The Essential Rudolf Serkin

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Album Summary

Performer

• Rudolf Serkin (Piano)

Conductors

• Ormandy, Eugene
• Szell, George

Ensembles

• Cleveland Orchestra
• Philadelphia Orchestra

Composers

• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Notes & Reviews:

A "pianist's pianist" in the truest sense, Rudolf Serkin has inspired generations of musicians with the heroic purity and integrity of his playing. A self-effacing master who was perhaps the temperamental opposite of his contemporary Vladimir Horowitz, Serkin set new standards in the interpretation of Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert - crystalline in their clarity, with a laser-like focus and unforgettable intensity.

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Works Details

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"

• Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
• Running Time: 15 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1801

Mendelssohn, Felix : Prelude & Fugue for piano in E minor/E major, Op. 35/1

• Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 06/16/1827-??/??/1836.
• Running Time: 9 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Schubert, Franz : Impromptu in A flat major, Op. 142, no 2

• Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 12/1827

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Bagatelles (11) for piano, Op. 119 :: no 1 in G minor / no 2 in C major / no 3 in D major / no 4 i

• Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
• Running Time: 15 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1822

Schubert, Franz : Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960 :: 2. Andante sostenuto

• Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
• Running Time: 10 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 09/1828

Brahms, Johannes : Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34 :: 4. Finale

• Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
• Running Time: 10 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1861

Brahms, Johannes : Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 :: 1. Allegro non troppo

• Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
• Conductor: George Szell
• Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
• Running Time: 17 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1881

Schumann, Robert : Introduction and Allegro appassionato for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 92

• Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1849.
• Running Time: 15 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1849

Mendelssohn, Felix : Capriccio brillant for piano and orchestra in B minor, Op. 22

• Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
• Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
• Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
• Running Time: 11 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 05/18/1832

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466

• Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
• Conductor: George Szell
• Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
• Running Time: 31 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1785