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Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
The Composer-Pianists
Album UK 1998 on Hyperion label
Classical (Romantic)
Duration 68'18 [DDD] [recording details] Recorded in Abbey Road Studio No 1 on 25, 26 January 1998 ℗ & © Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMXCVIII Made in England
Musicians
 | Marc-André Hamelin p, *1961 CA piano, album by, composed by |
 | Charles-Valentin Alkan p, key, 1813-1888 FR album by, transcription by, composed by |
 | Ferruccio Busoni p, 1866-1924 IT album by, composed by |
 | Samuil Feinberg p, 1890-1962 RU album by, transcription by, composed by |
 | Leopold Godowsky p, 1870-1938 PL album by, composed by |
 | Nikolai Medtner p, RU album by, composed by |
 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff p, 1873-1943 RU album by, composed by |
 | Alexander Scriabine p, 1872-1915 RU album by, composed by |
 | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji p, *1892 GB album by, composed by |
 | Hyperion , GB liner notes, french translation |
 | Michael Stoffl , liner notes, german translation |
 | Peter Salisbury p, technician, piano steinway prepared by |
Producers
| Nick Flower booklet editor |
| Terry Shannon design, cover design |
| Simon Rhodes engineer, recording engineer |
| Edward Perry executive-producer |
| Michael Spring executive-producer |
| Simon Perry executive-producer |
| James Abott McNeil Whistler illustration, front illustration: 'nocturne in black and gold: the falling racket' (c1875) |
| Francis Pott liner notes |
| Andrew Keener producer, recording producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toccata In G Flat Major Op 13 | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Leopold Godowsky | 3:18 |
| 2 | Poème Tragique Op 34 | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Alexander Scriabine | 3:13 |
| 3 | Etude No 9 (D'après Rossini) | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Marc-André Hamelin | 3:48 |
| 4 | Etude No 10 (D'après Chopin) ('Pour Les Idées Noires') | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 2:01 | |
| 5 | Schübler Chorale No 6 (transcription) | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Johann Sebastian Bach | 3:29 |
| 6 | Andante From Symphony No 94 (transcription) | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Joseph Haydn | 5:48 |
| 7 | Esquisses Op 63 | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Charles-Valentin Alkan | |
| 8 | No 46: Le Premier Billet Doux | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 1:05 | |
| 9 | No 47: Scherzetto | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 2:11 | |
| 10 | Fantasia Nach J S Bach | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Ferruccio Busoni | 13:37 |
| 11 | Moment Musical In E Flat Minor Op 16 No 2 (Revised Version 1940) | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff | 2:45 |
| 12 | Etude-Tableau In E Flat Op 33 No 4 (Originally No 7) | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff | 1:37 |
| 13 | Deux Poèmes Op 71 | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Alexander Scriabine | |
| 14 | No 1: Fantastique | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 1:18 | |
| 15 | No 2: En Rêvant, Avec Une Grande Douceur | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 1:51 | |
| 16 | Berceuse Op 19a | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Samuil Feinberg | 4:53 |
| 17 | Improvisation No 1 In B Flat Minor Op 31 No 1 | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Nikolai Medtner | 7:02 |
| 18 | Pastiche On The Hindu Merchant's Song From 'Sadko' By Rimsky-Korsakov | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 4:05 |
| 19 | Prelude And Fugue (Etude No 12) | Marc-André Hamelin, Charles-Valentin Alkan • Ferruccio Busoni • Samuil Feinberg • Leopold Godowsky • Nikolai Medtner • Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff • Alexander Scriabine • Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Marc-André Hamelin | 6:11 |
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