The musical output of Friedrich Gulda, one of the revolutionary and acclaimed pianists of the twentieth century, can be explored in an in depth new field set. Friedrich Gulda Version traces the Austrian performer and composer’s daring profession, from his prodigious youth to his a long time of cutting-edge experimentation, throughout 84 CDs and one DVD.
Born in Vienna in 1930, Gulda made his mark early on, profitable the celebrated classical music competitors Concours de Genève at age 16. By 20, he had carried out at Carnegie Corridor. He spent the following half century compiling a stirring catalog of music that introduced the affect of jazz and experimental music to bear upon the classical canon, rejecting “mere re-creation of works from past eras” in favor of fearless expedition via new musical frontiers.
Regardless of his aversion to imitation, Gulda by no means shied away from the classics, as a substitute decoding the works of classical’s family names with flashes of improvisation, as solely he may. But regardless of his daring artistic imaginative and prescient, he was not one for bluster and showmanship, as a substitute approaching his instrument with a thoughtfulness that exposed the depth of his emotion and mind.
Friedrich Gulda Version brings collectively Gulda’s releases for the Deutsche Grammophon, Amadeo, Decca, Philips, and Accord labels for the primary time. Spanning from his earliest teenage classes to Mozart recordings from 1999, only a 12 months earlier than his demise, the field set offers a complete have a look at Gulda’s life’s work. The tracklist contains some recordings by no means earlier than launched on CD, in addition to the primary ever launch of a Bach Toccata recording from 1947 that was beforehand regarded as misplaced perpetually. The wealth of audio additionally encompasses two full cycles of Beethoven sonatas and Debussy’s Préludes.
Additionally within the bundle: a booklet that includes images from all through Gulda’s life, plus essays by biographer Irene Suchy and Reinhard Brembeck. The literature works as a becoming area information to the 84-disc assortment’s full-immersion Friedrich Gulda expertise.
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