Géza Anda - Complete Deutsche Grammophon recordings [17CDs] (2021)

Celebrating the 100th Birthday of the “troubadour of the keyboard”, Géza Anda on November 19th, we present a limited edition 17-CD set including memorable recordings of Bartók, Brahms and Schumann, a pioneering Mozart concerto cycle conducted from the piano, and the Beethoven ‘Triple’ Concerto with Wolfgang Schneiderhan and Pierre Fournier.

Performer:
Géza Anda, piano

Tracklist & Cast:
CD01:
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91, Sz. 83
01. I. Allegro moderato - Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro molto
Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio - Più adagio - Presto
06. III. Allegro molto
Piano Concerto No. 3
07. I. Allegretto
08. II. Adagio religioso
09. III. Allegro vivace
Géza Anda, piano
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

CD02:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83
01. I. Allegro non troppo
02. II. Allegro appassionato
03. III. Andante - Più adagio
04. IV. Allegretto grazioso - Un poco più presto
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, BB 36b, Op. 1 (Sz. 27)
05. I. Adagio molto
06. II. Poco allegretto
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
07. 2 Études de Concert, S. 145: No. 1 Waldesrauschen
Géza Anda, piano
Berliner Philharmonicker (1-4)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (5-6)
Ferenc Fricsay, conductor

CD03:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83
01. I. Allegro non troppo
02. II. Allegro appassionato
03. III. Andante - Più adagio
04. IV. Allegretto grazioso - Un poco più presto
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
05. I. Allegro molto moderato
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso
Géza Anda, piano
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan (1-4)
Rafael Kubelik (5-7)

CD04:
Rodert Schumann (1810-1856)
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
01. I. Allegro affettuoso
02. II. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)
03. III. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Largo
06. III. Rondo alla Polacca
Géza Anda, piano
Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelik (1-3)
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin (4-6)
Pierre Fournier, cello (4-6)
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay (4-6)

CD05:
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119
01. I. Allegretto
02. II. Adagio religioso
03. III. Allegro vivace
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante
06. III. Allegro vivace assai
César Franck (1822-1890)
07. Variations symphoniques
Géza Anda, piano
Staatskapelle Dresden (1-3)
Berliner Philharmoniker (4-6)
Herbert von Karajan, conductor (1-6)
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Eduard van Beinum (7)

CD06:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, K. 238
01. I. Allegro aperto
02. II. Andante un poco adagio
03. III. Rondeau (Allegro) - Cadenza Géza Anda
Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major, K. 246 "Lützow"
04. I. Allegro aperto
05. II. Andante
06. III. Rondeau
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 "Jeunehomme"
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andantino
09. III. Rondeau (Presto)

CD07:
Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Tempo di menuetto
Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante
06. III. Allegretto
Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449
07. I. Allegro vivace
08. II. Andantino
09. III. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, K. 39
10. I. Allegro spiritoso
11. II. Andante staccato
12. III. Molto allegro

CD08:
Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 15 in B-Flat Major, K. 450
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante
06. III. Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante
09. III. Allegretto

CD09:
Piano Concerto No. 16 in D Major, K. 451
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro di molto
Piano Concerto No. 18 in B Flat Major, K. 456
04. I. Allegro vivace
05. II. Andante un poco sostenuto
06. III. Allegro vivace
Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459
07. I. Allegro vivace
08. II. Allegretto
09. III. Allegro assai

CD10:
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Romance
03. III. Rondo (Allegro assai)
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
04. I. Allegro Maestoso
05. II. Andante
06. III. Allegro vivace assai
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Major, K. 37
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante
09. III. Allegro

CD11:
Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Allegro assai
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major, K. 40
07. I. Allegro maestoso
08. II. Andante
09. III. Presto

CD12:
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Allegretto
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503
04. I. Allegro maestoso
05. II. Andante
06. III. Allegretto
Piano Concerto No. 5 in D Major, K. 175
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante, ma un poco adagio
09. III. Allegro

CD13:
Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major, K. 537 "Coronation"
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Allegretto
Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Larghetto
06. III. Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, K. 41
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante
09. III. Molto allegro
Géza Anda, piano & conductor
Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg

CD14:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
33 Variations in C Major, Op. 120 on a Waltz by Diabelli
01. Tema (Vivace)
02. Variation I (Alla marcia maestoso)
03. Variation II (Poco allegro)
04. Variation III (L'istesso tempo)
05. Variation IV (Un poco più vivace)
06. Variation V (Allegro vivace)
07. Variation VI (Allegro ma non troppo e serioso)
08. Variation VII (Un poco più allegro)
09. Variation VIII (Poco vivace)
10. Variation IX (Allegro pesante e risoluto)
11. Variation X (Presto)
12. Variation XI (Allegretto)
13. Variation XII (Un poco più moto)
14. Variation XIII (Vivace)
15. Variation XIV (Grave e maestoso)
16. Variation XV (Presto scherzando)
17. Variation XVI (Allegro)
18. Variation XVII
19. Variation XVIII (Poco moderato)
20. Variation XIX (Presto)
21. Variation XX (Andante)
22. Variation XXI (Allegro con brio - Meno allegro - Tempo I)
23. Variation XXII (Allegro molto)
24. Variation XXIII (Allegro assai)
25. Variation XXIV Fughetta (Andante)
26. Variation XXV (Allegro)
27. Variation XXVI
28. Variation XXVII (Vivace)
29. Variation XXVIII (Allegro)
30. Variation XXIX (Adagio ma non troppo)
31. Variation XXX (Andante, sempre cantabile)
32. Variation XXXI (Largo, molto espressivo)
33. Variation XXXII Fuga (Allegro - Poco adagio)
34. Variation XXXIII (Tempo di minuetto moderato, ma non tirarsi dietro)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960
35. I. Molto moderato
36. II. Andante sostenuto
37. III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace con delicatezza)
38. IV. Allegro ma non troppo

CD15:
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
24 Préludes, Op. 28
01. No. 1 in C Major
02. No. 2 in A Minor
03. No. 3 in G Major
04. No. 4 in E Minor
05. No. 5 in D Major
06. No. 6 in B Minor
07. No. 7 in A Major
08. No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor
09. No. 9 in E Major
10. No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor
11. No. 11 in B Major
12. No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor
13. No. 13 in F-Sharp Major
14. No. 14 in E-Flat Minor
15. No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"
16. No. 16 in B-Flat Minor
17. No. 17 in A-Flat Major
18. No. 18 in F Minor
19. No. 19 in E-Flat Major
20. No. 20 in C Minor
21. No. 21 in B-Flat Major
22. No. 22 in G Minor
23. No. 23 in F Major
24. No. 24 in D Minor
25. Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic"
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
26. I. Lebhaft
27. II. Innig
28. III. Etwas hahnbüchen
29. IV. Ungeduldig
30. V. Einfach
31. VI. Sehr rasch
32. VII. Nicht schnell
33. VIII. Frisch
34. IX. Lebhaft
35. X. Balladenmässig, sehr rasch
36. XI. Einfach
37. XII. Mit Humor
38. XIII. Wild und lustig
39. XIV. Zart und singend
40. XV. Frisch
41. XVI. Mit gutem Humor
42. XVII. Wie aus der Ferne
43. XVIII. Nicht schnell

CD16:
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
01. I. Äusserst bewegt
02. II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch - Intermezzo I
03. III. Sehr aufgeregt
04. IV. Sehr langsam
05. V. Sehr lebhaft
06. VI. Sehr langsam
07. VII. Sehr rasch
08. VIII. Schnell und spielend
Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17
09. I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legenden-Ton
10. II. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch - Etwas langsamer - Vielbewegter
11. III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten - Etwas bewegter
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
12. Thema. Andante
13. Etude I (Var. I). Un poco più vivo
14. Etude II (Var. II)
15. Etude III. Vivace
16. Etude IV (Var. III)
17. Etude V (Var. IV). Vivacissimo
18. Etude VI (Var. V). Agitato
19. Variation (posthume) II
20. Etude VII (Var. VI). Allegro molto
21. Etude VIII (Var. VII). Andante
22. Variation (posthume) V
23. Etude IX. Presto possibile
24. Etude X (Var. VIII). Allegro
25. Etude XI (Var. IX). Con espressione
26. Finale. Etude XII. Allegro brillante

CD17: Bonus CD: Shellac recordings
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
01. Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Arr. Busoni)
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
02. Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 182 (L. 139)
03. Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 113 (L. 345)
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
04. Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514 (Arr. d'Albert)
05. La Campanella (Arr. Busoni)
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
06. No. 5 in E Minor [12 Études, Op. 25]
07. Allegretto [Mazurka No. 47 in A Minor Op. 67 No. 4]
08. Lento [Mazurka No. 49 in A Minor Op. 68 No. 2]
Robert Schumann
Symphonic Etudes, Op.13
09. Thema. Andante
10. Etude I (Var. I). Un poco più vivo
11. Etude II (Var. II)
12. Etude III. Vivace
13. Etude IV (Var. III)
14. Etude V (Var. IV). Vivacissimo
15. Etude VI (Var. V). Agitato
16. Variation (posthume) II
17. Etude VII (Var. VI). Allegro molto
18. Etude VIII (Var. VII). Andante
19. Variation (posthume) V
20. Etude IX. Presto possibile
21. Etude X (Var. VIII). Allegro
22. Etude XI (Var. IX). Con espressione
23. Finale. Etude XII. Allegro brillante
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
24. No. 1 in E-Flat Major Andante moderato
25. No. 2 in B-Flat Minor Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
26. No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor Andante con moto
27. No. 2 Intermezzo in E Minor Andantino un poco agitato [4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119]
Geza Anda, piano