IDAGIO | J.S. Bach-Liszt: Piano Transcriptions - Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 744718201020

Featuring

Percy Grainger
Franz Liszt
Johann Sebastian Bach
Frédéric Chopin

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Critical Reception

Percy Grainger considered Chopin's Sonata No. 3 in B minor, featured on this album, to be one of the ten greatest musical masterpieces.

Interpretation

Percy Grainger's recording of Bach's well-known Toccata and Fugue in D minor is based on transcriptions by Carl Tausig and Ferruccio Busoni.

Performer Biography

Percy Grainger's wedding to Ella Viola Strom in 1928 was held during a concert at the Hollywood Bowl before a capacity audience.

Performer Biography

Percy Grainger, the pianist on this album, made his New York debut in 1915, establishing him as an important musical figure.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Percy Grainger introduced his concept of 'free music' during radio broadcasts in Australia in 1934, aiming to liberate music from 'western' constraints.

Performer Biography

During World War I, Percy Grainger joined the US Army Band playing saxophone and oboe, and later performed as a pianist in War Bond drives.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Despite his innovative ideas, Percy Grainger venerated J. S. Bach, Frederick Delius, and Duke Ellington, regarding them as the three greatest composers of all time.