Alexis Weissenberg - The Complete Warner Classics Edition - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

THE DEFINITIVE EDITION OF A 20th-CENTURY ICON Alexis Weissenberg (1929-2012) was one of the most polarizing and fascinating virtuosos of his era. Born in Sofia, Weissenberg made his mark as an exceptional young virtuoso, touring at the age of fifteen and performing with Leonard Bernstein before moving to New York in 1946. He trained at Juilliard and won the 1947 Leventritt Competition. After a decade-long sabbatical in the 1950s to InchreconstructInch his technique, he returned to the stage with a style defined by Inchsteel and soulInch - a combination of chiselled sonorities, rhythmic precision, structural unity, and a total lack of superficiality. This comprehensive boxset captures his tireless pursuit of musical truth (a vision that continues to provoke and fascinate today), an essential acquisition for collectors of great 20th-century pianism. Album Tracks 1. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 2. Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825 I-VI 3. Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 I-VI 4. Keyboard Partita No. 3 in a Minor, BWV 827 I-VII 5. Keyboard Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828 I-VII 6. Keyboard Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829 I-VII 7. Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 I. Fantaisie 8. Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 II. Fugue 9. Keyboard Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 I-VII 10. Overture in the French Style in B minor, BWV 831 I-VIII 11. Duetto in E minor, BWV 802 12. Duetto in F Major, BWV 803 13. Duetto in G Major, BWV 804 14. Duetto in a Minor, BWV 805 15. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971 I. - 16. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971 II. Andante 17. Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971 III. Presto 18. Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben, BWV 147 No. 10, Choral. InchJesus Bleibet Meine FreudeInch (Transcr. Hess) 19. 18 Choräle InchLeipzigerInch No. 9, Nun Komm,