Soirees Vienne / Valses

1. Soirées de Vienne, Valses caprices d'après Schubert (9), transcription for piano, S. 427 (LW A131)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Philip [1] Smith

Soirees Vienne / Valses,Liszt,Smith,Meridian,Classical

Average customer rating: A captivating and important achievement

Clara Schumann: Complete Piano Works Manufacturer: Cpo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Polonaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Clara Wieck Schumann | Schumann, Clara Wieck | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fanny Mendelssohn & Clara Schumann Piano Trios [IMPORT] Clara Schumann Piano Music Clara Schumann: The Artist and the Woman Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto; Piano Trio Clara Schumann: Piano Works ASIN: B00005MAV1 Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

1. Sonata In G Minor: Allegro
2. Sonata In G Minor: Adagio
3. Sonata In G Minor: Scherzo
4. Sonata In G Minor: Rondo
5. Romanze In B Minor
6. Impromptu In E Major
7. Romanze In A Minor
8. Scherzo Op. 10 In D Minor
9. Deuxieme Scherzo Op. 14 In C Minor
10. Praludium In F Minor
11. Soirees Musicales Op. 6: Toccatina In A Minor
12. Soirees Musicales Op. 6: Notturno In F Major
13. Soirees Musicales Op. 6: Ballade In D Minor
14. Soirees Musicales Op. 6: Ballade In D Minor
15. Soirees Musicales Op. 6: Mazurka In G Major
16. Soirees Musicales Op. 6: Polonaise In A Minor
17. Etude In A-Flat Major
18. Marsch In E-Flat Major

Tracks:

1. Praeludien Und Fugen Op. 16: Andante-Allegro Vivace
2. Praeludien Und Fugen Op. 16: Allegretto-Andante
3. Praeludien Und Fugen Op. 16: Andante-Andante Con Moto
4. Variationen Uber Ein Thema Von Robert sSchumann Op. 20
5. Trois Romances Op. 11: Andante
6. Trois Romances Op. 11: Andante Und Allegro
7. Trois Romances Op. 11: Moderato
8. Romance Variee Op. 3
9. Caprices En Forme De Valse Op. 2: Allegro Moderato
10. Caprices En Forme De Valse Op. 2: Allegro Moderato
11. Caprices En Forme De Valse Op. 2: Andantino
12. Caprices En Forme De Valse Op. 2: Allegro
13. Caprices En Forme De Valse Op. 2: Allegretto
14. Caprices En Forme De Valse Op. 2: Allegro Risoluto
15. Caprices En Forme De Valse Op. 2: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
16. Caprices En Forme De Valse Op. 2: Allegro Assai
17. Caprices En Forme De Valse Op. 2: Allegretto
18. Souvenir De Vienne, Impromptu Op. 9
19. Valses Romantiques Op. 4

Tracks:

1. Variatons De Concert Sur La Cavatine Du Pirate De Bellini Op. 8
2. Quatre Polonoises Op. 1: Polonoise In E-flat Major
3. Quatre Polonoises Op. 1: Polonoise In C-Major
4. Quatre Polonoises Op. 1: Polonoise In D Major
5. Quatre Polonoises Op. 1: Polonoise In C Major
6. Quatre Pieces Caracteristiques Op. 5: Impromptu. Le Sabbat
7. Quatre Pieces Caracteristiques Op. 5: Caprice A La Bolero
8. Quatre Pieces Caracteristiques Op. 5: Romance
9. Quatre Pieces Caracteristiques Op. 5: Scene Fantastique. Le Ballet Des Revenants
10. Quatre Pieces Fugitives Op. 15: Larghetto
11. Quatre Pieces Fugitives Op. 15: Un Poco Agitato
12. Quatre Pieces Fugitives Op. 15: Andante Espressivo
13. Quatre Pieces Fugitives Op. 15: Scherzo
14. Praludium Und Fuge
15. Drei Fugen Uber Themen Von J.S. Bach: Fuga A 4 Voci In E-flat Major
16. Drei Fugen Uber Themen Von J.S. Bach: Fuga A 4 Voci In E Major
17. Drei Fugen Uber Themen Von J.S. Bach: Fuga A 4 Voci In G Minor
18. Drei Romanzen Op. 21: Andante, Sehr Innig Bewegt, Tempo I
19. Drei Romanzen Op. 21: Allegretto (Sehr Zart Zu Spielen)
20. Drei Romanzen Op. 21: Agitato, Langsamer, Tempo I

Customer Reviews:

A captivating and important achievement.......2007-01-15

Robert Schumann was a central figure in the Romantic period of classical music. Fitting the period, the romantic idyll of Robert and Clara Schumann's trial-filled courtship and ultimate marriage against the wishes of Clara's father, Friedrich Wieck, has been endlessly written about.

But it is not until now that we have, for the first time, access to the complete piano compositions of Clara Schumann. I cannot imagine a more sensitive and nuanced performance of these works than that of Jozef De Beenhouwer, a Belgian pianist who has made a specialty of the music of both Robert and Clara Schumann. He received the Robert Schumann Prize from the City of Zwickau, Schumann's birthplace, and has completed an unfinished second concerto of Clara Schumann, not included in this set.

Clara Schumann was prepared by her father not only to be a virtuoso pianist. He also envisaged her as the first great female composer. He opposed her marriage to Robert in part because he reckoned that her probable role as a wife and mother - as well as Robert's ambitions as a comoposer - would bury her talent. Clara's first group of compositions were published when she was only 11 years of age. A surviving piano concerto, Op. 7, was performed to critical acclaim when Clara was 16.

Clara Schumann continued as a famous pianist and musical presence throughout her life (40 years after her husband's tragic death). However, although Robert recognized her compositional talent and encouraged her, the birth of eight children, and her role as a wife and pianist early curtailed her compositional activity (old Wieck was right in this respect). Her compositions have widely been regarded as worth little attention in comparison to those of her husband.

But this collection lets us make up our own minds about Clara's compositions. Most are from her early years, with a few from her later life. Except for her Concerto, many of the early works are in light genres, e.g. Polonaises (Op. 1), Romances, Impromptus, etc, but I found boldness, confidence, and originality in works from her earliest years. The Scherzi, Op. 10 and 14, are powerful and technically demanding. Some of the most remarkable pieces are preludes and fuges based on themes of J.S.Bach, and themes by Robert, written in the year, 1845, which gained favorable reviews for their skill and substance.

In summary, my wife and I both find this four-CD set both highly rewarding music beyond any novelty value associated the fame of the Schumann connection. In fact, I don't hesitate to make my own assessment that had Clara had the same opportunities as Robert, she may well have equalled him as a composer and fulfilled father Friedrich's dream.

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Average customer rating: Great Source for Piano Specialists This CD is excelent

Liszt: The Schubert Transcriptions, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Howard, Leslie | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Liszt: The Schubert Transcriptions, Vol. 3 Liszt Transcriptions of Berlioz, Chopin, Saint-Saëns Liszt: Harmonies poétiques et religeuses Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies Liszt: Rapsodie espagnole, and Other Pieces on Spanish Themes ASIN: B000002ZZL Release Date: 1995-03-21

Tracks:

1. Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.1 in A flat
2. Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.2 in A flat
3. Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.3 in E
4. Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.4 in D flat
5. Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.5 in G flat
6. Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.6 in a (first edition)
7. Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.7 in A
8. Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.8 in D
9. Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.9 in A flat

Tracks:

1. Melodies Hongroises, S425: Andante
2. Melodies Hongroises, S425: Marche hongroise (first Diabelli edition)
3. Melodies Hongroises, S425: Allegretto
4. Die Rose, S556i (first version)
5. Der Gondelfahrer, S559
6. Two Transcriptions For Sophie Menter: Soirees de Vienne-Valse-Caprice No.6, S427/6ii
7. Two Transcriptions For Sophie Menter: Marche hongroise, S425/2iv

Tracks:

1. Franz Schuberts Marsche Fur Das Pianoforte Ubertragen, S426: Trauermarsh-Grand Marche funebre
2. Franz Schuberts Marsche Fur Das Pianoforte Ubertragen, S426: Grand Marche
3. Franz Schuberts Marsche Fur Das Pianoforte Ubertragen, S426: Grand Marche caracteristique
4. Marche Militaire: Grande paraphrase de concert, S426a
5. Marche Hongroise, S425/2ii
6. Ave Maria, S557d (first version)
7. La Serenade, S559a (first version)
8. Erlokonig, S557a (first version)

Customer Reviews:

Great Source for Piano Specialists.......2006-08-16

'The Schubert Transcriptions - II' composed by Franz Liszt is volume 32 in Hyperion's 'The Complete Music for Solo Piano' for Liszt. And, being a real sucker for 'complete' collections of anything, I scarfed this one up without a moment's reflection, especially since I'm something of a Schubert fan, even if I'm not the biggest Liszt fan on the planet.

Most of these pieces are arrangements of selected Schubert songs where the music for the voice and the piano accompaniment are combined into a solo piano piece. One problem with these pieces for the average (like me) amateur listener is that very few of the pieces are from Schubert's major or most familiar Lieder. In many ways, it feels we are simply listening to etudes, but without the delicacy of Chopin's piano studies.

Oddly, aside from the interest to the piano professional, I think there is a great use for this music as background music for serious gatherings where you want the music to be interesting, but not too intrusive.

This CD is excelent.......1998-09-12

Leslie Howard delivers a stuning performance on this cd. Not only is the musicianship flawless and creative; the inclusian of variant versions of the peices provide a glance into the stlyle of Lizst:variations of varations of transcriptions. The 45 minute Hungarian March is one of the most hauntingly beutiful peices purchasable, and the recording of the Sories de Venna are worth of a horowithz recording. BUY THIS CD!!

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Liszt: Soirées De Vienne, Valses Manufacturer: Meridian ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003XCI Release Date: 1995-01-24

Tracks:

1. Allegretto Malinconico
2. Poco Allegro
3. Allgro Vivace-Moderato Con Sentimento-Vivace-Presto-Prestissimo
4. Andantino A Capriccio-Allegretto Con Intimo Sentimento-Un Poco Piu Di Moto-Agitato Assai...
5. Moderato Cantabile Con Affetto
6. Allegro Con Strepito-Poco Allegro
7. Allegro Spiritoso-Poco Meno Mosso-Allegretto-Allegro Spiritoso-Poco Meno Mosso
8. Allegro Con Brio-Stretto
9. Preludio A Capriccio-Andante Con Sentimento-Piu Mosso Rubato-Andantino-Animato...

Average customer rating: Wonderful set Don't buy the whole thing Not Insane insane For the real music lover

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Customer Reviews:

Wonderful set.......2004-10-24

This set is for serious piano fans, not for the ones who just start building up a CD library. I sort of agree with one of the reviewers, that there are many repetitions. But if you love piano, you wish to hear the same piece in different interpretations. Indeed, I really like this feature of this set: I can compare the style of various performers.
If you are into piano music, I encourage you to grab this set, if you can find it used (not available anymore at Amazon). I also hope, that there will be a continuation, in which other great pianists, who were left out because of the space limitation, will be included (Prokofiev, Bartok, Dohnanyi, etc).

Don't buy the whole thing.......2001-07-08

I've put a lot of thought into constructing my own piano library, and unless you can easily afford the present set, I would recommend a different approach to collecting piano music. This set emphasizes the piano player rather than the piano composer. Of course both are important. For example, the "Barcarolle" appears in this set EIGHT times. I'm sorry, although I love the piece, if I am going to spend [the money], I would prefer more variety. Where are the Alkan, Medtner, and Szymanawski compositions represented in this set? I appreciate having so many interpretations of the same pieces, but I would also appreciate more exposure to pieces not so popular. The selection by Philips which I consider a somewhat popular selection suggests to me that when Philips constructed this set, they realized most people would be buying the disks separately, and this affected the selection. And it's not just that obscure composers are left out, but also if one spends so much money on piano recordings, you'd think you'd want to buy pieces from a composer in completeness. For example, an alternative way to construct a library would be to combine purchases of complete cycles, e.g. complete Beethoven sonatas, complete Scriabin preludes, etc., along with outstanding recordings of more particular pieces. I'm not sure why someone would want to concentrate so much on so many famous artists, instead of acquiring complete sets of compositions. For me the composer is more important, or at least, if I am going to spend [the money]on piano recordings, I'd prefer more complete, rather than snapshot, exposure to the composers.

Not Insane.......2001-01-02

I had to write this review, as I am enthralled with this set. I have been going through it in order having already purchased a few individual units from the collection earlier. I am not sure what `insane' was talking about as there is NO repetition. Sure some pianists perform the same pieces, isn't that what they did in reality? The idea is to appreciate the different nuances and approaches taken by these artists. You will then enjoy these pieces from a better vantage.

It is a large ambitious contribution to the art of great piano playing. It is a labor of love and represents a tremendous amount of research and cooperation between many record companies. Rather then representing insanity, it is a resource to treasure.

Yes experts can quibble over who was left out, and what performances were inserted. I do not think such a massive undertaking could have been accomplished without someone being able to find faults. Overall however, unless you already have a monumental collection, (it would have to be almost legendary), this incredible set will give you a rewarding look into 74 of the greatest pianist of all time. You will come away with a honed sense of appreciation for your likes and dislikes. You will undoubtedly become someone who will search out recordings and be able to enjoy them for the rest of your life with a refined ear.

The only negative is this price. I would shop around, as it is daunting to spend 2 thousand dollars on such a collection. Of course you do get 200 CD's. However, the used collections might be good to consider.

Enjoy these masterpieces. I am not ashamed of owning this music as `insane' implies. I am proud to have enriched my life.

insane.......2000-10-12

This is not a good library of piano music. The reason is, there is too much repetition. I'm not saying the series is bad. The series is wonderful. But this collection as a whole is a bad libary. For the same money you could collect together (with more effort) an incredible libary of piano music. There are so many wonderful cd's out there, this is just a waste of money. If you can actually afford to spend 2 grand on piano music, then either (1) spend the time and do some research to get a good library of piano music, which will probably include some selections from this collection, or (2) hire someone to do that for you. Personally I would be embarrassed to own this whole collection, since that shows I have put little thought into my purchases of piano music.

For the real music lover.......2000-03-12

This series attempts to present important and representative performances by most of the major pianists of the 20th century. One might quibble a bit with the choices, but the works presented are of consistently high quality, and often do represent what may be the best works of a performer. Since this covers most of the time that recorded music existed, some of the recordings are technically challenged, as there is only so much one can do to enhance an old recording. Still, these appear to have been treated with love and respect in their restorations. Since this series is so large (and expensive!) one is tempted to "cherry pick" through the series, yet by doing so one can easily overlook gems by artists one is less familiar with. This large a set must inevitably have many versions of the same pieces, and takes many hours to listen to. The true enthusiast will appreciate the differences in interpretation, whereas the less experienced listener may find the set repetitive and overwhelming. If one has the time to really dig into this set, it can provide years of exploration and discovery. It would make a wonderful gift for some special music lover in your life ... or for yourself!

Track Listings:

1. Solo Violin Music
2. Sonatas 6
3. String Quartet " American "
4. Suites for Solo Violoncello
5. Swan Lake
6. Sweet Swan of Avon
7. Symphonies 3 "Scottish" & 4 "Italian"
8. Symphonies No. 4 & No. 5
9. Symphony 5 / Flos Campi Suite
10. The Other Donizetti

Track Listings

track listings

Track Listings

Songs Not to Get Married to [Import]

Tenor's Christmas

To Go

Quartet Ft Kenny Clarke [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Twilight

Unforgettable Collections [Import]

Very Merry Chipmunk

Vranický: Concertante Quartets 4-6

True Blue - the Very Best of [Import]

The Natural Touch

ThirdShiftGrottoSlack [EP]

Wandering Spirit

Twice As Nice: Sexy & Stylish [Import]

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1; Miaskovsky: Violin Concerto, Op. 44

Songs For Silverman