-1980

    Manufacturer: Nimbus
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Albeniz, Mateo Pérez deAlbeniz, Mateo Pérez de | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by ChopinAll Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Granados, EnriqueGranados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by LisztAll Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by RameauAll Works by Rameau | Rameau, Jean Philippe | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    BalladsBallads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    EtudesEtudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    FuguesFugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Character PiecesCharacter Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    SonatinasSonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    OrganOrgan | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    PianoPiano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    RomancesRomances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000024NSC
    Release Date: 1986-01-01

    Tracks:

    1. Fant And Fugue in g BWV 542
    2. Prld And Fugue in a BWV 543
    3. Son in D
    4. La Fleurie Ou La Tendre Nanette
    5. Le Rappel Des Oiseaux
    6. Les Tourbillons
    7. Romance in C
    8. Etude in f Op.25 No.2
    9. Ballade No.4
    10. Danzas Espanoles Op.37: Andaluza
    11. Danzas Espanoles Op.37: Oriental

    Track Listings:

    1. Bach: 7 Harpsichord Concertos, Triple Concerto
    2. Bach Family Motets Clare College Choir
    3. Bach: Italian Concerto; English Suite No. 2; 12 Little Preludes
    4. Bach J.S: Goldberg Variations [Import] [Live]
    5. Bach: Sonates Pour Violon [Import]
    6. Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin/Concerto For Orchestra
    7. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Box Set) [Box set] [Original recording remastered]
    8. Beethoven: Symphony No.3 [Import]
    9. Before My Time
    10. Cello Music of Randall Svane-Three Unaccompanied Suites & Dreams Go Wandering Still

    Track Listings

    track listings

    Track Listings

    Something to Say [Import]

    Viola Power

    Traveling Through the Jungle [Extra tracks]

    Quintessence, Vol. 1 [Live]

    Rope Ladder to the Moon: An Introduction to Jack Bruce [Import]

    Truly: The Love Songs

    Traveling Miles [Import]

    Shostakovich: Michelangelo Suite Op. 145a

    Under The Winter Moon

    Trumpet Summit Meets The Oscar Peterson Big Four

    Up

    Solo lo Nuestro [Original recording remastered]

    Super 6 [Enhanced]

    Ultimate Collection (CD & DVD)

    Now's the Time