Skrjabin / Caselli - Piano Works - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Beethoven's Only Opera, Fidelio, Was a Work the Composer Struggled with on and Off for Several Years, Offering Up Several Overtures and Subjecting It to Much Revision; Indeed, Even the Naming of the Work Took on a Bit of Operatic Drama. This 1957 Live Performance Is a Most Interesting One for Collectors to Consider, Presenting As It Does a Recording from Athens, Greece with Jascha Horenstein at the Helm, and Showcasing, at or Near Her Vocal Peak, the Renowned Wagnerian and Dramatic Soprano Martha Modl As Lenore in Partnership with Italian Spinto Tenor Giuseppe Zampieri As Florestan. Album Tracks 1. Overture - Orchestra of the Athens Festival 2. Jetzt, Schätzchen, Jetzt Sind Wir Allein 3. Der Arme Jaquino...O Wär Ich Schon Mit Dir Vereint 4. Ist Fidelio...Mir Ist So Wunderbar 5. Höre, Fidelio...Man Braucht Auch 6. Gut, Söhnchen, Gut, Hab Immer Mut 7. March - Orchestra of the Athens Festival 8. Depeschen?...Ha! Welch Ein Augenblick! 9. Jetzt, Alter, Jetzt Hat Es Eile! 10. Abscheulicher! Wo Eilst Du Hin? 11. Vater Rocco...O Welche Lust! 12. Nun Sprecht, Wie Ging's? 1. Wir Müssen Gleich Zu Werke Schreiten 2. Ach! Vater, Eilt! 3. Introduction 4. Gott! Welch Dunkel Hier! 5. Wie Kalt Ist...Nur Hurtig Fort 6. Er Erwacht! 7. Euch Werde Lohn in Besser'n Welten 8. Ist Alles Bereit?...Er Sterbe! Doch Er Soll Erst Wissen 9. Vater Rocco! Vater Rocco! 10. O Namenlose Freude! 11. Entr'acte 12. Heil Sei Dem Tag, Heil Sei Der Stunde 13. Du Schlossest Auf Des Edlen Grab

Album Tracks 1. Allegro 2. Adagio 3. Menuett 4. Allegro 5. Adagio Des-Dur, D505 6. Ungarische Melodie in B minor, D817 7. Galopp 8. Ecossaisen I 9. Ecossaisen II 10. Ecossaisen III 11. Ecossaisen IV 12. Ecossaisen V 13. Ecossaisen VI 14. Ecossaisen VII 15. Ecossaisen VIII 16. Thema Andante 17. Variation I 18. Variation II 19. Variation III Piu Moto 20. Variation IV 21. Variation V Andante Con Moto 22. Variation VI 23. Variation VII Scherzando 24. Variation VIII 25. Variation IX Adagio 26. Variation X Allegro

Tolstoy described Alexander Scriabin's music as Incha sincere expression of geniusInch while Scriabin described himself as Inchall impulse, all desire...Inch His virtuosity rivaling that of Rachmaninov, the young and colorful musician and composer found inspiration in his idol, Chopin, while still touching his compositions with Russian darkness and sensuous passion. This album of his less-popular compositions also includes the child prodigy's Canon in D minor, composed when Scriabin was only 11 years old. Album Tracks 1. Sonate-Fantasie in G-Sharp minor 2. No. 3. Impromptu Alla Mazurka 3. No. 1 in F-Sharp minor 4. No. 2 in a Major 5. No. 1 in G-Sharp minor 6. No. 2 in F-Sharp Major 7. Variations on a Theme By Mlle Egorova 8. No. 2. Nocturne in D-Flat Major 9. No. 1 in F-Sharp Major 10. No. 2 in B-Flat minor 11. Quasi-Valse in F Major, Op. 47 12. No. 3. Rêverie 13. Scherzo, Op. 46 14. No. 1. Désir 15. No. 2. Caresse Dansée 16. Canon in D minor