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Van Cliburn - Van Cliburn - The Complete Album Collection

Van Cliburn - The Complete Album Collection

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Release Date: 03/01/2013

Considered to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, Harvey Lavan ‘Van’ Cliburn (b. 1934) came from a musical family: his mother was an accomplished concert pianist who had studied in New York with Arthur Friedheim (Franz Liszt’s personal & musical secretary). Cliburn studied at Juilliard with Rosina Lhévinne who trained him in the Russian Romantic style and soon everyone became aware of his extraordinary talent. A jury made up of such stars as Nadia Reisenberg, Rudolf Serkin, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Istomin & George Szell bestowed the annual Leventritt Foundation Award upon him when he was just 20. This victory led to immediate engagements as a soloist with leading American orchestras. Cliburn was encouraged to apply for the USSR’s First International Tchaikovsky Competition, established in 1958 to showcase the country’s greatest talent. The Russian audiences fell in love with Cliburn’s playing and quickly embraced his open, authentic personality. He won the competition at the age of 23 at the height of the Cold War and returned to America a hero, complete with a ticker-tape parade in New York City, overnight superstar status and an RCA Victor recording contract. Naturally, he recorded the Tchaikovsky First and Rachmaninov Third Concertos right away and RCA asked Kyrill Kondrashin to accompany him. It is to Cliburn’s credit that he sought out recordings with prominent conductors of his era that also were under contract to RCA Victor. In 1962, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition was founded. The Van Cliburn Album Collection brings together for the first time all the live and studio recordings the legendary pianist made for RCA, from his 1958 debut recordings of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Rachmaninov's No 3.

Tracklisting

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Disc 1

  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 / Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 / Andantino simplice
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 / Allegro con fuoco

Disc 2

  1. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 / I. Allegro ma non tanto
  2. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 / II. Intermezzo - Adagio
  3. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 / III. Finale - Alla breve

Disc 3

  1. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 / III. Allegro vivace

Disc 4

  1. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26 / Andante
  2. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26 / Theme: Andantino - Five Variations
  3. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26 / Allegro ma non troppo
  4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 23 / Larghetto calmato
  5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 23 / Presto giocoso
  6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 23 / Largo - Molto allegro

Disc 5

  1. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73 "Emperor" / III. Rondo - Allegro

Disc 6

  1. Nocturne in B, Op. 62, No. 1
  2. Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49
  3. Etude in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind"
  4. Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat, Op. 47
  5. Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
  6. Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39

Disc 7

  1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 / I. Allegro non troppo
  2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 / II. Allegro appassionato
  3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 / III. Andante
  4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 / Allegretto grazioso

Disc 8

  1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 / I. Moderato - Allegro
  2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 / II. Adagio sostenuto
  3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 / III. Allegro scherzando

Disc 9

  1. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 / I. Allegro moderato
  2. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 / II. Andante con moto
  3. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 / III. Rondo. Vivace

Disc 10

  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 / III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo

Disc 11

  1. Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" / I. Adagio - Allegro (Les Adieux)
  2. Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" / II. Andante espressivo (L'Absence)
  3. Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" / III. Vivacissimamente (Le Retour)
  4. Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 330 / I. Allegro moderato
  5. Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 330 / II. Andante cantabile
  6. Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 330 / III. Allegretto

Disc 12

  1. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor (Funeral March), Op. 35 / Presto
  2. Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 / Finale: Presto, non tanto

Disc 13

  1. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 / I. Allegro molto moderato
  2. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 / II. Adagio
  3. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 / III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso
  4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124 / I. Allegro maestoso - Tempo giusto
  5. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124 / II. Quasi adagio - Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
  6. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124 / III. Allegro marziale animato

Disc 14

  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 / III. Rondo - Viviace

Disc 15

  1. Widmung
  2. Images, Book I / Reflets dans l'eau, No. 1
  3. Etude No. 3 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 4
  4. Etude No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor, Op.8
  5. Etude tableau No. 5 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 39
  6. Nocturne E, Op. 62 No. 2

Disc 16

  1. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 / Variation XXIV: A tempo un poco meno mosso
  2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125 / I. Adagio sostenuto assai
  3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125 / II. Allegro agitato assai
  4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125 / III. Allegro moderato
  5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125 / IV. Allegro deciso
  6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125 / V. Marziale un poco meno allegro
  7. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125 / VI. Allegro animato

Disc 17

  1. Sonata No. 6, Op. 82 / Allegro moderato
  2. Sonata No. 6, Op. 82 / Allegretto
  3. Sonata No. 6, Op. 82 / Tempo di valzer lentissimo
  4. Sonata No. 6, Op. 82 / Vivace
  5. Sonata, Op. 26 / Fuga: Allegro con spirito

Disc 18

  1. Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 (Remastered) / III. Rondo - Allegro

Disc 19

  1. Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79 / No. 1
  2. Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79 / No. 2
  3. Waltz, Op. 39 / No. 15, in A-Flat
  4. Intermezzo in A Minor, Op. 118 / No. 1
  5. Intermezzo, Op. 118 / No. 2, in A
  6. Ballade in G Minor, Op. 118 / No. 3
  7. Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor, Op. 118 / No. 6
  8. Intermezzo in E, Op. 116 / No. 6
  9. Capriccio in G Minor, Op. 116 / No. 3

Disc 20

  1. Sonata No. 2 "Moonlight" in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 / Adagio sostenuto
  2. Sonata No. 2 "Moonlight" in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 / Allegretto
  3. Sonata No. 2 "Moonlight" in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 / Presto
  4. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" / Grave: Allegro di molto e con brio
  5. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" / Adagio contabile
  6. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" / Rondo: Allegro
  7. Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" / Allegro assai
  8. Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" / Andante con moto
  9. Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" / Allegro ma non troppo

Disc 21

  1. Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic"
  2. Mazurka No. 1 in B-Flat, Op. 7
  3. Nocturne in E-Flat, Op. 9, No. 2
  4. Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
  5. Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary" in C Minor, Op. 10
  6. Étude in E Major, Op. 10 No. 3 "Tristesse"
  7. Prelude in A, Op. 28 No. 7
  8. Prelude in D-Flat, Op. 28 No. 15 "Raindrop"
  9. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31

Disc 22

  1. Douze Etudes, L. 136, Book I / V. Pour les octaves
  2. Douze Préludes, Book II, L. 123 / VII. La Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
  3. Suite Bergamasque, L. 75 / No. 3, Clair de lune
  4. La plus que lente, L. 121
  5. Estampes, L. 100 / III. Jardins sous la pluie
  6. Reverie, L. 68
  7. Images, Set I, L. 110 / I. Reflets dans l'eau
  8. Douze Préludes, Book II, L. 123 / XII. Feux d'artifice
  9. Préludes, Book I, L. 117 / No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin
  10. Estampes, L. 100 / II. La soirée dans Grenade
  11. L'Isle joyeuse, L. 106

Disc 23

  1. Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat
  2. Waltz No. 1 "Minute" in D-Flat, Op. 64
  3. Für Elise
  4. Sonata in A, K.330 / Rondo alla turca (Turkish March)
  5. Rêverie
  6. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2
  7. Suite bergamasque / Clair de lune (No. 3)
  8. Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 39 No. 15
  9. Moment musical, Op. 94 / No. 3 in F Minor, D.780
  10. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 / No. 7, Träumerei
  11. The Seasons, Op. 37b / Barcarolle (No. 6)
  12. Woodland Sketches, Op. 51 / To a Wild Rose
  13. Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66

Disc 24

  1. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36 / Allegro agitato
  2. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36 / Non allegro
  3. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36 / L'istesso tempo; Allegro molto
  4. Étude-tableau in E-Flat Minor, Op. 39 No. 5
  5. Preludes, Op. 23 / Prelude in D, No. 4
  6. Prelude in G, Op. 32 No. 5
  7. Preludes, Op. 23 / Prelude in E-flat, No. 6
  8. Preludes, Op. 23 / Prelude in C Minor, No. 7

Disc 25

  1. Romance, Op. 28, No. 2
  2. Barcarolle in F-Sharp, Op. 60
  3. La maja y el ruiseñor/The maiden and the Nightingale (Goyescas, No. 4)
  4. L'isle joyeuse
  5. Consolation No. 3
  6. Prelude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12
  7. Preludes, Op. 23 / Prelude in G Minor, No. 5
  8. Song of the Lark (The Seasons, Op. 37b: March)
  9. Toccata (Le tombeau de Couperin, No. 6)

Disc 26

  1. Sonata in B Minor
  2. Un sospiro
  3. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
  4. Consolation No. 5
  5. Mephisto Waltz

Disc 27

  1. Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 / Fugue (Moderato)
  2. Intermezzo in E-Flat, Op. 117 / No. 1
  3. Intermezzo in B-Flat Minor, Op. 117 / No. 2
  4. Intermezzo in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 117 / No. 3
  5. Intermezzo in B Minor, Op. 119 / No. 1
  6. Intermezzo in E Minor, Op. 119 / No. 2
  7. Intermezzo in C, Op. 119 / No. 3
  8. Rhapsody in E-Flat, Op. 119 / No. 4

Disc 28

  1. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 / Variation XXIV: A tempo un poco meno mosso
  2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat, Op. 83 / Allegretto grazioso

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