MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI

Complete Piano Transcriptions

CD1

J. Brahms - Hungarian Dances

W. A. Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20

L. v. Beethoven - Minuet in G major

L. v. Beethoven - Violin Sonata Op. 30, 2: Adagio cantabile

L. v. Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5: Adagio un poco moto

F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy - “Ein Sommernachtstraum” Op. 61: Nocturne

F. Chopin - Waltz in C sharp minor Op. 64, 1

CD2

G. Bizet - “Carmen”: Chanson Bohème

R. Wagner - “Tristan und Isolde”: Final Scene

R. Wagner - “Tannhäuser”: Venusberg Music

J. Offenbach - “Hoffmanns Erzählungen”: Barcarolle

G. F. Händel - “Rinaldo”: “Lascia ch’io pianga”

G. F. Händel - “Judas Maccabaeus”: Choir

W. A. Mozart - “Don Giovanni”: Minuet

C. Czerny - Toccata in C major Op. 92

Anton Notenquetscher - Musical Parodies am Klavier

Piano transcriptions offer the opportunity to portray the colour spectrum and aural diversity of an entire orchestra on the piano. One brilliant example of such works is offered by the piano transcriptions of Moritz Moszkowski. Celebrated in his own lifetime as a composer and virtuoso, after his death Moszkowski slipped slowly into oblivion; undeservedly, since Moszkowski’s transcriptions bring together all the facets of a virtuoso arranger. He made transcriptions of piano works and orchestral music, as well as of operas. In his recording of Moszkowski’s entire transcription output, Christof Keymer impressively presents the compositional refinement of diverse adaptations which easily bear comparison with those of the great Franz Liszt. A bonus on this 2-CD set are Moszkowski’s musical parodies, in which he humorously imitates the compositional styles of the like of Chopin, Brahms and Bach.

Berlin Classics 2cds 0016402BC