Notes and Editorial Reviews
Irene Scharrer, though perhaps the least remembered of the major Matthay pupils, was the earliest to record, beginning in 1909 at the age of 21. That in itself is a credit to her early fame, which she established through an extrovert, but always musical, virtuosity.
She excelled in such works as the Chopin Etudes, nine of which she recorded, and in other brilliant pieces such as those here by Scarlatti and Liszt, but the poise and refinement of her Chopin nocture or the slow movement of the Mozart sonata reveal another side to her playing that is sadly underrepresented on disc. Her final recording, of the Litolff Scherzo, was also her most famous; in its day it was a best seller and was responsible for putting that work on
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the musical map. This set reissues for the first time all Scharrer’s electrical recordings and also an example of every work she recorded in the acoustic era (pre 1925) that was not later remade as an electrical recording. For completeness, a discography of all her other acoustic recordings is also included. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany
2.
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722; Cöthen, Germany
3.
Trio Sonatas (12) for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo: no 12 in G major - Gavotte by William Boyce
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
4.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 9 in G flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1834; Paris, France
5.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 6 in G sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1836; Paris, France
6.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 12 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836; Paris, France
7.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 11 in A minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1834; Paris, France
8.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 1 in A flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836; Paris, France
9.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 5 in G flat major "Black Keys" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
10.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 12 in C minor, B 67 "Revolutionary" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
11.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 11 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829; Poland
12.
Waltz for Piano in E minor, B 56 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
13.
Impromptu for Piano no 4 in C sharp minor, B 87/Op. 66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Paris, France
14.
Nouvelles Etudes (3) for Piano, B 130: no 1 in f minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Paris, France
15.
Nouvelles Etudes (3) for Piano, B 130: no 3 in D flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Paris, France
16.
Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Paris, France
17.
Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 142/Op. 48: no 1 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
Notes: Abridged.
18.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28: no 8 in F sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
19.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 2 in F minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836; Paris, France
20.
Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, B 128/Op. 35 "Funeral March": 3rd movement, Marche funébre by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837-1839; Paris, France
21.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France
22.
Images for Piano, Set 2: no 3, Poissons d'or by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1907; France
23.
Images for Piano, Set 1: no 1, Reflets dans l'eau by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1905; France
24.
Arabesques (2) for Piano: no 2 in G major, Allegretto scherzando by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1888-1891; France
25.
Variations (5) on "Tipperary" by Arthur Murray Goodhart
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
26.
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 12 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1885; Weimar, Germany
27.
Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145: no 2, Gnomenreigen by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1862-63; Rome, Italy
28.
Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1852; Weimar, Germany
Notes: Abridged.
29.
Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto", S 434 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; Weimar, Germany
30.
Concerto symphonique for Piano no 4 in D minor, Op. 102: Scherzo by Henry Charles Litolff
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1852; France
31.
Songs without words, vol 6, Op. 67: no 4, Presto in C major "Spinning Song" by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845; Germany
32.
Rondo capriccioso for Piano in E major, Op. 14 by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1824; Germany
33.
Sonata for Piano no 5 in G major, K 283 (189h) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1775; Munich, Germany
34.
Toccata by Pietro Domenico Paradies
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: England
35.
Toccata Prelude by Henry Purcell
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
36.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22: 2nd movement, Allegro scherzando by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; France
Notes: Abridged.
37.
Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 14/L 387 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1738
38.
Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 11/L 352 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Baroque
39.
Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1738
40.
Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 159/L 104 by Domenico Scarlatti
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
41.
Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: 4th movement, Intermezzo by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839-1840; Germany
42.
Danse Negre, Op. 58 no 5 by Cyril Scott
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1908; England
43.
Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 32: no 3, Rustles of spring by Christian Sinding
Performer:
Irene Scharrer (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Germany
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