Leopold Godowsky plays Schubert Die schone Mullerin, Op. 25

Schubert: Die schone Mullerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 8. Morgengruss (arr. L. Godowsky for piano)

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Music

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• godowsky
• schubert
• Die
• schone
• Mullerin
• piano
• classical

[janherm]

Dear truecrypt,

thank you for posting this beautifull music (and for posting all other videos as well) !!

[pianopera]

Together with the other Schubert transcription ("Gute Nacht") and Grieg's Ballade IMO the most beautiful recording of Godowsky. Here he was completely comfortable without holding back and very expressive.

[pianinista]

Greatest of all. This is completely another level.

[rasmusahlmark]

Hi Truecrypt, thanks for posting all these early recordings. It's a great resource. Would be great, though, if you could add the rec. date or year (approximately).

[marcxopoco]

Finally get to hear Godowsky play and phrase two melodic lines going on at the same time (beginning sometime after 1:00).

And listen to him point out the form at various vital points in the piece.

[arthurtwoshed]

One of the best Godowsky recordings (together with the first transcription from Winterreise).The sound is incredible,on par with Rosenthal and Hofmann.

[pianiplunker]

Studying piano is what I do, I'm not too good at anything else.

[MrPozzoz]

@pianiplunker oh , oh blah , blah smarty pants ....

[pianiplunker]

Besides Godowsky, Liszt, Rachmaninoff and lesser composers made arrangements of Schubert Lied. It was a very common 19th century tradition. These are usually not transcriptions but sometimes free arrangements. Complaining about not having a singer here is like complaining about no orchestra accompanying a piano reduction of a symphony.

I think of the best Schubert Lied arrangements (such as those by Liszt) as one great composer commenting on another.

[MrPozzoz]

Easily my favourite song of Schubert , a perfect example of what a beautiful language German is , pity this recording doesnt have a singer ...

[GURUGOLDBERG]

A very expressive performance, but, given the restrictions of recording 78s, naturally it is extremely carefully played.

[etap1]

aewanko.........I agree but, as a concert piano technician friend of Earl Wild and others, I must add that even in this avg sonic recording, you hear the incredible depth of tone that Godowsky makes which carries through. This is playing of an era rapidly fading from memory. Earl is no longer playing and so few play in this manner.  What a loss.......but so glad to hear this for posterity........