Track Listing
CD 1 (78:34) | ||
| HAYDN | ||
| Sonata in G (Hob. XVI/6) | ||
| 1. | Allegro | 2:31 |
| 2. | Menuetto - Trio | 2:04 |
| 3. | Adagio | 5:05 |
| 4. | Finale. Allegro molto | 1:18 |
| Basel, Switzerland; 1952 | ||
| Sonata in A (Hob. XVI/30) | ||
| 5. | Allegro | 3:53 |
| 6. | Adagio | 1:28 |
| 7. | Tempo di menuetto | 4:49 |
| Basel, Switzerland; 1952 | ||
| Sonata in E Minor (Hob. XVI/34) | ||
| 8. | Presto | 3:19 |
| 9. | Adagio | 4:37 |
| 10. | Finale. Molto vivace | 3:32 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts; 25 March 1955 | ||
| Sonata in C (Hob. XVI/48) | ||
| 11. | Andante con espressione | 7:20 |
| 12. | Rondo. Presto | 3:30 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts; 25 March 1955 | ||
| SCHUBERT | ||
| Sonata in A (D. 664) | ||
| 13. | Allegro moderato | 5:49 |
| 14. | Andante | 5:12 |
| 15. | Allegro | 5:08 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts; 6 April 1952 | ||
| FRANCK | ||
| Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue | ||
| 16. | Prelude | 5:20 |
| 17. | Chorale | 6:36 |
| 18. | Fugue | 7:00 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts; 14 November 1954 | ||
CD 2 (79:51) | ||
| BEETHOVEN | ||
| Sonata No. 30 in E, op. 109 | ||
| 1. | Vivace, ma non troppo | 4:27 |
| 2. | Prestissimo | 2:34 |
| 3. | Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung | 13:29 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts; 25 January 1953, studio recording | ||
| BRAHMS | ||
| Rhapsodies, Op. 79 | ||
| 4. | No. 1 in B Minor | 8:33 |
| 5. | No. 2 in G Minor | 6:52 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts; 14 November 1954 | ||
| LISZT | ||
| Piano Sonata in B Minor (S. 178) | ||
| 6. | Lento assai - Allegro energico | 10:54 |
| 7. | Andante sostenuto | 6:31 |
| 8. | Allegro energico | 10:41 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts; 25 January 1953, studio recording | ||
| 9. | Ballade No. 2 in B Minor (S. 171) | 15:52 |
| Cambridge, Massachusetts; 22 March 1959 | ||
Producers: Scott Kessler and Ward Marston
Audio Conservation: Ward Marston
Audio Assistance: J. Richard Harris
Booklet notes: Jonathan Summers
Photographs: Gregor Benko, The International Piano Archives at Maryland, and the Ernst Levy Family
Booklet Design: Takeshi Takahashi
Cover Photo: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum
Marston would like to thank Ernst Levy’s sons, Frank and Matthys Levy, Gregor Benko, and The International Piano Archives at Maryland for their help in the production of this CD release.
This set is sponsored through the generosity of Frank Levy and Frank Self
Marston is grateful to the Estate of John Stratton (Stephen R. Clarke, Executor) for its continuing support.
All tracks recorded in mono except CD 2, Track 7 which is in stereo.
Ernst Levy, Vol. 4
Forgotten Genius: A Selection of Unpublished Concert and Studio Recordings
When Marston began the Ernst Levy series early in the company's history, few knew this remarkable pianist and many were stunned by his artistry and deep insight into the music of Beethoven and Liszt. The series developed into a mission not only to uncover and make available additional Levy performances, but also to expand the accepted perceptions of some of the most important works in the piano repertoire. This fourth installment will not disappoint. It comprises concert and studio recordings of Haydn, Schubert, Franck, Beethoven, Brahms, and Liszt, including a virtually unknown performance of the Schubert Posthumous Sonata in A and a previously unreleased 1959 stereo-recorded performance of Liszt's B Minor Ballade.
