Jorge Bolet at Carnegie Hall on April 18, 1980.
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“FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Song without Words in A major Op.19b No.3 (Molto allegro e vivace) [0:04]
Song without Words in E major Op.19b No.1 (Andante con moto) [2:41]
Song without Words in F sharp minor Op.19b No.5 (Poco agitato) [6:57]
Prelude and Fugue in E minor Op.35 No.1 (Allegro con fuoco & Andante espressivo) [9:59 & 12:39]
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Carnaval (Scènes Mignonnes sur Quatre Notes) Op.9
I. Préambule (Quasi Maestoso) [20:42]
II. Pierrot (Moderato) [23:10]
III. Arlequin (Vivo) [24:27]
IV. Valse noble (Un poco maestoso) [25:40]
V. Eusebius (Adagio) [27:23]
VI. Florestan (Passionato) [29:17]
VII. Coquette (Vivo) [30:15]
VIII. Réplique (L’istesso tempo) [31:36]
IX. Papillons (Prestissimo) [32:40]
X. Lettres dansantes (Presto) [33:27]
XI. Chiarina (Passionato) [34:40]
XII. Chopin (Agitato) [36:08]
XIII. Estrella (Con affetto) [37:49]
XIV. Reconnaissance (Animato) [38:20]
XV. Pantalon et Colombine (Presto) [40:33]
XVI. Valse allemande (Molto agitato) [41:45]
XVII. Paganini. Intermezzo (Presto) [42:51]
XVIII. Aveu (Passionato) [44:15]
XIX. Promenade (Comodo) [45:48]
XX. Pause (Vivo) [48:17]
XXI. Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins (Non allegro) [48:33]
CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786-1826) arr. LEOPOLD GODOWSKY (1870-1938)
Contrapuntal Paraphrase on ‘Invitation to the Dance’ Op.65 (Moderato. Tempo rubato) [54:00]
FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)
Études d’exécution transcendante S.139 No.9 La Ricordanza (Andantino improvisato) [1:06:51]
Années de pèlerinage II S.161 No.2 Pensieroso (Lento) [1:19:05]
Années de pèlerinage II S.161 No.7 Après une lecture du Dante – Fantasia quasi Sonata [1:24:08]
encores (not included in hall recording; taken here from alternate source):
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949) arr. LEOPOLD GODOWSKY (1870-1938)
Ständchen Op.17 No.2 (Vivace e dolce) [1:40:43]
MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI (1854-1925)
La Jongleuse Op.52 No.4 (Allegro con spirito) [1:43:47]
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Études Op.25 No.1 in A flat (Allegro sostenuto) and No.2 in F minor (Presto) [1:45:43 & 1:48:06]
Étude in A minor Op.25 No.11 ‘Winter Wind’ (Lento. Allegro con brio) [1:49:55]
piano: Baldwin SD-10”
Many thanks for this, Colin. Really wonderful to be reminded of this great pianist’s art…
Like so many, Bolet always had finer things to say, a more immediate response, on stage than the recording studio. Some wonderful gems here, a masterclass.