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: CD 1: Chopin ()
1- 1-12: 12 Etudes Op.10 ()
1-13: Impromptu N°1 Op.29 ()
1-14: Impromptu N°2 Op.36 ()
: CD 2: Chopin ()
2- 1-12: 12 Etudes Op.25 ()
2-13: Impromptu N°3 Op. 51 ()
2-14: Impromptu N°4 Op.66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu" ()
: CD 3: Chopin ()
3-1: Scherzo N°1 Op.20 ()
3-2: Scherzo N°2 Op.31 ()
3-3: Scherzo N°3 Op.39 ()
3-4: Scherzo N°4 Op.54 ()
: CD 4: Chopin ()
4-1: Grande Valse Brillante Op.18 ()
4- 2-4: Three Waltzes Op.34 ()
4-5: Waltz Op.42 ()
4- 6-8: Three Waltzes Op.64 ()
4- 9-10: Two Waltzes Op.69 ()
4- 11-13: Three Waltzes Op.Posth. 70 ()
4-14: Waltzes In E Flat Major Op.Posth (1840) ()
4-15: Waltzes In E Major Op.Posth (1829) ()
4-16: Waltzes In E Minor Op.Posth (1830) ()
: CD 5: Chopin ()
5- 1-24: 24 Préludes Op.28 ()
5-25: Polonaise Op.53 ()
: CD 6: Chopin / Liszt ()
6- 1-4: 4 Ballades ()
6- 5-10: Six Chants Polonais De Frédéric Chopin S.480 ()
: CD 7: Liszt ()
7-1: Rhapsodie Espagnole S.254 ()
7-2: Feux Follets S.139/5 ()
7- 3-8: Six Grandes Etudes De Paganini ()
: CD 8: 25th Anniversary Program ()
8-1: Chromatic Fantasia And Fugue BWV 903 ()
8-2: Nocturne Op.9 No.1 ()
8-3: Rondo Capriccioso Op.14 ()
8-4: Prélude Op.3 N°2 ()
8-5: Sonata Kk 455 ()
8- 6-11: Six Romanian Folk Dances Sz.56 ()
8-12: Liebesleid (Widmung) S.566 ()
8-13: La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin ()
8-14: Hungarian Rhapsody N°15 S.244 ()
: CD 9: Encore ! ()
9-1: Prelude In E Major BWV 937 ()
9-2: Spinning Song ()
9-3: Moment Musical, Op. 94, No. 3 ()
9-4: Suggestion Diabolique ()
9-5: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 ()
9-6: Prelude, Op. 23, No. 6 ()
9-7: Hopak ()
9-8: Der Contrabandiste ()
9-9: Clair De Lune ()
9-10: Moreninha (The Little Paper Doll) ()
9-11: Polonaise In Flat, Op. 53 ()
: CD 10: Liszt / Saint-Saëns ()
10- 1-4: Concerto N°1 S.124 ()
10- 5-7: Concerto N°2 Op.22 () |
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| Description: | Complete American Decca Recordings is an album by Ruth Slenczynska, released in 2020. The album is a classical 10-CD. - .. RECORDINGSA debut on CD for the American Decca legacy of Ruth Slenczynska, a prodigious Romantic-age keyboard lioness. The biography for her Wigmore Hall recital in March 1957 claimed that the 32-year-old Ruth Slenczynska had given 1600 concerts. Scarcely believably, perhaps, but no less so than other elements of her extraordinary life story - making her public debut at the age of four, under the instruction of a tyrannical and abusive father, playing a Mozart concerto at the Salle Pleyel in Paris just three years later, attracting the admiration and tutelage of Cortot and Rachmaninov, apparently burnt out before adulthood. A first marriage and highlights such as playing for (and duets with) Harry Truman followed. Touring with Arthur Fiedler and Boston Pops in the mid-50s taught Slenczynska how to work an audience and to draw strength from their attention, but she readily understood the imperatives of the microphone. The year before her Wigmore Hall date she began recording for the American Brunswick division of Decca at the label's New York studios, and once their sales were boosted by the publication of her painfully honest autobiography in 1957, her albums won acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. She has continued to perform and to teach well into her 90s, but this box is the first comprehensive tribute to her artistry. Born in California to Polish parents, Slenczynska was a Chopin pianist by nature and nurture, with a temperament and background that tended towards the extremes of the Romantic style, abounding in rubato and timbral nuance. The facility and security of her technique were shown to best advantage by the Études (1956), then the Scherzos (1957), followed by a selection of waltzes (1959), the Ballades and Polish songs arranged by Liszt (1960) and the Préludes (1962). A Liszt album from 1958 tests her bullet-proof technique with the exigent demands of the Rhapsodie espagnole, Feux follets and the most gravity-defying versions of the Grandes Études de Paganini. A mixed recital from 1957 marks the silver jubilee of her debut at New York City Hall. The Brunswick discogrpahy is rounded off with a disc of encores (1959) and a pair of concertos, Saint-Saëns' Second (1959) and Liszt's First (1963). By the time of these recordings, Slenczynska had thrown off the prodigy tag and her musicianship had matured accordingly from machine-tooled virtuosity to lyrical fantasy. The pianism presented here is extraordinary, and shows no trace of a performer who had learned her craft through the harshest discipline and punishment. The first release of these albums on CD is celebrated in style by Eloquence with an 'original covers' box and a booklet full of hitherto unpublished photographs and memorabilia as well as a new survey of Slenczynska's life and studio career by Stephen Siek.This CD presents all of Ruth Slenczynska's American Decca recordings, bringing together a crucial chapter in the artistic legacy of one of the great pianists of the 20th century. Known for her crystalline touch, architectural clarity and uncompromising musical integrity, Slenczynska offers interpretations that combine Old World tradition with American directness. The program documents her mature artistry in core repertoire of the piano literature, captured at a time when she was at the height of her technical command and interpretative insight. For collectors and new listeners alike, this anthology offers a rare opportunity to experience Slenczynska's Decca period in a coherent, carefully remastered edition.
Ruth Slenczynska, a former child prodigy who studied with legendary figures such as Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alfred Cortot, built a long and distinguished career as a concert pianist. Celebrated for her mastery of the Romantic and early 20th-century repertoire, she has appeared with leading orchestras around the world and has been admired for performances of Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Bach in particular. Over the decades she became known as one of the last living links to the great pianistic "golden age", praised for the depth of her musicianship rather than mere virtuoso display. Her recordings are valued not only for their technical polish but for their historical significance and musical authority.
The manufacturer, Australian Eloquence, is renowned among classical collectors for its carefully curated reissues and high production standards. Specialising in bringing historically important recordings back into circulation, the label focuses on meticulous remastering, informative documentation and elegant presentation. Releases on Australian Eloquence are regarded as benchmark editions that preserve the character of the original tapes while offering improved sound quality and context for modern listeners. With this set of Ruth Slenczynska's American Decca recordings, the label once again underlines its reputation as a guardian of the recorded classical heritage, making cornerstone performances available in an accessible and audiophile-friendly form. |
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