Track Listing
CD 1 (69:30) | ||
Acoustic Polydor Discs, circa 1924-1925 | ||
| Chopin | ||
| 1. | Waltz in A-flat, Op. 42 | 3:51 |
| (953 av) 65789 | ||
| 2. | Waltz in D-flat, Op. 64, No. 1, “Minute” | 1:54 |
| (952 av) 65789 | ||
| 3. | Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 | 3:20 |
| (1243 at) 62440 | ||
| 4. | Waltz G-flat, Op. 70, No. 1 | 2:08 |
| (952 av) 65789 | ||
| 5. | Waltz in E Minor, Op. post. | 3:14 |
| (950 av) 65790 | ||
| 6. | Tarantella in A-flat, Op. 43 | 3:40 |
| (946 av) 65790 | ||
| 7. | Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, No. 5, “Black Keys” | 1:36 |
| (1242½ at) 62439 | ||
| 8. | Etude in G-flat, Op. 25, No. 9, “Butterfly” | 1:07 |
| (1242½ at) 62439 | ||
| 9. | Etude in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2 | 1:20 |
| (1246½) 62439 | ||
| 10. | Etude in F, Op. 25, No. 3 | 1:36 |
| (1246½) 62439 | ||
| 11. | Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7 | 4:03 |
| (947 av) 65788 | ||
| 12. | Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat, Op. 29 | 3:11 |
| (1244 at) 62440 | ||
| 13. | Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, No. 2 | 4:07 |
| With authentic Chopin variants (941 av) 65786 | ||
| 14. | Nocturne in F-sharp, Op. 15, No. 2 | 3:43 |
| (951 av) 65788 | ||
| 15. | Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, No. 2 | 4:16 |
| (948 av) 65786 | ||
| 16. | Polonaise in A-flat, Op. 53 | 6:04 |
| (1248/1249 at) 62441 | ||
| Bach | ||
| 17. | Gavotte and Musette in G Minor, from English Suite No. 3, BWV 808 | 3:33 |
| (945 av) 65792 | ||
| Schubert-Liszt | ||
| 18. | Der Lindenbaum, S. 561/7 | 3:58 |
| (943 av) 65791 | ||
| Liszt | ||
| 19. | Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat, S. 541 | 4:01 |
| (944 av) 65791 | ||
| Schumann | ||
| 20. | Einsame Blumen, Op. 82, No. 3, from Waldszenen | 2:07 |
| (949 av) 65792 | ||
| Koczalski | ||
| 21. | Präludium in D-flat | 1:12 |
| (949 av) 65792 | ||
| 22. | Waltz from the ballet Renata | 2:49 |
| (1247 at) 62442 | ||
| 23. | Impression, Op. 75, No. 2 | 1:38 |
| (1245 at) 62442 | ||
| Schumann | ||
| 24. | Waltz in A Minor, Op. 124, No. 4, from Albumblätter | 1:00 |
| (1245 at) 62442 | ||
CD 2 (79:00) | ||
Electric Polydor Discs, circa 1928 | ||
| Chopin | ||
| 1. | Polonaise in A, Op. 40, No. 1, “Military” | 3:05 |
| (645 ½ bh I) 90031 | ||
| 2. | Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4 | 3:08 |
| (646 bh I) 90031 | ||
| 3. | Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 68, No. 2 | 2:12 |
| (637 bh I) 90040 | ||
| 4. | Berceuse in D-flat, Op. 57 | 4:23 |
| (481 bi I) 95202 | ||
| 5. | Prelude in E, Op. 28, No. 9 | 1:17 |
| (636 bh I) 90038 | ||
| 6. | Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 28, No. 10 | 0:25 |
| (636 bh I) 90038 | ||
| 7. | Prelude in B, Op. 28, No. 11 | 0:39 |
| (636 bh I) 90038 | ||
| 8. | Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 28, No. 12 | 1:07 |
| (644 bh I) 90030 | ||
| 9. | Prelude in A-flat, Op. 28, No. 17 | 3:42 |
| (475 bi I) 95174 | ||
| 10. | Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20 | 1:32 |
| (642 bh I) 90030 | ||
| 11. | Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45 | 4:27 |
| (471 bi I) 95174 | ||
| 12. | Waltz in E-flat, Op. 18, “Grande Valse Brillante” | 4:20 |
| (472 bi I) 95201 | ||
| 13. | Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2 | 4:04 |
| (479 bi I) 95201 B | ||
| 14. | Waltz in D-flat, Op. 64, No. 1, “Minute” | 1:51 |
| (644 bh I) 90030 | ||
| 15. | Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 | 3:13 |
| (655 bh I) 90038 | ||
| 16. | Waltz in G-flat, Op. 70, No. 1 | 2:19 |
| (643 bh I) 90029 | ||
| 17. | Waltz in E Minor, Op. post. | 3:11 |
| (641 bh I) 90029 | ||
| 18. | Etude in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2 | 1:42 |
| (642 bh I) 90030 | ||
| 19. | Etude in E-flat Minor, Op. 10, No. 6 | 2:40 |
| (638 bh I) 90028 | ||
| 20. | Etude in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2 | 1:20 |
| (656 bh I) 90039 | ||
| 21. | Etude in F, Op. 25, No. 3 | 1:38 |
| (656 bh I) 90039 | ||
| 22. | Etude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 6, “Thirds” | 2:11 |
| (640 bh I) 90028 | ||
| 23. | Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7 | 4:43 |
| (483 bi I) 95202 | ||
| 24. | Nouvelle Etude No. 1 in F Minor | 1:40 |
| (639 bh I) 90039 | ||
| 25. | Nouvelle Etude No. 3 in D-flat | 1:41 |
| (639 bh I) 90039 | ||
| 26. | Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, No. 2 | 4:49 |
| (478 bi I ?) 95172 | ||
| 27. | Nocturne in B, Op. 62, No. 1 | 5:05 |
| (477 bi I ?) 95172 | ||
| Schubert-Liszt | ||
| 28. | Der Lindenbaum, S. 561/7 | 4:31 |
| (482 bi I) 95349 | ||
| Paderewski | ||
| 29. | Au Soir, Op. 10, No. 1 | 2:00 |
| (657 bh I) 90040 | ||
Producer: Donald Manildi
Audio Conservation: Ward Marston
Audio Assistance: J. Richard Harris
Photographs: Gregor Benko and Donald Manildi
Booklet Design: Takeshi Takahashi
Booklet notes: Sandra P. Rosenblum
Marston would like to thank The International Piano Archives at Maryland for its help in the production of this CD release.
The Complete Raoul von Koczalski vol. 1
Polydor Recordings 1924-1928
Today, the name “Koczalski” is not a well-known quantity, yet his credentials, and more importantly his recordings, should garner better recognition. Raoul von Koczlaski was born in 1885, and before he was six years old he caught the attention of Anton Rubinstein and music critic Edward Hanslick. At six, he was a pupil of Liszt-student Ludwig Marek and was studying composition with Henryk Jarecki. At the age of seven, Koczalski’s life was changed; he began studying with Chopin-student Karol Mikuli. This relationship defined Koczalski’s musical destiny as a pre-eminent interpreter of Chopin. The first impression of Koczalski’s playing is often one of the fluency and grace of his execution, coupled with his subtlety of phrasing and smooth legato, but what one is often left with is his use of rubato. This aspect of his playing has given rise to debate about Chopin’s musical intentions and has sparked both criticism and admiration of Koczalski’s playing; it will delight many and dissuade some, while asking all to consider if this is the definitive interpretation of Chopin. This two CD-set is the first volume of the important, and somewhat controversial, complete Raoul von Koczalski recordings.
