Martin Jones - Korngold-Klavierwerke (The Piano Music)
From precocious child through to acclaimed Hollywood film composer, Korngold's career never ran quite true to form. Although hailed as a true child prodigy by Strauss and Mahler, his true promise as a composer of varied and substantial works was never quite fulfilled. However, from his earliest works, Korngold wrote highly personal and astoundingly virtuosic music for the piano. Here the piano works are collected together for the first time, including a number of world premiere recordings.
Total Playing Time 5 hours.
Released 2004.
Tracklisting:
Disc One:
1. Sonata no.1 in D minor (1908/9): I - Allegro non troppo, ma con passione(7.47)
2. II - Scherzo: Schnell - Trio: Ruhig (4.16)
3. III - Finale: Moderato (6.34)
4. Don Quixote - six character pieces after Cervantes (1909): I - Don Quixote und seine Sehnsucht nach Waffentaten Don Quixote’s dreams of heroic deeds (4.04)
5. II - Sancho Panza auf seinem 'Grauen' Sancho Panza on his grey donkey (1.40)
6. III - Don Quixotes Auszug - Don Quixote goes forth (1.07)
7. IV - Dulcinea von Toboso - Dulcinea of Toboso (1.20)
8. V - Abenteuer Adventure (2.55)
9. VI - Don Quixotes Bekehrung und Tod Don Quixote’s conversion and death (2.43)
10. Der Schneemann - The Snowman
Pantomime in two scenes (1909): I – Introduction (4.33)
11. II - First Scene (17.14)
12. III - Entr’acte (2.23)
13. IV - Second Scene (18.21)
Recorded at Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK. Tracks 1-9 on 28th & 29th November 2000. Tracks 10-13 on 26th May 2001

Disc Two:
1. Sonata no.2 Op.2 (1910): I – Moderato (9.14)
2. II - Scherzo: Allegro impetuoso (7.46)
3. III - Largo. Con dolore (7.13)
4.IV - Finale: Allegro vivace (5.54)
5. Märchenbilder Op.3 (1910) - Seven fairy tale pictures for piano: I - Die verzauberte Prinzessin The Enchanted Princess (3.12)
6. II - Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse The Princess on the Pea (2.56)
7. III – Rübezahl (2.52)
8. IV - Wichtelmännchen - The Goblins (2.21)
9. V - Ball beim Märchenkönig - The fairy King’s ball (3.19)
10. VI - Das tapfere Schneiderlein - The brave little tailor (4.38)
11. VII - Das Märchen spricht den Epilog The fairy tale’s epilogue (4.47)
12. Vier kleine fröhliche Waltzer (1911) Four Waltzes for piano: I - Gretl: Grazioso (3.05)
13. II Margit: Espressivo (3.30)
14. III Gisi (2.52)
15. IV Mitzi (2.43)
16. Vier kleine Karikaturen für Kinder Op.19 (1926) Four little caricatures for children: I - Kuckuck! Cuckoo! (Schönberg) (0.29)
17. II - Zum Einschlummern - Going to sleep (Stravinsky) (0.50)
18. III - Frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen A good start is half the battle (Bartók) (0.20)
19. IV - Ernste Zeiten - Serious Times (Hindemith) (1.04)
20. Was der Wald erzählt (1909) What the woods tell me: I - Erwachen der Vögel am Morgen The awakening of the birds in the morning (2.34)
21. II - Der verliebte Jägerbursch - The love sick hunting boy (2.10)
22. III - Heinzelmännchen - The Imps (1.35)
Recorded at Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK. Tracks 5-15 and 20-22 on 28th & 29th November 2000. Tracks 1-4 and 16-19 on 26th May 2001

Disc Three:
1. Zwischenspiel - Intermezzo (Akt III) aus der Oper 'Das Wunder der Heliane' (1927) (8.03)
2. Piano Trio in D major Op.1 (1910): I Allegro non troppo, con espressione (10.41)
3. II Scherzo: Allegro - Trio: Viel langsammer, innig (6.36)
4. III Laghetto (5.32)
5. IV Finale: Allegro molto ed energico (7.27)
with Richard McMahon
6. Potpourri aus der Oper 'Der Ring des Polykrates' (1913) (arr. L. Ruffin) (9.42)
7. Aus der Musik zu 'Viel Larmen un Nichts' Op.11 (1918) ‘Much Ado About Nothing’: I Madchen im Brautgemach - Girl in the bridal chamber (3.34)
8. II Holzapfel und Schlehwein - Crabapple and Sloewine - Watchmans March (2.57)
9. III Mummenschanz - Masquerade – Hornpipe (2.05)
10. 'Schach Brugge!' Burleske Nachtszene am Minnewasser aus der Oper 'Die Tote Stadt', Op.12 (1920) (9.37)
11. Geschichten von Strauss Op.21 (1927) (10.18)
Recorded at Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK. Tracks 1 and 6-11 on 29th & 30th November 2000. Tracks 2-5 on 27th May 2001

Disc Four:
1. Sonata no.3 in C major Op.25 (1931): I Allegro molto e deciso (8.27)
2. II Andante religioso (6.44)
3. III Tempo di Menuetto molto comodo, Trio: Fließender (6.18)
4. IV Rondo: Allegro giocoso (5.25)
5. Der Schneemann - The Snowman - Four easy pieces: I Walzer (3.48)
6. II Entracte (2.26)
7. III Serenade (3.41)
8. IV Pierrot und Colombine: Valse lente (5.04)
9. Schauspiel - Overture Op.4 (1911) (arr. F.Rebay) (13.15) with Richard McMahon 10. Große Fantasie aus der Oper 'Die Tote Stadt' Op.12 (1920) (arr. F.Rebay) (18.31)
Recorded at Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK. Tracks 1-8 and 10 on 28th & 30th November 2000. Track 9 on 31st August 2001.