Liszt 1 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C sharp minor 8.54 Released: December 1919 Roll No. 6139 2 Valse Impromptu in A flat major 5.32 Released: October 1929 Roll No. 7349 3 Zwei Konzertetüden No.1 Waldesrauschen 3.40 Released: January 1924 Roll No. 6708 4 Venezia e Napoli, rev. version No.3 Tarantella 8.52 Released: December 1920 Roll No. 6375 5 Liebestraum Nocturne No. 3, O lieb so lang du lieben kannst 3.53 Released December 1929 Roll No. 7369
D. Scarlatti, arr. Tausig 6 Pastorale 3.18 Unpublished Rec: 9 April 1923 Roll No. 8005 7 Capriccio 3.21 Unpublished Rec: 9 April 1923 Roll No. 8005
Schumann, arr. Tausig 8 El Contrabandista 2.08 Released November 1926 Roll No. 7072
Beethoven 9 The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113 Turkish March 2.10 Released September 1920 Roll No. 6327 10 Rondo a Capriccio, Op. 129, Rage over a lost Penny 5.51 Released March 1923 Roll No. 6610 11 Sonata in C major, Op. 2, No. 3 I - Allegro con brio 8.32 Released February 1929 Roll No. 7305 12 II - Adagio 6.06 Released February 1929 Roll No. 7306 13 III - Scherzo, Allegro 3.33 Released February 1929 Roll No. 7306 14 IV - Allegro assai 5.47 Released February 1929 Roll No. 7307
Josef Hofmann was hailed as the greatest child prodigy of his generation. A demanding debut concert at the Metropolitan Opera House at the age of nine was ecstatically received. The New York Times wrote: "Josef Hofmann played, not only like an artist, but like a master." A pupil of Rubinstein, Hofmann enjoyed a phenomenal international career performing all over the world. These CD transfers show Hofmann at the peak of his powers spanning the years 1919-1929.