Title: Complete Columbia Album Collection
Artist: Beethoven / Casadesus
Label: Sony Masterworks
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 190758536521
Genre: Classical Artists

"You have to be a composer yourself to understand the music of others so well," said Maurice Ravel of Robert Casadesus, the great French pianist-composer. This prolific recording artist is the subject of a major new release: Robert Casadesus - The Complete Columbia Album Collection. 65 albums honor Casadesus's substantial legacy, with numerous albums - including recordings from as early as 1940 - reissued by Sony on modern technology for the very first time. Casadesus's close association with Ravel began in 1922, when the composer invited him to record piano rolls of his music and collaborate in performance. His recording of the complete solo piano works dates from 1952, and is complemented by additional Ravel recordings made both earlier and later, including two recordings of the Concerto for Left Hand with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Casadesus also recorded most of Debussy's solo piano works with great success, as well as works by compatriots including Franck, Saint-Saëns, Satie, d'Indy, Chabrier and Fauré. His Mozart was especially renowned. Solo recordings complement numerous concerto readings, many made with Ormandy, George Szell and Charles Munch, and a 1951 recording of the B-flat major Piano Concerto No. 27 with the New York Philharmonic and John Barbirolli is here given it's first Sony release. Beethoven is also well represented, with sonatas including the "Moonlight", "Appassionata" and op. 110 as well as the First and Fourth Concertos with Eduard van Beinum and the Concertgebouw Orchestra. But Casadesus's repertoire was much broader. His many Schumann recordings include Waldszenen, the Symphonic Etudes, Carnaval and the Fantasia in C - most of these recorded several times - and Dichterliebe with Pierre Bernac; and his Chopin Ballades are also reissued here, alongside the Sonatas Nos. 2 and 3. One of Casadesus's most important musical partnerships was with violinist Zino Francescatti, with whom he recorded the newly remastered Beethoven sonatas. The pair also recorded Ravel miniatures, Fauré, Franck and Debussy sonatas, Chausson's Concert for solo violin and piano quintet, Bach's A major sonata, and the three sonatas of Brahms. Casadesus's other frequent collaborator was his wife, Gaby Casadesus. Again they perform some of Casadesus's own music, as well as pieces by numerous French composers including Ravel contemporary Florent Schmitt, plus Schubert and Bartók. Other compositions by Casadesus include his Nonet and Sextet for chamber ensembles, and concertos for one and two pianos.

Tracks:
1.1 Disc 1:
1.2 Ravel: Sonatine, M. 40 (Remastered) [1940]
1.3 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: V. Menuet (Remastered) [1940]
1.4 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576, "Trumpet Sonata" (Remastered)
1.5 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332 (Remastered)
1.6 Debussy: Petite Suite, L. 65 (Remastered) [1940]
1.7 Ravel: Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, M. 61 (Remastered) [1940]
1.8 Disc 2:
1.9 Mozart: Menuett in D Major, K.355/576B (Remastered)
1.10 Mozart: Gigue in G Major, K. 574 (Remastered)
1.11 Milhaud: Le Bal Martiniquais, Op. 249 (Remastered)
1.12 Ravel: Berceuse Sur Le Nom de Gabriel Fauré, M. 74 (Remastered)
1.13 Chopin: Mazurka No. 13 in a Minor, Op. 17, No. 4 (Remastered)
1.14 Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, K. 481 (Remastered)
1.15 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82 (Remastered) [1950]
1.16 Schumann: 3 Romanzen, Op. 28: II. Einfach (Remastered)
1.17 Disc 3:
1.18 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 (Remastered) [1947]
1.19 Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, M. 82 [1947]
1.20 Disc 4:
1.21 Franck: Violin Sonata in a Major, FWV 8
1.22 Debussy: Violin Sonata, L. 140
1.23 Disc 5:
1.24 Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 (Remastered) [1945]
1.25 Satie: 3 Morceaux en Forme de Poire, Ies 38 (Remastered) [1946]
1.26 Disc 6:
1.27 D'indy: Symphonie Sur Un Chant Montagnard Français, Op. 25 (Remastered) [1948]
1.28 Franck: Variations Symphoniques, FWV 46 (Remastered) [1949]
1.29 Disc 7:
1.30 Casadesus: Danses Mediterranéennes, Op. 36 (1944)
1.31 Chabrier: 3 Valses Romantiques, Iec 39 (Remastered)
1.32 Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56 [1951]
1.33 Fauré: Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 74 (Remastered)
1.34 Fauré: Barcarolle No. 5 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 66 (Remastered)
1.35 Fauré: Impromptu No. 5 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 102 (Remastered)
1.36 Disc 8:
1.37 Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" (Remastered) [1949]
1.38 Casadesus: Sonata No. 2 in a Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 34
1.39 Disc 9:
1.40 Schumann: Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13 (Remastered)
1.41 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110
1.42 Disc 10:
1.43 Bach: Concerto for 3 Keyboards in D minor, BWV 1063 (Remastered) [1950]
1.44 Bach: French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817
1.45 Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48
1.46 Disc 11:
1.47 Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 12 No. 3 (Remastered) [1950]
1.48 Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 4, Op. 23 (Remastered) [1950]
1.49 Disc 12:
1.50 Ravel: Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte, M. 19
1.51 Ravel: À la Manière de Chabrier, M. 63/2
1.52 Ravel: À la Manière de Borodine, M. 63/1
1.53 Ravel: Sonatine, M. 40 [1951]
1.54 Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43 [1951]
1.55 Disc 13:
1.56 Ravel: Ma Mère L'oye, M. 60
1.57 Ravel: Habanera from "Sites Auriculaires"
1.58 Ravel: Jeux D'eau, M. 30
1.59 Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55
1.60 Ravel: Menuet Antique, M. 7
1.61 Disc 14:
1.62 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 [1951]
1.63 Ravel: Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, M. 61 [1951]
1.64 Ravel: Prélude in a Minor, M. 65
1.65 Ravel: Menuet Sur Le Nom D'haydn, M. 58
1.66 Disc 15:
1.67 Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in a Major, S. 125
1.68 Weber: Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79
1.69 Disc 16:
1.70 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" [1952]
1.71 Beethoven: Sonata for Piano No. 2 in a Major, Op. 2, No. 2
1.72 Disc 17:
1.73 Scarlatti: Sonata in E Major, L. 23
1.74 Scarlatti: Sonata in a Major, L. 395
1.75 Scarlatti: Sonata in D Major, L. 411
1.76 Scarlatti: Sonata in G Major, L. 387
1.77 Scarlatti: Sonata in B minor, L. 449
1.78 Scarlatti: Sonata in D Major, L. 463
1.79 Rameau: Gavotte
1.80 Rameau: Le Rappel Des Oiseaux
1.81 Rameau: Les Sauvages
1.82 Rameau: Les Niais de Sologne
1.83 Disc 18:
1.84 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 [1948]
1.85 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595 (Remastered) [1941]
1.86 Disc 19:
1.87 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"
1.88 Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 (Remastered) [1950]
1.89 Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 (Remastered) [1950]
1.90 Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 (Remastered) [1950]
1.91 Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 (Remastered) [1950]
1.92 Disc 20:
1.93 Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7, Op. 30 No. 2 (Remastered) [1953]
1.94 Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8, Op. 30 No. 3 (Remastered) [1953]
1.95 Disc 21:
1.96 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 (Remastered) [1954]
1.97 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major, K. 537 "Coronation" (Remastered) [1954]
1.98 Disc 22:
1.99 Debussy: Préludes, Livre 1, L. 117 [1953]
1.100 Debussy: Six Épigraphes Antiques, L. 131 (Remastered) [1954]
1.101 Debussy: en Blanc Et Noir, L. 134 (Remastered) [1954]
1.102 Disc 23:
1.103 Debussy: Préludes, Livre 2, L. 123 [1945]
1.104 Debussy: Deux Arabesques, L. 66
1.105 Debussy: Children's Corner, L. 113
1.106 Disc 24:
1.107 Debussy: Images, 1Ere Série, L. 110
1.108 Debussy: Images, 2Ème Série, L. 111
1.109 Debussy: Estampes, L. 100
1.110 Debussy: Masques, L. 105
1.111 Debussy: L'isle Joyeuse, L. 106
1.112 Disc 25:
1.113 Chausson: Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21
1.114 Disc 26:
1.115 Mozart: Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K.448/375A
1.116 Mozart: 5 Variations in G Major, K. 501
1.117 Schubert: Fantasie in F minor, D. 940
1.118 Schubert: Original Compositionen FÜR Piano Zu 4 Händen, Op. 84, No. 1: Andantino Mit Variationen
1.119 Disc 27:
1.120 Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 13
1.121 Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 108
1.122 Disc 28:
1.123 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
1.124 Falla: Noches en los Jardines de España, Imf 8
1.125 Disc 29:
1.126 Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 (Scènes Mignonnes Sur Quatre Notes)
1.127 Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 (Remastered) [1956]
1.128 Disc 30:
1.129 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K.332/300K (Remastered) [1956]
1.130 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333
1.131 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457
1.132 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 570
1.133 Disc 31:
1.134 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 10 in E-Flat Major, K.365/316A (Remastered)
1.135 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in a Major, K.414/385P (Remastered)
1.136 Disc 32:
1.137 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
1.138 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81A "Les Adieux"
1.139 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 F-Sharp Major, Op. 78
1.140 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" [1952]
1.141 Disc 33:
1.142 Schmitt: Une Semaine Du Petit Elfe Ferme-L'oeil, Op. 58 (Remastered)
1.143 Schmitt: 3 Rapsodies, Op. 53 (Remastered)
1.144 Disc 34:
1.145 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 (Remastered)
1.146 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-Flat Major, K. 456 (Remastered)
1.147 Disc 35:
1.148 Bach: Concert in F Major, BWV 971 "Italian"
1.149 Bach: Toccata and Fugue in E minor, BWV 914
1.150 Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
1.151 Disc 36:
1.152 Franck: Variations Symphoniques, FWV 46 (Remastered) [1958]
1.153 D'indy: Symphonie Sur Un Chant Montagnard Français, Op. 25 [1958]
1.154 Disc 37:
1.155 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 [1959]
1.156 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
1.157 Disc 38:
1.158 Casadesus: Nonetto in E-Flat Major, Op. 45 (Remastered)
1.159 Casadesus: Sextuor in E Major, Op. 58
1.160 Disc 39:
1.161 Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" (Remastered) [1958]
1.162 Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 12 No. 1 (Remastered)
1.163 Disc 40:
1.164 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482 (Remastered)
1.165 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in a Major, K. 488 (Remastered)
1.166 Disc 41:
1.167 Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2 [1958]
1.168 Schumann: Waldszenen, Op. 82 [1958]
1.169 Schumann: Symph