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• CD 1. Polonaise in A-flat, op. 53 : abridged / Chopin (4:41)
• Marche militaire no. 1 / Schubert ; Tausig (4:18)
• Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2 / Rachmaninoff (3:03)
• Rustles of spring, op. 32, no. 3 / Sinding (2:33)
• Scarf dance, op. 37 : abridged (1:42) ; The flatterer, op. 50 (2:15) / Chaminade
• Witches' dance, op. 17, no. 2 / MacDowell (2:55)
• Melody in F, op. 3, no. 1 / Rubinstein (3:17)
• Waltz in C-sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2 / Chopin (3:08)
• Andante and rondo capriccioso, op. 14 / Mendelssohn (5:40)
• Rigoletto paraphrase : abridged / Verdi ; Liszt (5:38)
• June : barcarolle, op. 37, no. 6 / Tchaikovsky (4:15)
• Etude in G-flat, op. 10, no. 5 : "Black keys" (1:47) ; Etude in G-flat, op. 25, no. 9 : "Butterfly" (1:05) / Chopin
• Morgengruss = Morning greeting : from "Die schöne Müllerin" (4:33) ; Gute Nacht = Good night : from "Winterreise" (4:46) / Schubert ; Godowsky
• Carnaval, op. 9 / Schumann (24:00).
• CD 2. Nocturnes. B-flat minor, op. 9, no. 1 (4:10) ; E-flat, op. 9, no. 2 (3:56) ; F, op. 15, no. 1 (3:50) ; F-sharp, op. 15, no. 2 (3:20) ; C-sharp minor, op. 27, no. 1 (4:31) ; D-flat, op. 27, no. 2 (5:32) ; B, op. 32, no. 1 (3:43) ; G minor, op. 37, no. 1 (4:08) ; G, op. 37, no. 2 (6:20) ; F-sharp minor, op. 48, no. 2 (4:22) ; F minor, op. 55, no. 1 (4:13) ; E minor, op. 72, no. 1 (3:47) ; Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35 (23:00) / Chopin.
• CD 3. Ballade in G minor, op. 24 : variations on a Norwegian folk melody / Grieg (17:01)
• Sonata no. 26 in E-flat, op. 81a : "Lebewohl" / Beethoven (16:00)
• Scherzo no. 4 in E, op. 54 / Chopin (8:56)
• The gardens of Buitenzorg : from "Java suite" / Godowsky (3:14)
• Berceuse in D-flat, op. 57. Take 1 (4:40) ; Take 2 4:27) / Chopin

• Morgengruss = Morning greeting : from "Die schöne Müllerin" / Schubert ; Godowsky (4:13)
• Godowsky compositions on contemporaneous early recordings. Study no. 15 : on Etude, op. 10, no. 7 (3:27) ; Study no. 47 : "Badinage" etudes op. 10, no. 5 and op. 25, no. 9 combined (1:29) / Chopin ; Godowsky (David Saperton, piano)
• Etude in G-flat, op. 25, no. 9 : "Butterfly" / Chopin (0:57)
• Study no. 39 : on Etude, op. 25, no. 9 / Chopin ; Godowsky (1:07) (Victor Schiøler, piano)
• Tango in D, op. 165, no. 2 / Albeniz ; Godowsky (2:48) (Wilhelm Backhaus)
• Moment musical, op. 94, no. 3 / Schubert ; Godowsky (2:01) (Lev Pouishnoff)
• Tambourin / Rameau ; Godowsky (3:00) (Shura Cherkassky)
• Gigue / Loeillet ; Godowsky (2:07) (Emil Gilels)
• Alt Wien = Old Vienna : from Triakontameron / Godowsky (2:08) (Isabelle Yalkovsky).

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Contributors:

Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938 , composer, arranger of music, instrumentalist

Saperton, David, 1889-1970 , instrumentalist

Schiøler, Victor, 1899-1967 , instrumentalist

Backhaus, Wilhelm, 1884-1969 , instrumentalist

Pouishnoff, Leff, 1891-1959 , instrumentalist

Cherkassky, Shura , instrumentalist

Gilels, Emil , instrumentalist

Byman, Isabelle, 1906-1981 , instrumentalist

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849

Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943

Sinding, Christian, 1856-1941

Chaminade, Cécile, 1857-1944

MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908

Rubinstein, Anton, 1829-1894

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856

Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

Albéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Accompanying materials: English

Included Works:

Polonaises, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 53, A♭ major

Marches militaires [by Schubert, F.] > No 1 (arranged)

Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3 [by Rachmaninoff, S.] > Prélude

Stücke, piano [by Sinding, C.] > Op. 32 > Frühlingsrauschen

Callirhoë [by Chaminade, C.] > Danse d'écharpe (arranged)

Lisonjera [by Chaminade, C.]

Fantasiestücke [by MacDowell, E.] > Hexentanz

Melodies, piano [by Rubinstein, A.] > Op. 3 > No. 1

Waltzes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 64 > No. 2

Rondo capriccioso [by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, F.]

Paraphrases de concert [by Liszt, F.] > Rigoletto

Vremena goda [by Tchaikovsky, P.I.] > Ii︠u︡n.

Etudes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 10 > No. 5

Etudes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 25 > No. 9

Schöne Müllerin [by Schubert, F.] > Morgengruss (arranged)

Winterreise [by Schubert, F.] > Gute Nacht (arranged)

Carnaval [by Schumann, R.]

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 9 > No. 1

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 9 > No. 2

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 15 > No. 1

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 15 > No. 2

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 27 > No. 1

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 27 > No. 2

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 32 > No. 1

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 37 > No. 1

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 37 > No. 2

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 48 > No. 2

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 55 > No. 1

Nocturnes, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 72, no. 1, E minor

Sonatas, piano [by Chopin, F.] > No. 2, op. 35, B♭ minor

Ballade i form av variasjoner over en norsk folkevise [by Grieg, E.]

Sonatas, piano [by Beethoven, L.v.] > No. 26, op. 81a, E♭ major

Scherzos, piano [by Chopin, F.] > No. 4, op. 54, E major

Java suite [by Godowsky, L.] > Gardens of Buitenzorg

Berceuse, piano, op. 57, D♭ major [by Chopin, F.]

Chopin-Studien [by Godowsky, L.] > No. 15

Chopin-Studien [by Godowsky, L.] > No. 47

España, op. 165 [by Albéniz, I.] > Tango (arranged)

Moments musicaux [by Schubert, F.] > No 3 (arranged)

Renaissance [by Godowsky, L.] > Tambourin

Renaissance [by Godowsky, L.] > Gigue

Triakontameron [by Godowsky, L.] > Alt Wien

Subjects:

Piano music

Piano music, Arranged

Polonaises

Marches (Piano)

Operas — Excerpts, Arranged

Sonatas (Piano)

Waltzes

Rondos (Piano)

Songs — Instrumental settings

Suites (Piano) — Excerpts

Alternate takes (Sound recordings)

Operas

Songs

Suites (Piano)

Genres:

Art music

Polonaises (Music)

Marches (Music)

Preludes (Music)

Waltzes (Music)

Rondos

Excerpts

Arrangements (Music)

Barcaroles

Concert etudes

Suites

Sonatas

Ballades (Instrumental music)

Scherzos

Studies (Music)

Tangos (Music)

Jigs (Dance music)

Instrumental settings

Operas

Songs

Excerpts, Arranged

Performers:

Leopold Godowsky (discs 1-2 and disc 3, tracks 1-9), various others (disc 3, remainder), piano.

Production Credits:

Producer, Donald Manildi ; audio conservation, Ward Marston ; audio assistance, J. Richard Harris.

Performance Medium:

1 performer: piano
1 performer: piano

General Notes:

Principally previously released recordings.
Program and biographical notes by Edward Blickstein and Donald Manildi on container insert.
Title from disc label.
Recorded between 1913 April 10 and 1940 June 23.

Physical Description:

3 audio discs ; 4 3/4 in.
op. 53
No 1
op. 3 No. 1.
op. 64 No. 2.
op. 10 No. 5.
op. 25 No. 9.
op. 9 No. 1.
op. 9 No. 2.
op. 15 No. 1.
op. 15 No. 2.
op. 27 No. 1.
op. 27 No. 2.
op. 32 No. 1.
op. 37 No. 1.
op. 37 No. 2.
op. 48 No. 2.
op. 55 No. 1.
op. 72, no. 1
no. 2, op. 35
no. 26, op. 81a
no. 4, op. 54
op. 57
No. 15
No. 47
No 3

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; mono

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 148,764- 148,766

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 638335300825
Publisher Number, Marston: 53008-2

OCLC Numbers:

83819070