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Great musical recordings: Brahms – Wilhelm Kempff 1950’s legacy (op. 10, 24, 76,79,116,117,118,119): Great compositions/performances

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Brahms – Wilhelm Kempff 1950’s legacy (op. 10, 24, 76,79,116,117,118,119)

On the Top of Damavand

Published on Oct 5, 2012

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

FOUR BALLADES, OP.10
0:00 : No.1 Andante (after the Scottish Border ballad “Edward” in Johann Gottfried Herder‘s anthology “Stimmen der Völker”) (4mn03)
4:03 : (28) No.2 Andante (6mn30)
10:33 : No.3 Intermezzo: Allegro (4mn00)
14:34 : No.4 Andante con moto (8mn19)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.

VARIATIONS AND FUGUE ON A THEME BY HANDEL IN B-FLAT MAJOR, OP.24
22:53 : Aria – Variations 1-25 – Fuga (24mn27)
Recording: Hanover, Beethovensaal, 3 January 1957.

8. PIANO PIECES, OP.76
Book I:
47:20 : No.1 Capriccio in F-sharp minor: Un poco agitato (3mn03)
50:25 : No.2 Capriccio in B minor: Allegretto non troppo (3mn32)
53:57 : No.3 Intermezzo in A-flat major: Grazioso (2mn33)
56:32 : No.4 Intermezzo in B-flat major: Allegro grazioso (2mn31)
Book II:
59:04 : No.5 Capriccio in C-sharp minor: Agitato, ma non troppo presto (3mn22)
01:02:26 : No.6 Intermezzo in A major: Andante con moto (3mn40)
01:06:07 : No.7 Intermezzo in A minor: Moderato semplice (3mn02)
01:09:08 : No.8 Capriccio in C major: Grazioso ed un poco vivace (3mn43)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.

9. TWO RHAPSODIES, OP.79
01:12:52 : No.1 in B minor: Agitato (9mn32)
01:22:26 : No.2 in G minor: Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro (7mn30)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, November 1953.

10. FANTASIAS, OP.116
01:29:55 : No.1 Capriccio in D minor: Presto energico (2mn48)
01:32:45 : No.2 Intermezzo in A minor: Andante (3mn09)
01:35:54 : No.3 Capriccio in G minor: Allegro passionato (3mn00)
01:38:55 : No.4 Intermezzo in E major: Adagio (4mn06)
01:43:02 : No.5 Intermezzo in E minor: Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento (3mn09)
01:46:12 : No.6 Intermezzo in E major: Andantino teneramente (2mn40)
01:48:52 : No.7 Capriccio in D minor: Allegro agitato (2mn36)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.

11. INTERMEZZI, OP.117
01:51:28 : No.1 in E-flat major: Andante moderato (5mn04)
01:56:32 : No.2 in B-flat minor: Andante non troppo e con molto espressione (4mn17)
02:00:50 : No.3 in C-sharp minor: Andante con moto (5mn06)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, October 1950.

12. PIANO PIECES, OP.118
02:05:56 : No.1 Intermezzo in A minor: Allegro non assai (2mn06)
02:08:03 : No.2 Intermezzo in A major: Andante teneramente (4mn28)
02:12:32 : No.3 Ballade in G minor: Allegro energico (3mn57)
02:16:28 : No.4 Intermezzo in F minor: Allegretto un poco agitato (2mn49)
02:19:18 : No.5 Romanze in F major: Andante (3mn46)
02:23:04 : No.6 Intermezzo in E-flat minor: Andante, largo e mesto (4mn53)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23-24 March 1950.

13. PIANO PIECES, OP.119
02:27:58 : No.1 Intermezzo in B minor: Adagio (3mn37)
02:31:35 : No.2 in E minor: Andantino un poco agitato (5mn01)
02:36:36 : No.3 in C major: Grazioso e giocoso (1mn47)
02:38:24 : No.4 in E-flat major: Allegro risoluto (5mn16)
Recording: London, West Hampstead, 23 & 26 November 1953.

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Frost Saints’ Days

These three consecutive days in May mark the feasts of St. Mammertus, St. Pancras, and St. Servatus. In the wine-growing districts of France, a severe cold spell occasionally strikes at this time of year, inflicting serious damage on the grapevines; some in rural France have believed that it is the result of their having offended one of the three saints, who for this reason are called the “frost saints.” French farmers have been known to show their displeasure over a cold snap at this time of year by flogging the statues and defacing the pictures of Mammertus, Pancras, and Servatus. More… Discuss