Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Haydn, Friedrich Gulda

Piano Recital 1959

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CD/ Track	Title	Duration
1.1	Capriccio über die Abreise sines innig geliebten Bruders B flat Major BWV 992 I. Arioso. Adagio, attacca	: 1:51
1.2	Capriccio über die Abreise seines innig geliebten Bruders B flat Major BWV 992 II. (Andante), attacca	: 1:12
1.3	Capriccio über die Abreise seines innig geliebten Bruders B flat Major BWV 992 III. Adagiosissimo	: 2:30
1.4	Capriccio über die Abreise seines innig geliebten Bruders B flat Major BWV 992 IV. (Andante con moto), attacca	:00:27
1.5	Capriccio über die Abreise seines innig geliebten Bruders B flat Major BWV 992 V. Aria di Postiglione, attacca	: 1:14
1.6	Capriccio über die Abreise seines innig geliebten Bruders B flat Major BWV 992 VI. Fuga all' imitazione della cornetta di Postiglione	: 2:03
1.7	Andante con variazioni F Minor Hob. XVII:6	:14:25
1.8	Piano Sonata E flat Major op. 62 Hob. XVI:52 I. Allegro moderato	: 6:04
1.9	Piano Sonata E flat Major op. 62 Hob. XVI:52 II. Adagio	: 6:45
1.10	Piano Sonata E flat Major op. 62 Hob. XVI:52 III. Finale. Presto	: 4:06
1.11	Piano Sonata No. 10 G Major op. 14,2 I. Allegro	: 5:47
1.12	Piano Sonata No. 10 G Major op. 14,2 II. Andante	: 5:04
1.13	Piano Sonata No. 10 G Major op. 14,2 III. Scherzo. Allegro assai	: 2:58
1.14	Piano Sonata No. 31 A flat Major op. 110 I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo	: 7:29
1.15	Piano Sonata No. 31 A flat Major op. 110 II. Allegro molto	: 2:18
1.16	Piano Sonata No. 31 A flat Major op. 110 III. Adagio, ma non troppo, attacca	: 3:33
1.17	Piano Sonata No. 31 A flat Major op. 110 IV. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo	: 6:43

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: SCM Hänssler
series:: EDITION SCHWETZINGER FESTSPIELE
Art.-No.:: 093.704.000
: Compact Disc
: 12 S. Booklet
Duration:: 1:14 hrs.
: April 2010
: *recommended retail price

Even as the young Friedrich Gulda had begun to establish himself as a masterful interpreter of Beethoven, he would frequently moonlight as a jazz musician. And for the remainder of his career, he walked between two worlds - which, in those unenlightened times, made him the target of elitist criticism. The current program comes from Friedrich Gulda's 1959 recital at the Schwetzingen Festival. By this time Gulda's reputation as a modern, provocative, technically infallible Beethoven player was secure - as was his disdain for convention and authority.

Gulda's Schwetzingen recital combines two Beethoven sonataswith work by J.S. Bach and Joseph Haydn. The Capriccio "On the departure of his beloved brother" is a rarity in any keyboardist's repertoire and this marks the first appearance of Gulda's performance on CD. The Haydn works appearing on this recording are also quite valuable because Gulda seldom performed the works of the master in public.
Undoubtedly, this is a concert experience of a one of the 20th century's most individualistic artists as it is rarely seen.