For me this may not live up to the amazing Kapell/Monteux K414 collaboration. That performance had an unmistakable aura, plainly tangible within the first few seconds: the aura of tragedy, the 2nd mvt becoming another Mozart requiem. What stands out to me in this 1953 reading most is the extra refined crispness of touch, like champaign bubbles. I don't usually go for the detached Mozart style, but Kapell proves if you do it just right, it's a sheer delight.
@Koji Attwood, he, Joe did mention the Diabelli and the c minor variations. But, there is no record of the Grumiaux collaboration. At least on commercial out put. As for the Appasionata, something, even a bootleg version would have been cool; like the Mussorgsky " pictures...And Chopin's 2nd sonata: OP. 57 out of Australia?? Like the Bach partita with the unfinished fugue. He was to have finished it after he got back to. America. And if so, the Beethoven. Then, where is it??
Kapell, like every truly great pianist found ease in every era, Baroque. Classical, romantic and the modern genres. Though there is only one recording of him playing Beethoven, the concerto no. 2 in B flat major. I had this recording and lost it when changing locations, amongst so many other items.
Arthur! There are actually 2 performances of the Beethoven 2nd, one live and one studio; 2 movements of the third concerto from a 1937 radio bcast (yes, about 14 years old at the time); A Violin Sonata with Grumiaux, some unpublished Diabelli excerpts; excerpts from Variations in c minor; excerpts from Variations on an Original Theme in F. I would love to hear him in the 4th Concerto and Bagatelles. Unfortunately, I dont think he played those.
@Bruno Andrade de Britto: Thank you, sir. I'm listening to the Beethoven right now between breaks. ' looked up his bio. His study with Kapell certainly paid off; very clean and controlled lines. No Schmaltz in delivery. Willy would never put up with it. He, Jaques, left off of classical to play jazz. Interesting??
@Koji Attwood: The Strauss Burlesque, I'm not surprised too much, given that Horowitz student, Byron Janis played the piece( my favorite recording ). The Schumann E flat Quartet? Not surprised at all.' Seems every pianist who was interested in Chamber music featured this piece. Glenn Gould included. His excuse to play Schumann. While not performing any of his solo works. Even Condoleeza Rice has played it. But, this Marston editions?? Are there any audio sources available of these performances??. I mention Byron Janis here due to his status as one of the most important figures at that time on the stage of as, Gary Graffman called it ( critics) OYAPS: while Janis may not have been included in the group. Eugene Istomin, Julius Katchen and of course Graffman, were. Kapell was dubbed the " big brother ' of this group. Willy was the most revered of all. The most gifted and unique.
@Joe Salerno: Thanks for the heads up; ' didn't know there was any other recording of the second Beethoven other than the one iv had for years. ( a studio rec.? ). And the 3rd in C minor, a radio performance. Must have been interesting at that age, 14 years old. You didn't specify which sonata for violin with Arthur Grumiaux. I'm only in posession of the two Brahms, with Kurtz and Rose. The Diabelli excerpts? Must have been wild. Beethoven's c minor variations; I'm thinking that, another concentration on a work he heard played by Horowitz. I've only heard of his interest in the 4th, Beethoven in G major. As for the Bagatelles? Nah!! ....( just kidding ) although this would have been too much time allotted to lighter works, alla, the Schubert Landler. Why oh why didn't he learn the A major sonata?? Such clean line work, right up his alley with that crystalline fingering he was so brilliant for. ( not yet, the A major op. Posthumous) one more I interesting fact. Alexis Weissenberg who attended Julliard with Willy, he, Kapell ran into him somewhere when he was practicing the Variations and Fugue by Handel, Brahms'. ( thanks to Julius Kstchen ). Weissenberg sat down and listened to him play. He didn't say how much of the work Kapell had finished. But he said that he liked what he heard.
The sonata with Grumiaux, is Op 12 #1, there are also snippets from home recordings of the Diabelli, C minor and F major variations as Joe stated. He also apparently played Op. 57 in Australia.
I have both volumes of the Casals Prades festivals and don't remember any Kapell other than the Mozart Piano Trio. Although there's two movements of a Mozart concerto he did with Monteux that are extant, I don't recall any entire Kapell Mozart concerto in its entirety. I don't think this has ever appeared before.
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For me this may not live up to the amazing Kapell/Monteux K414 collaboration. That performance had an unmistakable aura, plainly tangible within the first few seconds: the aura of tragedy, the 2nd mvt becoming another Mozart requiem. What stands out to me in this 1953 reading most is the extra refined crispness of touch, like champaign bubbles. I don't usually go for the detached Mozart style, but Kapell proves if you do it just right, it's a sheer delight.
ABSOLUTELY SUBLIME, BEAUTIFUL MOZART! The best playing of Mozart I have heard. We will always remember you William Kapell for your greatness!
Casals’ conducting is pretty great too!
@Koji Attwood, he, Joe did mention the Diabelli and the c minor variations. But, there is no record of the Grumiaux collaboration. At least on commercial out put. As for the Appasionata, something, even a bootleg version would have been cool; like the Mussorgsky " pictures...And Chopin's 2nd sonata: OP. 57 out of Australia?? Like the Bach partita with the unfinished fugue. He was to have finished it after he got back to. America. And if so, the Beethoven. Then, where is it??
Kapell, like every truly great pianist found ease in every era, Baroque. Classical, romantic and the modern genres. Though there is only one recording of him playing Beethoven, the concerto no. 2 in B flat major. I had this recording and lost it when changing locations, amongst so many other items.
We will post that recording in the future
Arthur! There are actually 2 performances of the Beethoven 2nd, one live and one studio; 2 movements of the third concerto from a 1937 radio bcast (yes, about 14 years old at the time); A Violin Sonata with Grumiaux, some unpublished Diabelli excerpts; excerpts from Variations in c minor; excerpts from Variations on an Original Theme in F. I would love to hear him in the 4th Concerto and Bagatelles. Unfortunately, I dont think he played those.
@Bruno Andrade de Britto: Thank you, sir. I'm listening to the Beethoven right now between breaks. ' looked up his bio. His study with Kapell certainly paid off; very clean and controlled lines. No Schmaltz in delivery. Willy would never put up with it. He, Jaques, left off of classical to play jazz. Interesting??
Splendid.
This guy played well; another tragic early loss of a real artist
@Koji Attwood: The Strauss Burlesque, I'm not surprised too much, given that Horowitz student, Byron Janis played the piece( my favorite recording ). The Schumann E flat Quartet? Not surprised at all.' Seems every pianist who was interested in Chamber music featured this piece. Glenn Gould included. His excuse to play Schumann. While not performing any of his solo works. Even Condoleeza Rice has played it. But, this Marston editions?? Are there any audio sources available of these performances??. I mention Byron Janis here due to his status as one of the most important figures at that time on the stage of as, Gary Graffman called it ( critics) OYAPS: while Janis may not have been included in the group. Eugene Istomin, Julius Katchen and of course Graffman, were. Kapell was dubbed the " big brother ' of this group. Willy was the most revered of all. The most gifted and unique.
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If I didn't know this was Kapell playing ,I would swear it was Ingrid Haebler !.
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@Joe Salerno: Thanks for the heads up; ' didn't know there was any other recording of the second Beethoven other than the one iv had for years. ( a studio rec.? ). And the 3rd in C minor, a radio performance. Must have been interesting at that age, 14 years old. You didn't specify which sonata for violin with Arthur Grumiaux. I'm only in posession of the two Brahms, with Kurtz and Rose. The Diabelli excerpts? Must have been wild. Beethoven's c minor variations; I'm thinking that, another concentration on a work he heard played by Horowitz. I've only heard of his interest in the 4th, Beethoven in G major. As for the Bagatelles? Nah!! ....( just kidding ) although this would have been too much time allotted to lighter works, alla, the Schubert Landler. Why oh why didn't he learn the A major sonata?? Such clean line work, right up his alley with that crystalline fingering he was so brilliant for. ( not yet, the A major op. Posthumous) one more I interesting fact. Alexis Weissenberg who attended Julliard with Willy, he, Kapell ran into him somewhere when he was practicing the Variations and Fugue by Handel, Brahms'. ( thanks to Julius Kstchen ). Weissenberg sat down and listened to him play. He didn't say how much of the work Kapell had finished. But he said that he liked what he heard.
The sonata with Grumiaux, is Op 12 #1, there are also snippets from home recordings of the Diabelli, C minor and F major variations as Joe stated. He also apparently played Op. 57 in Australia.
Hoping that more stuff turns up...
The Strauss Burlesque and Schumann Quintet were finally published, I think under Marston.
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Was Kapell the greatest (and most exciting) pianist of all time?
Certainly one of the greats. I’m especially fond of his Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 recording from 1945.
Why do we hear some woman talking in the background ?
It’s an archival radio broadcast, probably recorded on tape that was re-used.
Is this recording different from the one in the CD 'PRADES FESTIVAL, Vol. I'?
I have not compared them but I assume that CD is from the same source. We did not use a commercial CD rip btw.
@@ClassicalPianoRarities Thank you for your reply and thank you for the upload!
I have both volumes of the Casals Prades festivals and don't remember any Kapell other than the Mozart Piano Trio. Although there's two movements of a Mozart concerto he did with Monteux that are extant, I don't recall any entire Kapell Mozart concerto in its entirety. I don't think this has ever appeared before.
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@@amamariya I have the Music and Arts volumes. 1 and 2. There must be 30 discs and that concerto isn't on it. I'll try to get it fro YSL.
Rather staid and dainty, certainly not what I was expecting from Kapell. Was this prim approach to Mozart typical of his day?
Grade and taste....something missing in the last 25 years
Not entirely missing