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Label/No. & Format Decca 4784389 24CD
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Release Date: August 2012


* Clifford Curzon Edition: Complete Recordings [23CD+DVD]

CD 1
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 Emperor
LPO / Szell (1949)

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1
New SO / Szell (1950)

CD 2
Schubert: Four Impromptus, D935 (1952); Sonata, D850 (1964)

CD 3
Mozart: Piano Concertos No.23, K488 & No.27, K595
WP/Szell (1964)

CD 4
Franck: Variations symphoniques (1958)
Falla: Noches en los jardines de España (1951)
Rawsthorne: Piano Concerto No.2 (1951)

CD 5
Schubert, arr. Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy (1937)
Mozart: Piano Quartet No.1, K478 & No.2, K493 (1952)

CD 6
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23, K488
National SO/Neel (1945)
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1
National SO/Jorda (1946)

CD 7
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1
WP/Solti (1958)
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 (1955)

CD 8
Grieg: Piano Concerto
LSO/Fjeldstad (1959)
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2 (1957)

CD 9
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.4 & 5 Emperor
WP/Knappertsbusch (1959/1957)

CD 10
Schubert: Four Impromptus, D899 (1941)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23, K488 & No.24, K491
LSO/Krips (1953)

CD 11
Schumann: Fantasie, Op.17; Kinderszenen (1954)
Schubert: Wanderer-Fantasie, D760 (1949)

CD 12
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1
Concertgebouw/Van Beinum (1953)
Grieg: Piano Concerto
LSO/Fistoulari (1951)

CD 13
Liszt: Piano Sonata; Liebestraum No.3; Valse oubliée No.1
Gnomenreigen; Berceuse, S174 (1963)

CD 14
Dvorák: Piano Quintet
Franck: Piano Quintet
(1962/1960)

CD 15
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23, K488 & No.24, K491
LSO/Kertész (1967)

CD 16
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.26, K537 Coronation & No.27, K595
LSO/Kertész (1967)

CD 17
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1
LSO/Szell (1962)
Liebeslieder-Walzer
Zum Schluss, Op.65 No.15 (1952)

CD 18
Schubert: Piano Quintet, D667 Trout (1957)
Britten: Two pieces for two pianos, Op.23
Britten (1944)
Pijper: Symphony No.3 (1953)

CD 19
Schubert: Impromptus, D899 Nos.3 & 4 (1964)
& Impromptu D935 No.2; 6 Moments musicaux, D780 (1971)
Beethoven: Eroica Variations, Op.35 (1971)

CD 20
Brahms: Piano Sonata No.3
Intermezzos, Op.117 No.1 & Op.119 No.3 (1962)
Schubert: Piano Sonata, D960 (1970)

CD 21
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20, K466 & No.27, K595
ECO/Britten (1970)

CD 22 Never previously released* and rarities
Beethoven: Alla ingharese quasi un capriccio, Op.129 (1942)*
Medtner: Fairy Tale, Op.26 No.3 (1942)*
Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (1942); Mephisto Waltz No.1; Liebestraum No.3 (1947)
Brahms: Intermezzi, Op.119 No.3, 118 No.6 & 117 No.1*
Capriccio, Op.76 No.2*
Rhapsody, Op.79 No.2* (1943)
Chopin: Nocturne in C sharp minor (1949)
Falla: Noches en los jardines de España (1951)

CD 23
BBC Interviews - Desert Island Discs (1978)
Curzon remembers his teachers, including Artur Schnabel (1973)

DVD
The BBC Recitals produced by Walter Todds
Schumann: Kinderszenen
Brahms: Capriccio, Op.116 No.1 (1959 [black & white])
Schubert: Moment musical, D780 No.3; Impromptu, D899 No.4;
Piano Sonata No.21, D960 (1968 [colour])

No. Composer Works Performance Information
1 Brahms, Johannes Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Eduard van Beinum/ Concertgebouw Orchestra
2 Brahms, Johannes Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Enrique Jorda/ National Symphony Orchestra
3 Brahms, Johannes Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Clifford Curzon (piano)
George Szell/ London Symphony Orchestra
4 Brahms, Johannes Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Hans Knappertsbusch/ Wiener Philharmoniker
5 Brahms, Johannes Intermezzo in E flat major, Op. 117 No. 1 Clifford Curzon (piano)
6 Brahms, Johannes Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52 Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Julius Patzak (tenor), Horst Günther (bass-baritone)
Clifford Curzon (piano), Hans Gál (piano)
7 Brahms, Johannes Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119: No. 3 Intermezzo in C major Clifford Curzon (piano)
8 Brahms, Johannes Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2 Clifford Curzon (piano)
9 Brahms, Johannes Sonata for Piano No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 Clifford Curzon (piano)
10 Britten, Benzamin Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca for 2 pianos, Op. 23 No. 1 Clifford Curzon (piano), Benjamin Britten (piano)
11 Britten, Benzamin Mazurka elegiaca for 2 pianos, Op. 23 No. 2 Clifford Curzon (piano), Benjamin Britten (piano)
12 Beethoven, Ludwig Van Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Hans Knappertsbusch/ Wiener Philharmoniker
13 Beethoven, Ludwig Van Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 ¡®Emperor¡¯ Clifford Curzon (piano)
Hans Knappertsbusch/ Wiener Philharmoniker
14 Beethoven, Ludwig Van Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 ¡®Emperor¡¯ Clifford Curzon (piano)
George Szell/ London Philharmonic Orchestra
15 Beethoven, Ludwig Van Rondo a capriccio in G major, Op. 129 (Die Wut über den verlorenen Groschen) Clifford Curzon (piano)
16 Beethoven, Ludwig Van Variations (15) and Fugue for piano in E flat major, Op. 35 "Eroica" Clifford Curzon (piano)
17 Dvořák, Antonín Quintet for piano and strings No. 2 in A major, Op. 81 Clifford Curzon (piano), Vienna Philharmonic Quartet
18 Falla, Manuel de Noches en los Jardines de España Clifford Curzon (piano)
Enrique Jorda/ National Symphony Orchestra
19 Falla, Manuel de Noches en los Jardines de España Clifford Curzon (piano)
Enrique Jorda/ New Symphony Orchestra
20 Franck, César Quintet for piano and strings in F minor, M 7 Clifford Curzon (piano), Vienna Philharmonic Quartet
21 Franck, César Symphonic variations for piano and orchestra Clifford Curzon (piano)
Adrian Boult/ London Philharmonic Orchestra
22 Grieg, Edvard Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor, Op. 16 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Anatole Fistoulari/ London Symphony Orchestra
23 Grieg, Edvard Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor, Op. 16 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Oivin Fjeldstad/ London Symphony Orchestra
24 Liszt, Franz Années de Pèlerinage (deuxième année 'L'Italie', S 161) Clifford Curzon (piano)
[S 161 No. 5 Sonetto 104 del Petrarca]
25 Liszt, Franz Berceuse for piano in D flat major, S 174 Clifford Curzon (piano)
26 Liszt, Franz Concert Etude, S 145 No. 2 Gnomenreigen Clifford Curzon (piano)
27 Liszt, Franz Liebesträume, S 541: No. 3 O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst Clifford Curzon (piano)
28 Liszt, Franz Mephisto Waltz No. 1 for piano S 514 "Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke" Clifford Curzon (piano)
29 Liszt, Franz Sonata for piano in B minor, S 178 Clifford Curzon (piano)
30 Liszt, Franz Valse oubliée No. 1 in F sharp major, S 215/1 Clifford Curzon (piano)
31 Liszt, Franz Wanderer Fantasy for piano and orchestra, S 366 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Sir Henry Wood/ Queen¡¯s Hall Orchestra
32 Litolff, Henry Concerto Symphonique for piano and orchestra No. 4, Op. 102: Scherzo Clifford Curzon (piano)
Adrian Boult/ London Philharmonic Orchestra
33 Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich Fairy Tales (4), Op. 26 Clifford Curzon (piano)
[excerpt: Op. 26 No. 3]
34 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20 in D minor, K 466 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Benjamin Britten/ English Chamber Orchestra
35 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A major, K 488 Clifford Curzon (piano)
István Kertész/ London Symphony Orchestra
36 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A major, K 488 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Josef Krips/ London Symphony Orchestra
37 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A major, K 488 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Boyd Neel/ National Symphony Orchestra
38 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A major, K 488 Clifford Curzon (piano)
George Szell/ Wiener Philharmoniker
39 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 24 in C minor, K 491 Clifford Curzon (piano)
István Kertész/ London Symphony Orchestra
40 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 24 in C minor, K 491 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Josef Krips/ London Symphony Orchestra
41 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation" Clifford Curzon (piano)
István Kertész/ London Symphony Orchestra
42 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 27 in B flat major, K 595 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Benjamin Britten/ English Chamber Orchestra
43 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 27 in B flat major, K 595 Clifford Curzon (piano)
István Kertész/ London Symphony Orchestra
44 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 27 in B flat major, K 595 Clifford Curzon (piano)
George Szell/ Wiener Philharmoniker
45 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Quartet for piano, violin, viola and cello No. 1 in G minor, K 478 Clifford Curzon (piano), Amadeus Quartet
46 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Quartet for piano, violin, viola and cello No. 2 in E flat major, K 493 Clifford Curzon (piano), Amadeus Quartet
47 Pijper, Willem Symphony No. 3 Eduard van Beinum/ Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
Clifford Curzon (piano)
48 Rachmaninov, Sergei Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Sir Adrian Boult/ London Philharmonic Orchestra
49 Schubert, Franz Peter Fantasy for piano in C major, D 760 ¡®Wanderer Fantasy¡¯ Clifford Curzon (piano)
50 Schubert, Franz Peter Impromptus (4) for piano Op. 90 (D 899) Clifford Curzon (piano)
51 Schubert, Franz Peter Impromptus (4) for piano, Op. 142 (D 935) Clifford Curzon (piano)
52 Schubert, Franz Peter Impromptus (4) for piano Op. 90 (D 899) Clifford Curzon (piano)
(Nos. 3, 4)
53 Schubert, Franz Peter Impromptus (4) for piano, Op. 142 (D 935) Clifford Curzon (piano)
(No. 2)
54 Schubert, Franz Peter Moments Musicaux (6) for piano, D 780 (Op. 94) Clifford Curzon (piano)
55 Schubert, Franz Peter Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello & double bass in A major, D 667 "Trout" Clifford Curzon (piano), Wiener Oktett members
56 Schubert, Franz Peter Sonata for Piano in D major, D 850 Clifford Curzon (piano)
57 Schubert, Franz Peter Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960 Clifford Curzon (piano)
58 Schumann, Robert Alexander Phantasie for piano in C major, Op. 17 Clifford Curzon (piano)
59 Schumann, Robert Alexander Kinderszenen, Op. 15 Clifford Curzon (piano)
60 Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Sir Georg Solti/ Wiener Philharmoniker
61 Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Clifford Curzon (piano)
George Szell/ New Symphony Orchestra
62 Rawsthorne, Alan Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 Clifford Curzon (piano)
Malcolm Sargent/ London Symphony Orchestra
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