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Claudio Arrau, Wilhelm Backhaus, Alexander Brailowsky, Robert Casadesus, Byron Janis, Wilhelm Kempff
International Piano Festival
Album US on Everest label
Classical (Baroque, Classical, Romantic)
U.N. International piano festival - A benefit concert. Originally contributed to the United Nations by Everest Records for the benefit of the world's refugees, comes this classic 2 LP set. The first album documents an International Piano Festival benefit concert specifically recorded for the United Nations fund in the late 1950's featuring six internationally known pianists including Robert Casadesus, Wilhem Kempff, Claudio Arrau, Wilhelm Backhaus, Alexander Brailowsky and Byron Janis. The second album is a bonus album containing performances culled from the Everest archive featuring The Fine Arts Quartet and The Musical Arts Symphony conducted by Leonard Sorkin; Orchestra of the Sarre conducted by Karl Ristenpart;, The Saltzburg Mozarteum Orchestra conducted by Bernhard Paumgartner; The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Josef Krips; The Paris Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rene Leibowitz; The Houston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski; and The Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans Hagen. All selections newly remastered. This double album comes in a gatefold. There is a a 12 page insert included. The front cover lists the tracks on the first album. The back cover lists the tracks on the second album. Inside there are articles that discuss "United Nations efforts to help the World's Refugees" and "United States Participates in Helping the World's Refugees," and profiles of each of the 6 artists that contributed to the collection.
Musicians
 | Claudio Arrau p, 1903-1991 CL album by |
 | Wilhelm Backhaus p, 1884-1969 DE album by |
 | Alexander Brailowsky p, 1896-1976 RU album by |
 | Robert Casadesus p, 1899-1972 FR album by |
 | Byron Janis p, *1928 US album by |
 | Wilhelm Kempff p, 1895-1991 DE album by |
 | The Fine Arts Quartet , *1946 US performer on track |
 | Leonard Sorkin vn, 1916-1985 US conductor |
 | Kammerorchester Des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Saarbrücken , DE performer on track |
 | Karl Ristenpart , 1900-1967 DE conductor |
 | Das Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg , performer on track |
 | Bernhard Paumgartner , 1887-1971 AT conductor |
 | The London Symphony Orchestra , performer on track |
 | Josef Krips vn, 1902-1974 AT conductor |
 | Orchestre Philharmonique De Paris , FR performer on track |
 | René Leibowitz , 1913-1972 PL conductor |
 | Houston Symphony Orchestra , US performer on track |
 | Leopold Stokowski p, 1882-1977 GB conductor |
 | Wiener Symphoniker , AT performer on track |
 | Hans Hagen , 1915-1979 AT conductor |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonata In B Flat Major K. 333 | Robert Casadesus | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |
| 2 | Impromptu In G Major Op. 90 | Wilhelm Kempff | Franz Schubert | |
| 3 | Aufschwung Op. 3 No. 2 | Claudio Arrau | Robert Schumann | |
| 4 | In Der Nacht Op. 12 No. 5 | Claudio Arrau | Robert Schumann | |
| 5 | Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor Op. 27 No. 2 | Wilhelm Backhaus | Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 6 | Polonaise No. 6 In A Flat Major Op. 53 | Alexander Brailowsky | Frédéric Chopin | |
| 7 | Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 In D Flat Major | Byron Janis | Franz Liszt | |
| 8 | Prelude In E Major | The Fine Arts Quartet | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
| 9 | Concerto For Guitar, Viola D'Amore And Orchestra | Kammerorchester Des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Saarbrücken | Antonio Vivaldi | |
| 10 | Concerto For Horn And Orchestra (K. 417) | Das Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |
| 11 | Egmont Overture | The London Symphony Orchestra | Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 12 | Six German Dances | Orchestre Philharmonique De Paris (2) | Franz Schubert | |
| 13 | Waltz In C Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 | Houston Symphony Orchestra | Frédéric Chopin | |
| 14 | Hungarian Rhapsodie No. 2 | Wiener Symphoniker | Franz Liszt |
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