Grigory Ginzburg: His Early Recordings Vol.2 | APR APR5672

Grigory Ginzburg: His Early Recordings Vol.2

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Label: APR

Cat No: APR5672

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 26th April 2010

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About

Grigory Ginzburg (1904-1961) was perhaps the most astounding virtuoso to emerge in Soviet Russia and it is a tragedy that he was never allowed to travel to the west after the mid 1930s. He focussed his repertoire very much on the 19th century Romantic period and, above all, on Liszt. His prolific recordings include many of Liszt’s virtuosic opera paraphrases that had fallen into neglect.

This CD is the second of two devoted to his earliest 78rpm recordings, mainly dating from around 1950. These discs are extremely rare and many of the performances included will be unknown to even the most ardent collectors.

Of particular interest to pianophiles will be his supremely elegant Strauss transcriptions and the Schumann arrangements of Paganini Caprices.

Contents:
- Bach/Busoni: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565
Recorded in Moscow c1953 (from LP: D 4634/5)

- Weber: Rondo brillante in E flat major J252 ‘La gaité’
Recorded in Moscow in 1951 (78: 20523/4)

- Schumann: Paganini Études Op.3: No.2 in E major; No.4 in B flat major
Recorded in Moscow c1948 (78: 27348/9)

- Schumann: Theme and variations on the name ‘Abegg’ Op.1
Recorded in Moscow in 1952 (from LP: D 4634/5)

- Chopin: Impromptu No.1 in A flat major Op.29
- Chopin: Impromptu No.2 in F sharp major Op.36
- Chopin: Impromptu No.3 in G flat major Op.51
- Chopin: Fantasy Impromptu in C sharp minor Op.66
Recorded in Moscow c1948/9 (78 LP: 004700/1)

- Chopin: Polonaise in B flat major Op.71 No.2
Recorded in Moscow c1950 (from 78 LP: 001282/3)

- Chopin: Polonaise in A flat major Op.53 ‘Heroic’
Recorded in Moscow in 1950 (78: 019006/7)

- Strauss/Schulz-Evler: Concert Arabesques on ‘The Blue Danube’
Recorded in Moscow in 1950 (from 78 LP: 00506/7)

- Strauss/Grunfeld: Frühlingsstimmen Op.410
Recorded in Moscow c1948 (from 78 LP: 00318/9)

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