Alexander Brailowsky Liszt and Encores: The Berlin Recordings 1928-1934 Vol 2.

Featuring

Julius Prüwer
Alexander Brailowsky
Berliner Philharmoniker
Franz Liszt
Franz Schubert
Domenico Scarlatti

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Robert Schumann
Carl Maria von Weber
Claude Debussy
Alexander Scriabin
Manuel de Falla

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Performer Biography

Alexander Brailowsky, a Russian pianist, was born in Kiev in 1896 and displayed extraordinary talent for the piano at an early age, first taught by his father.

Historical Context

Berlin was the cultural capital of Europe during the 1920s until 1933, attracting important artists and becoming a center of high artistic level and versatility.

Performer Biography

Sergej Rachmaninoff, the Imperial Inspector of the Russian Schools of Music, predicted at age 11 that Alexander Brailowsky was "destined to be a great pianist."

Performer Biography

Alexander Brailowsky studied with Theodor Leschetizky, a renowned Polish piano teacher and pupil of Carl Czerny, who was himself a pupil of Beethoven.

Recording & Production

The original matrices for these Polydor recordings were unfortunately destroyed during the 1940-45 bombardment of Berlin.

Performer Biography

Alexander Brailowsky was the first pianist in history to perform Chopin's complete piano works in a series of six concerts over three weeks.

Recording & Production

The recordings on this album were made by the German gramophone company Polydor between 1928 and 1934, and their technical quality, especially resonance and tonality, is still astonishing today.