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The very much expected Edition, “The Art of Josef Bulva”, is now available via Internet and in specialised shops. The Edition contains, on seven CDs the authoritative and definitive summary of the recordings of the pianist. The Edition is accompanied by a richly illustrated book, with a portrait of Josef Bulva, an in-depth analysis of his interpretation, and a revealing interview with the artiste himself..
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The following is the index of the 7 CDs and a synopsis of the accompanying book:
| CD | TRACK | COMPOSER – COMPOSITION | DURATION |
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01 |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN | ||
| 01-03 | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 | 36’35 | |
| 01 | Allegro | 19:57:18 | |
| 02 | Adagio un poco mosso | 06:17:37 | |
| 03 | Rondo. Allegro |
10:17:10 | |
| Josef Bulva, Piano Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Armin Jordan, Conductor |
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| 04-07 | Piano Sonata No. 13 (quasi una fantasia) in E-flat major, Op. 27/1 | 15’21 | |
| 04 | Andante – Allegro – Tempo I | 05:35:25 | |
| 05 | Allegro molto vivace | 01:41:11 | |
| 06 | Adagio con espressione | 02:45:69 | |
| 07 | Allegro vivace | 05:18:27 | |
| 08-10 | Piano Sonata No. 14 (quasi una fantasia) in C-sharp minor, Op. 27/2, “Moonlight Sonata” | 16’31 | |
| 08 | Adagio sostenuto | 06:11:65 | |
| 09 | Allegretto | 02:39:10 | |
| 10 | Presto agitato | 07:35:57 | |
02 |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART | ||
| 01-03 | Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat major, K 570 | 16’34 | |
| 01 | Allegro | 06:09:29 | |
| 02 | Andante | 07:05:70 | |
| 03 | Allegretto | 03:16:24 | |
| LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN | |||
| 04-06 | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata” | 24’04 | |
| 04 | Allegro assai – Più Allegro | 09:30:04 | |
| 05 | Andante con moto | 06:21:32 | |
| 06 | Allegro ma non troppo – Presto | 08:08:24 | |
| FRANZ LISZT | |||
| 07 | Sonata in B minor | 28:46:09 | |
03 |
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN | ||
| 01 | Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 | 08:45:73 | |
| 02 | Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 | 10:38:19 | |
| 03 | Polonaise No. 5 in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 | 10:32:51 | |
| FRANZ LISZT | |||
| 04 | Étude d’Exécution Transcendante No. 8 “Wilde Jagd” in C minor (Presto furioso) | 05:38:68 | |
| 05 | Étude d’Exécution Transcendante No. 9 “Ricordanza” in A-flat major (Andantino – Un poco animato – Vivamente) | 09:08:34 | |
| 06 | Étude d’Exécution Transcendante No. 5 “Feux Follets” in B-flat major (Allegretto) | 03:40:51 | |
| 07 | Étude d’Exécution Transcendante No. 11 “Harmonies du Soir” in D-flat major (Poco più mosso – Più lento con intimo sentimento – Molto animato) | 08:31:52 | |
| 08 | Mephisto Waltz | 12:01:21 | |
04 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS | ||
| 01-04 | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 | 46’00 | |
| 01 | Allegro non troppo | 17:01:23 | |
| 02 | Allegro appassionato | 08:37:61 | |
| 03 | Andante | 11:32:56 | |
| 04 | Allegretto grazioso | 08:32:38 | |
| Josef Bulva, Piano Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava Bystrik Rezucha, Conductor |
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| BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ | |||
| 05-07 | Piano Sonata No. 1 | 21’17 | |
| 05 | Poco Allegro | 06:27:50 | |
| 06 | Moderato (Poco Andante) | 09:31:44 | |
| 07 | Adagio – Poco Allegro | 05:12:36 | |
05 |
PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY | ||
| 01-03 | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 | 32’43 | |
| 01 | Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso | 18:53:37 | |
| 02 | Andantino semplice | 06:47:72 | |
| 03 | Allegro con fuoco | 06:57:31 | |
| Josef Bulva, Piano Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Armin Jordan, Conductor |
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| SERGEI PROKOFIEV | |||
| 04-07 | Four Pieces from “Romeo and Juliet”, Op. 75 (Suite for Piano) |
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| 04 | Folk Dance | 04:02:17 | |
| 05 | Masquers | 02:30:60 | |
| 06 | Minuet | 03:02:01 | |
| 07 | Montagues and Capulets | 03:54:40 | |
| ALEXANDER N. SCRIABIN | |||
| 08-11 | Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23 |
20’30 | |
| 08 | Dramatico | 05:49:01 | |
| 09 | Allegretto | 02:16:64 | |
| 10 | Andante | 05:45:03 | |
| 11 | Presto con fuoco | 06:32:25 | |
06 |
SERGEI V. RACHMANINOV | ||
| 01 | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 | 23’39 | |
| Introduction: Allegro vivace | 00:02:00 | ||
| Variation I: L’istesso tempo | 00:11:30 | ||
| Theme: L’istesso tempo | 00:32:42 | ||
| Variation II: L’istesso tempo | 00:54:64 | ||
| Variation III: L’istesso tempo | 01:16:26 | ||
| Variation IV: Più vivo | 01:44:42 | ||
| Variation V: Tempo precedente | 02:19:16 | ||
| Variation VI: L’istesso tempo | 02:52:65 | ||
| Variation VII: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato | 03:52:49 | ||
| Variation VIII: Tempo primo | 05:07:04 | ||
| Variation IX: L’istesso tempo | 05:39:60 | ||
| Variation X: L’istesso tempo | 06:10:10 | ||
| Variation XI: Moderato | 07:01:10 | ||
| Variation XII: Tempo di Minuetto | 08:19:05 | ||
| Variation XIII: Allegro | 09:44:27 | ||
| Variation XIV: L’istesso tempo | 10:12:70 | ||
| Variation XV: Più vivo scherzando | 11:00:43 | ||
| Variation XVI: Allegretto | 12:04:17 | ||
| Variation XVII: L’istesso tempo | 13:44:59 | ||
| Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile | 15:26:20 | ||
| Variation XIX: A tempo vivace | 18:11:23 | ||
| Variation XX: Un poco più vivo | 18:47:43 | ||
| Variation XXI: Un poco più vivo | 19:26:13 | ||
| Variation XXII: Marziale | 19:52:06 | ||
| Variation XXIII: L’istesso tempo | 21:32:57 | ||
| Variation XXIV: A tempo, un poco meno mosso |
22:23:73 | ||
| Josef Bulva, Piano Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava Bystrik Rezucha, Conductor |
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| FRANZ LISZT | |||
| 02-04 | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E-flat major | 18’41 | |
| 02 | Allegro maestoso | 05:27:24 | |
| 03 | Quasi Adagio – Allegretto vivace – Allegro animato (attacca) | 09:07:26 | |
| 04 | Allegro marziale animato – Presto | 04:05:63 | |
| Josef Bulva, Piano Radio Symphony Orchestra Luxembourg Daniel Nazareth, Conductor |
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| 05-10 | Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in A major | 18’22 | |
| 05 | Adagio sostenuto assai (attacca) | 05:14:49 | |
| 06 | Allegro agitato assai (attacca) | 02:01:10 | |
| 07 | Allegro moderato (attacca) | 05:25:58 | |
| 08 | Allegro deciso (attacca) | 02:55:09 | |
| 09 | Marziale un poco meno Allegro (attacca) | 01:06:11 | |
| 10 | Allegro animato | 01:39:52 | |
| Josef Bulva, Piano Radio Symphony Orchestra Luxembourg Daniel Nazareth, Conductor |
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07 |
JOSEF BULVA - ENCORES |
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| FRANZ LISZT (Arrangement: Josef Bulva) | |||
| 01 | Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor | 09:18:45 | |
| ROMAN BERGER | |||
| 02 | “Toccata” (from the Suite for Piano Op. 1) | 06:10:58 | |
| FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN | |||
| 03 | Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40/1, “Military Polonaise” | 04:52:48 | |
| KAROL SZYMANOWSKI | |||
| 04 | Don Juan’s Serenade (from “Masques”, Op. 34) |
06:16:20 | |
| FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY | |||
| 05 | Rondo Capriccioso in E major, Op. 14 | 05:35:48 | |
| FRANZ LISZT | |||
| 06 | Grande Étude d’après Paganini No. 3 in G-sharp minor, “La Campanella” | 05:16:07 | |
| 07 | Rhapsodie Espagnole (Lento – Andante Moderato “Folies d’Espagne” – Allegro “Jota Aragonesa”) | 13:14:25 | |
| CARL MARIA VON WEBER | |||
| 08 | “Invitation to the Dance” in D-flat major, Op. 65 | 10:33:68 | |
| RICHARD WAGNER – FRANZ LISZT (Arrangement: Josef Bulva) | |||
| 09 | Overture to “Tannhäuser” (Concert Paraphrase for Piano) | 15:30:38 | |
SYNOPSIS
Josef Bulva (Dr. Klaus Seidel)
Commentary on the Compositions and their Composers
(Dr. Klaus Seidel)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Piano Sonata No. 13 (quasi una fantasia) in E-flat major, Op. 27/1
Piano Sonata No. 14 (quasi una fantasia) in C-sharp minor, Op. 27/2, “Moonlight Sonata”
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40/1, “Military Polonaise”
Polonaise No. 5 in F-sharp minor, Op. 44
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat major, K 570
Alexander N. Scriabin (1872 – 1915)
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)
Sonata in B minor
Overture to “Tannhäuser” (Concert Paraphrase for Piano)
Mephisto Waltz
From “Études d’Exécution Transcendante”:
No. 8 “Wilde Jagd” in C minor
No. 9 “Ricordanza” in A-flat major
No. 5 “Feux Follets” in B-flat major
No. 11 “Harmonies du Soir” in D-flat major
Grande Étude d’après Paganini No. 3 in G-sharp minor, “La Campanella”
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor
Rhapsodie Espagnole
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E-flat major
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in A major
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Sergei V. Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Carl Maria von Weber (1786 – 1826)
“Invitation to the Dance” in D-flat major, Op. 65
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 – 1847)
Rondo Capriccioso in E major, Op. 14
Karol Szymanowski (1882 – 1937)
Don Juan’s Serenade (from “Masques”, Op. 34)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953)
Four Pieces from “Romeo and Juliet”, Op. 75 (Suite for Piano):
Folk Dance
Masquers
Minuet
Montagues and Capulets
Bohuslav Martinů (1890 – 1959)
Piano Sonata No.1
Roman Berger (1930)
“Toccata” (from the Suite for Piano Op. 1)