Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I compared the historical great pianists with the historical great singers through the same works. It is the second and final video of the series. One of the most influential points of 19th century and Golden Age pianism was vocalists.
First video link: youtu.be/8bpZn122RQs
First of all, it's not specifically research for video. For over ten years, I have been collecting and researching these records for myself. It was actually something I did for myself to understand things better on the piano: How to give right hand vocal effect on piano? What is 19th century Bel Canto legato" and how is it adapted for piano? How should Chopin rubato be -because Chopin's understanding of rubato is free like a right-handed vocalist, left-handed accompanist-? In order to perceive these correctly, I listened to historical vocalists as well as historical pianists. And I could see the relationship between them very clearly. I thought this kind of comparison was the best way to describe the relationship between pianists and vocalists.
1. Sergei Rachmaninoff - "Lilacs" Op. 21, No. 5
00:00 Jennie Tourel
01:46 Sergei Rachmaninoff
* Tourel with Erik Itor Kahn (piano), 1950. Rachmaninoff, 1942.
2. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Lullaby (Cradle Song) Andantino, Op. 16 No. 1.
04:04 Galina Vishnevskaya
08:08 Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vishnevskaya with Alexander Dedyukhin, 1961. Rachmaninoff 1942; Arr. Rachmaninoff.
3. Alexander Alyabyev - "Solovey" (The Nightingale)
12:11 Antonina Nezhdanova
15:25 Yelena Bekman-Shcherbina
* Nezhdonova's Acc. ?, 1908. Bekman-Shcherbina Rec. 1950? Arr. Franz Liszt.
4. Edvard Grieg - Min Tankes Tanke (Ich Liebe Dich), Op. 5, No. 3.
19:06 Kirsten Flagstad
22:22 Alfred Grünfeld
* Flagstad with Edwin McArthur (p), 1936. Grünfeld, 1907. Transfer of Flagstad's recording provided by Youtube channel "Vintage Sound".
5. Frédéric Chopin - Moja Pieszczotka (My Joys)
25:08 Janusz Popławski
27:32 Moriz Rosenthal
* Poplawski with Jerzy Lefeld (p), 1948. Rosenthal 1942, Arr. Franz Liszt. Transfer of Poplawski's recording provided by Youtube channel "jurek46pink".
6. Frédéric Chopin - Wiosna (Spring)
31:54 Nina Koshetz
35:35 Alfred Cortot
* Koshetz 1928, piano uncredited. Cortot 1939, Arr. by Franz Liszt.
7. Gabriel Faure - Clair de lune, Op. 46 No. 2.
37:59 Charles Panzéra
40:46 Emma Boynet
* Panzéra with Magdeleine Panzéra-Baillot (p), 1936. Boynet 1951, Arr. Albert Perilhou. The transfer of Panzera's music recording was provided by concertsarchiveshd.fr
8. Hector Berlioz - Devant la maison, "Sérénade De Méphistophélès" from La damnation de Faust
43:39 Marcel Journet
45:24 Francis Planté
* Journet 1925, orchestra? Plante 1928, Arr. Ernest Redon.
9. Richard Strauss - Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2.
47:46 Julius Patzak
50:05 Walter Gieseking
* Patzak with Richard Strauss (Conductor), 1941. Gieseking 1928, Arr. Gieseking.
10. Robert Schumannn - Widmung from Myrthen Op. 25.
52:43 Hermann Prey
54:49 Wilhelm Backhaus
* Prey with Leonard Hokanson (Piano), 1975. Backhaus 1927, Arr. Franz Liszt.
11. Franz Schubert - Ständchen ("Horch, horch, die Lerche"), D 889.
58:02 Frieda Hempel
1:00:31 Ignaz Friedman
* Hempel 1923, Acc.? Friedman 1923, Arr. Liszt.
12. Franz Schubert - Die Forelle ("The Trout")
1:03:34 Christa Ludwig
1:05:28 Jorge Bolet
* Ludwig with Geoffrey Parsons (p), 1966. Bolet 1962, Arr. Liszt. Transfer of Bolet's recording provided by Youtube channel "davidhertzberg".
13. Franz Schubert - An die Musik
1:09:07 Kathleen Ferrier
1:12:11 Gerald Moore
* Ferrier with Phyllis Spurr, 1950. Moore 1967, Arr. Moore.
14. Franz Schubert - Der Wanderer
1:13:46 Heinrich Schlusnus
1:18:11 Maria Grinberg
* Schlusnus with Franz Rupp (p), 1928. Grinberg 1976, Arr. Liszt.
15. Franz Schubert - Der Doppelgänger from Schwanengesang
1:24:42 Feodor Chaliapin
1:28:45 Vladimir Sofronitsky
* Chaliapin with Eugene Goossens (Conductor), 1928. Sofronotisky 1960, Arr. Liszt.
16. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Xaver Süssmayr - Lacrimosa from Requiem
1:32:19 Vienna State Opera Chorus
1:35:33 Maria Yudina
* Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus; Bruno Walter (Conductor), Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano), Kerstin Thorborg (Alto), Anton Dermota (Tennor), Alexander Kipnis (Bass); 1937. Yudina 1954, Arr. Kirill Saltykov.
17. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Là ci darem la mano from Don Giovanni
1:40:37 Augusto Beuf (Baritone) and Toti dal Monte (Soprano)
1:43:34 Robert Goldsand
* Beuf and Monte with Orchestra della Scala and Umberto Berrettoni (Conductor), 1941. Goldsand 1959, Its from Chopin's Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" Op. 2.
18. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Finch'han dal vino (Champagne aria) from Don Giovanni
1:45:46 Ezio Pinza
1:47:02 Simon Barere
* Pinza with Rosario Bourdon (Conductor), 1930. Barere 1936, It's from Liszt's "Réminiscences de Don Juan".
I compared the historical great pianists with the historical great singers through the same works. It is the second and final video of the series. One of the most influential points of 19th century and Golden Age pianism was vocalists.
First video link: youtu.be/8bpZn122RQs
First of all, it's not specifically research for video. For over ten years, I have been collecting and researching these records for myself. It was actually something I did for myself to understand things better on the piano: How to give right hand vocal effect on piano? What is 19th century Bel Canto legato" and how is it adapted for piano? How should Chopin rubato be -because Chopin's understanding of rubato is free like a right-handed vocalist, left-handed accompanist-? In order to perceive these correctly, I listened to historical vocalists as well as historical pianists. And I could see the relationship between them very clearly. I thought this kind of comparison was the best way to describe the relationship between pianists and vocalists.
1. Sergei Rachmaninoff - "Lilacs" Op. 21, No. 5
00:00 Jennie Tourel
01:46 Sergei Rachmaninoff
* Tourel with Erik Itor Kahn (piano), 1950. Rachmaninoff, 1942.
2. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Lullaby (Cradle Song) Andantino, Op. 16 No. 1.
04:04 Galina Vishnevskaya
08:08 Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vishnevskaya with Alexander Dedyukhin, 1961. Rachmaninoff 1942; Arr. Rachmaninoff.
3. Alexander Alyabyev - "Solovey" (The Nightingale)
12:11 Antonina Nezhdanova
15:25 Yelena Bekman-Shcherbina
* Nezhdonova's Acc. ?, 1908. Bekman-Shcherbina Rec. 1950? Arr. Franz Liszt.
4. Edvard Grieg - Min Tankes Tanke (Ich Liebe Dich), Op. 5, No. 3.
19:06 Kirsten Flagstad
22:22 Alfred Grünfeld
* Flagstad with Edwin McArthur (p), 1936. Grünfeld, 1907. Transfer of Flagstad's recording provided by Youtube channel "Vintage Sound".
5. Frédéric Chopin - Moja Pieszczotka (My Joys)
25:08 Janusz Popławski
27:32 Moriz Rosenthal
* Poplawski with Jerzy Lefeld (p), 1948. Rosenthal 1942, Arr. Franz Liszt. Transfer of Poplawski's recording provided by Youtube channel "jurek46pink".
6. Frédéric Chopin - Wiosna (Spring)
31:54 Nina Koshetz
35:35 Alfred Cortot
* Koshetz 1928, piano uncredited. Cortot 1939, Arr. by Franz Liszt.
7. Gabriel Faure - Clair de lune, Op. 46 No. 2.
37:59 Charles Panzéra
40:46 Emma Boynet
* Panzéra with Magdeleine Panzéra-Baillot (p), 1936. Boynet 1951, Arr. Albert Perilhou. The transfer of Panzera's music recording was provided by concertsarchiveshd.fr
8. Hector Berlioz - Devant la maison, "Sérénade De Méphistophélès" from La damnation de Faust
43:39 Marcel Journet
45:24 Francis Planté
* Journet 1925, orchestra? Plante 1928, Arr. Ernest Redon.
9. Richard Strauss - Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2.
47:46 Julius Patzak
50:05 Walter Gieseking
* Patzak with Richard Strauss (Conductor), 1941. Gieseking 1928, Arr. Gieseking.
10. Robert Schumannn - Widmung from Myrthen Op. 25.
52:43 Hermann Prey
54:49 Wilhelm Backhaus
* Prey with Leonard Hokanson (Piano), 1975. Backhaus 1927, Arr. Franz Liszt.
11. Franz Schubert - Ständchen ("Horch, horch, die Lerche"), D 889.
58:02 Frieda Hempel
1:00:31 Ignaz Friedman
* Hempel 1923, Acc.? Friedman 1923, Arr. Liszt.
12. Franz Schubert - Die Forelle ("The Trout")
1:03:34 Christa Ludwig
1:05:28 Jorge Bolet
* Ludwig with Geoffrey Parsons (p), 1966. Bolet 1962, Arr. Liszt. Transfer of Bolet's recording provided by Youtube channel "davidhertzberg".
13. Franz Schubert - An die Musik
1:09:07 Kathleen Ferrier
1:12:11 Gerald Moore
* Ferrier with Phyllis Spurr, 1950. Moore 1967, Arr. Moore.
14. Franz Schubert - Der Wanderer
1:13:46 Heinrich Schlusnus
1:18:11 Maria Grinberg
* Schlusnus with Franz Rupp (p), 1928. Grinberg 1976, Arr. Liszt.
15. Franz Schubert - Der Doppelgänger from Schwanengesang
1:24:42 Feodor Chaliapin
1:28:45 Vladimir Sofronitsky
* Chaliapin with Eugene Goossens (Conductor), 1928. Sofronotisky 1960, Arr. Liszt.
16. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Xaver Süssmayr - Lacrimosa from Requiem
1:32:19 Vienna State Opera Chorus
1:35:33 Maria Yudina
* Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus; Bruno Walter (Conductor), Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano), Kerstin Thorborg (Alto), Anton Dermota (Tennor), Alexander Kipnis (Bass); 1937. Yudina 1954, Arr. Kirill Saltykov.
17. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Là ci darem la mano from Don Giovanni
1:40:37 Augusto Beuf (Baritone) and Toti dal Monte (Soprano)
1:43:34 Robert Goldsand
* Beuf and Monte with Orchestra della Scala and Umberto Berrettoni (Conductor), 1941. Goldsand 1959, Its from Chopin's Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" Op. 2.
18. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Finch'han dal vino (Champagne aria) from Don Giovanni
1:45:46 Ezio Pinza
1:47:02 Simon Barere
* Pinza with Rosario Bourdon (Conductor), 1930. Barere 1936, It's from Liszt's "Réminiscences de Don Juan".
