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ALFRED REISENAUER (KÖNIGSBERG, GERMANY, 1 NOVEMBER, 1863 – LIEPĀJA, LATVIA, 3 OCTOBER, 1907)

He was a pupil of Louis Köhler and Franz Liszt. As one of the most important piano teachers and players of his time, Reisenauer became principal professor of piano at the Sondershausen Conservatory in 1885. He was in Liszt’s household when Liszt died in 1886 and was a torchbearer at the side of the coffin during the funeral procession. After beginning to teach piano at the Leipzig Conservatory in 1900, he was eventually appointed director of the same institution where his students included Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Sergei Bortkiewicz, and Anatol von Roessel. Reisenauer led a highly successful career as a pianist, especially in Germany and Russia, and was well known for his sensitive playing, especially of Schumann. He also made a speciality of Liszt’s virtuosic piano music. Starting in 1886 he toured Central Asia and Russia as far east as Siberia. He was known to suffer from stage fright and sometimes appear to be drunk on stage during a concert. He died suddenly at Liepāja (known in Germany as Libau) in 1907 during a concert tour.

TRACKLIST

SCHUMANN – Carnaval, Op. 9, Nos. 1-11 Part One No: 1, Préambule – No. 2, Pierrot – No. 3, Arlequin – No. 4, Valse noble – No. 5, Eusebius – No. 6, Florestan – No. 7, Coquette – No. 8, Réplique – No. 9, Papillons – No. 10, Lettres dansantes – No. 11, Chiarina (Carnaval, Op. 9: No. 1, Préambule – No. 2, Pierrot – No. 3, Arlequin – No. 4, Valse noble – No. 5, Eusebius – No. 6, Florestan – No. 7, Coquette – No. 8, Réplique – No. 9, Papillons – No. 10, Lettres dansantes – No. 11, Chiarina) Welte-Mignon 321

SCHUMANN – Carnaval, Op. 9, Nos. 12-19 Part Two: No. 12, Chopin – No. 13, Estrella – No. 14, Reconnaissance – No. 15, Pantalon et Colombine – No. 16, Valse allemande – No. 17, Paganini – No. 18, Aveu – No. 19, Promenade Welte-Mignon 322

SCHUMANN – Carnaval, Op. 9, Nos. 20 & 21   Part Three: No. 20, Pause – No. 21, Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins Welte-Mignon 323

LISZT – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10, E (As played by Liszt) Welte-Mignon 324

CHOPIN-LISZT- “Polish Songs”, Op. 74, No. 1:  The Maiden’s Wish Welte-Mignon 325

BEETHOVEN – Rage Over a Lost Penny (Vented in a Caprice), Op. 129, a Welte-Mignon 326

BEETHOVEN – Bagatelle, a, WoO 69 “Für Elise” Welte-Mignon 327

CHOPIN – Berceuse (Cradle Song) Op. 57,  Db Welte-Mignon 328

BEETHOVEN – Rondo, Op. 51, No. 1,  C Welte-Mignon 330