Leon Fleisher Recital - Bach/Brahms, Scriabin, Saint-Saens
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Composer: Felix BlumenfeldComposer: Johannes Brahms
Composer: Leopold Godowsky
Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
Composer: Robert Saxton
Composer: Alexander Scriabin
Composer: Jeno Takacs
Performer: Leon Fleisher
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1993-07-27
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Pr?lude: Allegretto moderato
- Alla Fuga: Allegro non troppo
- Moto Perpetuo: Allegretto - Doux et tranquille - sans vitesse et tr?s ?galement
- Bourr?e: Molto allegro
- ?l?gie: Poco adagio
- Gigue: Presto
- No. 5, Chaconne, after Bach, for left hand
Music reviews of Leon Fleisher Recital - Bach/Brahms, Scriabin, Saint-Saens
Music Review: Fleisher the Master of Left Hand
Rating: 5 Stars
Michel Beroff recorded similar repertoire, superbly played, but somehow it hasn't caught my interest. On the other hand, Fleisher's performaces of these works are captivating. Amazing thing is that your attention is never drawn to left-handed-ness of playing, but to the music itself. Sheer musicianship and artistry transcend such technical matter. His performance of Saint-Saens' Etudes, Brahms's transcription of Bach's Chaconne, Blumenfeld's dazzling Etude is second to none. Except for too languid account of Scriabin's Op.9 Nocturne (unusually for him Fleisher completely misjudges tempo!), I thoroughly enjoyed every track of the CD.
Description of Leon Fleisher Recital - Bach/Brahms, Scriabin, Saint-Saens
Leon Fleisher made this recording in 1991, several years before he regained the ability to play with both hands. What makes this disc worthwhile even for the general music lover is Brahms's transcription of the Bach Chaconne, much more faithful and effective than the famous one by Busoni. The disc also includes an amusing set of ?tudes by Saint-Sa?ns, a dazzling ?tude by Felix Blumenfeld (Horowitz's teacher), two excellent pieces by Scriabin and several contemporary works. If Fleisher doesn't quite eclipse memories of Simon Barere in the Blumenfeld ?tude, his playing is always musical and technically sound, especially in the difficult Brahms transcription, the best performance of this arrangement ever recorded. --Leslie GerberGeneral CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( B ) > Brahms, Johannes
- ( G ) > Godowsky, Leopold
- ( S ) > Saint-Sa?ns, Camille
- Scriabin, Alexander
- Forms & Genres > Etudes
- Preludes
- Short Forms > Nocturnes
- Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Scriabin, Alexander
- Instruments > Keyboard > General
- Miscellaneous > Exercise
- Brahms, Johannes - Works by Brahms
- Godowsky, Leopold - Works by Godowsky
- Classical - Featured Composers, A-Z - ( S ) - Saint-Sa?ns, Camille - General
- Classical - Historical Periods - Modern, 20th, & 21st Century - Composers - Scriabin, Alexander - General
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