Marian Filar

MARIAN FILAR plays Chopin and Brahms

1. Chopin: Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23 [08:34]
2. Chopin: Ballade No.2 in F Major, Op.38 [07:11]
3. Chopin: Polonaise in B flat major, Op.71, No.2 [07:12]
4. Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op.60 [08:31]
Recorded ∙ 19 September 1949 ∙ Stuttgart ∙ Altes Funkhaus ∙ Studio VI ∙ Süddeutscher Rundfunk ∙ Radio Studio Recording

5. Chopin: Scherzo No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.31
6. Chopin: Impromptu No.1 in A flat major, Op.29
Recorded ∙ 08 July 1952 ∙ Frankfurt ∙ Altes Funkhaus Eschersheimer Landstraße ∙ Hessischer Rundfunk ∙ Radio Studio Recording

7-18. Chopin: Préludes No.1-12, Op.28 [14:52]
Prélude No. 1 in C major (Agitato) [00:53]
Prélude No. 2 in A minor (Lento) [01:57]
Prélude No. 3 in G major (Vivace) [00:57]
Prélude No. 4 in E minor (Largo) [01:56]
Prélude No. 5 in D major (Allegro molto) [00:37]
Prélude No. 6 in B minor (Lento assai) [02:01]
Prélude No. 7 in A major (Andantino) [00:54]
Prélude No. 8 in F sharp minor (Molto agitato) [01:47]
Prélude No. 9 in E major (Largo) [01:12]
Prélude No. 10 in C sharp minor (Allegro molto) [00:36]
Prélude No. 11 in B major (Vivace) [00:47]
Prélude No. 12 in G sharp minor (Presto) [01:08]
Recorded ∙ 10 July 1952 ∙ Frankfurt ∙ Altes Funkhaus Eschersheimer Landstraße ∙ Hessischer Rundfunk ∙ Radio Studio Recording

19. Brahms: Intermezzo in B Major, Op.76/4 [05:32]
20. Brahms: Intermezzo in A Major, Op.118/2 [02:12]
21. Brahms: Intermezzo in C Major, Op.119/3 [01:37]
Recorded ∙ 09 July 1952 ∙ Frankfurt ∙ Altes Funkhaus Eschersheimer Landstraße ∙ Hessischer Rundfunk ∙ Radio Studio Recording

Article number: MC 1026
UPC barcode: 791154054024
Recording dates: 1949-1952
Release date: March 2015
Total timing: 67:51

Producer and Audio Restoration: Lynn Ludwig
Booklet Notes: Michael Waiblinger
Design: Alessia Issara
Photographs: Charles Birnbaum Collection
With special thanks to Charles Patterson, Charles Birnbaum and Beth Levin
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