Владимир Софроницкий (фортепиано)

Записи произведений Рахманинова, Лядова, Скрябина и Шопена + записи с концертов в Московской консерватории в 1951 и 1952 гг.

 Vladimir Sofronitsky, piano.

1. SERGEY RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)
1  (1)  Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op.3 No.2 (3:59)
2  (2)  Prelude in F-sharp Minor, Op.23 No.1 (3:07)
3  (3)  Prelude in D Major, Op.23 No.4 (4:46)
4  (4)  Prelude in E-flat Major, Op.23 No.6 (3:08)
5  (5)  Prelude in E Major, Op.32 No.3 (2:43)
6  (6)  Prelude in G Major, Op.32 No.5 (3:08)
7  (7)  Prelude in D Major, 32 No.12 (2:35)
8  (8)  Moment musical in B Minor, Op.16 No.3 (4:47)
9  (9)  Moment musical in D-flat Major, Op.16 No.5 (3:52)
10 (10)  Etude tableu in C Major, Op.33 No.2 (2:25)
11 (11)  Etude tableu in G Minor, Op.33 No.8 (3:34)
12 (12)  Etude tableu in B Minor, Op.39 No.4 (2:30)
13 (13)  Etude tableu in C Major, Op.39 No.5 (4:36)
14 (14)  Etude tableu in C Major, Op.39 No.6 (2:40)
Recorded in 1949 (1)
Recorded in 1946 (2 - 8, 11, 14)
Recorded in 1952 (9)
Recorded in 1951 (10, 13)
Recorded in 1953 (12)

2. ANATOLY LYADOV (1855-1914)

1  (15)  Prelude in B-flat Minor, Op.32 No.2 (1:38)
2  (16)  Prelude in G Major, Op.36 No.3 (0:53)
3  (17)  Prelude in D Minor, Op.40 No.3 (1:17)
4  (18)  Prelude in B Minor, Op.11 No.1 (2:44)
5  (19)  A musical snuff box in A Major, Op.32 (1:51)

Three pieces, Op.57
6  (20)  I - Prelude in Diflat Major (2:11)
7  (21)  II - Waltz in E Major (2:06)
8  (22)  III - Mazurka in F Minor (1:15)
9  (23)  Noveletta in C Major, Op.20 (2:56)

Recorded in 1949.

3. ALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1872-1915)

1  (24)  Sonata No.1 (4:48)

Sonata No.3, Op.23
2  (25)  I - Dramatico (5:18)
3  (26)  II - Allegretto (2:22)
4  (27)  III - Andante (4:22)
5  (28)  IV - Presto con Fuoco (5:17)

Sonata No.3, Op.23 F-sharp Major (Concert programme, live 1952)
6  (29)  I - Andante (2:37)
7  (30)  II - Prestissimo volando (4:42)
8  (31)  Sonata No.5, Op.53 (10:59)
9  (32)  Sonata No.8, Op.66 (12:38)
10 (33)  Sonata No.9, Op.68 "The Black Mass" (7:40)
11 (34)  Sonata No.10, Op.70 (11:21)

Recorded in 1952.

4. FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)

1  (35)  Polonaise in C-sharp Minor, Op.26 No.1 (8:09)

Deux Nocturnes, Op.27
2  (36)  No.1 in C-sharp Minor (4:48)
3  (37)  No.2 in D-flat Major (5:30)
4  (38)  Impromptu No.4 in G-flat Major, Op.51 (5:17)
5  (39)  Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op.60 (9:00)

Trois Valses
6  (40)  in A-flat Major, Op.69 No.1 (3:53)
7  (41)  in F Minor, Op.70 No.2 (2:35)
8  (42)  in D-flat Major, Op.70 No.3 (3:18)

10 Mazurkas
9  (43)  in C-sharp Minor, Op.41 No.1 (3:04)
10 (44)  in E Minor, Op.41 No.2 (2:19)
11 (45)  in F Minor, Op.63 No.2 (1:42)
12 (46)  in C Major, Op.33 No.3 (1:19)
13 (47)  in B Minor, Op.33 No.4 (5:29)
14 (48)  in F Minor, Op.68 No.4 (1:49)
15 (49)  in B Minor, Op.30 No.2 (1:09)
16 (50)  in D-flat Major, Op.30 No.3 (2:42)
17 (51)  in C-sharp Minor, Op.30 No.4 (3:52)
18 (52)  in C-sharp Minor, Op.50 No.3 (5:08)

Recorded in 1955.

5. CONCERT IN MOSCOW CONSERVATOIRE (1951)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
1  (53)  Fantasia in C Minor (7:13)

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Fantasie in C Major, Op.17
2  (54)  I - Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen (12:19)
3  (55)  II - Mдssig. Durchaus energisch (7:40)
4  (56)  III - Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten (9:19)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

From "Annйes de pelerinage", annйe 2 - Italie, S.161:
5  (57)  "Apres Une Lecture Du Dante", fantasia quasi sonata (14:59)

Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Two moments musicaux
6  (58)  in D-flat Major, Op.16 No.5 (3:04)
7  (59)  in E-flat Minor, Op.16 No.2 (3:16)

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)

Sonata No.4 in F-sharp Major, Op.30
8  (60)  I - Andante (3:03)
9  (61)  II - Prestissimo volando (4:53)

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
10 (62)  Mazurka No.26 in C-sharp Minor, Op.41 No.1 (2:44)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
11 (63)  Serenade for a doll (from "Children's Corner") (2:22)

Anatoly Lyadov (1855-1914)
12 (64)  A Musical Snuffbox, Op.32 (1:50)

Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)
13 (65)  Preccipitosissimo (from "Sarcasms", Op.17) (2:22)

Live in Grand Hall of the Moscow State Conservatoire, November 26, 1951.

6. CONCERT IN MOSCOW CONSERVATOIRE (1952)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Sonata No.23 in F Minor, Op.57 "Appassionata"
1  (66)  I - Allegro assai (10:02)
2  (67)  II - Andante con moto (5:56)
3  (68)  III - Allegro ma non troppo. Presto (4:58)

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Carnaval, Op.9
4  (69)  I - Prйambule (2:22)
5  (70)  II - Pierrot (0:57)
6  (71)  III - Arlequin (1:11)
7  (72)  IV - Valse noble (1:07)
8  (73)  V - Eusebius (1:30)
9  (74)  VI - Florestan (0:54)
10 (75)  VII - Coquette (1:07)
11 (76)  VIII - Rйplique. Sphinxes (1:05)
12 (77)  IX - Papillons (0:30)
13 (78)  X - A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. Letters dansantes (0:54)
14 (79)  XI - Chiarina (1:04)
15 (80)  XII - Chopin (1:26)
16 (81)  XIII - Estrella (0:23)
17 (82)  XIV - Reconnaissance (1:59)
18 (83)  XV - Pantalon et Colombine (1:06)
19 (84)  XVI - Valse allemande. Paganini (intermezzo) (2:22)
20 (85)  XVII - Aveu (1:01)
21 (86)  XVIII - Promenade (1:52)
22 (87)  XIX - Pause (0:18)
23 (88)  XX - Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistins (3:39)

Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Two etudes-tableaux
24 (89)  in B Minor, Op.39 No.4 (2:32)
25 (90)  in A Minor, Op.39 No.6 (2:55)

Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)

From Ten Pieces, Op.12
26 (91)  3. Rigaudon (1:18)
27 (92)  7. Prelude (2:05)

Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
28 (93)  Oriental Sketch in B-flat Major (1917) (1:53)
29 (94)  Etude-Tableau in E-flat Major, Op.33 No.4 (1:57)

Live in Grand Hall of the Moscow State Conservatoire, October 10, 1952.