department navigation
click for search help

Additional composers or artists are detailed after their works.
Click to Order
Add to Wish List
Write a Review

More by:

Composer:
Franz Schubert

Artist(s):
Leon Fleischer

Background: The first album ever recorded by Leon Fleisher, in 1956, reissued for the first time on CD. Born in San Francisco in 1928 of Russian Jewish immigrants, Leon Fleisher studied with Artur Schnabel. In 1942 Pierre Monteux gave him the opportunity to make his debut, calling him 'The pianistic find of the century'. Two years later, Fleisher was invited to perform Brahms' D-minor concerto, still under Monteux, at Carnegie Hall with none other than the New York Philharmonic.

In 1952 he was the first American to win the Queen Elizabeth competition. In 1956, Leon Fleisher recorded his first album for Columbia Records and chose Schubert's Sonata D960 that remains to this day one of his preferred works (he recorded it again in 2004). The superficially simple Ländler D790 intelligently complete the programme of this exceptional 28 year-old. Fleisher went on to become a legendary teacher, continuing the Austro-German legacy of Schnabel.

CATALOGUE NR: UAR021
RECORD LABEL: United Archives
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 5.75 including VAT, or £ 4.89 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 03-Mar-2008

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TRACKS: Piano Sonata No.21 in B-flat major D960. Landler D790.
ARTISTS: Leon Fleischer      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Original LP number : Columbia ML5061 recorded 1956

Normally ships in 3-4 complete working days after order

Others who bought this title also bought:
Set up a PIN | Check an existing order | How to order | Privacy Policy | Contact Information | Secure Server Details
SSL
Copyright (c) Crotchet. All rights reserved
go to the advanced search facility browse the current multi-buy discounts browse our top 20 best selling titles go to your account administration go to your wishlists go to details of the crotchet affiliate program check your basket go to check status of existing web store orders go to help on crotchet web store facilities go to classical home the main classical music department go to the baroque and early music department go to the chamber music department go to the film soundtrack department go to the orchestral music department go to the opera department go to the arias, songs / lieder, vocal and choral music department go to the dvd video department go to the sacd department go to the box set department go to the audio books department go to the jazz and nostalgia department go to the world music department go to this department for featured pre-release titles and discounts go to the classical music historical recordings department go to the classical twofers - 2 CDs for the price of 1 department go to the naxos department go to the universal classics department go to the warner classics department click to see the featured pre-release titles click to see the featured releases click for more information on the advanced search facility