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Albert Ferber

Albert Ferber - Decca Recordings 1945 - 1951 (CD)

Born in Lucerne in 1911, Albert Ferber studied with a pupil of Alfred Cortot and often played for Rachmaninov in Switzerland. International critics visiting the 1939 Lucerne Festival were impressed by ‘an exceptional Swiss pianist … who also showed in works of Schubert and Schumann some uncommon pianistic gifts’. 

JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809) 1 Fantasia in C major, Hob.XVII:4° WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791) 2 Minuet in D major, KV 355° 3 Gigue in G major, KV 574° LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) 4–6 Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux'* FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828) 7 Impromptu in F minor, D.935 (Op. 142) No. 1* 8–10 Piano Sonata in A major, D. 664 (Op. 120)* FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847) Lieder ohne Worte* Songs without Words 11 Book I No. 1 in E major, Op. 19 No. 1 'Sweet Remembrance' 12 Book VIII No. 3 in C major, Op. 102 No. 3 'Children's Piece' 13 Book VIII No. 4 in G minor, Op. 102 No. 4 'The Sighing Wind' 14 Book V No. 3 in E minor, Op. 62 No. 3 'Funeral March' 15 Book II No. 6 in F sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 6 'Venetian Gondola Song' 16 Book VI No. 4 in C major, Op. 67 No. 4 'Spinning Song' ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856) 17–29 Kinderszenen, Op. 15* *FIRST CD RELEASE ON DECCA °PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED