Nicholas Angelich: Hommage (CD7)

CD1 EARLY RECORDINGS – LISZT AND BEYOND

1. LISZT - Etudes d'exécution transcendante No. 1. Preludio
2. LISZT - Etudes d'exécution transcendante No. 3. Paysage
3. LISZT - Etudes d'exécution transcendante No.10
4. LISZT - Etudes d'exécution transcendante No.11 Harmonies du Soir
5. LISZT - Wagner: Isoldes Liebestod
6. LISZT - En rêve
7. LISZT - Nuages gris
8. BERG - Sonata Op.1
9. ZEMLINSKY - 4 Fantasies on Poems by Richard Dehmel, Op.9, No.1, Stimme des Abends
10. ZEMLINSKY - 4 Fantasies on Poems by Richard Dehmel, Op.9, No.2, Waldseligkeit
11. ZEMLINSKY - 4 Fantasies on Poems by Richard Dehmel, Op.9, No.3, Liebe
12. ZEMLINSKY - 4 Fantasies on Poems by Richard Dehmel, Op.9, No.4, Käferlied

CD2 THE CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE

1. BACH - English Suite No.2 BWV 807, I. Preludio Prelude
2. BACH - English Suite No.2 BWV 807, II. Allemande
3. BACH - English Suite No.2 BWV 807, III. Courante
4. BACH - English Suite No.2 BWV 807, IV. Sarabande
5. BACH - English Suite No.2 BWV 807, V. Bourrée I & II
6. BACH - English Suite No.2 BWV 807, VI. Gigue
7. HAYDN - Variations in F minor Hob XVII.6
8. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Aria & Variation I
9. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variations II - III
10. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation IV
11. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation V
12. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation VI
13. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variations VII-VIII
14. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation IX
15. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation X
16. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation XI-XII
17. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation XIII
18. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variations XIV-XV
19. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation XVI-XVII
20. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation XVIII
21. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation XIX
22. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation XX
23. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation XXI
24. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation XXII
25. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Variation XXIII-XXV
26. BRAHMS - Variations on a theme by Haendel Op.24, Fuga

CD3 RAVEL - LIVE, THÉÂTRE DES CHAMPS-ELYSÉES, 11 JUNE 2013

1. RAVEL, Miroirs, Oiseaux tristes
2. RAVEL, Miroirs, Alborada del Gracioso
3. RAVEL, Miroirs, La Vallée des cloches
4. RAVEL, Valses nobles et sentimentales, I. Modéré
5. RAVEL, Valses nobles et sentimentales, II. Assez lent
6. RAVEL, Valses nobles et sentimentales, III. Modéré
7. RAVEL, Valses nobles et sentimentales, IV. Assez animé
8. RAVEL, Valses nobles et sentimentales, V. Presque lent
9. RAVEL, Valses nobles et sentimentales, VI. Vif
10. RAVEL, Valses nobles et sentimentales, VII. Moins vif
11. RAVEL, Valses nobles et sentimentales, VIII. Epilogue
12. RAVEL, La Valse

CD4 IN RECITAL - BACH: GOLDBERG VARIATIONS – LIVE 16 MAY 2011, THÉÂTRE DES CHAMPS ELYSÉES

1. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Aria
2. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 1. a 1 Clav.
3. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 2. a 1 Clav.
4. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 3. Canone all'Unisono. a 1 Clav
5. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 4. a 1 Clav.
6. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav
7. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav.
8. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. al tempo di Giga
9. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 8. a 2 Clav.
10. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav.
11. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav.
12. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 11. a 2 Clav.
13. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 12. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quarta in moto contrario
14. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 13. a 2 Clav
15. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 14. a 2 Clav.
16. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav.: Andante
17. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav.
18. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 17. a 2 Clav.
19. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 18. Canone alla Sesta. a 1 Clav.
20. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 19. a 1 Clav.
21. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 20. a 2 Clav.
22. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 21. Canone alla Settima
23. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 22. a 1 Clav. alla breve
24. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 23. a 2 Clav.
25. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav
26. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 25. a 2 Clav.: Adagio
27. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 26. a 2 Clav.
28. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav.
29. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 28. a 2 Clav.
30. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav
31. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Variation 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
32. BACH - Variations Goldberg BWV 988, Aria da Capo

CD5 CHAMBER MUSIC

1. FRANCK, Piano Quintet in F minor FWV 7, I. Molto moderato quasi lento. Allegro
2. FRANCK, Piano Quintet in F minor FWV 7, II. Lento, con molto sentimento
3. FRANCK, Piano Quintet in F minor FWV 7, III. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco
4. BARTÓK, Sonate pour 2 pianos et percussion Sz. 110, I. Assai lento
5. BARTÓK, Sonate pour 2 pianos et percussion Sz. 110, II. Lento, ma non troppo
6. BARTÓK, Sonate pour 2 pianos et percussion Sz. 110, III. Allegro non troppo

CD6 ROMANTIC REPERTOIRE

1. BEETHOVEN, Sonata No.21 Op.53 «Waldstein», I. Allegro con brio
2. BEETHOVEN, Sonata No.21 Op.53 «Waldstein», II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
3. BEETHOVEN, Sonata No.21 Op.53 «Waldstein», III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato. Prestissimo
4. MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an exhibition, Promenade I
5. MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an exhibition, Gnomus
6. MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an exhibition, Promenade II
7. MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an exhibition, The Old Castle
8. MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an exhibition, Promenade III
9. MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an exhibition, Tuileries (dispute of playmates) Bydlo
10. MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an exhibition, Promenade IV
11. MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an exhibition, Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle Promenade V
12. MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an exhibition, The marketplace in Limoges Catacombes
13. MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an exhibition, Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
14. MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an exhibition, The Hut on Fowl’s legs (Baba Yaga) The Great Gate of Kiev

CD7 RACHMANINOV CONCERTOS 3 & PAGANINI RHAPSODY

1. RACHMANINOV, Piano Concerto No.3 Op.30, I. Allegro con brio Allegro ma non tanto
2. RACHMANINOV, Piano Concerto No.3 Op.30, II. Intermezzo. Adagio
3. RACHMANINOV, Piano Concerto No.3 Op.30, III. Finale (alla breve)
4. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Introduction: Allegro vivace - Variation I (Precedente)
5. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Tema: L'istesso tempo
6. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation II: L'istesso tempo
7. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation III: L'istesso tempo
8. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation IV: Più vivo
9. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation V: Tempo precedente
10. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation VI: L'istesso tempo
11. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation VII: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
12. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation VIII: Tempo I
13. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation IX: L'istesso tempo
14. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation X: L'istesso tempo
15. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XI: Moderato
16. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XII: Tempo di minuetto
17. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XIII: Allegro
18. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XIV: L'istesso tempo
19. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XV: Più vivo scherzando
20. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XVI: Allegretto
21. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XVII: Allegretto
22. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
23. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XIX: A tempo vivace
24. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XX: Un poco più vivo
25. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XXI: Un poco più vivo
26. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XXII: Un poco più vivo (alla breve)
27. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XXIII: L'istesso tempo
28. RACHMANINOV, Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op. 43, Variation XXIV: A tempo un poco meno mosso
29. RACHMANINOV, Two pieces for piano 6 Hands. N°2: Romance

A musician as loved as he was admired, the pianist Nicholas Angelich died in Paris in April 2022 at the age of 51. He was a modest, thoughtful man who brought tremendous integrity, depth and insight to the most demanding repertoire. After his death The New York Times paid tribute to his “elegant virtuosity and expressive intimacy”, judging that his “music-making was notable both for its muscular power and for its delicacy”.

Angelich made his home in Paris, where he had studied from the age of 13 at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique with such teachers as Aldo Ciccolini, Yvonne Loriod and Michel Béroff. His other mentors included Leon Fleisher. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of musician parents who had come to America from Serbia and the Soviet Union.

His association with Warner Classics lasted some 20 years, and the label pays tribute to him with this 7 CD collection of previously unreleased recordings of solo, chamber and concerto repertoire. Made either in the concert hall or for radio broadcast between 1999 and 2019, they range wide, including works by Bach, Bartók, Beethoven Berg, Brahms, Franck, Haydn, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Ravel, Rachmaninov and Zemlinsky. Appearing with Angelich are Martha Argerich, Quatuor Ebène, Myung-Whun Chung and the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, and Tugan Sokhiev and the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse.

Angelich’s existing Warner Classics discography reflects his particular reputation as an interpreter of Brahms, though it also includes works by Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann, Prokofiev and Bach. “Nicholas Angelich was born to play Brahms,” wrote the Daily Telegraph. “He has the titanic technique that has to be the first port of call in tackling music of this magnitude and power.” His catalogue includes both of Brahms’ piano concertos with Paavo Järvi and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the near-entirety of the composer’s chamber music for piano and strings, recorded in partnership with Renaud Capuçon and Gautier Capuçon.

“Nicholas Angelich was a man who radiated honesty and good nature,” says Alain Lanceron, President, Warner Classics and Erato. “As a musician, he astonished with his command of his instrument, but there was a purity in his playing that illuminated the truth of the work in question, making him a true poet of the piano. On a personal level, he was adored by his fellow musicians for his generosity and his collaborative spirit. It was through music that he expressed himself most completely, and he opened up new, sometimes dazzling worlds for the listener.”

Angelich expressed aspects of his musical philosophy in an interview with Seen and Heard International in 2010:

“You know, music is a living organism and not something inert, albeit it has been meticulously written down on paper … The first thing is my very own desire to play specific works I love with all my heart. That is my starting point … Art does not need a justification … It has to be something really deeply felt …

“When you play you disclose a lot about yourself. I don’t mean that you are there to show yourself off, but that your personality, your character as a musician is in the music, in the interpretation ... It is not only in the structure of form but also in the phrasing and in understanding the psychological form of the music; as well as expressing the emotions in a very sincere and true way, the intellect should also speak ...

“I think that it is important as a performing artist to be adventurous. You must experiment and challenge, one way or the other and this is what I try to do. I try to be innovative, but on my own terms and not by compromising performance standards or the music itself.”