Ignace Strasfogel
17 Juillet 1909, Varsovie - 6 Février 1994, New York
(Émigre aux USA en 1934)

 
Compositeur

Pianiste, Accompagnateur

Chef d'Orchestre

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Ignace Strasfogel
The Rediscovery of a Musical Wunderkind
Éditeur : Hentrich & Hentrich (Jewish Miniatures)
ISBN : 978-3955654153
1st septembre 2020


Compositeur

 

I. Berlin Period (1922–27)

Fragment einer Suite für Klavier nach Jacob Callot (1922–24)
  1. Courante
  2. Sarabande
  3. Gavotte I
  4. Gavotte II
  5. Passepied
  6. Menuet plus Trio (en Musette)
  7. Gigue

Capriccio nach 5 Kupferstichenvon J. Callot (date unknown)

Scherzo No. 1 for piano (1924)

Franz Schreker Kammersinfonie (piano transcription, 1925; Universal Edition)

Sonata No. 1 for piano (1925)

Sonata No. 2 for piano (1926)

String Quartet No. 1 (1927)

Six Schreker Transcriptions (1927; Verlag Ullstein):

  1. Der Geburtstag der Infantin : (a) Die Marionetten; (b) Menuet der Tänzerknaben
  2. Ein Tanzspiel: Gavotte
  3. Der ferne Klang: Waldszene
  4. Der Schatzgräber: Wiegenlied der Els
  5. Die Gezeichneten: ‘Ah, Welche Nacht!’

In der Fremde for voice and piano (1927)

II. First New York Period (1940–48)

Prelude, Elegie and Rondo for guitar (1940; Gitarre & Laute Verlag)

Variations on a Well-Known Tune: version for piano (1946) and for piano and orchestra (1946)

Preludio Fugato for piano (1946)

The Children’s Room for voice and piano on seven poems by Alma Lubin (1948)

III. Second New York Period (1983–93)

Four Millay Songs for baritone and piano (1983–86; Gunmar Music)

Three Dickinson Songs for soprano and piano (1984)

September Afternoon for mezzo soprano and piano (1984)

The Salutation of the Dawn for baritone and piano (1984)

Dear Men and Women for baritone and piano on John Hall Wheelock poem (1985)

Rondo (Variations) for piano (1988–89)

String Quartet No. 2 (1989–90)

Duet for violin and piano (1991)

Scherzo No. 2 for piano (1991)

Scherzo No. 3 for piano (1991–92)

Die einsame Geige for violin solo (1992–93)

 

Kolja Lessing, piano
Capriccio 10873
Scherzo f. Klavier Nr. 1
Transcriptions pour piano d'oeuvres de Schreker
- Kammersinfonie f. 23 Soloinstrumente
- Die Marionetten (aus Der Geburtstag der Infantin)
- Menuett der Tänzerknaben (aus Der Geburtstag der Infantin)
- Gavotte (aus Ein Tanzspiel)
- Waldszene (aus Der ferne Klang)
- Wiegenlied der Els (aus Der Schatzgräber)
- Ah, welche Nacht (aus: Die Gezeichneten)
   
Kolja Lessing, piano
Martin A. Bruns, (Baritone) *
London/Decca 455 359-2
Decca 47391- 2 **
Decca Eloquence 476870 8 **
Sonata for Piano no 1
Sonata for Piano no 2 (II. Lento **)
Preludio fugato
Dear Men and Women *
Scherzo for Piano no 2
   
Kolja Lessing, piano
Danacord DACOCD 389
Rondo (Variations) (1988/89)
   
Kolja Lessing, piano
Danacord DAOCD 969
Variations on a Well-known Tune (1946)
   
Maximilian Manegold, Guitare
Musicaphon M 56846
Prélude, Élégie et Rondo
   
Emma Schmidt - Aufbruch & Tradition
Bella Musica BM-CD 14.9007 (Antes Edition)
Transcriptions pour piano d'oeuvre de Schreker
- Kammersinfonie f. 23 Soloinstrumente
+ Bonus DTS-CD (męme contenu)

SWR Music 10074 (MP3, 320 kbps)
   
Zwischenzeit
Stephan Stiens, Guitare
Accent Music, 2006
Prelude, Elegie und Rondo für Gitarre (1940)
1. Prelude
2. Elegie
3. Rondo
   
The Andrés Segovia Archive
Brilliant Classics 9427 (CD 1/7)
Ermanno Brignolo, Guitar
30.8.2013
Prelude, Elegie und Rondo für Gitarre (1940)
1. Prelude
2. Elegie
3. Rondo

 

 


Pianiste, Accompagnateur

Carl Flesch, violon
HMV Recordings

   
Melody hébraďque
Issay Alexandrovich Dobroven
HMV EJ438 (78rpm)
rec. 1929		 7 Canciones populares espańolas, No4 Jota
Manuel de Falla (arr. vln & pf by Kochanski)
Jap Victor JE 18 (78rpm)
CD Opus KURA OPK 2005
rec. 1929
 Biddulph LAB045
George Frideric Handel
Nicolň Paganini
Gabriel Fauré
Manuel de Falla
Issay Alexandrovich Dobroven		  
Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen": Verlich uns, Herr
George Frederic Handel
(arr. as "Gebet" (Prayer) vln & pf by Flesch)
HMV EW67 (78rpm)
CD Symposium 1032
CD IDIS 276
rec. 1929		 The choice of Hercules, HWV9:
There the brisk, sparkling nectar drain
George Frederic Handel
(arr. vln & pf as "March" by Flesch)
HMV EW67 (78rpm)
CD Symposium 1032
CD IDIS 276
rec. 1929		 Berceuse, Op. 16
Gabriel Fauré
HMV EW68 (78rpm)
CD IDIS 276		 Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1
No 20 in D major
Nicolň Paganini
CD Symposium 1032
CD IDIS 276

 

 

 

Lauritz Melchior, ténor
Danish Songs
Columbia Records Set X-233
2x78rpm
1940's		 G.A. Lembcke
Mailied (May Song)
Victor 1980 (78rpm)
RCA GD87914		 Richard Strauss
1. Heimliche Aufforderung
(The Lover’s Pledge) Op. 27, No. 3

1. Zufignung (Devotion), Op. 10, No. 1
2. Cacilie Op. 27, No. 2
Victor 1853 (78rpm)

 Franz Schubert
Standchen
Dem unendlichen
Columbia 17509-D (78rpm, 10")
Rec. New York 1942
       
   
P.E. Lange-Müller
Kornmodsglansen
Skin ud, du klare Solskin
Columbia 17361-D (78rpm, 10")
Rec. New York 1942		 Danish And Swedish Songs
Victor Red Seal Set M-851
 2188, "Stille Mit Hjaerte"-"Til Norge"- "Eros"
2189, "Skoveensomhed" - "Foraarssang" -
"Dengang Jeg Var Kun Saa" - "Stor Som Saa"
2190, "Svarta Rosor" - "Flyg Mina Tankar" -
"Hvita Rosor"
2191, "Hvor Nilen Vander Aegypterens Jord" - "Wurzburg Ringe De Klokker" 		Songs and Scenes
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture
'Thrill of a Romance'
3 records
Victor Red Seal M-990		 Heldentenor of the Century
LP Columbia Odyssey Records Y 31740
Recital of Songs
(Rec. 10 April 1942)

Dem Unendlichen (Schubert)
Ständchen (Schubert)
Lille Karen (Little Karen) (Folksong)
Vildt Flyver Hog (Hawks fly over Land and Sea) (Heise)
Der Flyver Saa Mange Flugle (So many birds are flying)
(Andersen)
Nu Brister I Alle de Klofter (Spring is coming)
(Andersen)
Kormodsglandsen (Summer Lightning) (Lange-Müller)
Skind ud du Klare Solskin (Bright Sunshine)
(Lange-Müller)
Renaissance - Serenade (Lange-Müller)
with Male Chorus
       
 
Eugen Hildach
Der Lenz, Op 19/5
Erster Strahl
CD RCA GD87914		 Peter Heise
When that I was and a little tiny boy
Dengang jeg var kun sĺ stor som sĺ
Skovensomhed (Alone in the Woods)
5 Erotic Songs
Fini Valdemar Henriques
Foraarssang, Spring Song
CD Danacord DACO 325		 Heldentenor of the Century
RCA Red Seal CRM3-0308
Mono, 3 LP box set

R. STRAUSS
'Zueignung'
'Cacilie'
'Traum durch die Dammerung'
'Heimliche Aufforderung'

WOLF
'Schon streckt ich aus im Bett'
'Ein Standchen Euch zu bringen'
(Previously unpublished)

BRAHMS
'Auf dem Kirchhofe'
(Previously Unpublished)

GRIEG
'En Svane'
'Jeg Elsker Dig' (Ich liebe dich)
'Eros'

SIBELIUS
'Tonerna'

SJOBERG
'Svarta Rosor'

TRUNK
'Mir traumte von einem Konigskind'
'Stilles Lied II'
(Previously unpublished)

LA FORGE
'Into the light'
(Previously unpublished)

JORDAN
'Horer Du'
'Drick!'

  

 

 
Edvard Grieg
Songs for voice & piano
Til Norge (To Norway) Op. 58/2
Victor 1882 (78rpm)
CD RCA 090261827 2
CD RCA 090261879 2
Rec. U.S.A. 1937		 A Swan Op. 25 No 4
CD RCA 090261827 2
CD RCA 090261879 2		 Jeg elsker Dig (I Love but Thee) Op. 5/3
CD RCA 090261827 2
CD GHCD 2278/80
Rec. 8/03/1936

(5) Songs
Melodies of the Heart
CD RCA 090261879 2
       

 

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Scottish Songs
 Concert Hall Society A9 (4 x 78 rpm)
 Richard Dyer-Bennet (ténor)
 Ignace Strasfogel (piano)
 Stefan Frenkel (violon)
 Jascha Bernstein (violoncelle)

 


Chef d'orchestre
Metropolitan Opera, New York
1951 ŕ 1974


Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
(Abridged; in English)
Revise and edited by Karol Rathaus

Giorgio Tozzi (Boris Godunov)
Laurel Hurley (Xenia)
Margaret Roggero (Fyodor)
Nell Rankin (Marina Mnischek)
Charles Kullman (Prince Shuiski)
Albert Da Costa (Grigori)
Norman Scott (Borother Pimen)
Arthur Budney (Shcelkalov)
Frank Valentino (Rangoni)
Sandra Warfield (Xenia's Nurse)
Paul Franke (The Simpleton)
Arthur Budney (Mityukh)
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Kurt Adler, Chorus Master
Ignace Strasfogel, Assistant Conductor
Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor
5. 6. & 7. March 1956

The Metropolitan Opera Records Club
RCA Victor LM-6063
MO417


Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin

Lucine Amara, Tatyana
Rosalind Elias, Olga
Martha Lipton, Madame Larina
Belen Amparan, Filippyevna
Richard Tucker, Lenski
Frank Guarrera, Eugene Onegin
Giorgio Tozzi, Prince Gremin
George Cehanovsky, Zaretski
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Kurt Adler, Chorus Master
 Ignace Strasfogel, Assistant Conductor
Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor
12. July 1957

The Metropolitan Opera Records Club
MO824


Barber: Vanessa

Eleanor Steber (Vanessa)
Rosalind Elias (Erika)
Regina Resnik (The Old Broness)
Nicolai Gedda (Anatol)
Giorgio Tozzi (The Old Doctor)
George Cehanovkay (Nicholas)
Robert Nagy (A Footman)
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Kurt Adler, Chorus Master
 Ignace Strasfogel, Assistant Conductor
Dimitri Mitropoulos, Conductor
15. January 1958

RCA Victor LSC-6138
RCA LM-6062
RCA Red Seal RL02094
CD RCA GD87899
     

Offenbach : La Périchole
(Anglais, Maurice Valency)		 Patrice Munsel, La Périchole
Theodor Uppman, Paquillo
Cyril Richard, Don Andres de Ribeira
Ralph Herbert, Don Pedro de Hinoyosa
Paul Franke, The Count of Panatellas
Heidi Krall, Guadalena
Madelaine Chambers, Estrella
Rosalind Elias, Virginella
Alessio De Paolis,  The Old Prisoner
Charles Anthony, First Notary
Calvin Marsh, Second Notary
Jean Morel, Conductor
Ignace Strasfogel, Assistant Conductor
Kurt Adler, Chorus Master
21 December 1956		 The Metropolitan Record Club
RCA LOC-1029
RCA RB-I6033
     

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : The  Magic Flute		 Lucine Amera
Laurel Hurley
Mildred Allen
Brian Sullivan
Theodor Lippman
Jerome Hines
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Conducted byTibor Kozma
Assistant Conductor : Ignace StrasFogel
Choral Master : Kurt Adler		 Metropolitan Opera record club
     

Georges Bizet : Carmen		 Rosalind Elias, Carmen
Emilia Cundari
Giulio Gari
Theodor Uppman
Arranged, conducted and accompanied by Ignace Strasfogel		 The Metroplitan Opera Guild H7 op 8045