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Special offer. Alexander Brailowsky: The Berlin Recordings 1928-1934

Alexander Brailowsky (piano)

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Julius Pruwer

Alexander Brailowsky: The Berlin Recordings 1928-1934
Time and again the solo tracks prove to be the set’s main attractions…Chopin’s studies display an unusually high level of refinement, polish and technical proficiency; and if in sundry miniatures...

Gramophone Magazine, August 2019

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Special offer. Alexander Brailowsky: The Berlin Recordings 1928-1934

Alexander Brailowsky (piano)

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Julius Pruwer

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Time and again the solo tracks prove to be the set’s main attractions…Chopin’s studies display an unusually high level of refinement, polish and technical proficiency; and if in sundry miniatures...

Gramophone Magazine, August 2019

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At the end of the 1920’s and the beginning of the 30’s, the German gramophone company Polydor issued a number of much sought-after Brailowsky recordings, and even today the technical quality of these recordings as regards to resonance and tonality is astonishing. These old Berlin recordings, the matrices of which were unfortunately destroyed during the 1940-45 bombardment, must surely be some of the most inspiring; here the commercial 78 rpm pressings are presented in brand new digital transfers preserving the art of the 'Keyboard Giant' Alexander Brailowsky, a Chopin player of rare distinction renowned for his prodigious technique and beautiful tone.

Contents and tracklist

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Work length36:05
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Allegro maestoso
Track length16:27
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II. Romanza: Larghetto
Track length9:56
III. Rondo: Vivace
Track length9:42
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
Work length18:38
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1932
I. Grave - Doppio movimento
Track length4:53
II. Scherzo
Track length4:53
III. Marche funebre: Lento - IV. Finale: Presto
Track length8:52
Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Work length8:28
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1934
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Work length7:36
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1929
Excerpt,Chopin: Mazurkas (5), Op. 7
Work length2:39
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1929
Mazurka No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7, No. 1
Track length2:39
Excerpt,Chopin: Nocturnes (3) Op. 9
Work length4:32
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1928
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
Track length4:32
Excerpt,Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28
Work length7:08
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1934
Prelude No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6 - Prelude No. 3 in G Major, Op. 28, No. 3
Track length2:44
Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15, "Raindrop"
Track length4:24
Excerpt,Chopin: Waltzes (3), Op. 34
Work length4:44
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1928
Waltz No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1, "Grande Valse brillante"
Track length4:44
Excerpt,Chopin: Waltzes (3), Op. 64
Work length3:31
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1928
Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
Track length3:31
Excerpt,Chopin: Waltzes (2), Op. 69
Work length3:33
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1932
Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1, "L'adieu"
Track length3:33
Chopin: Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56
Work length2:27
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1931
Chopin: Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29
Work length4:17
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1931
Chopin: Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu'
Work length4:54
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1929
Excerpt,Chopin: Études (12), Op. 10
Work length7:52
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1929
Etude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Track length3:57
Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4
Track length2:14
Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"
Track length1:41
Excerpt,Chopin: Études (12), Op. 25
Work length12:14
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1931
Etude No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study"
Track length2:15
Etude No. 14 in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2
Track length1:25
Etude No. 15 in F Major, Op. 25, No. 3
Track length1:51
Etude No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9, "Butterfly's Wings"
Track length1:01
Etude No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter Wind"
Track length3:27
Etude No. 24 in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12
Track length2:15
Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'
Work length6:16
  • Alexander Brailowsky (piano)
  • Recorded: 1931

Awards and reviews

August 2019

Time and again the solo tracks prove to be the set’s main attractions…Chopin’s studies display an unusually high level of refinement, polish and technical proficiency; and if in sundry miniatures by Mendelssohn and the like Brailowsky doesn’t quite charm in the way, say, Friedman might have done, the romantic provenance of his playing more than justifies this extremely well annotated reissue.

May 2019

Brailowsky’s Berlin recordings make a welcome return.
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