Haskil 10 CD Set

[Holden]

I have the 11 Scarlatti PS, Schubert D 960, Mozart PCs, Schumann PC and the LvB VS. The rest is all new to me. Has anyone heard, got this set?

Here are the contents. I must say that I am really interested as I like Haskil's playing and there will be at least 6 CDs worth of material that I've never heard before.

CD 1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Klavierkonzert Nr. 19 F-Dur KV 459 / Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major KV 459

1. I. Allegro vivace

2. II. Allegretto

3. III. Allegro assai


Klavierkonzert Nr. 20 d-Moll KV 466 / Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor KV 466

4. I. Allegro

5. II. Romanze

6. III. Rondo: Allegro assai


Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano – RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester – Ferenc Fricsay, Dirigent / conductor

aufg. / recorded in: 1953 (KV 459), 1954 (KV 466)


CD 2

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Klavierkonzert Nr. 13 C-Dur KV 415 / Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major KV 415

1. I. Allegro

2. II. Andante

3. III. Allegro

Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano – RIAS-Symphonieorchester – Ferenc Fricsay, Dirigent / conductor

aufg. / recorded in: 1953


Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Klaviersonate Nr. 21 B-Dur D 960 / Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major D 960

4. I. Molto moderato

5. II. Andante sostenuto

6. III. Scherzo & Trio

7. IV. Allegro ma non troppo. Presto

Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano

aufg. / recorded in: 1951


CD 3

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Violinsonate  Nr. 5 F-Dur op. 24 ,,Frühlingssonate" / Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major op. 24 "Spring"

1. I. Allegro

2. II. Adagio molto espressivo

3. III. Scherzo: Allegro molto

4. IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

Arthur Grumiaux, Violine / violin – Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano

aufg. / recorded in: 1957


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Klaviersonate C-Dur KV 330 / Piano Sonata in C major KV 330

4. I. Allegro moderato

5. II. Andante cantabile

6. III. Allegretto

Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano

aufg. / recorded in: 1957


CD 4

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Konzert für 2 Klaviere und Orchester C-Dur BWV 1061 / Concerto for Two Harpsichords and Orchestra in C major BWV 1061

1. I. Allegro

2. II. Adagio ovvero largo

3. III. Fuga


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Konzert für 2 Klaviere und Orchester Es-Dur KV 365 / Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E-flat major KV 365

4. I. Allegro

5. II. Andante

6. III. Rondo: Allegro


Clara Haskil, Geza Anda, Klavier / piano – Philharmonia Orchestra – Alceo Galliera, Dirigent / conductor

aufg. / recorded in: 1956


CD 5

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Klaviersonate Nr. 32 c-Moll op. 111 / Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor op. 111

1. I. Maestoso. Allegro con brio

2. II. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile


Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Sonatine / Sonatina

3. I. Modéré

4. II. Mouvement de menuet

5. III. Animé


Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

6. Toccata e-Moll BWV 914 / Toccata in E minor BWV 914


Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

7. Etude pour les sonorités opposées


Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano

aufg. / recorded in: 1953


CD 6

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 c-Moll op. 37 / Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor op. 37

1. I. Allegro con brio

2. II. Largo

3. III. Rondo: Allegro

Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano – Symphonie-Orchester Winterthur – Henry Swoboda, Dirigent / conductor 

aufg. / recorded in: 1950


Klaviersonate Nr. 18 Es-Dur op. 31, 3 ,,Die Jagd" / Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major op. 31, 3 ,,Hunt"

4. I. Allegro

5. II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace

6. III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso

7. IV. Presto con fuoco

Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano

aufg. / recorded in: 1955


CD 7

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Klavierkonzert Nr. 4 G-Dur op. 58 / Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major op. 58

1. I. Allegro moderato

2. II. Andante con moto

3. III. Rondo: Vivace

Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano – RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester – Dean Dixon, Dirigent / conductor

aufg. / recorded in: 1954


Klaviersonate Nr. 17 d-Moll op. 31, 2 ,,Der Sturm" / Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor op. 31, 2 ,,Tempest"

4. I. Largo. Allegro

5. II. Adagio

6. III. Allegretto

Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano

aufg. / recorded in: 1955


CD 8

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Klavierkonzert a-Moll op. 54 / Piano Concerto in A minor op. 54

1. I. Allegro affetuoso

2. II. Intermezzo

3. III. Finale: Allegro vivace

Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano – Orchestre de la Suisse Romande – Ernest Ansermet, Dirigent / conductor

aufg. / recorded in: 1956


Abegg-Variationen op. 1 / Abegg Variations op. 1

4. I. Tema: Animato

5. II. Var. 1

6. III. Var. 2

7. IV. Var. 3

8. V. Cantabile

9. VI. Finale alla Fantasia: Vivace


Albumblätter / Album Leaves

10. I. Ziemlich langsam

11. II. Schnell

12. III. Ziemlich langsam, sehr gesangvoll

13. IV. Sehr langsam

14. V. Langsam


Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano

aufg. / recorded in: 1954



CD 9

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Klavierkonzert f-Moll BWV 1056 / Piano Concerto in F minor BWV 1056

1. I. Allegro

2. II. Largo

3. III. Presto

Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano – Prades Festival Orchestra – Pablo Casals, Dirigent / conductor

aufg. / recorded in: 1950


Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

11 Sonaten / 11 Sonatas

4. Sonate cis-Moll, Kk 247 / Sonata in C-sharp minor, Kk 247

5. Sonate G-Dur, Kk 2 / Sonata in G major, Kk2

6. Sonate C-Dur, Kk 132 / Sonata in C major, Kk 132

7. Sonate g-Moll, Kk 35 / Sonata in G minor, Kk 35

8. Sonate Es-Dur, Kk 193 / Sonata in E-flat major, Kk 193

9. Sonate f-Moll, Kk 386 / Sonata in F minor, Kk 386

10. Sonate f-Moll, Kk 519 / Sonata in F minor, Kk 519

11. Sonate A-Dur, Kk 322 / Sonata in A major, Kk 322

12. Sonate h-Moll, Kk 87 / Sonata in B minor, Kk 87

13. Sonate C-Dur, Kk 515 / Sonata in C major, Kk 515

14. Sonate F-Dur, Kk 437 / Sonata in F major, Kk 437

Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano

aufg. / recorded in: 1950


CD 10

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Kinderszenen op. 15 / Scenes From Childhood op. 15

1. I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen / Of Foreign Lands and Peoples

2. II. Kuriose Geschichte / A Curious Story

3. III. Hasche-Mann / Blind Man's Bluff

4. IV. Bittendes Kind / Pleading Child

5. V. Glückes genug / Happy Enough

6. VI. Wichtige Begebenheit / An Important Event

7. VII. Träumerei / Dreaming

8. VIII. Am Kamin / At The Fireside

9. IX. Ritter vom Steckenpferd / Knight Of The Hobbyhorse

10. X. Fast zu ernst / Almost Too Serious

11. XI. Fürchtenmachen / Frightening

12. XII. Kind im Einschlummern / Child Falling Asleep

13. XIII. Der Dichter spricht / The Poet Speaks


Waldszenen op. 82 / Forest Scenes op. 82

14. I. Eintritt / Entrance

15. II. Jäger auf der Lauer / Hunter In Ambush

16. III. Einsame Blumen / Solitary Flowers

17. IV. Verrufene Stelle / Haunted Place

18. V. Freundliche Landschaft / Friendly Landscape

19. VI. Herberge / Country Inn

20. VII. Vogel als Prophet / The Prophet Bird

21. VIII. Jagdlied / Hunting Song

22. IX. Abschied / Farewell


Bunte Blätter op. 99 / Coloured Leaves op. 99

23. I. Nicht schnell, mit Innigkeit

24. II. Sehr rasch

25. III. Frisch


Clara Haskil, Klavier / piano

aufg. / recorded in: 1954 (op. 82, 99), 1955 (op. 15)

[Todd]

I have the 11 Scarlatti PS, Schubert D 960, Mozart PCs, Schumann PC and the LvB VS. The rest is all new to me. Has anyone heard, got this set?

I wonder if this is a mix of the Philips and Westminster recordings, or includes some pirate recordings, or what.  Some of it is in my collection (I have the complete Philips recordings and some of the Westminster recordings), but without knowing the source, I can't say what the recordings are like.  My guess is that if they are not the ones I own, there are still probably pretty good.

[not edward]

It's on the Documents label, so it's a pretty safe bet that every single recording on the set will be pirated.

[prémont]

It's on the Documents label, so it's a pretty safe bet that every single recording on the set will be pirated.

No, all the recordings are more than fifty years old.

Besides,  have you got any proof that any of the releases from the Documents label is pirated?

[not edward]

No, all the recordings are more than fifty years old.

Besides,  have you got any proof that any of the releases from the Documents label is pirated?

I don't have proof, but they're pirated.

There was an explosion of European "historical" labels issuing historical performances in the late 1990s. What they almost all had in common (Documents included) was: extremely low prices; no audio engineer credited for the remastering; no recordings ever issued that hadn't appeared on CD already.

The last of these points is of course a very good indication of what these labels are actually doing.

[prémont]

..no recordings ever issued that hadn't appeared on CD already.

I am not sure you are right, would you mind to prove your argument?

It is neither that difficult nor expensive to convert vinyl to CD. You just need a standard CD recorder, and remastering is not necessary.