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Artist: William Kapell
Brand: Glenna Jean
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1998-09-29
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Mazurkas: Op. 6, No. 2
  2. Mazurkas: Op. 7, No. 2
  3. Mazurkas: Op. 7, No. 5
  4. Mazurkas: Op. 17, No. 2
  5. Mazurkas: Op 17, No 3
  6. Mazurkas: Op. 17, No. 4
  7. Mazurkas: Op. 24, No. 1
  8. Mazurkas: Op. 24, No. 3
  9. Mazurkas: Op. 30, No. 3
  10. Mazurkas: Op. 33, No. 1
  11. Mazurkas: Op. 33, No. 3
  12. Mazurkas: Op. 33, No. 4
  13. Mazurkas: Op. 41, No. 1
  14. Mazurkas: Op. 41, No. 2
  15. Mazurkas: Op. 50, No. 2
  16. Mazurkas: Op. 50, No. 3
  17. Mazurkas: Op. 56, No. 3
  18. Mazurkas: Op. 59, No. 1
  19. Mazurkas: Op. 59, No. 2
  20. Mazurkas: Op. 63, No. 2
  21. Mazurkas: Op. 63, No. 3
  22. Mazurkas: Op. 67, No. 2
  23. Mazurkas: Op. 67, No. 3
  24. Mazurkas: Op. 67, No. 4
  25. Mazurkas: Op. 68, No. 2
  26. Mazurkas: Op. 68, No. 3
  27. Mazurkas: Op. 68, No. 4
  28. Mazurkas: Op posth. - 'Notre temps'
  29. Mazurkas: Op posth - In B Flat
Music CD 2
  1. Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Allegro maestoso
  2. Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Scherzo: Molto vivace
  3. Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Largo
  4. Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Finale: Presto, non tanto
  5. Waltz, Op. 18 In E Flat Major
  6. Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Grave; Doppio movimento
  7. Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Scherzo
  8. Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Marche funebre
  9. Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Presto
  10. Nocture, Op. 9, No. 1 In B Flat Minor
  11. The Sheperd's Complaint: No. 5, Songs Without Words, Op. 67
  12. Romance, Op. 28, No. 2 In F Sharp
  13. Sonata No. 16, K. 570 In B Flat: II. Adagio
Music CD 3
  1. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Introduction: Allegro vivace; Variation I: (Precedente)
  2. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Tema: L'istesso tempo
  3. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation II: L'istesso tempo
  4. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation III: L'istesso tempo
  5. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation IV: Piu Vivo
  6. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation V: Tempo precedente
  7. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation VI: L'istesso tempo
  8. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation VII: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
  9. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43:: Varation VII: Tempo 1
  10. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation IX: L'istesso tempo
  11. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation X: Poco marcato
  12. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XI: Moderato
  13. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XII: Tempo di minuetto
  14. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XIII: Allegro
  15. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XIV: L'istesso tempo
  16. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43:: Varation XV: Piu vivo scherzando
  17. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XVI: Allegretto
  18. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XVII: [Allegretto]
  19. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XVIII: Andante cantabile
  20. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XIX: A tempo vivace
  21. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XX: Un poco piu vivo
  22. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XXI: Un poco piu vivo
  23. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XXII: Un poco piu vivo (Alla breve)
  24. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XXIII: L'istesso tempo
  25. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XIV: A tempo un poco meno mosso
  26. Concero No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Moderato; Allegro
  27. Concero No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Adagio sostenuto
  28. Concero No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Allegro scherzando
  29. Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 In C Sharp Minor
  30. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 24 In D Minor
  31. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 10 In C Sharp Minor
  32. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 5 In D Major
Music CD 4
  1. Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Andante; Allegro
  2. Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Tema: Andantino
  3. Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Variation I: Listesso tempo
  4. Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Variation II: Allegro
  5. Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Variation III: Allegro moderato (poco meno mosso)
  6. Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Variation IV: Andante meditativo
  7. Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Variation V: Allegro giusto
  8. Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Tema: Listesso tempo
  9. Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Allegro ma non troppo
  10. Concerto: Allegro mastoso
  11. Concerto: Andante con anima
  12. Concerto: Allegro brillante
  13. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 14 In E Flat Minor
  14. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 10 In C Sharp Minor
  15. Preludes, Op. 34: No. 5 In D Major
Music CD 5
  1. Concerto No. 2, Op. 19 In B Flat Major: Allegro con brio
  2. Concerto No. 2, Op. 19 In B Flat Major: Largo
  3. Concerto No. 2, Op. 19 In B Flat Major: Rondo: Allegro scherzando
  4. Moment Musical: Moment Musical In F Minor, D. 780, No. 3
  5. Waltz: Waltz In B Major, D. 145, No. 2
  6. Waltz: Waltz In B Major, D. 145, No. 6
  7. Waltz: Waltz In E Major, D. 365, No. 26
  8. Waltz: Waltz In F Major, D. 365, No. 32
  9. German Dances: German Dance In B Flat Major, D. 783, No. 6
  10. German Dances: German Dance In B Flat Major, D. 783, No. 7
  11. Waltz: Waltz, In F Major, D. 365, No. 34
  12. Landler: Landler, In G Major, D. 734, No. 1
  13. Landler: Landler, In D Major, D. 734, No. 2
  14. Impromptu: Impromptu In A Flat Major, D. 935, No. 2
  15. Romance: Romance In F Sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 2
  16. Intermezzo: Intermezzo In E Major, Op. 116, No. 6
  17. Sonetto No. 104 del Petrarca - Liszt
  18. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 - Liszt
  19. Mephisto Waltz No. 1 - Liszt
Music CD 6
  1. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Ouverture
  2. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Allemande
  3. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Courante
  4. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Aria
  5. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Sarabande
  6. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Menuet
  7. Suite In A Minor, BWV 818: Allemande
  8. Suite In A Minor, BWV 818: Courante
  9. Suite In A Minor, BWV 818: Sarabandes 1 & 2
  10. Suite In A Minor, BWV 818: Gigue
  11. Sonata In E Flat Major, K. 380 - L. 23
  12. Sonata In B Flat Major, K. 570: 2. Adagio
  13. From Iberia: Evocacion
  14. Piano Playtime: No. 1: Waltz Of The Rainbow
  15. Piano Playtime: No. 4: By The Brook
  16. Piano Playtime: No. 5: Dancing Bagpipes
  17. Piano Playtime: No. 6: Tricky Trumpet
  18. Children's Corner: Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum
  19. Children's Corner: Jimbo's Lullaby
  20. Children's Corner: Serenade For The Doll
  21. Children's Corner: The Snow Is Dancing
  22. Children's Corner: The Little Shepherd
  23. Children's Corner: Golliwog's Cakewalk
  24. Toccata ostinato
Music CD 7
  1. Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: Lento; Allegro moderato
  2. Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: Allegro scherzando
  3. Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: Andante
  4. Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: Allegro mosso; Meno mosso; Moderato; Piu vivo
  5. Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1: Allegro appassionato
  6. Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1: Andante un poco adagio
  7. Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1: Allegretto grazioso
  8. Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1: Vivace
  9. Sonata In D Minor, No. 3, Op. 108: Allegro
  10. Sonata In D Minor, No. 3, Op. 108: Adagio
  11. Sonata In D Minor, No. 3, Op. 108: Un poco presto e con sentimento
  12. Sonata In D Minor, No. 3, Op. 108: Presto agitato
Music CD 8
  1. Piano Sonata (1941): Molto moderato
  2. Piano Sonata (1941): Vivace
  3. Piano Sonata (1941): Andante sostenuto
  4. Nocturne In E - Flat - Op 55, 2
  5. Mazurka In C - Op 33, 3
  6. Polonaise-Fantasie In A - Flat - Op 61
  7. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
  8. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Gnome
  9. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
  10. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Old Castle
  11. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
  12. Pictures At An Exhibition: Tuileries
  13. Pictures At An Exhibition: Bydlo
  14. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
  15. Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of The Unhatched Chicks
  16. Pictures At An Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle
  17. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
  18. Pictures At An Exhibition: Limoges - The Market
  19. Pictures At An Exhibition: Catacombs
  20. Pictures At An Exhibition: Con mortuis In lingua Mortua
  21. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Hut On Fowl's Legs
  22. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Great Gate At Kiev
  23. No 1 - Kinderszenen: About Foreign Lands And People
  24. Sonata In E (K 380) - L. 23
Music CD 9
  1. Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV. 828: Allemande (Beginning)
  2. Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K. 330: 1. Allegro moderato (Beginning)
  3. Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: 1. Allegro maestoso (Beginning)
  4. Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: 3. Largo
  5. Mazurka In A Flat Major, Op. 17, No. 3
  6. Sonata No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 108: 2. Adagio
  7. No. 4, Songs Without Words, Op. 67: Spinning Song
  8. Interview With William Kapell

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Free Music Review: In Memorium
Hit: 5 Stars

I heard William Kapell play the Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini with the fledgling Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the late 1940's or very early 1950's. My only memory of the occasion is that I was enthralled. Kapell has held me in thrall ever since.

A few years later, in the middle 50's, I bought Kapell's recording of the same work, with Fritz Reiner and the Robin Hood Dell Orchestra (alias of The Philadelphia Orchestra). I still have that LP, though I wore it out long ago. It was the beginning of my musical education. But since 1998, we have had this wonderful box of reissues from the vaults of RCA. The sound is mostly excellent, considering the age of the monophonic originals. To this day, Kapell's Rachmaninov Rhapsody remains-in my opinion-the most impassioned, yet the most musical, reading of the piece ever recorded. No one had, or has, Kapell's combination of white-hot temperament, technical brilliance, and musical insight. We have had musical geniuses; technical wizards abound. It is the combination of these gifts, as Kapell possessed them in particular, married to his incendiary passion, that made him unique.

He was still learning, and he was learning at such an astounding rate! He had moved from Khachaturian to the most unforgettable Chopin B minor Sonata ever recorded in little more than a decade. His deep throated, noble, and articulate Bach has caused some to speculate that Glenn Gould might have found his inspiration in Kapell. One Gould biographer, and a New York critic, wrote that the reverse was true. The critic acknowledged the error, in print, noting that Kapell could not have been influenced by Gould's style since he had been dead for two years by the time of Gould's debut recital in New York City in 1955.

The lyrical side of romantic music is not what Kapell was or is known for, not his "style" as people remember him now. But listening to the lyrical music in this set shows a side of him that was, nevertheless, as real as any, and perhaps more revealing. It also gives us a notion of what we might have expected of William Kapell had he lived a normal span of years and played a normal variety of music. In a live performance, he plays Chopin's Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 1, with melting legato and exquisite timing: his innate sense about when to tug on the beat and when to surge forward makes the music breathe. His use of dynamic variety demands the greatest respect: at one point, the repetition of a melodic phrase is but a pale echo of its first statement. His tonal palette is no less wondrous. When a deep bass note suddenly appears, early in the A section of the ABA structure, it sounds-not loud nor quiet, not muffled nor distinct-but awesomely subterranean. Kapell begins the piece without much sustaining pedal, but in the B section, he subtly adds more and more. Then, when the A section returns near the end, the pedal disappears. This dramatic change in color-along with Chopin's change of key-seems like the parting of clouds. We are in the hands of two masters here, Chopin and Kapell. Kapell gave this performance in Carnegie Hall in February of 1945, when he was twenty-two years old.

In the Bach and Chopin works I've discussed, the steely, percussive tone that some speak of is nowhere to be heard. Rather, we hear a full, rich, and complex piano tone. In the Chopin Sonatas, the Debussy pieces, and the Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Debussy, and Albeniz, the sound Kapell produces is beautiful and varied.

He was a chamber musician of the first order, as his collaborations with Heifetz prove. (He was one of the very few musicians who had the force of personality to make Heifetz accompany HIM. And you can hear it.) And if you've never heard Rachmaninov's great Cello Sonata, played here with the grand Russian/German cellist Edmund Kurtz, you're in for a treat. There are several fine, modern stereo recordings, but this one is special. The piano part is very important-Rachmaninov did write it, after all-and Kapell is magnificent. This was Rachmaninov's next published work after the 2nd Piano Concerto, to give you an idea of its melodic grandeur. If there is a flaw here, it is that the piano is recorded too far back, relative to the cello.

Kapell died on October 30, 1953. He had just turned thirty-three. He played his last recital in Geelong, Australia, on the 22nd. It included the Chopin 2nd Piano Sonata which contains the well-known "Marche funèbre." That performance is included here, transferred from the original acetates. It is a great performance but very hard to listen to now, in light of what was to follow just over a week later. I am writing this one day short of the 52nd anniversary of Kapell's death. Had he lived until today, he would be younger than either Earl Wild or Ivan Moravec, both of whom are still making magnificent music. For those of us who love William Kapell's music, it is heartbreaking to consider, and fruitless. Thank Heaven we have recordings like the ones in this set. They are essential for any lover of good music.

John Pendley
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