The Complete RCA Album Collection

~ Release by Peter Serkin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A 35-CD collection of Peter Serkin's complete recordings for RCA and Columbia/Sony. Includes a booklet; CD sleeves are replicas of original covers.

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-06 08:21 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Bach: Goldberg Variations
2▶CD: Schubert: Piano Sonata no. 18
3▶CD: Bach, Mozart: Concertos for 2 & 3 Pianos
4▶CD: Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica / Reger: Cello Sonata no. 4
5▶CD: Bartók: Piano Concertos no. 1 & 3
6▶CD: Schubert: Piano Sonata no. 7 / Schumann: Waldszenen
7▶CD: Schoenberg: Piano Concerto / 5 Piano Pieces / Violin Fantasy
8▶CD: Peter Serkin Plays Mozart (1)
9▶CD: Peter Serkin Plays Mozart (2)
10▶CD: Beethoven: Violin (Piano) Concerto
11▶CD: Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen
12▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 14 & 15
13▶CD: Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (1)
14▶CD: Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (2)
15▶CD: Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
16▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 16 & 17
17▶CD: Schubert: Piano Quintet “The Trout”
18▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 18 & 19
19▶CD: Tashi Plays Stravinsky
20▶CD: Tashi Plays Beethoven
21▶CD: Tashi Plays Mozart
22▶CD: Chopin: Variations brillantes / Nocturnes / Mazurkas / Berceuse / Barcarolle
23▶CD: Tashi Plays Takemitsu
24▶CD: Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie / Waltzes / Nocturnes / Impromptu
25▶CD: Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
26▼CD: Chopin: 3 Mazurkas / Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante / Ballade no. 3
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13 Mazurkas, op. 59: No. 1 in A minor. Moderato
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
recording of:
Mazurkas, op. 59: No. 1 in A minor. Moderato (from 1980-05 until 1981-12)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 86)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 59
Frédéric Chopin4:27
23 Mazurkas, op. 59: No. 2 in A-flat major. Allegretto
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
recording of:
Mazurkas, op. 59: No. 2 in A‐flat major. Allegretto (from 1980-05 until 1981-12)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 87)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 59
Frédéric Chopin2:47
33 Mazurkas, op. 59: No. 3 in F-sharp minor. Vivace
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
recording of:
Mazurkas, op. 59: No. 3 in F‐sharp minor. Vivace (from 1980-05 until 1981-12)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 88)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 59
Frédéric Chopin3:38
4Impromptu in A-flat major. op. 29: Allegro assai, quasi Presto
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
recording of:
Impromptu no. 1 in A‐flat major, op. 29: Allegro assai (from 1980-05 until 1981-12)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 29), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 43) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 110)
Frédéric Chopin3:40
5Ballade no. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47: Allegretto
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
recording of:
Ballade no. 3 in A‐flat major, op. 47 (from 1980-05 until 1981-12)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1841)
dedicated to:
Pauline de Noailles
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 4), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 47) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 136)
part of:
Ballades (Chopin’s Four Ballades)
Frédéric Chopin7:08
6Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 55/2: Lento sostenuto
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 16 in E‐flat major, op. 55 no. 2: Lento (from 1980-05 until 1981-12)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1843)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 123)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 55
Frédéric Chopin6:01
7Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante in G major / E-flat major, op. 22: Andante spianato. Tranquillo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
recording of:
Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante in E‐flat major, op. 22: I. Andante spianato (from 1980-05 until 1981-12)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante in E‐flat major, op. 22
Frédéric Chopin6:05
8Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante in G major / E-flat major, op. 22: Polonaise. Allegro molto - Meno mosso
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (in 1980-05, in 1981-12)
recording of:
Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante in E‐flat major, op. 22: II. Grande polonaise brillante. Allegro molto (from 1980-05 until 1981-12)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1831)
part of:
Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante in E‐flat major, op. 22
Frédéric Chopin9:31
27▶CD: Webern, Takemitsu: Chamber & Piano Works
28▶CD: Berg: Chamber Concerto / Violin Concerto
29▶CD: …in real time
30▶CD: Bach: Italian Concerto / Goldberg Variations
31▶CD: Lieberson: King Gesar
32▶CD: Bach: 15 Two-Part Inventions / 15 Sinfonias
33▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 13, 14 “Moonlight” & 23 “Appassionata”
34▶CD: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos nos. 1-6 (1)
35▶CD: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos nos. 1-6 (2)

Credits

Release

photography:Jamie Buceta
Gary Winogrand
Dorothea van Haeften
Don Hunstein (photographer)
Regina Touney
Carol Weinberg (photographer)
miscellaneous support:Matt Fiveash (task: tape research)
Brett Zinn (audio engineer) (task: analogue tape transfers)
producer:Robert Russ (producer)
mastering:Matthias Erb (classical producer and engineer)
Martin Kistner (engineer)
booklet editor:Marvin Rehr
Jochen Rudelt
texthouse (liner notes)
design:[ec:ko] communications (German design agency)
mastered at:b-sharp music & media solutions in Berlin
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