0181-0 2 CDs
The Welte Mignon Mystery Vol. XVII
Edwin Fischer
today playing all his
1923 (1909?) interpretations
Works by Bach, Beethoven
and Mozart
EAN/barcode: 4009850018101
The new issue No. 17 from the series "The Welte Mignon Mystery," being introduced today, differs from the earlier ones in regard to its programme, among other things. Edwin Fischer chose only pieces by Bach, Beethoven and Mozart for his piano-roll recordings, probably recorded for the Welte company in 1923 (possibly already in 1909). He played none of the encores customary at the time and no work of his own. It is therefore obvious that the Welte technology was also suitable for larger, longer works. The Sonatas Op. 10, No. 3 and Op. 110 of Beethoven - distributed over several rolls, but brought together on our CD - are created anew in their entirety before our ears as coherent structures with comprehensive arcs of tension. Edwin Fischer came to terms with the music of the very greatest composers; on his Welte recordings, at least, there was no room for the salon pieces so beloved during this period. In this respect, too, the exceptional quality of his personality is readily apparent.
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 |
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| 2 CDs 1 | |||||
| 1 | "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" Teil 1 Nr. 4 | Präludium cis-Moll BWV 849 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) | Edwin Fischer | 3:34 |
| 2 | Fuge cis-Moll BWV 849 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) | Edwin Fischer | 5:20 | |
| 3 | "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" Teil 1 Nr. 22 | Präludium b-Moll BWV 867 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) | Edwin Fischer | 3:51 |
| 4 | Fuge b-Moll BWV 867 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) | Edwin Fischer | 3:30 | |
| 5 | "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" Teil 1 Nr. 5 | Präludium D-Dur BWV 850 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) | Edwin Fischer | 1:09 |
| 6 | Fuge D-Dur BWV 850 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) | Edwin Fischer | 2:01 | |
| 7 | Sonate Nr. 8 c-Moll op. 13 "Grande Sonate pathétique" | Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Edwin Fischer | 8:01 |
| 8 | Adagio cantabile | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Edwin Fischer | 7:17 | |
| 9 | Rondo. Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Edwin Fischer | 4:21 | |
| 10 | Sonate Nr. 7 D-Dur op. 10,3 | Presto | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Edwin Fischer | 6:59 |
| 11 | Largo e mesto | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Edwin Fischer | 8:15 | |
| 12 | Menuetto. Allegro - Trio | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Edwin Fischer | 2:06 | |
| 13 | Rondo. Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Edwin Fischer | 3:20 | |
| 2 CDs 2 | |||||
| 1 | Sonate Nr. 31 As-Dur op.110 | Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Edwin Fischer | 7:11 |
| 2 | Allegro molto | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Edwin Fischer | 2:10 | |
| 3 | Adagio ma non troppo | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Edwin Fischer | 3:56 | |
| 4 | Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Edwin Fischer | 7:53 | |
| 5 | Fantasie c-Moll KV 396 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | Edwin Fischer | 9:04 | |
| 6 | Romanze As-Dur KV Anh. 205 "Célèbre Romance" | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | Edwin Fischer | 4:53 | |
| 7 | Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Es-Dur KV 482 | 2. Satz: Andante | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) | Edwin Fischer | 11:47 |
total playing time: 107:45
See reviews for this production
Pianiste (07/01/2011):
LES LEÇONS DU PASSÉ
La magie des Welte-MignonDebussy, Ravel, Mahler, Einecke, Grieg, Granados… jouent leurs œuvres.
Vous aimeriez entendre Ravel, Debussy, Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Reger jouant sur un piano d'aujourd'hui leurs propres Oeuvres? Et que diriez-vous aussi d'une restitution « parfaite » des interprétations des premiers Horowitz, Fischer, Lhévinne et autres Schnabel? Le label allemand Tacet propose une anthologie des rouleaux gravés par le procédé Welte-Mignon. more...
klassik.com (03/16/2011):
(…) klanglich von Tacet in gewohnter Weise sehr gut produzierte Aufnahme…(…)
Dass Tacet uns mit diesem frühen Edwin Fischer bekannt macht, ist sehr erfreulich.
--> Original-Artikel. more... Pizzicato (12/01/2010):