The two recitals in this collection come from the lastdecade of Jorge Bolet's career. While his CarnegieHall recital from 1974 was recorded and releasedby RCA, very few other live performances of Boletrecorded under professional conditions have beenreleased commercially. This archival recording giveus a wonderful opportunity to hear Bolet performingfor an audience - something he preferred to workingin the recording studio. Bolet was a strict, controlledand serious musician who could sometimes soundemotionally constrained in his studio recordings. Onoccasion though, he would give a recital performancethat transcended his studio work with everythingseeming to fall into place, and this first concert from11 November 1981 has that quality to it. Bolet wasevidently on form as he gave five encores to anenthusiastic audience.The two Preludes by Chasins do not appear in Bolet'scommercial discography.Located on the campus of Ambassador College inPasadena, California, the 1262 seat AmbassadorAuditorium was a major West Coast concert hallbetween 1974 and 1995 presenting around 2,500concerts, and attracted the greatest instrumentalistsand orchestras.

Tracklist:

Fantasia in F Sharp minor, Op. 28, Sonate Ã‰cossaise-I. Con Moto Agitato - Andante
Fantasia in F Sharp minor, Op. 28, Sonate Ã‰cossaise-II. Allegro Con Moto
Fantasia in F Sharp minor, Op. 28, Sonate Ã‰cossaise-III. Presto
Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17-I. Durchaus Phantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Erstes Tempo
Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17-II. MÃ¤ssig
Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17-III. Langsam Getragen
12 Lieder, S558: No. 2. Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen
6 MÃ¼llerlieder, S565: No. 2. Der MÃ¼ller Und Der Bach
Winterreise, S561: No. 7. Der Lindenbaum
Schwanengesang, S560: No. 3. Aufenthalt
12 Lieder, S558: No. 4. ErlkÃ¶nig
Tanz in Der Dorfschenke, S514, 'Mephisto Waltz No. 1'
Nocturne No. 5 in F Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2
Preludes, Book 3, Op. 12: No. 2 in E Flat minor
Preludes, Book 3, Op. 12: No. 3 in B Flat minor
Jongleuse, Op. 52, No. 4
Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 9
Ballade in G minor, Op. 24
4 Ballades, Op. 10-No. 1 in D minor: Andante
4 Ballades, Op. 10-No. 2 in D Major: Andante
4 Ballades, Op. 10-No. 3 in B minor: Intermezzo: Allegro
4 Ballades, Op. 10-No. 4 in B Major: Andante Con Moto
Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S171
4 Ballades-Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
4 Ballades-Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
4 Ballades-Ballade No. 3 in a Flat Major, Op. 47
4 Ballades-Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25-No. 1 in a Flat Major, 'Harp Study'
12 Ã‰tudes, Op. 25-No. 2 in F minor

UPC: 5060216345178
Label: First Hand
Release Date: 7.3.26
Format: CD

Jorge Bolet - Jorge Bolet - Ambassador Auditorium Recitals (CD)