Daniel Adni - The Complete Recordings on Warner Classics (CD)

Israeli pianist Daniel Adni (b. 1951) emerged as one of the most remarkable pianists of his generation when he burst onto the international music scene in the 1970s. Renowned for his crystalline touch, poetic lyricism, and stylistic refinement, his extensive decade-long discography for EMI is defined by an absolute fidelity to the score, distilled luminosity, and great sobriety across the Romantic and Impressionist repertoires (Chopin, Debussy, Ravel, Schubert). A recording pioneer, his landmark 1973 complete traversals of Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words and Grieg's Lyric Pieces redefined these cycles, while his 1976 Percy Grainger album earned him a Grammy nomination. Alongside landmark accounts of orchestral film concertos, his legacy remains anchored by his championing of lesser-known British masters like John Field, John Ireland, and Richard Addinsell, representing a singular, uncompromising interpretive voice.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Nocturne No. 1 in E-Flat Major, H 24
2. Nocturne No. 2 in C minor, H 25
3. Nocturne No. 9 in E-Flat Major, H 30
4. Nocturne No. 4 in a Major, H 36
5. Nocturne No. 12 in G Major, H 58
6. Nocturne No. 6 in F Major, H 40
7. Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major, H 37
8. Nocturne No. 13 in D minor, H 59
9. Nocturne No. 3 in A-Flat Major, H 26
10. Nocturne No. 10 in E minor, H 46
11. Nocturne No. 17 in E Major, H 54
12. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: I. Molto Moderato
13. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: II. Andante Sostenuto
14. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace Con Delicatezza - Trio
15. Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
16. Piano Sonata No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 122, D. 568: I. Allegro Moderato
17. Piano Sonata No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 122, D. 568: II. Andante Molto
18. Piano Sonata No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 122, D. 568: III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
19. Piano Sonata No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 122, D. 568: IV. Allegro Moderato
20. Piano Sonata No. 14 in a Minor, Op. Posth. 143, D. 784 "Grande Sonate": I. Allegro Giusto
21. Piano Sonata No. 14 in a Minor, Op. Posth. 143, D. 784 "Grande Sonate": II. Andante
22. Piano Sonata No. 14 in a Minor, Op. Posth. 143, D. 784 "Grande Sonate": III. Allegro Vivace
23. Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19B: No. 1, Andante Con Moto, MWV U86
24. Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19B: No. 2, Andante Espressivo, MWV U80
25. Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19B: No. 3, Molto Allegro E Vivace, MWV U89 "Hunting Song"
26. Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19B: No. 4, Moderato, MWV U73
27. Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19B: No. 5, Poco Agitato, MWV U90
28. Songs Without Words, Book I, Op. 19B: No. 6, Andante Sostenuto, MWV U78 "Venetian Gondola Song"
29. Songs Without Words, Book II, Op. 30: No. 1, Andante Espressivo, MWV U103
30. Songs Without Words, Book II, Op. 30: No. 2, Allegro Di Molto, MWV U77
31. Songs Without Words, Book II, Op. 30: No. 3, Adagio Non Troppo, MWV U104
32. Songs Without Words, Book II, Op. 30: No. 4, Agitato Con Fuoco, MWV U98
33. Songs Without Words, Book II, Op. 30: No. 5, Andante Grazioso, MWV U97
34. Songs Without Words, Book II, Op. 30: No. 6, Allegretto Tranquillo, MWV U110 "Venetian Boat Song"
35. Songs Without Words, Book III, Op. 38: No. 1, Con Moto, MWV U121
36. Songs Without Words, Book III, Op. 38: No. 2, Allegro Non Troppo, MWV U115
37. Songs Without Words, Book III, Op. 38: No. 3, Presto E Molto Vivace, MWV U107
38. Songs Without Words, Book III, Op. 38: No. 4, Andante, MWV U120
39. Songs Without Words, Book III, Op. 38: No. 5, Agitato, MWV U137
40. Songs Without Words, Book III, Op. 38: No. 6, Andante Con Moto, MWV U119 "Duetto"
41. Songs Without Words, Book IV, Op. 53: No. 1, Andante Con Moto, MWV U143
42. Songs Without Words, Book IV, Op. 53: No. 2, Allegro Non Troppo, MWV U109
43. Songs Without Words, Book IV, Op. 53: No. 3, Presto Agitato, MWV U144
44. Songs Without Words, Book IV, Op. 53: No. 4, Adagio, MWV U114
45. Songs Without Words, Book IV, Op. 53: No. 5, Allegro Con Fuoco, MWV U153 "Folksong"
46. Songs Without Words, Book IV, Op. 53: No. 6, Molto Allegro Vivace, MWV U154
47. Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62: No. 1, Andante Espressivo, MWV U185
48. Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62: No. 2, Allegro Con Fuoco, MWV U181
49. Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62: No. 3, Andante Maestoso, MWV U177 "Trauermarsch"
50. Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62: No. 4, Allegro Con Anima, MWV U175
51. Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62: No. 5, Andante Con Moto, MWV U151 "Venetian Boat Song"
52. Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62: No. 6, Allegretto Grazioso, MWV U161 "Spring Song"
53. Songs Without Words, Book VI, Op. 67: No. 1, Andante, MWV U180
54. Songs Without Words, Book VI, Op. 67: No. 2, Allegro Leggiero, MWV U145
55. Songs Without Words, Book VI, Op. 67: No. 3, Andante Tranquillo, MWV U102
56. Songs Without Words, Book VI, Op. 67: No. 4, Presto, MWV U182 "Spinner's Song"
57. Songs Without Words, Book VI, Op. 67: No. 5, Moderato, MWV U184
58. Songs Without Words, Book VI, Op. 67: No. 6, Allegro Non Troppo, MWV U188 "Cradle Song"
59. Songs Without Words, Book VII, Op. 85: No. 1, Andante Espressivo, MWV U150
60. Songs Without Words, Book VII, Op. 85: No. 2, Allegro Agitato, MWV U101
61. Songs Without Words, Book VII, Op. 85: No. 3, Presto, MWV U111
62. Songs Without Words, Book VII, Op. 85: No. 4, Andante Sostenuto, MWV U192
63. Songs Without Words, Book VII, Op. 85: No. 5, Allegretto, MWV U191
64. Songs Without Words, Book VII, Op. 85: No. 6, Allegretto Con Moto, MWV U155
65. Songs Without Words, Book VIII, Op. 102: No. 1, Andante Un Poco Agitato, MWV U162
66. Songs Without Words, Book VIII, Op. 102: No. 2, Adagio, MWV U190
67. Songs Without Words, Book VIII, Op. 102: No. 3, Presto, MWV U195
68. Songs Without Words, Book VIII, Op. 102: No. 4, Un Poco Agitato Ma Andante, MWV U152
69. Songs Without Words, Book VIII, Op. 102: No. 5, Allegro Vivace, MWV U194
70. Songs Without Words, Book VIII, Op. 102: No. 6, Andante, MWV U172
71. Albumblatt in E minor, Op. 117, MWV U134
72. Gondellied in a Major, Woo 10, MWV U136
73. 2 Klavierstücke, Woo 19: No. 1, Andante Cantabile, MWV U93
74. 2 Klavierstücke, Woo 19: No. 2 Presto Agitato, MWV U94
75. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 1 in E minor, MWV U116
76. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Fugue No. 1 in E minor, MWV U66
77. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 2 in D Major, MWV U129
78. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Fugue No. 2 in D Major, MWV U105
79. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 3 in B minor, MWV U131
80. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Fugue No. 3 in B minor, MWV U91
81. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 4 in A-Flat Major, MWV U122
82. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Fugue No. 4 in A-Flat Major, MWV U108
83. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 5 in F minor, MWV U126
84. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Fugue No. 5 in F minor, MWV U106
85. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 6 in B-Flat Major, MWV U135
86. 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35: Fugue No. 6 in B-Flat Major, MWV U128
87. 3 Etudes, Op. 104B: No. 1, Presto Sempre, MWV U117
88. 3 Etudes, Op. 104B: No. 2, Allegro Con Moto, MWV U100
89. 3 Etudes, Op. 104B: No. 3, Allegro Vivace, MWV U142
90. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: I. Molto Allegro Con Fuoco
91. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: II. Andante
92. Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: III. Presto - Molto Allegro E Vivace
93. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: I. Andante Sostenuto
94. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: II. Allegro Scherzando
95. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: III. Presto
96. Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 "Grande Valse Brillante"
97. Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 70 No. 1
98. Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2
99. Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1
100. Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 39
101. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp"
102. 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly"
103. 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 5 in G-Flat Major "Black Keys"
104. Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47
105. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B minor
106. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C minor
107. Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 "Heroic"
108. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 31
109. Waltz No. 2 in A-Flat Major, Op. 34 No. 1
110. 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C minor "Revolutionary"
111. Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1
112. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 1 in D Major
113. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 2 in G Major
114. 3 Écossaises, Op. Posth. 72 No. 3: No. 3 in D-Flat Major
115. Ballade No.