0220-0 CD
The Welte Mignon Mystery Vol. XXI
Alfred Grünfeld
today playing his 1905 interpretations.
Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt,
Schubert, Schumann, Strauß, Volkmann and Grünfeld.
EAN/barcode: 4009850022008
The Welte Series continues! This time it's the turn of pianist Alfred Grünfeld, born in 1851, with Welte rolls recorded between 15th and 20th January 1905. The unparalleled Welte Mystery Series by TACET has become a real treasure trove, not only for researchers but also for every music lover, as the example of "Träumerei" Op. 15 No. 7 by Robert Schumann shows: Not only does the music sound absolutely realistic and believable, and definitely not machine-like, but on top of everything else, you get a first-hand impression, so to speak, of how Robert Schumann was played after his death, yet still in the same century. It offers a comparison with a myriad of modern recordings.
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 | Nocturne No. 13 in C minor op. 48.1 | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) | Alfred Grünfeld | 6:37 | |
| 2 | Andante for Piano in F major WoO 57 | "Andante favori" | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Alfred Grünfeld | 10:03 |
| 3 | Novelette in F major op. 21.1 | Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) | Alfred Grünfeld | 5:02 | |
| 4 | Paraphrase on Isolde's Liebestod from Wagner's Opera "Tristan und Isolde" | Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) | Alfred Grünfeld | 7:35 | |
| 5 | Ballet music no. 2 op. 26 D 797.9 from the incidental music to "Rosamunde | Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Robert Fischhof (1856 - 1918) | Alfred Grünfeld | 3:03 | |
| 6 | Valse mignonne in A flat major op. 51.4 | Alfred Grünfeld (1852 - 1924) | Alfred Grünfeld | 1:52 | |
| 7 | Romance in D flat major op. 42.1 | Alfred Grünfeld (1852 - 1924) | Alfred Grünfeld | 5:20 | |
| 8 | Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring) op. 410, Waltz Paraphrase | Johann Strauß jun. (1825 - 1899) Alfred Grünfeld (1852 - 1924) | Alfred Grünfeld | 5:40 | |
| 9 | Dinner Waltz from the operetta "Der Lebemann" ("The Bon-Vivant") | Alfred Grünfeld (1852 - 1924) | Alfred Grünfeld | 3:14 | |
| 10 | Nocturne No. 9 in B major op. 32.1 | Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) | Alfred Grünfeld | 3:47 | |
| 11 | Waltz from Serenade No. 2 in F major op. 63 | Robert Volkmann (1815 - 1883) | Alfred Grünfeld | 3:52 | |
| 12 | "Des Abends" ("The Evening") from "Fantasiestücke" op. 12.1 | Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) | Alfred Grünfeld | 2:57 | |
| 13 | Impromptu A flat major D 935 (op. posth. 142.2) | Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) | Alfred Grünfeld | 5:19 | |
| 14 | "Träumerei" op. 15.7 from "Kinderszenen" | Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) | Alfred Grünfeld | 2:54 | |
| 15 | Romance in F sharp major op. 45.1 | Alfred Grünfeld (1852 - 1924) | Alfred Grünfeld | 5:20 | |
total playing time: 73:51
See reviews for this production
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