{"product_id":"katin-concert-recital-no-1-mendelssohn-liszt-1954-pasc054","title":"KATIN Concert Recital No. 1: Mendelssohn \u0026 Liszt (1954) - PASC054","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eMENDELSSO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eHN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCapriccio Brillant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eMENDELSSOHN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eRondo Brillant \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eLISZT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTotentanz \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eRecorded in 1954\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 37:20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003ePeter Katin, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003epiano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e London Philharmonic Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eConductor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e Jean Martinon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fBill Rosen's Review578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fA frightening realization of Liszt's demonic vision578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eReview notes: PETER KATIN RECITAL SERIES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eFranz\nLiszt is a problematic composer. Probably the greatest musician of the\n19th century for his own transcendental technique, his influence on\nother composers, his voluminous and selfless transcriptions of other\ncomposers' music, and his advocacy of Wagner, Berlioz, Grieg and\ncountless others, his own ouevre is exceedingly large and varies wildly\nin quality. But even in the least of his works Liszt imparts a romantic\nafflatus that combines sentiment, virtuosity and an often pale but\ndistinct lyricism. Because Lizst possesses such virtuosity, many\nperformers (even Horowitz and Richter) stress the pianism to the\ndetriment of the music, which can sound superficial and fustian. The\nmusical virtuosity must be mastered, then subordinated to convey the\nlarger musical idea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003ePeter\nKatin, an English pianist, known to me in a limited fashion for his\nperformances of Mendelssohn and Rachmaninoff, understands the way Liszt\nshould be played and has the virtuosity to do it. He has not had a\nbrilliant international career, but over and over again in the three\nvolumes below, I was impressed by his tremendous musicianship and also\nby his virtuosity when needed. Most of all, he seems to be able to\nsubordinate his virtuosity to capture and convey the elusive Liszt\nromantic ethos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiszt Recital #1: \"Dante Sonata\", 2 Polonaises, 6 Consolations (1954)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eAn\nexcellent example of Katin's ability is his playing of the \"Dante\"\nSonata. All those octaves, trills and bass rumblings are made to mean\nsomething beautiful and coherent. There is no triple fortissimo banging.\nThe first Polonaise is much grimmer and leaner than Chopin , a very sad\npiece of music. Katin conveys a spare bitterness that I have never\nheard before. In the happier Polonaise #2, hear Katin's runs toward the\nend of the piece as an example of Liszt playing at its best. The six\nConsolations, which I have mostly considered as rather faded\nsentimentality, are played with a tenderness and subtlety. In\nparticular, the third Consolation in D Flat Major now strikes me as\ngreat music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLiszt Recital #2: 3 Liebestraume, Rigoletto Paraphrase, Hungarian Rhapsodies #2,6,15 (1954)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eEven\nPeter Katin cannot quite rescue the first two Liebestraume from the\ntrunk in the attic, but his playing of number three is lovely,\ntransforming its slightly saccharine quality to lyricism. The Rigoletto\nParaphrase is gay and delightful. The supreme warhorse, the Hungarian\nRhapsody #2, is played so differently and so magnificently that it\nalmost defies description. The textures in the \"Lassu\" portion are very\nlean and rapid. There is no grand, rhetorical lingering over each\nphrase. The 'Friss\" has an astounding drive that banishes all thoughts\nof the circus. It must be heard. The Rhapsody #15, the Racoczy March\nfrom Berlioz \"Damnation of Faust\", is again very tight but exciting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Katin - First Concert: Mendelssohn: Capriccio Brilliant, Rondo Brilliant; Lizst: Totentanz (LPO, Martinon) (1954)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eNo\nbetter example of the difference between early and middle 19th century\nromanticism and Katin's versatility could be provided. The Mendelssohn\nare gentle, musing, elfin works. Katin plays them like a puff of breeze\nand they retain their charms very well. The Totentanz is a vision of\nHell. The Katin opening octaves do not pound; they rattle hollowly in\nthe spare frame provided by the orchestra. There is occasional lyricism,\nbut the emphasis is on the dry skeletal bones scattered around some\nlunar landscape bereft of love, life and hope. A frightening realization\nof Liszt's demonic vision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eThe sound is very detailed and clear, a great improvement over the original Decca LPs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC054.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Katin's prodigious talent showed itself in his debut recital at London's Wigmore Hall, when he was just 18. Four years later he made his appearance at the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts; the following year, 1953, found him at Decca's studios making his first recordings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To choose an all-Liszt recital was perhaps not too surprising- but to choose less familiar pieces throughout, as he did, was. At the time the disc was released, none of these pieces was available on LP in the UK. And a problem arose: the programme that had been selected was not within the capabilities of the cutting room! Side 1 would not fit! Thus it was that the 12-inch LP LXT 2977 omitted the first of the two Polonaises that had been recorded; and a second, 10-inch disc LW 5116 was released that contained just the two Polonaises. To have the complete recital one thus needed to buy both records - and would end up with two copies of the second Polonaise! Our restoration unites the recital as (we believe) it was originally intended. (Some years later Peter Katin re-recorded the same recital in stereo with the 'full' programme - disc cutting having progressed to allow longer side lengths - but our release is, please note, taken exclusively from the earlier mono recordings.)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A second release was to follow on the heels of the first: this time with Katin as soloist in an orchestral concert with the LPO and Martinon. A major Liszt piece - the Totentanz is its centrepiece, however Mendelssohn makes an equally important appearance with his Capriccio Brillant and Rondo Brillant showcases. And a second recital the same year: again an all-Liszt programme was selected but this time we get some 'pops', including three of the most popular of the Hungarian Rhapsodies. They received rave reviews.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Our restorations were sourced from original pressings of the Decca LPs in the possession of a personal friend of Mr Katin's (one of the sleeves is autographed). We were very fortunate to have at least two copies of each release available to us and so could pick and choose for the best quality. Thanks, Robert and Don!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eMENDELSSO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eHN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCapriccio Brillant in B Minor, Op. 22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eMENDELSSOHN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRondo Brillant in E Flat Major, Op. 29\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLISZT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eTotentanz, S126 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Katin, \u003c\/b\u003epiano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e London Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eConductor:\u003cb\u003e Jean Martinon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded 9-10 February, 1954\u003cbr\u003eKingsway Hall, London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: James Walker\u003cbr\u003eEnginerr: Kenneth Wilkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Released in 1954 on Decca LP LXT 2932\u003cbr\u003e Matrix nos. 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