Louis Kentner plays Brahms, Liszt, Bach, Mozart et al. | Haenssler Profil PH20085

Louis Kentner plays Brahms, Liszt, Bach, Mozart et al.

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Label: Haenssler Profil

Cat No: PH20085

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 10

Release Date: 30th April 2021

Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Violin Sonata in A minor, BWV1020
» III Allegro
Violin Sonata no.1 in B minor, BWV1014
Violin Sonata no.2 in A major, BWV1015
Violin Sonata no.3 in E major, BWV1016
Violin Sonata no.4 in C minor, BWV1017
» Siciliano: Largo
Violin Sonata no.5 in F minor, BWV1018
Violin Sonata no.6 in G major, BWV1019

Balakirev, Mili

Islamey
Mazurka no.6 in A flat major
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.102
Reverie in F major

Bartok, Bela

For Children, Sz42 (excerpts)
For Children, Sz42 Book 1
» no.22 Allegretto
» no.30 Jeering Song
» no.31 Allegro tranquillo
» no.40 Swineherd's Dance
Piano Concerto no.3, BB127, Sz119

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Violin Sonata no.6 in A major, op.30 no.1

Brahms, Johannes

Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83
Violin Sonata no.1 in G major, op.78
Violin Sonata no.2 in A major, op.100
Violin Sonata no.3 in D minor, op.108

Chausson, Ernest

Concert in D major for piano, violin and string quartet, op.21

Dvorak, Antonin

Piano Trio no.4 in E minor, op.90 'Dumky'

Hubay, Jeno

Blumenleben (6) for violin and piano, op.30
» no.5 Der Zephir

Liszt, Franz

Annees de Pelerinage, 1st Year 'Suisse', S160
» no.4 Au bord d'une source
Annees de Pelerinage, 2nd Year (supplement), Venezia e Napoli, S162
» no.1 Gondoliera
» no.3 Tarantella
Annees de Pelerinage, 2nd Year, S161
» no.7 Apres une lecture du Dante 'Fantasia quasi Sonata'
Concert Etudes (2), S145
Concert Etudes (3), S144
» no.2 La leggierezza
» no.3 Un sospiro
Csardas macabre, S224
En reve - Nocturne, S207
Etudes d'execution transcendante (12), S139
» no.5 in B flat major 'Feux follets'
Grandes Etudes (6) de Paganini, S141
» no.2 in E flat major
» no.3 in G sharp minor 'La campanella'
» no.5 in E major 'La chasse'
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), S244
» no.2 in C sharp minor
Illustrations du Prophete (Meyerbeer), S414
» no.2 Les patineurs
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178

Lyapunov, Sergei

Etudes d'execution transcendente (12), op.11

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Clarinet Trio in E flat major, K498 'Kegelstatt Trio'
Piano Concerto no.24 in C minor, K491

Ravel, Maurice

Piano Trio in A minor

Walton, William

Violin Sonata

Artists

Louis Kentner (piano)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Gaspar Cassado (cello)
Quatuor Pascal
Philharmonia Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Adrian Boult
Harry Blech

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Violin Sonata in A minor, BWV1020
» III Allegro
Violin Sonata no.1 in B minor, BWV1014
Violin Sonata no.2 in A major, BWV1015
Violin Sonata no.3 in E major, BWV1016
Violin Sonata no.4 in C minor, BWV1017
» Siciliano: Largo
Violin Sonata no.5 in F minor, BWV1018
Violin Sonata no.6 in G major, BWV1019

Balakirev, Mili

Islamey
Mazurka no.6 in A flat major
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.102
Reverie in F major

Bartok, Bela

For Children, Sz42 (excerpts)
For Children, Sz42 Book 1
» no.22 Allegretto
» no.30 Jeering Song
» no.31 Allegro tranquillo
» no.40 Swineherd's Dance
Piano Concerto no.3, BB127, Sz119

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Violin Sonata no.6 in A major, op.30 no.1

Brahms, Johannes

Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83
Violin Sonata no.1 in G major, op.78
Violin Sonata no.2 in A major, op.100
Violin Sonata no.3 in D minor, op.108

Chausson, Ernest

Concert in D major for piano, violin and string quartet, op.21

Dvorak, Antonin

Piano Trio no.4 in E minor, op.90 'Dumky'

Hubay, Jeno

Blumenleben (6) for violin and piano, op.30
» no.5 Der Zephir

Liszt, Franz

Annees de Pelerinage, 1st Year 'Suisse', S160
» no.4 Au bord d'une source
Annees de Pelerinage, 2nd Year (supplement), Venezia e Napoli, S162
» no.1 Gondoliera
» no.3 Tarantella
Annees de Pelerinage, 2nd Year, S161
» no.7 Apres une lecture du Dante 'Fantasia quasi Sonata'
Concert Etudes (2), S145
Concert Etudes (3), S144
» no.2 La leggierezza
» no.3 Un sospiro
Csardas macabre, S224
En reve - Nocturne, S207
Etudes d'execution transcendante (12), S139
» no.5 in B flat major 'Feux follets'
Grandes Etudes (6) de Paganini, S141
» no.2 in E flat major
» no.3 in G sharp minor 'La campanella'
» no.5 in E major 'La chasse'
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19), S244
» no.2 in C sharp minor
Illustrations du Prophete (Meyerbeer), S414
» no.2 Les patineurs
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178

Lyapunov, Sergei

Etudes d'execution transcendente (12), op.11

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Clarinet Trio in E flat major, K498 'Kegelstatt Trio'
Piano Concerto no.24 in C minor, K491

Ravel, Maurice

Piano Trio in A minor

Walton, William

Violin Sonata

Artists

Louis Kentner (piano)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Gaspar Cassado (cello)
Quatuor Pascal
Philharmonia Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Adrian Boult
Harry Blech

About

Louis Kentner was born on 19 July 1905, in Karwin, then part of Austrian Silesia, now Karvina in Czechia. He made his official debut at the age of 15 (1920) and began concert tours of European cities, attracting particular attention for his interpretations of Chopin and Liszt.

It was in the year 1935 that the pianist made England his new home (settling in London) and he was given British citizenship in 1946. Kentner's broad repertoire included Bach as well as the composers of the 19th and early 20th century. Regular concert tours led him all over the world - beginning in Europe, continuing to South Africa, the Middle and Far East, New Zealand and Australia, the USA and Canada, and more still.

At the same time, Kentner was more than merely a brilliant soloist; he was an admirable chamber musician as well. His duo recordings and concerts with his brother-in-law Yehudi Menuhin are legendary. William Walton wrote his 1949 Violin Sonata for the two artists. Drawing on his insights as a performer, the pianist also composed. He died in London on 27 September 1987.

The present 10-CD compilation illustrates Louis Kentner as a successful soloist, chamber musician and concert pianist.

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