The Complete Josef Hofmann, Vol. 5
On this CD:
1. Berceuse
Composed by Josef Hofmann
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
2. Berceuse
Composed by Josef Hofmann
Performed by Efrem Zimbalist, Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
3. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 42, CT 211 Take I
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
4. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 42, CT 211 Take 2
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
5. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 42, CT 211 Take 3
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
6. Nocturne for piano in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT 155 Take 1
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
7. Nocturne for piano in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT 155 Take 2
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
8. Chants Polonais (6), transcription for piano (after Chopin Op. 74), S. 480 (LW A193) No.1, "The Maiden's Wish"
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
9. Sonata for piano No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT 203 First Movement: Allegro maestoso
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
10. Polonaise for piano in A major, Op. 40/1, CT 152
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
11. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 42, CT 211
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
12. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 42, CT 211
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
13. Meine Freuden, transcription for piano (after Chopin, Op. 74/12, Chants polonais No. 5), S. 480/5, (LW A193/5) No.12, "My Joys"
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
14. Chants Polonais (6), transcription for piano (after Chopin Op. 74), S. 480 (LW A193) No.1, "The Maidens' Wish"
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
15. Nocturne for piano in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT 112
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
16. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major ("Hunt") Op. 31/3 Second Movement: Scherzo
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
17. Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise for piano, Op. 22.
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
18. Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT 7
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
19. Waltz for piano in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT 212
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
20. Nocturne for piano in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT 112
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
21. Song without Words for piano No. 34 in C major ("Spinnerlied"), Op. 67/4
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
22. Polonaise for piano in A major, Op. 40/1, CT 152
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
23. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 42, CT 211
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
24. Nocturne for piano in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT 155
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
25. Musical Snuffbox, for piano (or orchestra), Op 32
Composed by Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
26. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 24 (J138) Fourth Movement: Presto, Rondo, "Perpetual Motion"
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
27. Nocturne for piano in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT 109
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
28. Waltz for piano in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT 212
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
29. Liebesträume, notturno for piano in A-flat major No. 3 (O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
30. Nocturne for piano in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT 155
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
31. Waltz for piano in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT 212
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
32. Morceaux de fantaisie (5), for piano, Op. 3
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
33. Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 12 No.1, March
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
34. Elegy, for piano
Composed by Josef Hofmann
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
35. Nocturne for piano in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT 112
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
36. Waltz for piano in E flat major, Op. 18, CT 207
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
37. Rondo capriccioso, for piano in E major, Op. 14
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
38. Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75 Clair de Lune
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
39. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melody) (from "Orfeo ed Euridice"), various arrangements Mélodie
Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
Performed by Ward Marston, Josef Hoffmann
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Transfer whiz Ward Marston presents a treasure trove designed to lure both pianophiles and archivists alike. For starters, Hofmann's 1935 Victor test recordings include all known alternate takes. Encores from a 1938 Philadelphia concert reveal the pianist's superficial side, but a careful representation from his problematic Bell Telephone Hour broadcasts flesh out Hofmann's recorded repertoire with a simple, unforced Debussy Claire de Lune and a rollicking Prokofiev March, op. 12, no. 1. Best of all are five 1935 HMV tests, of which Chopin's F-sharp Nocturne, A- flat Waltz, op. 42, and Chopin/Liszt Maiden's Wish reveal Hofmann at his most unhurried, aristocratic, and purposeful. A home recording of Gluck/Sgambati Mélodie from Orfeo caps this important collection, garnished with superb annotations. --Jed Distler
The Complete Josef Hofmann, Vol. 5, Music, Ludwig van Beethoven, Fryderyk Chopin, Claude Debussy, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Josef Hofmann, Franz Liszt, Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Felix Mendelssohn, Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Rachmaninov, Carl Maria von Weber, Josef Hoffmann, Josef Hofmann, Efrem Zimbalist, Berceuse for Keyboard, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard, Classical, Concerto, Elegy for Keyboard, Keyboard, Keyboard Work Entitled "Piece" or "Stück", Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Nocturne for Keyboard, Orchestral, Piano Concerto, Polonaise for Keyboard, Prelude for Keyboard, Romantic Orchestral Music, Romantic Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Rondo for Keyboard, Song Without Words for Keyboard, Transcription for Keyboard, Waltz for Keyboard
The Complete Josef Hofmann, Vol. 5
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