Andre Watts- Piano Recital 1986
Andre Watts was born in 1946 in Nuremberg, the son of an American soldier and a Hungarian pianist. He was just 9 years old when he made his concert debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra playing the Haydn D Major concerto. As a 16-year-old, Leonard Bernstein asked the young man to step in for a performance of Liszt's First Piano Concerto. It was Watt's breakthrough concert and thereafter, Bernstein would become his mentor and Leon Fleisher his teacher. His career continued to develop over the following decades and Watts maintains his mastery to this day, though he performs with less frequency. This recording comes from 1986 and shows the pianist at the full disposal of his virtuoso skills.
Tracklist:
- Annees De Pelerinage, 1st Year, Switzerland, S160/R10: Annees De Pelerinage, 1st Year, Switzerland, S160/R10: No. 2. Au Lac De W
- Annees De Pelerinage, 2nd Year, Italy, S161/R10b: Annees De Pelerinage, 2nd Year, Italy, S161/R10b: No. 2. IL Penseroso (The Thi
- Piano Sonata In B Minor, S178/R21 : Piano Sonata In B Minor, S178/R21
- 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 13 In A Minor
- 4 Valses Oubliees, S215/R37: 4 Valses Oubliees, S215/R37: Valse Oubliee No. 1
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 1 In G Minor
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 2 In E Flat Major
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 In G Sharp Minor, "La Campanella"
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 4 In E Major
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 5 In E Major
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 6 In A Minor
Andre Watts was born in 1946 in Nuremberg, the son of an American soldier and a Hungarian pianist. He was just 9 years old when he made his concert debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra playing the Haydn D Major concerto. As a 16-year-old, Leonard Bernstein asked the young man to step in for a performance of Liszt's First Piano Concerto. It was Watt's breakthrough concert and thereafter, Bernstein would become his mentor and Leon Fleisher his teacher. His career continued to develop over the following decades and Watts maintains his mastery to this day, though he performs with less frequency. This recording comes from 1986 and shows the pianist at the full disposal of his virtuoso skills.
Tracklist:
- Annees De Pelerinage, 1st Year, Switzerland, S160/R10: Annees De Pelerinage, 1st Year, Switzerland, S160/R10: No. 2. Au Lac De W
- Annees De Pelerinage, 2nd Year, Italy, S161/R10b: Annees De Pelerinage, 2nd Year, Italy, S161/R10b: No. 2. IL Penseroso (The Thi
- Piano Sonata In B Minor, S178/R21 : Piano Sonata In B Minor, S178/R21
- 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 13 In A Minor
- 4 Valses Oubliees, S215/R37: 4 Valses Oubliees, S215/R37: Valse Oubliee No. 1
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 1 In G Minor
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 2 In E Flat Major
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 In G Sharp Minor, "La Campanella"
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 4 In E Major
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 5 In E Major
- Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 6 In A Minor