Moura Lympany: Milestones of a Legend (10 CDs)

The pianist Moura Lympany, born in Cornwall, England, thoroughly shook up the worldwide piano-scene in the 1950s. Critics attested her elegance and wit, praised her poetic touch and the varied qualities of her pianist barometer, whose scale ranged from velvety charm to burning fireworks. Technically, she was equally brilliant and knew every trick in the book. She was regarded as a Rachmaninoff specialist and was audibly able to handle his sometimes hasardeuric compositions, which demand almost everything from the player. 8222;I never was one for chichi phrasing or powdered rubatos", is how she characterized her style. Listening to the 12 original albums from 1951 to 1961 it is easy to understand why she became a musical legend. These are outstanding examples from the history of recorded music, excellent specimens of her interpretive art, which enabled her to meet any and every challenge. In addition to the highly acclaimed recordings of Chopin's 24 Préludes as well as other compositions for piano solo and Khatchaturian's D major concert, there are her recordings of the Rachmaninoff-Préludes, his 3rd Piano Concerto and the 2nd Piano Concerto of Saint- Saëns (Martinon), all of which can always be found in the international listings of the best-ever-recordings of the respective repertoire. Bonus recordings with works by Brahms, Liszt, Litolff, Debussy, Chopin complete this acoustic portrait of this extraordinary artist.

CD 1
Edvard Grieg - I. Allegro molto moderato
Edvard Grieg - II. Adagio
Edvard Grieg - III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

Robert Schumann - I. Allegro affettuoso. Andante espressivo. Tempo I. Cadenza. Allegro molto
Robert Schumann - II. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso
Robert Schumann - III. Allegro vivace

CD 2
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - I. Molto allegro con fuoco
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - II. Andante
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - III. Presto. Molto allegro e vivace

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Rondo brillante Es-Dur op. 29

Joaquín Turina - Rapsodia sinfónica

Henry Charles Litolff - Scherzo

CDs 3-5: CHOPIN
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 1 b-Moll op. 9, 1
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 2 Es-Dur op. 9, 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 3 H-Dur op. 9, 3
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 4 F-Dur op. 15, 1
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 5 Fis-Dur op. 15, 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 6 g-Moll op. 15, 3
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 7 cis-Moll op. 27, 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 8 Des-Dur op. 27, 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 9 H-Dur op. 32, 1
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 10 As-Dur op. 32, 2
Frédéric Chopin - Fantasie Impromptu op. 66
Franz Liszt - Les jeux deaux à la Villa dEste

Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 11 g-Moll op. 37, 1
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 12 G-Dur op. 37, 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 13 c-Moll op. 48, 1
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 14 fis-Moll op. 48, 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 15 f-Moll op. 55, 1
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 16 Es-Dur op. 55, 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 17 H-Dur op. 62, 1
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 18 E-Dur op. 62, 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 19 e-Moll op. 72, 1
Frédéric Chopin - Es-Dur op.18 Grande valse brillante
Frédéric Chopin - As-Dur op. 34, 1 Valse brillante
Frédéric Chopin - a-Moll op. 34,2
Frédéric Chopin - F-Dur op. 34,3
Frédéric Chopin - As-Dur op. 42
Frédéric Chopin - Des-Dur op. 64,1
Frédéric Chopin - cis-Moll op. 64,2
Frédéric Chopin - As-Dur op. 64,3
Frédéric Chopin - As-Dur op. 69,1
Frédéric Chopin - h-Moll op. 69,2
Frédéric Chopin - Ges-Dur op. 70,1
Frédéric Chopin - f-Moll op. 70,2
Frédéric Chopin - Des-Dur op. 70,3
Frédéric Chopin - e-moll

CD 6: RACHMANINOFF: PRELUDES
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Prélude cis-Moll op. 3, 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 1 fis-Moll
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 2 B-Dur
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 3 d-Moll
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 4 D-Dur
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 5 g-Moll
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 6 Es-Dur
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 7 c-Moll
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 8 As-Dur
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 9 es-Moll
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 10 Ges-Dur
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 1. C-Dur
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 2 b-Moll
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 3 E-Dur
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 4 e-Moll (Allegro con brio
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 5 G-Dur
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 6 f-Moll
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 7 F-Dur
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 8 a-Moll
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 9 A-Dur
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 10 h-Moll
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 11 H-Dur
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 12 gis-Moll
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Nr. 13 Des-Dur

CD 7: 
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3

I. Allegro ma non tanto
II. Intermezzo: Adagio
III. Finale: Alla breve

Franz Liszt - Polonaise Nr. 2 E-Dur

CD 8
Aram Khachaturian: Piano Concerto

I. Allegro ma non troppo e maestoso
II. Andante con anima
III. Allegro brillante

Claude Debussy - Clair de lune
Franz Liszt - Feux follets

CD 9
Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto NO. 2

I. Andante sostenuto
II. Allegro scherzando
III. Presto

Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 1 C-Dur Agitato
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 2 a-Moll Lento
Frédéric Chopin - Inr. 3 G-Dur Vivace
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 4 e-Moll Largo
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 5 D-Dur Allegro molto
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 6 h-Moll Lento assai
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 7 A-Dur Andantino
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 8 fis-Moll Molto agitato
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 9 E-Dur Largo
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 10 cis-Moll Allegro molto
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 11 H-Dur Vivace
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 12 gis-Moll Presto
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 13 Fis-Dur Lento
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 14 es-Moll Allegro
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 15 Des-Dur Sostenuto
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 16 b-Moll Presto con fuoco
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 17 As-Dur Allegretto
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 18 f-Moll Allegro molto
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 19 Es-Dur Vivace
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 20 c-Moll Largo
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 21 B-Dur Cantabile
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 22 g-Moll Molto agitato
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 23 F-Dur Moderato
Frédéric Chopin - Nr. 24 d-Moll Allegro appassionato

CD 10
César Franck - Variations symphoniques

Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes - Thema : Andante
Robert Schumann - Variation 1 : Un poco più vivo
Robert Schumann - Variation 2
Robert Schumann - Étude 3 : Vivace
Robert Schumann - Variation 3
Robert Schumann - Variation 4
Robert Schumann - Variation 5
Robert Schumann - Variation 6 : Allegro molto
Robert Schumann - Variation 7
Robert Schumann - Étude 9 : Presto
Robert Schumann - Variation 8
Robert Schumann - Variation 9
Robert Schumann - Finale : Allegro brillante

Johannes Brahms - Variationen über ein Thema von Paganini op. 35