Ania Dorfmann - The Complete RCA Album Collection (2017) (9 CD Box Set)

The first ever CD release of Ania Dorfmann’s complete RCA Victor recordings from 1939–1959. Nine CDs transferred, mixed and mastered from the original analogue master discs and tapes using 24bit/192kHz technology. The collaborations with Arturo Toscanini include her rare 1939 recording of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy and the 1945 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1. A complete cycle of Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words and rare Tchaikovsky pieces, among them three previously unreleased movements from The Seasons. Facsimile LP sleeves and labels, booklet with full discographical notes.

Tracklist:
CD1

Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)

Piano Concerto n° 1 in C Major, Op. 15
1 I. Allegro con brio 14:15
2 II. Largo 9:34
3 III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando 8:06

Fantasia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra "Choral Fantasy", Op. 80
4 Adagio 2:56
5 Finale. Allegro 3:58
6 Allegro molto 1:46
7 Adagio, ma non troppo 1:56
8 Marcia, assai vivace - Allegro 1:59
9 Allegretto, ma non troppo (quasi Andante con moto) 3:38
"Schmeichelnd hold und lieblich klingen" - Presto

Franz Liszt
(1811-1886)

10 Études de concert, S.144. N° 3. Un Sospiro 5:16

Robert Schumann
(1810-1856)

Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
11 N° 2. Aufschwung. Sehr rasch 3:15
12 N° 3. Warum ? Langsam und zart 2:39
13 N° 4. Grillen. Mit Humor 2:15
14 N° 7. Traumes Wirren. Äußert lebhaft 2:39

Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)

15 6 Ecossaises for Piano, WoO 83 2:12

Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847)

16 Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14 6:00
Andante - Presto

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Ania Dorfmann - p
Westminster Choir [# 4-9]
NBC Symphony Orchestra/Arturo Toscanini - dir. [1-9]

Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York City ; August 9, 1945 [#1-3] ; December 2, 1939 [# 4-9] ; RCA Victor Studios n° 2, New York City ; January 17, 1947 [# 10 & 11] ; RCA Victor Studios n° 2 & 6, New York City ; November 26, 1947 [# 12-16]




CD2

Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)

Piano Sonata n° 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, n° 2 "Moonlight"
1 I. Adagio sostenuto - attacca 7:21
2 II. Allegretto - Trio - attacca 2:15
3 III. Presto agitato 7:15

Piano Sonata n° 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"
4 I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 10:18
5 II. Adagio cantabile 6:09
6 III. Rondo. Allegro 4:13

Recorded at Town Hall, New York City ; July 22, [# 1-3] & June 23 [# 4-6], 1952



CD3

Frédéric Chopin
(1810-1849)

1 Waltz n° 1 in E-Flat Major "Grande valse brillante", Op. 18. Vivo 4:55
2 Waltz n° 9 in A-Flat Major "L'Adieu", Op. posth. 69, n° 1. Lento 4:35
3 Waltz n° 6 in D-Flat Major "Minute Waltz", Op. 64, n° 1. Molto vivace 1:46
4 Waltz n° 8 in A-Flat Major, Op. 64, n° 3. Moderato 2:51
5 Waltz n° 11 in F-Flat Major, Op. 70, n° 1. Molto vivace 1:58
6 Waltz n° 12 in F Minor, Op. 70, n° 2. Tempo guisto 2:40
7 Waltz n° 5 in A-Flat Major "Grand valse", Op. 42 3:45
8 Waltz n° 10 in B Minor, Op. posth. 69, n° 2. Moderato 3:21
9 Waltz n° 4 in F Major "Grande valse brillante", Op. 34, n° 3. Vivace 2:04
10 Waltz n° 3 in A Minor "Grande valse brillante" Op. 34, n° 2. Lento 4:56
11 Waltz n° 2 in A-Flat Major "Grande valse brillante", Op. 64, n° 2. Vivace 4:37
12 Waltz n° 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, n° 2. Tempo giusto 3:07
13 Waltz n° 13 in D-Flat Major, Op. 70, n° 3. Moderato 2:33
14 Waltz n° 14 in E Minor, Op. posth. Vivace 2:35

Recorded at Town Hall, New York City ; February 26, [# 1, 3, 7 & 11] ; April 21 [# 2, 5, 6, 8, 10 & 12] ; & May 13 [# 4, 9, 13 & 14], 1953



CD4

Edvard Grieg
(1843-1907)

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
1 I. Allegro molto moderato 11:55
2 II. Adagio - attacca 5:54
3 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi Presto - 9:49
Andante maestoso

Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847)

Piano Concerto n° 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
4 I. Molto allegro con fuoco 7:19
5 II. Andante 5:26
6 III. Presto - Molto Allegro e vivace 6:17

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Ania Dorfmann - p
The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra Of Philadelphia/Erich Leinsdorf

Recorded at Academy of Music, Philadelphia ; July 8, [# 1-3] ; & July 7 [# 4-6], 1953



CD5

Robert Schumann
(1810-1856)

1 Papillons, Op. 2 11:46
Introduzione. Moderato - N° 1 - N° 2. Prestissimo -
N° 3 - N° 4. Presto - N° 5 - N° 6 - N 7. Semplice -
N° 8 - N° 9. Prestissimo - N° 10. Vivo - N° 11 - ° 12. Finale

Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847)

2 Andante and Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14 6:41
3 Lied one Worte (Book 5), Op. 62, n° 1. Andante espressivo in G major "May Breezes" 3:18
4 Lied one Worte (Book 6), Op. 67, n° 4. Presto in C Major “Spinner’s Song” 1:46

Frédéric Chopin
(1810-1849)

3 Ecossaises, Op. 72, n° 3
5 N° 1 in D Major. Vivace 0:47
6 N° 2 in G Major 0:38
7 N° 3 in D-Flat Maor 0:35

Franz Liszt
(1811-1886)

8 Un Sospiro (from 3 Études de concert), S.144, n° 3 5:32

Maurice Ravel
(1875-1937)

Sonatine
9 I. Modéré 3:57
10 II. Mouvement de Menuet 2:28
11 III. Animé 3:45

Gian Carlo Menotti
(1911-2007)

12 Ricercare and Toccata on a Theme from "The Old Maid and the Thief" 6:18
(dedicated to Ania Dorfmann)

Recorded at Town Hall, New York City ; January 3, 1952 [# 1, 5, 7, 9-12] ; & January 12 & 13, 1953 [# 2-4 & 8]



CD6

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)

Album for the Young, Op. 39
1 N° 1. Morning Prayer 1:12
2 N° 2. Winter Morning 1:17
3 N° 3. Playing Hobby-Horses 0:35
4 N° 4. Mama 1:06
5 N° 5. March of the Wooden Soldiers 0:52
6 N° 6. The Sick Doll 1:35
7 N° 7. The Doll's Funeral 1:56
8 N° 8. Waltz 1:06
9 N° 9. The New Doll 0:29
10 N° 10. Mazurka 0:50
11 N° 11. Russian Song 0:36
12 N° 12. The Peasant Plays the Accordion 0:29
13 N° 13. Kamarinskaya 0:28
14 N° 14. Polka 0:40
15 N° 15. Italian Song 0:45
16 N° 16. Old French Song 0:50
17 N° 17. German Song 0:51
18 N° 18. Neapolitan Song 1:01
19 N° 19. The Nurse's Tale 0:41
20 N° 20. The Witch 0:38
21 N° 21. Sweet Deams 1:38
22 N° 22. Song of the Lark 0:44
23 N° 23. The Hurdy-Gurdy Man 0:47
24 N° 24. In Church 3:15

Robert Schumann
(1810-1856)

Klavieralbum für die Jugend, Op. 68
25 N° 2. Soldatenmarsch 0:33
26 N° 6. Armes Waisenkind 1:46
27 N° 7. Jägerliedchen 1:01
28 N° 8. Wilder Reiter 0:32
29 N° 10. Fröhlicher Landmann 0:43
30 N° 12 Knecht Ruprecht 1:43
31 N° 16. Erster Verlust 1:13

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)

The Seasons, Op. 37a
32 N° 2. February. Carnival 2:44
33 N° 3. March. Song of the Lark 1:54
34 N° 4. April. Snowdrops 2:49
35 N° 6. June. Barcarolle 4:38
36 N° 8. August. Harvest Song 3:22
37 N° 10. October. Song of Autumn 3:33
38 N° 11. November. In a Troika 2:49
39 N° 12. December. Christmas 3:32

Recorded at Town Hall, New York City ; April 12 [# 1-24] & June 8 [# 25-39], 1954



CD7

Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847)

Lieder ohne Worte

Book 1, Op. 19b
1 N° 1 in E major. Andante con moto 4:08
2 N° 2 in A minor. Andante espressivo 2:36
3 N° 3 in A major. Molto allegro e vivace 2:22
"Jägerlied"
4 N° 4 in A major. Moderato 2:06
5 N° 5 in F-Sharp minor. Agitato 2:58
6 N° 6 in G minor. Andante sostenuto 2:27
"Venezianisches Gondellied"

Book 2, Op. 30
7 N° 1 in E-Flat major. Andante espressivo 5:08
8 N° 2 in B-Flat minor. Allegro di molto 2:03
9 N° 3 in E major. Adagio non troppo 2:23
10 N° 4 in B minor. Agitato e con fuoco 2:51
11 N° 5 in D major. Andante grazioso 1:58
12 N° 6 in F-Sharp minor. Allegretto tranquillo 3:15
"Venezianisches Gondellied"

Book 3, Op. 38
13 N° 1 in E-Flat major. Con moto 2:18
14 N° 2 in C minor. Allegro non troppo 2:22
15 N° 3 in E major. Presto e molto vivace 2:13
16 N° 4 in A major. Andante 2:32
17 N° 5 in A minor. Agitato 2:18
18 N° 6 in A-Flat major. Andante con moto 2:47
"Duetto"

Book 4, Op. 53
19 N° 1 in A-Flat major. Andante con moto 2:55
20 N° 2 in E-Flat major. Allegro non troppo 2:19
21 N° 3 in G minor. Presto agitato 2:25
22 N° 4 in F major. Adagio 3:38
"Abendlied"
23 N° 5 in A minor. Allegro con fuoco 2:51
"Volkslied"
24 N° 6 in A major. Molto allegro vivace 2:40

Recorded a Town Hal, New York City ; [# 1-6] ; dates unknown [# 7-21] : Webster Hall, New York City ; October 12 [# 22 & 23], 14 [# 23 & 24] & 27 # 22-24], 1955 ; November 15, 1955 [# 22]



CD8

Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847)

Lieder ohne Worte

Book 5, Op. 62
1 N° 1 in G major. Andante espressivo 3:19
"Mailüfte"
2 N° 2 in B-Flat major. Allegro con fuoco 1:56
3 N° 3 in E minor. Andante maestoso 3:11
"Trauermarsch"
4 N° 4 in G major. Allegro con anima 1:29
5 N° 5 in A minor. Andante con moto 2:55
"Venezianisches Gondellied"
6 N° 6 in A major. Allegretto grazioso 2:21
"Frühlingslied"

Book 6, Op. 67
7 N° 1 in E-Flat major. Andante 3:11
8 N° 2 in F-Sharp minor. Allegro leggiero 1:53
9 N° 3 in B-Flat major. Andante tranquillo 3:09
10 N° 4 in C major. Presto 1:47
"Spinnerlied"
11 N° 5 in B minor. Moderato 2:15
12 N° 6 in E major. Allegro e non troppo 2:21

Book 7, Op. 85
13 N° 1 in F major. Andante espressivo 2:53
14 N° 2 in A minor. Allegro agitato 0:51
15 N° 3 in E-Flat major. Presto 1:48
16 N° 4 in D major. Andante sostenuto 2:50
17 N° 5 in A major. Allegretto 2:15
18 N° 6 in B-Flat major. Allegretto con moto 2:12

Book 8, Op. 102
19 N° 1 in E minor. Andante un poco agitato 3:09
20 N° 2 in D major. Adagio 2:08
21 N° 3 in C major. Presto 1:22
22 N° 4 in G minor. Un poco agitato, ma andante 3:12
23 N° 5 in A major. Allegro vivace 1:12
"Kinderstück"
24 N° 6 in C major. Andante 1:58

25 Gondellied in A Minor. Barcarolle. Allegretto, non troppo 1:59

Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City ; October 12 [# 1-3 & 6-8], 14 [# 2, -4, 8, 10 & 12], 1955 ; November 15 [# 12-16, 20-22] & 16 [# 12, 15-18, 23 & 24], 1955 ; & December 22 [# 3, 6, 7, 16, 18 & 25] & 20 [# 15, 18, 19 & 23-25], 1955



CD9

Robert Schumann
(1810-1856)

Carnaval, Op. 9
Scènes mignonnes sur quatre notes
1 Préambule. Quasi maestoso - Più moto - Animato - Vivo - Presto 2:32
2 Pierrot. Moderato 1:08
3 Arlequin. Vivo 1:08
4 Valse noble. Un poco maestoso 1:21
5 Eusebius. Adagio 1:45
6 Florestan. Passionato 0:53
7 Coquette. Vivo 1:07
8 Répliques. L'istesso tempo - (Sphinxes, n° 1-3) 0:49
9 Papillons. Prestissimo 0:46
10 A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A (Lettres dansantes). Presto 0:44
11 Chiarina. Passionato 1:02
12 Chopin. Agitato 1:44
13 Estrella. Con affetto 0:25
14 Reconnaissance. Animato 1:37
15 Pantalon et Colombine. Presto 1:01
16 Valse allemande. Molto vivace 0:53
17 Paganini. Intermezzo. Presto 1:23
18 Aveu. Passionato 1:04
19 Promenade. Comodo 2:01
20 Pause. Vivo 0:20
21 Marche des "Davidsbündler" contre les Philistins.
Non allegro - Molto più vivo - Animato - Vivo - Animato molto -Vivo - Più Stretto 3:56

Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
22 N° 1. Des Abends. Sehr innig zu spielen 5:13
23 N° 2. Aufschwung. Sehr rasch 3:11
24 N° 3. Warum ? Langsam und Zart 3:12
25 N° 4. Grillen. Mit Humor 3:12
26 N° 5. In der Nacht. Mit Leidenschaft 3:56
27 N° 6. Fabel. Lagsam - Schnell 2:35
28 N° 7. Traumes Wirren. Äußert lebhaft 2:32
29 N° 8. Ende vom Lied. Mit gutem Humor 4:29