John Ogdon – The Complete RCA Album Collection (2014/2015) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

John Ogdon’s complete recordings for the RCA Victor label to mark the 25th anniversary of this legendary British pianist’s untimely death in 1989. Originally released in 1968-1972 these LPs appear here for the first time on CD – all digitally remastered from the original tapes.

The repertoire reflects different facets of Ogdon’s large-scale pianism and unusual musical proclivities. From an early age he displayed a passion for Liszt that never abated. His penchant for surmounting the piano repertoire’s most challenging edifices brilliantly manifests itself in Beethoven’s mighty “Hammerklavier” Sonata, Rachmaninoff’s two piano sonatas and the first complete recording of Alkan’s Concerto for Piano Solo. A disc featuring piano music by Carl Nielsen drew attention to this composer’s often undervalued keyboard output, as well as Ogdon’s lifelong curiosity about important works outside the central repertoire. Ogdon’s recording of Peter Mennin’s Piano Concerto and the first of two recordings he made of Richard Yardumian’s Passacaglia, Recitative and Fugue for piano and orchestra also represent the pianist’s fervent advocacy for the music of his time.

Tracklist

DISC 1:
01 – Carl Nielsen: Chaconne, Op. 32
02 – Carl Nielsen: Suite, Op. 45:I. Allegretto un pochettino
03 – Carl Nielsen: Suite, Op. 45:II. Poco moderato
04 – Carl Nielsen: Suite, Op. 45:III. Molto adagio e patetico
05 – Carl Nielsen: Suite, Op. 45:IV. Allegretto innocente
06 – Carl Nielsen: Suite, Op. 45:V. Allegretto vivo
07 – Carl Nielsen: Suite, Op. 45:VI. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso
08 – Carl Nielsen: Symphonic Suite, Op. 8:I. Intonation – Maestoso
09 – Carl Nielsen: Symphonic Suite, Op. 8:II. Quasi allegretto
10 – Carl Nielsen: Symphonic Suite, Op. 8:III. Andante
11 – Carl Nielsen: Symphonic Suite, Op. 8:IV. Finale – Allegro
12 – Carl Nielsen: Three Piano Pieces, Op. 59:No. 1 – Impromptu – Allegro fluente
13 – Carl Nielsen: Three Piano Pieces, Op. 59:No. 2 – Molto adagio
14 – Carl Nielsen: Three Piano Pieces, Op. 59:No. 3 – Allegro non troppo

DISC 2:
01 – Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28:I. Allegro moderato
02 – Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28:II. Lento
03 – Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28:III. Allegro molto
04 – Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36:I. Allegro agitato
05 – Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36:II. Non allegro
06 – Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36:III. Allegro molto

DISC 3:
01 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier”:I. Allegro
02 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier”:II. Scherzo, assai vivace
03 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier”:III. Adagio sostenuto
04 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier”:IV. Largo, allegro

DISC 4:
01 – Peter Mennin: Piano Concerto – I. Maestoso – Allegro
02 – Peter Mennin: Piano Concerto -II. Adagio religioso
03 – Peter Mennin: Piano Concerto -III. Allegro vivace
04 – Richard Yardumian: Passacaglia, Recitative and Fugue for Piano and Orchestra – I. Passacaglia
05 – Richard Yardumian: Passacaglia, Recitative and Fugue for Piano and Orchestra – II. Recitative
06 – Richard Yardumian: Passacaglia, Recitative and Fugue for Piano and Orchestra – III. Fugue

DISC 5:
01 – Charles-Valentin Alkan: Concerto pour piano seul:I. Allegro assai
02 – Charles-Valentin Alkan: Concerto pour piano seul:II. Adagio
03 – Charles-Valentin Alkan: Concerto pour piano seul:III. Alegretto alla barbaresca

Musicians:
John Ogdon – piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by Igor Buketoff.

Download:

mqs.link_JhngdnTheCmpleteRCAAlbumCllectin1968197220142015Qbuz24441.part1.rar
mqs.link_JhngdnTheCmpleteRCAAlbumCllectin1968197220142015Qbuz24441.part2.rar
mqs.link_JhngdnTheCmpleteRCAAlbumCllectin1968197220142015Qbuz24441.part3.rar