Lazar Berman Edition (Box Set)

Lazar Berman Edition (Box Set)

Lazar Berman Edition (Box Set)
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Composer: Franz Liszt
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Manuel de Falla
Composer: Alexander Scriabin
Composer: Murad Kazhlaev
Composer: Sergey Prokofiev
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Composer: Domenico Scarlatti
Composer: Muzio Clementi
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer: George Frederick Handel
Composer: Franz [Vienna] Schubert
Performer: Lazar Berman
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2006-09-05
Music Label: Brilliant Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Apr�©s une lecture du Dante II, fantasia quasi sonata, for piano (Ann�©es II/7) S. 161/7 (LW 159/7)
  2. Mephisto Waltz (I & II), for piano No. 1 (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke), S. 514 (LW A189)
  3. ��tudes d'ex�©cution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): Prelude
  4. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): Paysage
  5. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): Feux follets
  6. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): Vision
  7. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): Appassionata in F minor
  8. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): Harmonies du soir
  9. �tudes d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): Chasse neige
  10. Rhapsodie espagnole (Folies d'Espagne et jota aragonesa), for piano, S. 254 (LW A195)
Music CD 2
  1. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): Chappelle de Guillaume Tell
  2. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): Au lac de Wallenstadt
  3. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): Vallée d'Obermann
  4. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): Le Mal du Pays
  5. Années de pèlerinage, 1st Year ('Suisse'), suite for piano, S. 160 (LW A159): Les Cloches de Geneve
  6. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): Allegro maestoso
  7. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): Quasi adagio-allegretto vivace-allegro animato
  8. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): Allegro marziale animato
Music CD 3
  1. Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179)
  2. Gaspard de la nuit, for piano: Ondine
  3. Pour les huit doigts, etude for piano, L. 136/6
  4. Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from 'El Amor brujo')
  5. Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30: Andante
  6. Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30: Prestissimo volando
  7. Fantaisie for piano in B minor, Op. 28
  8. Etude for piano in B flat minor, Op. 8/11
  9. 3 Preludes, for piano: No. 1
  10. 3 Preludes, for piano: No. 2
  11. 3 Preludes, for piano: No. 3
Music CD 4
  1. Toccata for piano in D minor, Op. 11
  2. Romeo and Juliet, pieces (10) for piano, Op. 75: Morning Dance (the street awakens)
  3. Romeo and Juliet, pieces (10) for piano, Op. 75: The arrival of the guests (Menuetto)
  4. Romeo and Juliet, pieces (10) for piano, Op. 75: Mercutio
  5. Romeo and Juliet, pieces (10) for piano, Op. 75: Montecchi e Capuletti (Dance of the knights)
  6. Romeo and Juliet, pieces (10) for piano, Op. 75: Romeo and Juliet before parting
  7. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major ('War Sonata 3'), Op. 84: Andante moderato
  8. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major ('War Sonata 3'), Op. 84: Andante sognando
  9. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major ('War Sonata 3'), Op. 84: Vivace
  10. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 bis: Moderato
  11. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 bis: Scherzo
  12. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 bis: Andante
  13. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 bis: Allegro con brio
Music CD 5
  1. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: Adagio
  2. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: Allegretto
  3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: Presto agitato
  4. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: Allegro assai
  5. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: Andante con moto
  6. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: Allegro ma non troppo
  7. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203
  8. Etude for piano No. 2 in A minor, Op. 10/2, CT. 15
  9. Etude for piano No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 10/10, CT. 23
  10. Etude for piano No. 16 in A minor, Op. 25/4, CT. 29
  11. Etude for piano No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 25/8, CT. 33
  12. Etude for piano No. 22 in B minor, Op. 25/10, CT. 35
  13. Etude for piano No. 23 in A minor, Op. 25/11, CT. 36
  14. Symphony No. 6 in B minor ('Path�©tique'), Op. 74: Scherzo
Music CD 6
  1. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 9 (L. 413), 'Pastorale'
  2. Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 40/2: Molto adagio e sostenuto - allegro con fuoco
  3. Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 40/2: Largo, mesto e patetico - allegro
  4. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/27: Allegro con brio
  5. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/27: Menuetto
  6. Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/27: Finale, presto
  7. Rondo for piano No. 3 in A minor, K. 511
  8. Sonetto del Petrarca No. 47 (Benedetto sia'l giorno; I), for piano (Tre sonetti No. 2), S. 158/2
  9. Nuages gris (Tr�¼be Wolken), for piano, S. 199 (LW A305)
  10. Te Deum (Dettingen) for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major, HWV 283: Aria
Music CD 7
  1. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D. 960: Molto moderato
  2. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D. 960: Andante sostenuto
  3. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D. 960: Scherzo, allegro vivace con delicatezza
  4. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D. 960: Allegro ma non troppo
  5. Der Leiermann ('Dr�¼ben hinterm Dorfe...'), song for voice & piano (Winterreise), D. 911/24 (Op. 89/24)
  6. Die T�¤uschung ('Im Erlenbusch'), song for voice & piano, D. 230 (Op. posth. 165/4)
  7. Gretchen am Spinnrade ('Meine Ruh'...'), song for voice & piano, D. 118 (Op. 2)
  8. Die junge Nonne ('Wie braust durch die Wipfel'), song for voice & piano, D. 828 (Op. 43/1)
  9. Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
  10. Erlk�¶nig ('Wer reitet so sp�¤t'), song for voice & piano, D. 328 (Op. 1)

Music reviews of Lazar Berman Edition (Box Set)

Music Review: Berman: Underrated Giant
Rating: 5 Stars

Lazar Berman is perhaps the most underrated of the giants of the 20th century. He was at once held in awe for his staggering technique and castigated for letting his "fingers outrun his brains," to borrow Horowitz's description of Simon Barere. Few seem to care for his Beethoven, for his is a perfectly un-Brendelian, un-Serkinian, un-Pollinian, and un-Kempfian approach. He puts what I like to call the "Berman mojo" on it, and the results are fascinating. Nonintellectual? Maybe, according to the German tradition. But why do so many think that is the only way to do it, anyway? The usual answer, "Because we should serve the composer's wishes," begs the question. Was Beethoven a god or a man like the rest of us? I say let Berman have his say: at the very least, there is something there to disagree with, as opposed to the various attempts simply to play what is written on the page without interpreting it, as if that is not already an interpretive choice.

Then, of course there is his Liszt, for which he is justly respected. Who has ever heard the F minor Transcendental Etude performed so intensely as in this recording from the mid 50s (even before the famous complete set on the Melodyia label)? It is like a well controlled strike of lightning. (Unfortunately, the recording omits two bars in the lead-up to the recapitulation. It sounds like a tape editing error. Possibly a memory slip? Berman makes his point well enough anyway.) The Dante Sonata, the Spanish Rhapsody, and various others, are hair raising. The 1956 recording of the B minor Sonata is a revelation. Very few pianists hold that piece together structurally as well as Berman, and none can match his technique in it. Not even Horowitz played the octaves in the final transformation of the main subject like Berman.

Also of great interest, particularly to pianists, will be Berman's Chopin etudes, since he was not well known as a Chopin player. In the Octave Etude, he again gives the Berman mojo, especially in the slower middle section, simply and beautifully played, contrasted perfectly with the earth-shattering violence of the outer sections. In many ways, his Winter Wind etude is reminiscent of the old Josef Lhevinne recording, which, to my mind, is a good thing. It is fast and furious but never out of control. But perhaps the two that will be most interesting to other pianists are the opus 10 no. 2 in a minor, and the opus 25 no. 6 in d-flat major. I have never heard the former, with the chromatic scales played with the weaker fingers of the right hand, played so fleetly, even by Ashkenazy. And the latter, all double sixths, is light and perfectly phrased, yet over in less than a minute. Having played that piece for years, I could only smile and accept it.

Not all of the performances show Berman at his best. The Prokofiev 8th Sonata, taken from a live concert in the early 1980s, is rather on the slow side. (Compare it to his studio recording with Deutche Gramophon, or, indeed, to Richter's performances.) But it is still of interest, as are the Romeo and Juliet pieces and the violin sonata recorded with his son, Pavel. None are definitive, but all are worth your time.

There is more to the set, and all of it is wonderful. The overall impression is of a pianistic and musical giant. Most who payed attention to music in the 20th century already knew of Berman's pianism. I suggest you listen again, and try to follow Berman's thinking. There is much there worthy to be understood.
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