Moura Lympany (1916-2005) was the last of the major Matthay pupils. In 1938 she shot to international fame when she finished second to Emil Gilels in the Queen Elisabeth competition. A brilliant technician, she made the first complete recording of the Rachmaninov preludes in the 1940s and gave the western premiere of Khachaturian's piano concerto and subsequently recorded it. The HMV recordings presented here emphasize her virtuoso credentials and feature many of the piano's most fearsome warhorses. This is repertoire she excelled in and her performances of, for example, the toccatas of Ravel and Prokofiev, have rarely been equaled.

Tracklist:

Fantasy-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Thema: Andante
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 1: Un Poco Più Vivo
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 2: Marcato Il Canto
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 3: Vivace
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 3
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 4: Scherzando
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 5: Agitato
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 6: Allegro Molto
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 7: Sempre Marcatissimo
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Etude 9: Presto Possibile
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 8: Allegro
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Variation 9
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Finale: Allegro Brillante
Waldszenen, Op. 82: Waldscenen, Op. 82: No. 7. Vogel Als Prophet (The Prophetic Bird)
28 Variations On A Theme By Paganini, Op. 35: Book 2
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: 3 Intermezzos, Op. 117: No. 2 In B-Flat Minor
Études D'exécution Transcendante, S. 139: 12 Etudes D'exécution Transcendante, S139/R2b: No. 5 In B
Années De Pèlerinage, Book 3, S. 163: Annees De Pelerinage, 3rd Year, S163/R10: No. 4. Les Jeux D'eau A La Vil
2 Polonaises, S223/R44: No. 2. Polonaise In E Major
Der Tanz In Der Dorfschenke, S514/R181, "Mephisto Waltz No. 1"
Suite Bergamasque: III. Clair De Lune*
Le Tombeau De Couperin: No. 6. Toccata (Version For Piano)
Goyescas, Book 2: Goyescas, Book 2: No. 4. Quejas O La Maja Y El Ruiseñor (Complaints Or The Maiden And The Nightingale)
Albéniz - España, Op. 165: II. Tango: Albeniz - Espana, Op. 165: II. Tango
Toccata In D Minor, Op. 11
3 Fantastic Dances, Op. 5: No. 1. March
3 Fantastic Dances, Op. 5: No. 2. Waltz
3 Fantastic Dances, Op. 5: No. 3. Polka
Piano Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25, Mwv O 7: I. Molto Allegro Con Fuoco
Piano Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25, Mwv O 7: II. Andante
Piano Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25, Mwv O 7: III. Presto
Rondo Brillant In E-Flat Major, Op. 29
Symphonic Variations, M. 46
Rapsodia Sinfonica, Op. 66
Concerto Symphonique No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 102: II. Scherzo

UPC: 5024709160112
Label: Apr Uk
Release Date: 9.10.13
Format: CD

Moura Lympany - HMV Recordings 1947-1952 (2 CD)