This release is a tribute to the great Scottish pianist and Liszt pupil, Frederic Lamond (1868-1948), whose 150th anniversary falls in 2018. He was renowned as a Beethoven interpreter, perhaps the greatest before Schnabel, and his Liszt performances bear the imprimatur of the composer. All the electrical studio recordings he made, plus the remaining Liszt acoustic ones, are included. Frederic Lamond, who came from an impoverished family, had his first lessons in music from his brother David; nevertheless at the age of fourteen he managed to make his way to Frankfurt where he enrolled at the Raff Conservatory, receiving piano lessons from Max Schwarz. He then became a pupil of Hans von BÃ¼low, who suggested he continue his studies with Liszt. For the last two years of the composer's life therefore, from 1885, Lamond became a pupil of Liszt. His Berlin debut took place on November 17, 1885, and after debuts in Vienna and Glasgow he made his London debut in a series of recitals. Lamond's affinity with the works of Beethoven was something almost spiritual. "I longed for pureness, truth, simplicity. Beethoven was my god - the creed of my life - my one and all. Through continually absorbing his wonderworks I began to regard the practical side of life, that which gives pleasure to the majority of human beings, with repugnance." A pamphlet by Lamond on some of Beethoven's piano works, published in 1944, is headed with the quotation: "Haydn is the way to Heaven, Mozart is Heaven itself, and Beethoven is the God therein."

Tracklist:

12 Lieder Von Schubert, S. 558: No. 4, Erlkönig (1)
2 Konzertetüden, S. 145: No. 2, Gnomenreigen (1)
3 Concert Études, S. 144: No. 3 In D-Flat Major "Un Sospiro" (1)
3 Concert Études, S. 144: No. 3 In D-Flat Major "Un Sospiro" (2)
3 Concert Études, S. 144: No. 3 In D-Flat Major "Un Sospiro" (3)
2 Konzertetüden, S. 145: No. 2, Gnomenreigen (2)
12 Lieder Von Schubert, S. 558: No. 4, Erlkönig (2)
2 Transcriptions D’après, S. 553 (After G. Rossini): I. Air Du Stabat Mater
Années De Pèlerinage II, S. 161: No. 5, Sonetto 104 Del Petrarca
Années De Pèlerinage II, Supplément, S. 162 "Venezia E Napoli": No. 3, Tarantella
Valse-Impromptu, S. 213
Tarantelle Di Bravura D'après La Tarantelle De La Muette De Portici, S. 386 (After D. Auber)
Études D'exécution Transcendante, S. 139: No. 5 In B-Flat Major "Feux Follets"
2 Konzertetüden, S. 145: No. 2, Gnomenreigen (3)
2 Konzertetüden, S. 145: No. 1, Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, Nocturne In A-Flat Major
3 Concert Études, S. 144: No. 3 In D-Flat Major "Un Sospiro" (1)
Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio
Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio Cantabile
Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondò. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante Con Variazioni
Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo. Molto Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'un Eroe
Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": IV. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio Sostenuto
Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto Agitato
Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro Assai
Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante Con Moto
Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Presto
Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro Con Brio
Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio Molto
Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 31 In A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato Cantabile Molto Espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 31 In A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro Molto
Piano Sonata No. 31 In A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
Piano Sonata No. 31 In A-Flat Major, Op. 110: IV. Fuga. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "La Chasse": II. Scherzo. Allegretto Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "La Chasse": III. Menuetto: Moderato E Grazioso - Trio
Rondo In G Major, Op. 51 No. 2
8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: No. 2, Capriccio In B Minor
Nocturne In A-Flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2
6 Characteristic Pictures, Op. 50: No. 3, Barcarolle In G Minor (Version For Piano)
L'alouette (Arr. M.A. Balakirev For Piano)
3 Concert Études, S. 144: No. 3 In D-Flat Major "Un Sospiro" (2)
2 Konzertetüden, S. 145: No. 2, Gnomenreigen (4)

UPC: 5024709173105
Label: Apr Recordings
Release Date: 9.14.18
Format: CD

Beethoven / Lamond - Electrola Electrical Recordings (3 CD)