Jacob Leuschner - The Degenhof Sessions: Encores and Transcriptions from the "Golden Age" (2023) [Digital Download 24/96]

Once upon a time… at the heyday of the piano, between 1880 and the Second World War, when nearly every pianist was also a composer and arranger. The distinction between interpretation, arrangement, and composition is not always clear-cut nor decisive – the only important thing is the delightful effect of these gems for piano, which pianist Jacob Leuschner, who has been exploring the repertoire of this "Golden Age of the Piano" for decades, has recorded for his new GENUIN CD. The names Leopold Godowsky, Ignaz Friedman, Federico Mompou can be found there, as well as a premiere recording by the Dutchman Dirk Schäfer. These are intimate piano moments that, played enchantingly and without the noise of shellac records, nevertheless bring their era back to life before our ears.

Tracklist:
01. Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: No. 1, Sinfonia (Arr. for Piano by Wilhelm Kempff)
02. Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127: No. 3, Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen (Arr. for Piano by Harold Bauer)
03. L'arlésienne Suite No. 1, Op. 23bis, WD 40: III. Adagietto (Arr. for Piano by Leopold Godowsky)
04. 143 Songs, Op. 326: No. 27, Still wie die Nacht (Arr. for Piano by Leopold Godowsky)
05. Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 24, Du bist wie eine Blume (Arr. for Piano by Leopold Godowsky)
06. Rosamunde, D. 797: IX. Ballett (Arr. for Piano by Leopold Godowsky)
07. Waltzes, Op. 70: No. 3 in D-Flat Major, B. 40 (Arr. for Piano by Leopold Godowsky)
08. 6 Polish Songs, S. 480: No. 4, Bacchanal (After Chopin's Op. 74)
09. 3 Polkas de salon, Op. 7, JB 1:60: No. 1, Allegro comodo
10. 12 Études caractéristiques, Op. 2: No. 6, Si oiseau j’étais , à toi je volerais !
11. Cançons i danses: No. 1, Quasi moderato - Allegro non troppo
12. Cançons i danses: No. 4, Moderat - Viv
13. Cançons i danses: No. 6, Cantabile espressivo - Ritmado
14. 5 Spanish Dances, Op. 12 (Arr. for Piano by Albert Ulrich): No. 1, Allegro brioso
15. 5 Spanish Dances, Op. 12 (Arr. for Piano by Albert Ulrich): No. 2, Moderato
16. 5 Spanish Dances, Op. 12 (Arr. for Piano by Albert Ulrich): No. 3, Con moto
17. Triakontameron: No. 11, Alt-Wien
18. Triakontameron: No. 19, A Little Tango Rag
19. Triakontameron: No. 18, Anachronisms
20. Triakontameron: No. 13, Terpsichorean Vindobona
21. Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes from "Die Fledermaus" (Arr. for Piano by Leopold Godowsky)
22. Estampes, Op. 22a: No. 4, Marquis et marquise
23. Etudes, Op. 3: No. 7, Mainacht


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