CD 1 (71:44)
21 March 1947, Carnegie Hall Recital, New York City
BACH:
Suite in A Minor, BWV 818
1. I Allemande 2:50
2. II Courante 1:12
3. III Sarabandes I and II 3:33
4. IV Gigue 2:22
MOZART:
Sonata No. 10 in C, K. 330
5. I Allegro moderato 6:13
6. II Andante cantabile 4:51
7. III Allegretto 4:00
CHOPIN:
8. Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 63, No. 2 2:13
BRAHMS:
9. Intermezzo in A-flat, Op. 76, No. 3 2:26
28 February 1945, Carnegie Hall Recital, New York City
CHOPIN:
10. Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 5:38
SCHUMANN:
11. Romance in F-sharp, Op. 28, No. 2 3:37
DEBUSSY:
12. La soirée dans Grenade, No. 2 from Estampes 5:19
SHOSTAKOVICH:
Three Preludes from Op. 34
13. Prelude No. 24 in D Minor 1:12
14. Prelude No. 10 in C-sharp Minor 1:51
15. Prelude No. 5 in D 0:39
EMILIO NAPOLITANO:
16. El gato (Argentine Dance) 2:01
ROBERT PALMER:
17. Toccata ostinato 2:11
1 February 1948, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
RICHARD STRAUSS:
18. Burleske in D Minor for piano and orchestra 19:38
with the Pittsburgh Symphony, conducted by Fritz Reiner
CD 2 (79:23)
9 June 1952, WQXR Studio Broadcast, New York City
1. Opening announcement 0:40
MOZART:
Sonata No. 17 in B-flat, K. 570
2. I Allegro 3:49
3. II Adagio 5:44
4. III Allegretto 3:28
GRANADOS:
5. The Maiden and the Nightingale, No. 4 from Goyescas 5:20
SCHUBERT:
6. Ländler No. 7 in A-flat Minor, D. 783 (Op. 171) 1:16
7. Ländler No. 12 in A-flat, D. 783 (Op. 171) 1:31
ABRAM CHASINS
8. Tricky Trumpet, No. 6 from Piano Playtime 1:42
CHOPIN
9. Beginning of third movement (Largo) from Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 3:50
(with closing announcement)
15 June 1952, WQXR Studio Broadcast, New York City
10. Opening announcement 0:50
DEBUSSY:
Children’s Corner
11. I Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 2:00
12. II Jimbo’s Lullaby 2:56
13. III Serenade for the Doll 2:36
14. IV The Snow is Dancing 2:21
15. V The Little Shepherd 2:11
16. VI Golliwogg’s Cakewalk 3:05
LISZT:
17. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 in A Minor, S. 244 4:46
18. Announcer interviews William Kapell 8:28
28 October 1944, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
RACHMANINOFF:
19. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 22:48
with The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy
CD 3 (73:38)
17 October 1951, Connecticut College Recital, New London, Connecticut
BACH-BUSONI:
1. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 4:55
DEBUSSY:
Suite bergamasque
2. Prélude 3:37
3. Menuet 3:24
4. Clair de lune 3:46
5. Passepied 3:20
LISZT:
6. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 in A Minor, S. 244 5:03
CHOPIN:
7. Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 2 2:01
FALLA:
8. The Miller’s Dance from The Three-Cornered Hat 2:04
1947, Transcribed Radio Program, The Music Hall of Fame, New York City
MOZART:
9. Third movement, Allegretto, from Sonata No. 10 in C, K. 330 4:11
10. William Kapell recounts two humorous incidents in playing recitals 2:27
MENDELSSOHN:
11. Song Without Words in F-sharp Minor, Op. 67, No. 2 2:14
20 May 1950, NBC Broadcast, New York City
BACH:
Concerto in A Minor for four klaviers, after Vivaldi, BWV 1065
with Rosalyn Tureck, Eugene List, and Joseph Battista, and the NBC Strings, conducted by Milton Katims
12. Opening announcement 0:56
13. Allegro 3:58
14. Largo 2:36
15. Allegro 3:25
21 November 1951, Northwestern University Chamber Music Concert, Chicago
SCHUMANN:
Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44
with the Fine Arts Quartet: Leonard Sorkin and Joseph Stepansky, violins; Sheppard Lehnhoff, viola; George Sopkin, cello
16. I Allegro brillante 6:26
17. II In modo d’una Marcia: Un poco largamente 7:54
18. III Scherzo: Molto vivace 4:31
19. IV Finale: Allegro ma non troppo 6:54