Lev Oborin ∙ Concerts in Germany & France 1951-1966 ∙ 2CD

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Lev Oborin won the first International Chopin Piano Competition in 1927. Upon his return to the Soviet Union, Oborin was accorded a hero’s welcome in the press and signed a contract to perform twelve concerts in Poland. In February 1947, he made his debut performance in post-war East Germany, captivating the public’s attention and leading to subsequent engagements. His successful concert career spanned over four decades, encompassing performances across Europe, Japan, and the United States. Over the course of his illustrious journey, he delivered a staggering three thousand, five hundred concert appearances, showcasing approximately eight hundred compositions from the piano repertoire on stages throughout the Soviet Union and seventeen other countries. Unfortunately, a second severe stroke struck him in the late 1960s, forcing him to withdraw from the concert platform. Despite this setback, he continued to impart his knowledge through teaching until his demise in 1974 at the age of 66 in Moscow. Our double album features previously unreleased recitals in Paris (1962) and East Berlin (1966), along with a live performance of Tchaikovsky’s First Concerto with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under the baton of Franz Konwitschny in 1951.

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LEV OBORIN Concerts in Germany & France 1951-1966

CD 1

BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No 26 in E-flat Major, Op 81a
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
DEBUSSY: Prélude No 7 ‘La Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune’, Livre II, L.123/7
DEBUSSY: Prélude No 7 ‘Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest’, Livre I, L.117/7
DEBUSSY: Prélude No 9 ‘Sérénade Interrompue’, Livre I, L.117/9
DEBUSSY: Prélude No 10 ‘La cathédrale engloutie’, Livre I, L.117/1
DEBUSSY: Prélude No 3 ‘La Puerta del vino’, Livre II, L.123/3
DEBUSSY: Prélude No 12 ‘Feux d’artifice’ Livre II, L.123/12
SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude and Fugue No 4 in E Minor, Op 87
SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude and Fugue No 7 in A Major, Op 87
SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude and Fugue No 15 in D-flat Major, Op 87
CHOPIN: Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op 27, No 2
Recorded ∙ 21 December 1966 ∙ Berlin ∙ Marx-Engels-Auditorium · Rundfunk der DDR · Live Recording

CD 2

BORODIN: Scherzo in A-flat Major
CHOPIN: Mazurka in B Minor, Op 33, No 4
KHACHATURIAN: Toccata in E-flat Minor
Recorded ∙ 21 December 1966 ∙ Berlin ∙ Marx-Engels-Auditorium · Rundfunk der DDR · Live Recording

BACH: Partita No 2 in C Minor, BWV 826
CHOPIN: Barcarolle, Op 60
RACHMANINOFF: Prelude No 5 in G Major, Op 32
RACHMANINOFF: Prelude No 12 in G-sharp Minor, Op 32
SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude No 1 in C Major, Op 34
SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude No 10 in C-sharp Minor, Op 34
SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude No 22 in G Minor, Op 34
SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude No 24 in D Minor, Op 34
Recorded ∙ 04 June 1962 ∙ Paris ∙ Studio ∙ RTF ∙ Radio Studio Recording

TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No 1 in B-flat Minor, Op 23
Lev Oborin ∙ piano
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Franz Konwitschny ∙ conductor
Recorded ∙ 27 November 1951 ∙ Leipzig ∙ Kongreßhalle · Rundfunk der DDR · Live Recording

Article number: MC 1064
UPC barcode: 791154050866
Release date: 1 April 2022
Booklet: 12 Pages
Total timing: 78:35 CD1 ∙ 79:02 CD2
From the Original Masters ∙ © 2021 Meloclassic

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