Ney, Elly | Elly Ney The Complete Brunswi | CD

Elly Ney was a German pianist of the Classical-Romantic repertoire who specialised in Ludwig van Beethoven, born on 27 September 1882 in Düsseldorf and died on 31 March 1968 in Tutzing, Bavaria. She studied at the Cologne Conservatory, won the Mendelssohn Scholarship in 1901 and studied in Vienna with Theodor Leschetizky and Emil von Sauer. She was married to the violinist Willem van Hoogstraten from 1911 to 1927. She joined the Nazi Party in 1937 and held antisemitic views.

The Complete Brunswick & Electrola Solo 78-rpm Recordings is a three CD mono compilation released by Appian Publications & Recordings in 2019. It includes works by composers including Liszt, Strauss, Schumann, Brahms, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin. Credits also name the conductors Fritz Zaun and Willem van Hoogstraten, and the Berlin State Opera Orchestra.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Rondo In A Minor, K. 511
2. Burleske In D Minor

Disc 2

1. Andante Favori In F Major
2. Sonata No. 8 In C Minor: Adagio Cantabile
3. 6 Variations On 'Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento'

Disc 3

1. Impromptu In F Minor, Opl 142, No. 4
2. Moment Musical In C-sharp Minor, Op. 94, No. 4
3. Intermezzo In E-flat Major, Op. 117, No. 1
4. Romance In F Op 118/5
5. Rhapsody In E Flat Op 119/4
6. Intermezzo in A flat Op 76/3
7. Waltz In A Flat Op 39/15
8. Ecossaises Woo83
9. Moment Musical In F Minor D780/3
10. Song Without Words ‘Spinning Song’ Op 67/4
11. Étude In E Op 10/3
12. Nocturne In F Sharp Op 15/2
13. Hungarian Rhapsody No 8 S244/8
14. ‘Hark, Hark! The Lark’ Ständchen von Shakespeare, S558/9
15. Valse-caprice No 7 In A, Soirées de Vienne, S427/7
16. Hungarian Dance No 2 In D Minor Woo1
17. Kleiner Walzer
18. Feux D’artifice Préludes Book II No 12