Simon Barere At The Carnegie Hall

On this CD:

1. Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue for keyboard in D minor, BWV 903
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Simon Barere

2. Toccata for piano in C major, Op. 7
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Simon Barere

3. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12 No , Traumes Wirren
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Simon Barere

4. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 24 (J138) Presto (Perpetuum mobile)
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber
Performed by Simon Barere

5. Renaissance suite for piano No. 8: Pastorale (Angelus) in G
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Simon Barere

6. Renaissance suite for piano No. 12: Gigue in C (Loeillet)
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Simon Barere

7. Renaissance suite for piano No. 6: Tambourin in E minor (Rameau)
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Simon Barere

8. Etude for piano (left hand), Op 36
Composed by Felix Blumenfeld
Performed by Simon Barere

9. Etude in C, Op. 31/1
Composed by Felix Blumenfeld
Performed by Simon Barere

10. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 8 No 10 in D flat major
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Simon Barere

11. Etudes (12) for piano, Op. 8 No 12 in D sharp minor
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
Performed by Simon Barere

12. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Simon Barere

13. Preludes (13) for piano, Op.32 No 12 in G sharp minor
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Simon Barere

14. Preludes (10) for piano, Op.23 No 5 in G minor
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Simon Barere

15. Polka W.R., for piano in A flat major, TN ii/18
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Simon Barere

16. Islamey--Oriental Fantasy, for piano
Composed by Mily Balakirev
Performed by Simon Barere

Tracks:

Fant in f, Op.49
Etudes De Conc, S.144: No.3 in D flat (Un Sospiro)
Etudes De Conc, S.144: No.2 in f (La Leggierezza)
Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses, S.173/7: Funerailles
Nocturne No.8 in D flat
Annees De Pelerinage II, S.161/5: Petrarch Sonnet 104
Hungarian Rhap No.12 in c#, S.244: Encore
Etude in D flat, Op.8/10
Prld in g#, Op.32/12
Prld in g, Op.23/5

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APR's series documenting the career of Simon Barere (1896-1951), one of the century's great pianists, is an indispensable boon for piano buffs. This disc captures him in full flight at a 1947 Carnegie Hall concert. The poster advertising the concert, reproduced in the booklet, splashes the quote "Electrifying" under his photo, and that describes the playing here--full of energy, poetry, and virtuosic technique beyond that of most other pianists. The piled-on sonorities of Liszt's Funérailles are thrilling. Liszt's "La leggierezza" and the Hungarian Rhapsody score through Barere's phenomenal finger control and colorings at breakneck tempos, and his lyric gifts make the Chopin Nocturne moving. An encore, Rachmaninov's famous G minor prelude, is played with such panache you want to hit the repeat button. The sound isn't within hailing distance of hi-fi, but the music shines through with bright force. This is a must-have, as is Volume One, on which Barere is as magical in 1946 Carnegie concerts. --Dan Davis

Simon Barere: Live Recordings at Carnegie Hall, Vol. 3

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Simon Barere: Live Recordings at Carnegie Hall, Vol. 3

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Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00005NUOX
Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

Renaissance: No.8 Pastorale In G (Angelus)
Renaissance: No.12 Gigue In E
Renaissance: No.6 Tambourin In E Minor
Sonata In B Minor, S.178: Lento Assai - Allegro Energico
Sonata In B Minor, S.178: Grandioso
Sonata In B Minor, S.178: Andante Sostenuto - Quasi Adagio
Sonata In B Minor, S.178: Allegro Energico - Piu Mosso
Sonata In B Minor, S.178: (Sostenuto) - Stretta Quasi Presto - Presto - Prestissimo
Sonata In B Minor, S.178: Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Moderato - Lento Assai
Ballade No.1 In G Minor, Op.23
Impromptu No.1 In A Flat, Op.29
Etude For The Left Hand
Islamey: Oriental Fantasie
Etude In D Sharp Minor, Op.8/12
Polka De W.R.
Fantasiestucke, Op.12/7: Traumes Wirren
Perpetuum Mobile: Piano Sonata No.1 In C, J.138: Presto

Simon Barere: Live Recordings at Carnegie Hall, Vol. 1 (1946)

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Binding: Audio CD

Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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Simon Barere: Live Recordings at Carnegie Hall, Vol. 3

ASIN: B00004WH7Y
Release Date: 2000-08-29

Tracks:

Pno Con No.1 in E flat, S.124: Allegro Maestoso
Pno Con No.1 in E flat, S.124: Quasi Adagio
Pno Con No.1 in E flat, S.124: Allegretto Vivace
Pno Con No.1 in E flat, S.124: Allegro Marziale Animato
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in d, BWV.903: Fantasia
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in d, BWV.903: Fugue
Pno Son No.31 in A flat, Op.110: Moderato Cantabile Molto Espressivo
Pno Son No.31 in A flat, Op.110: Allegro Molto
Pno Son No.31 in A flat, Op.110: Adagio, Ma Non Troppo
Pno Son No.31 in A flat, Op.110: Fuga. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Fant in f, Op.49 (Opening)
Etude in C, Op.31/1
Etude De Concert, S.145/2
Valse De L'opera Faust
Pno Son No.1 in C, J.138: Presto (Perpetuum Mobile)
Ballade No.4 in f, Op.52 (Minus Opening 14 Bars)

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Simon Barere (1896-1951) is the great pianist to whom critics most condescend. Harold Schonberg's evaluation in his The Great Pianists is typical: "Barere was not one of the remarkable musical minds, but a playing mechanism startling for speed, accuracy, and disregard of difficulties." The release of the first volume in a series devoted to Barere's live recordings at Carnegie Hall in the 1940s makes it clear, however, that Barere was more than merely a great virtuoso. This CD makes available for the first time the pianist's performances of Beethoven's Sonata No. 31 and Chopin's Ballade in F Minor--repertory that can scarcely be called superficial. His approach to the late Beethoven sonata is essentially Romantic. But his extremely flexible tempos pay strict attention to line and to the shaping of phrases, thus investing the performance with a naturalness of pulse and expression that keeps it from sounding old-fashioned. Barere's F Minor Ballade belongs among the greatest. (Unfortunately, the first 14 bars are missing.) His remarkable technique allows him to reach tremendous climaxes achieved elsewhere only by the likes of Hofmann and Horowitz. But Barere's emotional commitment to the music is such that his effects never seem mere outbursts of temperament (as Hofmann's do) or merely calculated (as with Horowitz). The other works on this disc, whether Bach's "Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue" or Liszt's "Gnomenreigen," also receive persuasively dazzling readings. --Stephen Wigler