tracks

Waltz In E-flat Major “Grande Valse Brillante” Op. 18
3 Waltzes Op. 34
No. 1 In A-flat Major. Vivace
No. 2 In A Minor. Lento
Waltz In A-flat Major Op. 42
3 Waltzes Op. 34
No. 3 In F Major. Vivace
3 Waltzes Op. 64
No. 1 In D-flat Major “Minute”
No. 2 In C-sharp Minor. Tempo Giusto
No. 3 In A-flat Major. Moderato
2 Waltzes Op. Posth. 69
No. 1 In A-flat Major. Lento
No. 2 In B Minor. Moderato
3 Waltzes Op. Posth. 70
No. 1 In G-flat Major. Molto Vivace
No. 2 In F Minor. Tempo Giusto
No. 3 In D-flat Major. Moderato
Waltz In E Minor Kk Iva/15
Impromptu No. 1 In A-flat Major Op. 29
Nocturne In F-sharp Major Op. 15/2
Impromptu In C-sharp Minor “Fantaisie-Impromptu” Op. Posth. 66
Nocturne In E-flat Major Op. 9/2
Nocturne In D-flat Major Op. 27/2
12 Études Op. 10
No. 1 In C Major. Allegro
No. 10 In A-flat Major. Vivace Assai
No. 2 In A Minor. Allegro
No. 7 In C Major. Vivace
No. 3 In E Major. Lento Ma Non Troppo
No. 4 In C-sharp Minor. Presto
No. 9 In F Minor. Allegro Molto Agitato
No. 5 In G-flat Major “Black Keys”
No. 6 In E-flat Minor. Andante
No. 8 In F Major. Allegro
No. 11 In E-flat Major. Allegretto
No. 12 In C Minor “Revolutionary”
12 Études Op. 25
No. 1 In A-flat Major. Allegro Sostenuto
No. 12 In C Minor. Molto Allegro, Con Fuoco
No. 2 In F Minor. Presto
No. 3 In F Major. Allegro
No. 4 In A Minor. Agitato
No. 8 In D-flat Major “Sixths”. Vivace
No. 5 In E Minor. Vivace
No. 6 In G-sharp Minor “Thirds”
No. 9 In G-flat Major “Butterfly”
No. 7 In C-sharp Minor. Lento
No. 10 In B Minor “Octaves”
No. 11 In A Minor “Winter Wind”
3 Nouvelles Études Kk Iib/3
No. 1 In F Minor. Andantino
No. 2 In A-flat Major. Allegretto
No. 3 In D-flat Major. Allegretto
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In E Minor Op. 11
I Allegro Maestoso. Risoluto
II Romance. Larghetto
III Rondo. Vivace
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 In F Minor Op. 21
I Maestoso
II Larghetto
III Allegro Vivace
Waltz In E-flat Major “Grande Valse Brillante” Op. 18
3 Waltzes Op. 34
No. 1 In A-flat Major. Vivace
No. 2 In A Minor. Lento
No. 3 In F Major. Vivace
2 Waltzes Op. Posth. 69
No. 1 In A-flat Major. Lento
No. 2 In B Minor. Moderato
3 Waltzes Op. 64
No. 1 In D-flat Major “Minute”
No. 2 In C-sharp Minor. Tempo Giusto
No. 3 In A-flat Major. Moderato
Waltz In A-flat Major Op. 42
3 Waltzes Op. Posth. 70
No. 1 In G-flat Major. Molto Vivace
No. 2 In F Minor. Tempo Giusto
No. 3 In D-flat Major. Moderato
Waltz In E Minor Kk IV A/15
24 Préludes Op. 28
No. 1 In C Major. Agitato
No. 2 In A Minor. Lento
No. 3 In G Major. Vivace
No. 4 In E Minor. Largo
No. 5 In D Major. Allegro Molto
No. 6 In B Minor. Lento Assai
No. 7 In A Major. Andantino
No. 8 In F-sharp Minor. Molto Agitato
No. 9 In E Major. Largo
No. 10 In C-sharp Minor. Allegro Molto
No. 11 In B Major. Vivace
No. 12 In G-sharp Minor. Presto
No. 13 In F-sharp Major. Lento
No. 14 In E-flat Minor. Allegro
No. 15 In D-flat Major. Sostenuto
No. 16 In B-flat Minor. Presto Con Fuoco
No. 17 In A-flat Major. Allegretto
No. 18 In F Minor. Allegro Molto
No. 19 In E-flat Major. Vivace
No. 20 In C Minor. Largo
No. 21 In B-flat Major. Cantabile
No. 22 In G Minor. Molto Agitato
No. 23 In F Major. Moderato
No. 24 In D Minor. Allegro Appassionato
Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor Op. 58
I Allegro Maestoso
II Scherzo. Molto Vivace
III Largo
IV Finale. Presto Non Tanto
Berceuse In D-flat Major Op. 57
3 Écossaises Op. Posth. 72/3
No. 1 In D Major
No. 2 In G Major
No. 3 In D-flat Major
Piano Sonata No. 2 In B-flat Minor Op. 35
I Grave – Doppio Movimento
II Scherzo – Più Lento – Tempo I
III Marche Funèbre. Lento
IV Finale. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor Op. 58
I Allegro Maestoso
II Scherzo. Molto Vivace
III Largo
IV Finale. Presto Non Tanto
3 Nocturnes Op. 9
No. 1 In B-flat Minor. Larghetto
No. 2 In E-flat Major. Andante
No. 3 In B Major. Allegretto
3 Nocturnes Op. 15
No. 1 In F Major. Andante Cantabile
No. 2 In F-sharp Major. Larghetto
No. 3 In G Minor. Lento
2 Nocturnes Op. 27
No. 1 In C-sharp Minor. Larghetto
No. 2 In D-flat Major. Lento Sostenuto
2 Nocturnes Op. 32
No. 1 In B Major. Andante Sostenuto
No. 2 In A-flat Major. Lento
2 Nocturnes Op. 37
No. 1 In G Minor. Andante Sostenuto
No. 2 In G Major. Andantino
2 Nocturnes Op. 48
No. 1 In C Minor. Lento
No. 2 In F-sharp Minor. Andantino
2 Nocturnes Op. 55
No. 1 In F Minor. Andante
No. 2 In E-flat Major. Lento Sostenuto
2 Nocturnes Op. 62
No. 1 In B Major. Andante
No. 2 In E Major. Lento
Nocturne In E Minor Op. Posth. 72/1
3 Écossaises Op. Posth. 72/3
No. 1 In D Major. Vivace
No. 2 In G Major
No. 3 In D-flat Major
Berceuse In D-flat Major Op. 57

notes

“Mr. Brailowsky has a sheer instinct for the secrets of the piano,” declared the distinguished New York Times music critic Olin Downes. “He recreates his music with all the freshness of feeling and imagined beauty that it must have had for him when first the eyes fell on the printed page.” This edition is the first CD release of Alexander Brailowsky’s complete Chopin recordings for
RCA Victor, many of them never before available in the digital medium and newly remastered from the original analogue discs and tapes.

CD 1
Recordings: New York City, Victor Studio No. 2, May 8, 1941 [1/8/10/13/15]; May 12, 1941 [14]; May 16, 1941 [7/9/11/12]; May 26, 1941 [2/4–6]; October 1, 1941 [3]; April 20, 1945 [16]; December 30, 1946 [17/18]; April 5, 1949 [19]
CD 2
Recordings: New York City, Victor Studio No. 2, March 28, 1947 [1–4/23/25–27]; December 26, 1946 [5/8/9/13–16]; March 26, 1947 [6/7/10/17–19]; December 30, 1946 [11/12/22]; April 7, 1947 [20/21/24]
CD 3
Recordings: New York City, Manhattan Center, April 12/22, 1949 [1/2]; April 14, 1949 [2/3]; Boston, Symphony Hall, November 29, 1954 [4–6]
CD 4
Recordings: New York City, Town Hall, February 7, 1950 [1/2/5/11–14]; February 6, 1950 [3/6/8–10]; February 13, 1950 [4/7]
CD 5
Recordings: New York City, Town Hall, March 8, 1951 [1–15]; May 29, 1951 [16–18]; March 27, 1951 [19–24]; London, Abbey Road Studio No. 3, November 23/24, 1938 [25–32]
CD 6
Recordings: New York City, Manhattan Center, January 5/7, 1954
CD 7
Recordings: New York City, Town Hall, December 19, 1956 [1/2/8]; February 27, 1957 [3–5/9]; March 1, 1957 [6/10]
CD 8
Recordings: New York City, Town Hall, February 26, 1957 [1/7]; March 4, 1957 [2/8/9]; April 29, 1957 [2/8]; March 14, 1957 [3/6]; March 1, 1957 [4/5]; April 23, 1958 [10–13]

Note: CDs 7 and 8 [1 –9] contain mono recordings from
December 1956 to April 1957, a period in which stereo
recording was already developed. Listening to the stereo
mixes / work parts for master tapes H2RP-2847, H2RP-2848, H2RP-2849 and H2RP-2850 we discovered a couple of very noticeable level drops in one channel. As further stereo work reels could be found we assume this was the reason why these 1956/7 recordings appeared on mono LP only.

CDs 1, 2, 4–6: Analogue Disc and Tape Transfers, Mixing and Mastering by Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, Meyer Media LLC using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology
CD 3: Mastering by Martin Kistner, b-sharp music & media solutions
CDs 7, 8: Analogue Tape Transfers by Brett Zinn, Iron Mountain Digital Services, Mastering by Martin Kistner, b-sharp music & media solutions using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology

Photos: cover & pp. 4, 9, 10, 15, 16, 33 & 39: RCA C Sony Music Entertainment; pp. 2/3: Dave Hecht C Sony Music Entertainment; p. 21: Alan Kayes (detail from Brailowsky Encores, LSC-2276)

Consists of previously released material
88985499992 · This compilation P & C 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Classical and [Sony Classical Logo] are trademarks of Sony Music Entertainment
RCA is a registered trademark of RCA Trademark Management S.A.
All trademarks and logos are protected · Made in the EU
www.sonyclassical.com

credits

Booklet Editor – Jochen Rudelt
Conductor – Charles Munch (tracks: CD 3, 4-6), William Steinberg (tracks: CD 3, 1-3)
Design – [ec:ko] Communications
Liner Notes – Jed Distler
Liner Notes [Translation] – Josée Bégaud, Martina Fischer
Mastered By – Andreas K. Meyer (tracks: CDs 1, 2, 4–6), Martin Kistner (tracks: CDs 3, 7, 8), Rebekah Wineman (tracks: CDs 1, 2, 4–6)
Mixed By – Andreas K. Meyer (tracks: CDs 1, 2, 4–6), Rebekah Wineman (tracks: CDs 1, 2, 4–6)
Orchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra (tracks: CD 3, 4-6), RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (tracks: CD 3, 1-3)
Photography By – Dave Hecht, (tracks: pp. 2/3), RCA (4)
Producer – Robert Russ
Research [Disc and Tape] – Anthony Fountain (2)
Research [Discographical] – Malcolm Walker (2), Michael H. Gray
Research [Document] – Michael Panico
Transferred By [Analogue Disc and Tape] – Andreas K. Meyer, Rebekah Wineman
Transferred By [Analogue Tapes] – Brett Zinn

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment
Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment

Be the first to write a review

Write a Review