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ALEXANDER GOLDENWEISER PLAYS ENSEMBLE
It is a delight to hear the way Alexander Goldenweiser plays ensemble music with the likes of Gregory Ginzburg, David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan, and Mstislav Rostropovich in fabulous performances of the music of Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, and others. There are performances by Goldenweiser and his student Grigory Ginzburg playing both Rachmaninoff suites for two pianos, the second of which was dedicated to Goldenweiser by his fellow student with whom he gave the first performance. Unfortunately I have no idea who is playing which part, so just listen and enjoy.
There are wonderful performances of sonatas for violin and piano by Beethoven, and and a number of fine chamber works by Georgy Catoire, a Russian composer with whom I was entirely unfamiliar.
I end with a performance with David Oistrakh of the Medtner 3rd violin sonata.
Beethoven Cello Sonata 2 in A minor, Op 5~2
with Sviatoslav Knushevitsky, cello
i Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo. Allegro molto più tosto presto
14:56 ii Rondo - Allegro
recorded in Moscow in 1949
Beethoven Violin Sonata 4 in A minor, Op 23
with David Oistrach, violin
recorded in 1950
i Presto
ii Andante scherzoso, più allegretto
iii Allegro molto
Glinka Sonata in D minor for viola and piano
with Vadim Borisovsky, viola
i Allegro moderato
08:29 ii Larghetto, ma non troppo
Georgy Catoire (1861-1926) Violin Sonata 1 in B minor, Op 15
with David Oistrach, violin
recorded in 1952
i Allegro non tanto ma appassionato
ii Barcarola: Andante
iiia Allegro con spirito (beginning)
iiib Allegro con spirito (conclusion)
Catoire Violin Sonata 2, Op 20 "Poeme" (1906)
with David Oistrach, violin
recorded in 1952
i Allegro non tanto ma appassionato
Part II
Catoire Elegie for violin and piano, Op 26
with David Oistrach, violin
recorded in 1950
Catoire Piano Trio in F minor, Op 14 (1900)
iii Allegro vivace
with Leonid Kogan, violin and Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Catoire Piano Trio in E minor, Op 31
Theme and Variations in one movement
with Leonid Kogan, violin and Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Scriabin Prometheus: Poem of Fire, Op 60
Nikolai Golovanov conducting an unidentified orchestra
recorded in 1947
Rachmaninoff Suite 1 in G minor, Op 5 for Two Pianos
with Grigory Ginzburg, piano
1 Barcarole
07:27 ➢ 2 Adagio sostenuto (La Nuit...L' Amour)
13:45 ➢ 3 Largo di molto (Tears)
20:12 ➢ 4 Allegro maestoso (Paques)
recorded in 1952
Rachmaninoff Six Morceaux for four hands, Op 11
with Alexander Goldenweiser, piano
Ⅰ Barcarolle
06:17 Ⅱ Scherzo
09:40 Ⅲ Russian theme
14:12 Ⅳ Waltz
19:03 Ⅴ Romance
23:06 Ⅵ Slava / Gloria
recorded in 1951
Rachmaninoff Suite 2, Op 17 for two pianos
with Grigory Ginzburg, piano
I Introduction - Alla marcia in C major
II Valse - Presto in G major
III Romance - Andantino in A♭ major
IV Tarantella - Presto in c minor
recorded in 1948
Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque 1 in G minor
with Dimitri Tziganoff, violin - Serguei Chirinsky, cello
recorded in 1947
Medtner Sonata 3 "Epica" in E minor for violin and piano, Op 57
with David Oistrach, violin
i Introduzione - Allegro
15:54 ➢ ii Scherzo: Allegro molto vivace et leggiero
23:19 ➢ iii Andante con moto
32:02 ➢ iv Finale: Allegro molto
recorded in 1959
For those of you who enjoy murder mysteries, here is my first with a strong musical polemic as background
Murder in the House of the Muse
which is also available as an audiobook.
And this is the more recently published second mystery in the series:
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