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Harold Samuel - The complete solo recordings
APR

Harold Samuel - The complete solo recordings

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Harold Samuel
Format
CD
Label
APR
Released
Oct 15, 2021
Catalog #
APR6036
UPC
5024709160365

About

Harold Samuel (1879–1937) was the first pianist to specialize in the performance of Bach’s original keyboard works in the concert hall and achieved worldwide acclaim in doing so. His pioneering HMV and Columbia recordings of the composer (all the Bach works included here, except for the first Prelude & Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, were premiers on disc) sound as fresh and inspiring today as they did when new and reveal that great Bach playing is timeless. A unique live 5th Brandenburg Concerto from New York and a studio E major Violin Sonata with Isolde Menges round out his Bach and this landmark release also includes his remaining solo discs, notably some rare repertoire by Clementi and two of Bach’s sons which was recorded for the ambitious Columbia History of Music educational project. These new 2021 transfers by Seth Winner were made using the latest technology and present these historic documents in the best possible sound, revealing more detail of Samuel’s playing than has ever previously been captured.

Tracklist 51 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Fantasia 08:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fantasia
    Duration
    08:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  3. 2 Fugue 04:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  4. 3 Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 01:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  5. 4 Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 01:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  6. 5 Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 01:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  7. 6 Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 01:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  8. 7 Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866 01:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  9. 8 Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866 01:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  10. 9 Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 02:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  11. 10 Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 01:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  12. 11 I. Prelude 04:17
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  13. 12 II. Allemande 02:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  14. 13 III. Courante 01:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  15. 14 IV. Sarabande 04:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  16. 15 V. Bourree I-II 04:15
    Track
    15
    Title
    V. Bourree I-II
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  17. 16 VI. Gigue 03:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  18. 17 I. Prelude 01:53
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  19. 18 II. Allemande 02:11
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  20. 19 III. Corrente 02:58
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Corrente
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  21. 20 IV. Sarabande 04:24
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  22. 21 V. Minuet I-II 02:14
    Track
    21
    Title
    V. Minuet I-II
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  23. 22 VI. Gigue 02:27
    Track
    22
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  24. 23 I. Sinfonia 04:18
    Track
    23
    Title
    I. Sinfonia
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  25. 24 II. Allemande 02:45
    Track
    24
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  26. 25 III. Courante 01:00
    Track
    25
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  27. 26 IV. Sarabande 02:37
    Track
    26
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  28. 27 V. Rondeaux 01:27
    Track
    27
    Title
    V. Rondeaux
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  29. 28 VI. Capriccio 03:43
    Track
    28
    Title
    VI. Capriccio
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  30. Disc 2
  31. 1 Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 906: Fantasia 04:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 906: Fantasia
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  32. 2 Piano Sonata in F Minor, Wq. 57/6, H. 173: I. Allegro assai 03:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Piano Sonata in F Minor, Wq. 57/6, H. 173: I. Allegro assai
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  33. 3 Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Wq. 55/3, H. 245: II. Andante 02:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Wq. 55/3, H. 245: II. Andante
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  34. 4 Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 5, No. 5, W. A5: III. Prestissimo 02:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 5, No. 5, W. A5: III. Prestissimo
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Johann Christian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  35. 5 Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 4: I. Allegro 03:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 4: I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Muzio Clementi
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  36. 6 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato 01:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  37. 7 34 Valses Sentimentales, Op. 50, D. 779: No. 13. in A Major 00:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    34 Valses Sentimentales, Op. 50, D. 779: No. 13. in A Major
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  38. 8 36 Originaltänze, Op. 9, D. 365, "Erste Walzer": Waltz No. 33 in F Major 01:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    36 Originaltänze, Op. 9, D. 365, "Erste Walzer": Waltz No. 33 in F Major
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  39. 9 Gluck - Iphigénie en Aulide, Act II: Gavotte, Anh. Ia/2 02:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    Gluck - Iphigénie en Aulide, Act II: Gavotte, Anh. Ia/2
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  40. 10 3 Intermezzos, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Major 04:33
    Track
    10
    Title
    3 Intermezzos, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  41. 11 I. Adagio 04:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Isolde Marie Menges, Harold Samuel
  42. 12 II. Allegro 02:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Isolde Marie Menges, Harold Samuel
  43. 13 III. Adagio ma non tanto 04:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Adagio ma non tanto
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Isolde Marie Menges, Harold Samuel
  44. 14 IV. Allegro 03:50
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Isolde Marie Menges, Harold Samuel
  45. 15 NBC Radio Broadcast: Opening Announcement 02:19
    Track
    15
    Title
    NBC Radio Broadcast: Opening Announcement
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  46. 16 I. Allegro 10:26
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arthur Lora, Joseph Stopak, Harold Samuel
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frank Black
  47. 17 II. Affettuoso 06:37
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Affettuoso
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arthur Lora, Joseph Stopak, Harold Samuel
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frank Black
  48. 18 III. Allegro 05:02
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Arthur Lora, Joseph Stopak, Harold Samuel
    Ensemble
    NBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Frank Black
  49. 19 NBC Radio Broadcast: Closing Announcement 00:41
    Track
    19
    Title
    NBC Radio Broadcast: Closing Announcement
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  50. 20 I. Prelude 01:51
    Track
    20
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  51. 21 II. Allemande 02:16
    Track
    21
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  52. 22 V. Minuet I-II 02:15
    Track
    22
    Title
    V. Minuet I-II
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel
  53. 23 VI. Gigue 02:29
    Track
    23
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Harold Samuel