Eugen d'Albert: The Centaur Pianist. Complete Studio recordings, 1910-1928

Eugen d'Albert: The Centaur Pianist. Complete Studio recordings, 1910-1928

Eugen d'Albert: The Centaur Pianist. Complete Studio recordings, 1910-1928
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Composer: Franz [Vienna] Schubert
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Composer: Eugen d' Albert
Composer: Carl Maria von Weber
Composer: Franz Liszt
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Arnold Bax
Composer: Eugene Goossens
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer: Luigi Boccherini
Composer: Unspecified
Composer: Teresa Carreno
Composer: Emil von Sauer
Conductor: Eugen d'Albert
Performer: Eugen d'Albert
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin Grosse Opernorchester
Performer: Gotthelf Pistor
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2006-02-28
Music Label: Arbiter
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Work(s): Marche Militaire
  2. Capriccio for piano in B minor, Op. 76/2
  3. Waltz for piano No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, CT. 211
  4. Suite for piano in D minor, Op. 1: Gavotte and Musette
  5. Invitation to the Dance (Aufforderung zum Tanze), rondo brillant for piano, J. 260 (Op. 65): [Excerpt]
  6. Etude for piano No. 14 in F minor, Op. 25/2, CT. 27
  7. Etude for piano No. 21 in G flat major, Op. 25/9, C. 34
  8. Au bord d'une source I, for piano (Album d'un voyager I/2b), S. 156/2b (LW A15940a2b)
  9. Ecossaises (6) for piano, WoO 83 (spurious): Excerpt
  10. Scherzo for piano in F sharp, Op. 16/2
  11. Andante for piano in F major ('Andante favori') WoO 57
  12. Rondo a Capriccio for piano in G major ('Rage Over a Lost Penny'), Op. 129
  13. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: Rondo
  14. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major ('Hunt'), Op. 31/3: Scherzo
  15. Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213
  16. Etude for piano No. 21 in G flat major, Op. 25/9, C. 34
  17. Capriolen for piano, Op. 32: Nos. 2, 4, 5
  18. Estampes, for piano, L. 100: Jardins sous la pluie
  19. Mediterranean, for piano
  20. Kaleidescope, for piano, Op. 18: The Punch and Judy Show
  21. Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT. 7
Music CD 2
  1. Nocturne for piano No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112
  2. Waltz for piano No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, CT. 211
  3. Impromptu for piano in F minor, D. 935/4 (Op. posth. 142/4)
  4. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): Rondo alla Turca
  5. Au bord d'une source I, for piano (Album d'un voyager I/2b), S. 156/2b (LW A15940a2b)
  6. Impromptu for piano in B flat major, D. 935/3 (Op. posth. 142/3): [Excerpt]
  7. Ecossaises (6) for piano, WoO 83 (spurious): Excerpt
  8. Suite for piano in D minor, Op. 1: Gavotte and Musette
  9. Die Toten Augen, opera: Myrtocle's aria
  10. Scherzo for piano in F sharp, Op. 16/2
  11. Etude for piano No. 21 in G flat major, Op. 25/9, C. 34
  12. Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213
  13. Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275)
  14. Suite for piano in D minor, Op. 1: Gavotte and Musette
  15. Die Spieluhr (The Musical Box)
  16. Petite Valse, for piano, o. Op. ('Teresita')
  17. Sonata for violin & piano No. 17 in C major, K. 296: Andante Sostenuto
  18. Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ('Spring'), Op. 24: Scherzo
  19. Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ('Spring'), Op. 24: Rondo
  20. Tiefland, opera, Op. 34: Zwischenspiel
  21. Tiefland, opera, Op. 34: Schau bei, das ist ein Taler
  22. Sonata for violin & piano No. 17 in C major, K. 296: Andante Sostenuto
  23. Work(s): Marche Militaire
  24. Invitation to the Dance (Aufforderung zum Tanze), rondo brillant for piano, J. 260 (Op. 65): [Excerpt]

Music reviews of Eugen d'Albert: The Centaur Pianist. Complete Studio recordings, 1910-1928

Music Review: Warning, nearly unbearable amounts of static and hiss
Rating: 2 Stars

I agree with the reviewer above that this is a good disc if you want an historic artifact with some great playing by d'Albert. And it is of great significance for those interested in the history of piano performance. Well, at least I think it was great. I haven't really heard it. Not that I haven't tried. Be forewarned that the remastering leaves a lot to be desired. Complete tracks are often completely submerged in a loud hiss that muffles the piano terribly beyond recognition. Almost completely makes you want to give up on the effort of trying to distinguish the sound. This would require some really active listening. I felt during these moments as if I were listening to someone play the piano softly (so as not to wake the neighbors) two doors down while a rail car rattled outside my window. These recordings deserve better. Unfortunately, this may be the best we can do with the recordings available. I felt that the duets were better presented as the violin that accompanied rose above the level of the hiss, but aren't we here for the piano in the end? Certainly not worth $38 unless you REALLY need this and it's not available at your local library (check to see if it is). And if you simply must hear the man you can do better if you look elsewhere. You certainly can't do worse.

Again, what the 5-star reviewer writes is true (even the part about this not being d'Albert anywhere near his prime - as the liner notes will also tell you). I've heard there are recordings of player piano rolls based on some of these recordings. That might be one way to go as you would be hearing it as he would have played it. But it's still not the real deal. This is. What I don't understand is why this isn't public domain and up on the net for free. It's not like the people who are charging you $38 are actually investing money to clean it up for presentation.
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