| Chopin: The Sonatas ~ Mazurkas | |
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RCA Red Seal RCA 5998-2-RC [2DE6532]
William Kapell, piano
William Kapell was killed in a plane crash on Oct 29, 1953 while
| returning from a concert tour in Australia. The Sonata No.2 on this CD was recorded on Oct 22, 1953 and was Mr. Kapell's last recital. Check out the Marche funebre:Lento-Track 7. This is the familiar funeral march - dum, dum, da dum, dum" I remember knowing even as a kid. |
| Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op. 58 | |
| 1 I.Allegro maestoso | 8:45 |
| 2 II.Scherzo:Molto vivace | 2:16 |
| 3 III.Largo | 8:35 |
| 4 IV. Finale:Presto, non tanto | 4:34 |
| Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 ("Funeral March") | |
| 5 I.Grave-Sonata | 5:38 |
| 6 II. Scherzo-Sonata | 5:31 |
| 7 III. Marche funebre:Lento | 6:52 |
| 8 IV. Presto | 1:30 |
| Mazurkas | |
| C-sharp minor Op.6 No.2 | 2:14 |
| A minor Op.7 No.2 | 3:10 |
| E minor Op.17 No.2 | 1:47 |
| A flat Op.17 No.3 | 4:22 |
| D flat Op.30 No.3 | 2:22 |
| G-sharp minor Op.33 No.1 | 1:29 |
| C-sharp minor Op.41 No.1 | 3:12 |
| E minor Op.41 No.2 | 2:13 |
| A flat Op.50 Np.2 | 2:45 |
| C-sharp minor Op.50 no.3 | 4:19 |