0146-0 CD
The Welte Mignon Mystery Vol. VII
Artur Schnabel
today playing his 1905 interpretations. Selected works by Josef Strauß, Schubert, Lanner, Brahms, Chopin, Weber and J. S. Bach
EAN/barcode: 4009850014607
This is not an historical recording. Yet mysteriously the music is performed in an interpretation which is historically authentic down to the last detail. The key to this mystery is: the original performer was present at the recent recording session, but not physically: the music is heard on a modern Steinway. Never has music stored in the Welte-Mignon system sounded so "right" or so well. Thanks to TACET′s much-praised recording technique, and because the Welte-Mignon memory system and sound production mechanism have now been newly adjusted for the first time by the leading expert in the field - and are thus able to meet TACET′s requirements. (Welte-Mignon was invented in 1904.) The Welte-Mignon mystery can now speak to us without distortion.
Video on the Welte Mignon piano with the expert Hans W. Schmitz
Tracks
| Nr. No. N° |
Werk - Satz Composition - movement Oeuvre - mouvement |
Komponist Composer Compositeur |
Künstler Artist Interprète |
Dauer Duration Durée |
|
| 1 | Dorfschwalben aus Österreich, Walzer op. 164 | Josef Strauß (1827 - 1870) | Artur Schnabel | 8:17 | |
| 2 | Impromptudes op. 90 | Nr. 4 As-Dur (D 899) | Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) | Artur Schnabel | 7:32 |
| 3 | Altwiener Walzer | Josef Lanner (1801 - 1843) | Artur Schnabel | 5:54 | |
| 4 | Valses nobles op. 77 (D 969) | Nr. 1 - 6, 8 - 10 , 12 | Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) | Artur Schnabel | 7:39 |
| 5 | Klavierstücke op. 119 | Nr. 3 Intermezzo C-Dur | Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) | Artur Schnabel | 1:31 |
| 6 | Etüden op. 25 | Nr. 2 f-Moll | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) | Artur Schnabel | 1:19 |
| 7 | Aufforderung zum Tanz, Walzer op. 65 | Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826) | Artur Schnabel | 10:45 | |
| 8 | Englische Suiten | Gigue e-Moll | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) | Artur Schnabel | 2:54 |
| 9 | Etüden op. 10 | Nr. 5 Ges-Dur | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) | Artur Schnabel | 1:43 |
| 10 | Nocturne g-Moll op.15 Nr. 3 | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) | Artur Schnabel | 4:54 | |
| 11 | Drei Klavierstücke D 946 | Nr. 2 Es-Dur | Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) | Artur Schnabel | 8:31 |
| 12 | Toccata G-Dur BWV 916 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) | Artur Schnabel | 1:59 | |
total playing time: 63:03
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