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Olga Samaroff & Frank La Forge - Complete solo recordings

Baroque Spiritual Virtuosic Uplifting Dramatic
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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Cecile Chaminade, Frederic Chopin, Cla
Artist
Olga Samaroff, Frank La Forge
Format
CD
Label
APR
Released
Jun 28, 2024
Catalog #
APR6044
UPC
5024709160440

About

OLGA SAMAROFF (1880-1948) and FRANK LA FORGE (1879-1953) were amongst the earliest pianists to record for the US Victor label, both making most of their discs in the acoustic era before 1925. Though American, both went to Europe to study - Samaroff to the Paris Conservatoire and La Forge to Leschetizky in Vienna. Samaroff was the greater virtuoso, as can be heard in her famous recording of Wagner's 'Ride of the Valkyries', but after a fall, in 1926 she retired to an equally successful teaching career at the Juilliard School, her pupils including William Kapell, Raymond Lewenthal and Rosalyn Tureck amongst many others. La Forge gravitated towards accompanying and went on to record hundreds of discs for Victor in that capacity. His discs as soloist include some of the earliest attempts to record concerted works.

Tracklist 38 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Die Ruinen von Athen (The Ruins of Athens), Op. 113: Turkish March (arr. Anton Rubinstein for piano) 01:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Die Ruinen von Athen (The Ruins of Athens), Op. 113: Turkish March (arr. Anton Rubinstein for piano)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  3. 2 Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 04:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  4. 3 Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 06:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  5. 4 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale: Presto non tanto 04:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: IV. Finale: Presto non tanto
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  6. 5 Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62: No. 30 in A Major, Op. 62, No. 6, MWV U161, "Frühlingslied" (Spring Song) 02:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62: No. 30 in A Major, Op. 62, No. 6, MWV U161, "Frühlingslied" (Spring Song)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  7. 6 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 2. Aufschwung 03:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 2. Aufschwung
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  8. 7 3 Romanzen, Op. 28: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major 04:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    3 Romanzen, Op. 28: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  9. 8 3 Intermezzos, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Major 04:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    3 Intermezzos, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  10. 9 Grandes études de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella" 04:22
    Track
    9
    Title
    Grandes études de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor, "La campanella"
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  11. 10 Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major 04:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  12. 11 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 12 in C-Sharp Minor 08:30
    Track
    11
    Title
    19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 12 in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    08:30
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  13. 12 Die Walküre, Act III. Ride of the Valkyries (arr. E. Hutcheson for piano) 04:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    Die Walküre, Act III. Ride of the Valkyries (arr. E. Hutcheson for piano)
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  14. 13 Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 4. Notturno (Nocturne) 03:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 4. Notturno (Nocturne)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  15. 14 8 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 36: No. 6. Étincelles 02:46
    Track
    14
    Title
    8 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 36: No. 6. Étincelles
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Moritz Moszkowski
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  16. 15 Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune 04:29
    Track
    15
    Title
    Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  17. 16 Satyre und Nymphen, Op. 18: I. Etude (Najaden im Quell) 02:36
    Track
    16
    Title
    Satyre und Nymphen, Op. 18: I. Etude (Najaden im Quell)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Paul Juon
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  18. Disc 2
  19. 1 Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578 (arr. O. Samaroff) 03:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578 (arr. O. Samaroff)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  20. 2 Préludes, Book 1: No. 10. La cathédrale engloutie 04:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    Préludes, Book 1: No. 10. La cathédrale engloutie
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  21. 3 Roman Sketches, Op. 7: No. 1. The White Peacock 04:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    Roman Sketches, Op. 7: No. 1. The White Peacock
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Charles Tomlinson Griffes
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  22. 4 Andalucía, "Suite Espagnole": VI. Malagueña 03:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    Andalucía, "Suite Espagnole": VI. Malagueña
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Ernesto Lecuona
    Performer
    Olga Samaroff
  23. 5 Etude de concert, Op. 36 03:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    Etude de concert, Op. 36
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Edward MacDowell
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  24. 6 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco moto 04:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco moto
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
    Ensemble
    Victor Orchestra
    Conductor
    Anonymous
  25. 7 Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 05:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  26. 8 Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 03:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  27. 9 Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1. Sommerfugl (Butterfly) 02:22
    Track
    9
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1. Sommerfugl (Butterfly)
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  28. 10 Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio 04:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
    Ensemble
    Victor Orchestra
    Conductor
    Walter B. Rogers
  29. 11 Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major 04:13
    Track
    11
    Title
    Liebesträume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  30. 12 Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S123/R458, "Hungarian Fantasy": Vivace assai 03:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S123/R458, "Hungarian Fantasy": Vivace assai
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
    Ensemble
    Victor Orchestra
    Conductor
    Anonymous
  31. 13 Pasquinade, Op. 59 03:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    Pasquinade, Op. 59
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Louis Moreau Gottschalk
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  32. 14 La Lisonjera, Op. 50 03:41
    Track
    14
    Title
    La Lisonjera, Op. 50
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  33. 15 Les Sylvains, Op. 60 03:49
    Track
    15
    Title
    Les Sylvains, Op. 60
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  34. 16 Callirhoe, Op. 37: No. 3. Pas des Echarpes (Scarf Dance) 04:28
    Track
    16
    Title
    Callirhoe, Op. 37: No. 3. Pas des Echarpes (Scarf Dance)
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  35. 17 Danse creole, Op. 94: III. 2me Havanaise 02:12
    Track
    17
    Title
    Danse creole, Op. 94: III. 2me Havanaise
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  36. 18 Le papillon, Op. 18 01:56
    Track
    18
    Title
    Le papillon, Op. 18
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Calixa Lavallée
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  37. 19 Gavotte 01:20
    Track
    19
    Title
    Gavotte
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Frank La Forge
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  38. 20 Souvenir de Vienne 02:40
    Track
    20
    Title
    Souvenir de Vienne
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Frank La Forge
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  39. 21 Romance 02:59
    Track
    21
    Title
    Romance
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Frank La Forge
    Performer
    Frank La Forge
  40. 22 Valse de concert 03:13
    Track
    22
    Title
    Valse de concert
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Frank La Forge
    Performer
    Frank La Forge