Eugen D'Albert - Recordings

Recordings

As pianist, d'Albert did not record extensively, although his recordings represent a wide range of music. They include his own Scherzo, Op. 16; Capriolen, Op. 32; Suite, Op. 1, Gavotte and Minuet; and piano arrangements from his opera Die Toten Augen. He made several Beethoven recordings, including the piano sonatas 18 and 21 (Waldstein), and the Spring sonata for violin and piano (with Andreas Weissgerber). A selection of Chopin pieces were recorded in the 1910s and 1920s, with Etudes, Polonaises and Waltzes represented. Perhaps surprisingly, his teacher Liszt is not strongly represented among d'Albert’s recordings, though he committed "Au bord d'une source" from Années de pèlerinage (1st year) to disc in 1916. Brahms, Mozart, Schubert and Weber also feature in his discography.

As a composer, d'Albert has been more widely represented on record in recent years than previously. Some modern recordings include:

• Piano Concertos No. 1 in B minor, Op. 2, and No. 2 in E major, Op. 12
  • Piers Lane/BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Alun Francis
  • Joseph Banowetz/ Moscow Symphony Orchestra/ Dmitry Yablonsky

• String Quartets No. 1 in A minor, Op. 7, and No. 2 in E flat, Op. 11
  • Sarastro Quartet

• Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 10; Klavierstücke, Op. 16; Heft 1 and Heft 2, Serenata and Capriolen Fünf schlichte Klavierstücke
  • Piers Lane

• Tiefland
  • Eva Marton; René Kollo; Bernd Weikl; Kurt Moll; Münchner Rundfunkorchester/Marek Janowski
  • Margherita Kenney; Waldemar Kmentt; Otto Wiener; Vienna Symphony Orchestra/ F. Charles Adler
  • Lisa Gasteen; Johan Botha; Falk Struckmann; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Bertrand de Billy

• Die Abreise
  • Hermann Prey; Edda Moser; Peter Schreier; Philharmonia Hungarica/János Kulka