Leopold Godowsky

 

  Piano Music, Vol. 13

 

  6 Pieces for the Left Hand Alone 

 

  Transcriptions

 

  Marco Polo 8. 225367 

 

 

  Suite for the left hand:
  Meditation
  Impromptu
  Capriccio
  Intermezzo
  Elegy
  Etude Macabre
  Bizet - L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: III. Adagietto
  Godard - Concerto Romantique, Op. 35: III. Canzonetta
  Weber - Momento Capriccioso, Op. 12
  Chopin - Rondo in E-Flat Major, Op. 16
  Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan)
  Albeniz - Iberia, Book 2: III. Triana
  Albeniz - Espana, Op. 165: II. Tango
  Bishop - "Home, Sweet Home"
  Smith - The Star-Spangled Banner
  Straus - Der Letzte Walzer (The Last Waltz)
  3 Symphonische Metamorphosen Johann Strauss'scher Themen: No. 2 "Die Fledermaus"

 

...This volume is unquestionably among the finest of the series in content, performance and sound. Jeremy Nicholas, Gramophone, January 2016

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I'll make this short: get this disc! This is one of the most amazing series of recorded piano music ever to come my way. Marius Dawn © Pianist, January 2016                   

  

Scherbakov always impresses me as a thinking man’s virtuoso. He is extremely capable; nothing sounds smeared or unclear, rhythms are crisp, and melodic lines are given their due, singing gracefully. Raymond Tuttle © 2016 Fanfare

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…Scherbakov’s good sense and refinement makes him a good advocate for these transcriptions. The 6 Pieces for the Left Hand show an impressive display of left-hand dexterity. The Impromptu in particular makes a great show piece. The grandiose ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ has some interesting harmonies. Sang Woo Kang © 2016 American Record Guide

 

Scherbakov brushes off challenges, the arduous becoming the diaphanous.