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History Of The Salon - Morceaux Caractéristiques, 1823-1913
FHR80 (First Hand Records, CD)
DDD
Stereo
NEW RELEASE
Playing time: 82'50"
Tracks: 23
Booklet pages: 20
© 2020 First Hand Records Ltd
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Country of manufacture: European Union
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Listen: Benno Hollander: Mazurek in E (track 19, 0:00-0:55)
Vaughan Jones, violin
Marcus Price, piano
Aleksander Zarzycki (1834-1895):
1 Mazurka No 1 in G, Op 26
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
2 Cantabile e Valzer, Op 19
Alfredo D'Ambrosio (1871-1914):
3 Sérénade in D, Op 4
Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) arranged bt F Hermann:
4 Mélodie in F (5 Piano Pieces, Op 18 No 1)
Benjamin Godard (1849-1895):
5 Canzonetta (Concerto romantique, Op 35: III, arranged by the composer)
Joachim Raff (1822-1882):
6 Cavatina (6 Morceaux, Op 85 No 3)
František Drdla (1868-1944):
7 Serenade No 1 in A
Gaetano Braga (1829-1907) arranged by A Pollitzer:
8 La Serenata, 'Angel's Serenade'
Franz Anton (François) Schubert (1808-1878):
Twelve Bagatelles, Op 13
9 No 3, Allegretto gracioso
10 No 4, Allegretto agitato
11 No 8, Le désir (Andante agitato)
12 No 9, L'abeille (Allegretto agitato) [original version]
13 No 12, La Barcarola (Andante quasi allegretto)
Giovanni Sgambati (1841-1914):
14 Serenata napoletana (2 Pezzi, Op 24 No 2)
Alfredo D'Ambrosio:
15 Aria, Op 22
Aleksander Zarzycki:
16 Mazurka No 2 in E, Op 39
Ferdinand Laub (1832-1875):
17 Canzonetta in B minor (4 Morceaux, Op 12 No 1)
Joachim Raff, arranged by F Hermann:
18 Méditation in A, Op 75 No 5, 'Après le Coucher du Soleil'
Benoit 'Benno' Hollander (1853-1942):
19 Mazurek in E, Op 25
Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
20 Barcarole in G (6 Salonstücke, Op 135 No 1)
Franz von Vecsey (1893-1935)
21 Valse Triste in C minor
Moritz Moszkowski, arranged by P de Sarasate:
22 Guitarre in G (2 Pièces, Op 45 No 2)
Enrique Granados (1867-1916) arranged by Vaughan Jones:
23 Oriental (12 Danzas Espagnolas, Op 37 No 2)
Recorded 27, 28 and 30 December 2019 at Plumcroft Primary School, London, UK.
Tracks 9-13 and 17-19 are first recordings.