Album US 2005 on RCA Red Seal label
Classical (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, Modern, Neo-Classical)
Sturdy cardboard slip box containing 9 CDs in jewel cases, as follows: CD1: Mazurkas CD2: Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 CD3: Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 • Rhapsody On A Theme By Paganini / 3 Preludes CD4: Concerto / Concerto No.3 / 3 Preludes CD5: Concerto No. 2 CD6: Partita No. 4 / Suite In A Minor / Children's Corner CD7: Violin Sonata No. 3, Viola Sonata No. 1, Cello Sonata CD8: Sonata / Polonaise-Fantaisie / Pictures At An Exhibition (Fricke Collection Recital) CD9: An Artist At Work (Fragments, Alternante Takes & Interview) ℗ © 1998 BMG Music Entertainment Recorded 1944-1953. On the back side of the box: "Rediscover a legendary American pianist, whose tragic early death cut short a brillant concert and recording career" On the upper side of the box: ■ All of Kapell's approved recordings, plus many never before released, including an entire live recital ■ Special CD contains fragments, alternate takes, a private home recording, and a 22-minute interview with Kapell ■ Digitally remastered using UV22™ Super CD Encoding, which preserved 20-bit resolution and quality ■ Collector's booklet with informative articles, composer's index and candid photographs ■ 81 pieces of music ■ 66 selections new to CD ■ 36 selections previously unpublished. 68-page booklet in English, German and French. Printed in USA.
![]() | William Kapell p, 1922-1953 US piano, album by |
![]() | Byword , GB liner notes, translation |
![]() | Edmund Kurtz vc, RU cello |
![]() | William Primrose vl, 1904-1982 GB viola |
![]() | Jascha Heifetz vn, 1901-1987 US violin |
Mo Ström art direction |
Daniel Guss executive-producer |
Anna Lou Dehavenon liner notes |
Annette Morreau liner notes |
Claudia Cassidy liner notes |
Jon M. Samuels liner notes, reissue producer |
Nancy Lee Swift supervised by, editorial |
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Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | Chopin: Mazurkas [For A Complete Tracklist Of Each CD The Reference Is Mentioned In Notes] | William Kapell | 76:11 | |
2 | ![]() | Chopin: Sonata 2 & 3; Mendelssohn, Schumann, Mozart | William Kapell | 69:08 | |
3 | ![]() | Rachmaninoff: Concerto No.2; Rhapsody On A Theme By Paganini; Shostakovich: 3 Preludes | William Kapell | 60:43 | |
4 | ![]() | Khachiaturian: Concerto; Prokofiev: Concerto No.3; Shostakovich: 3 Preludes | William Kapell | 62:25 | |
5 | ![]() | Beethoven: Concerto No.2; Schubert, Liszt, Schumann, Brahms | William Kapell | 73:32 | |
6 | ![]() | Bach: Partita No.4, Suite In A Minor; Debussy: Children's Corner; Scarlatti, Mozart, Albéniz, Chasins, Palmer | William Kapell | 73:51 | |
7 | ![]() | Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3, Viola Sonata No.1; Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata | William Kapell | 71:17 | |
8 | ![]() | Frick Collection Recital (Copland, Chopin, Mussorgsky) | William Kapell | 74:54 | |
9 | ![]() | An Artist At Work (Fragments, Alternante Takes & Interview) | William Kapell | 50:36 |
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