Martin Jones – Best Of Martin Jones – Erich Korngold [CD]

Description

The Austrian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was one of the greatest composing child prodigies in history. His keyboard style was highly personal and fully formed from the start, yet he seems to have had hardly any instruction on the instrument. Apart from a few lessons when he was five years old (not from an eminent teacher, but a needy relative), he seems to have been entirely self-taught. Celebrated British pianist Martin Jones released NI 5705 The Complete Piano Music of Erich Korngold on 4 CDs which is still available. This compilation includes many of the prodigious works written even before Korngold entered his teenage years.

Tracklist:

1. Grosse Fantasie Aus Der Oper Die Tote Stadt Op. 12
2. Sonata No. 1 in D minor-I. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Passione
3. Vier Kleine Frohliche Waltzer-II. Margit: Espressivo
4. Vier Kleine Frohliche Waltzer-III. Gisi
5. Don Quixote-I. Don Quixote Und Seine Sehnsucht Nach Waffentaten
6. Don Quixote-II. Sancho Panza Auf Seinem “Grauen”
7. Don Quixote-III. Don Quixotes Auszug
8. Mrchenbilder Op. 3-II. Der Prinzessin Auf Der Erbse
9. Mrchenbilder Op. 3-VI. Das Tapfere Schneiderlein
10. Mrchenbilder Op. 3-VII. Das Mrchen Spricht Den Epilog
11. Wunder Der Heliane-Akt III. Intermezzo. Zwischenspiel
12. Vier Kleine Karikaturen FR Kinder Op. 19-I. Kuckuck! (Schnberg)
13. Vier Kleine Karikaturen FR Kinder Op. 19-II. Zum Einschlummern (Stravinsky)
14. Vier Kleine Karikaturen FR Kinder Op. 19-III. Frisch Gewagt Ist Halb Gewonnen (Bartk)
15. Vier Kleine Karikaturen FR Kinder Op. 19-IV. Ernste Zeiten (Hindemith)
16. Sonata No. 2 Op. 2-I. Moderato

UPC: 0710357774324
Label: Nimbus Records
Release Date: 10.3.25
Format: CD