源自好萊塢的音樂傳奇
荷賽·伊圖比
RCA Victor唱片公司錄音全集 16CD
荷賽·伊圖比，鋼琴＆指揮
◎ 荷賽·伊圖比身兼鋼琴家、樂團指揮與好萊塢明星等多重身份
◎ 專輯收錄荷賽·伊圖比於1933-1953年間為RCA Victor唱片公司灌錄的所有錄音
◎ 曾以蕭邦降A大調「波蘭舞曲」一曲創下銷售量超過200張萬以上的紀錄
◎ 同時收錄與他的妹妹安帕羅．伊圖比合作的錄音
早年，美國好萊塢經常邀請古典音樂名人為電影增添光彩。例如：海飛茲（Jascha Heifetz）在1939年的電影《青少年與音樂》（They Shall Have Music），以及雷萬特（Oscar Levant）和史坦（Isaac Stern）在1946年的電影《銀海香魂》（Humoresque ）中無與倫比的演出。之後多位大師，如伯恩斯坦（Leonard Bernstein）、卡拉絲（Maria Callas）、托斯卡尼尼（Arturo Toscanini）、塞爾金（Rudolf Serkin）、西格提（Joseph Szigeti）等人也曾登上好萊塢的星光大道。
這套專輯的主角同樣是曾在好萊塢發光的古典音樂巨星荷賽·伊圖比（José Iturbi）。為向其致敬，專輯收錄他於1933-1953年間為RCA Victor唱片公司完成的所有錄音。並透過伊圖比基金會、好萊塢博物館董事會，以及美國音樂名人芬斯坦（Michael Feinstein）的協助，專輯得以順利出版。
來自西班牙的伊圖比是指揮家、鋼琴演奏家。1895年出生於瓦倫西亞，1980年逝世於美國加州。曾參與 1940 年代多部好萊塢電影的演出。自幼愛好音樂，據說七歲時便能教導年紀比他大數倍的人學習音樂。成名前擔任西班牙小提琴家基羅加（Manuel Quiroga, 1892-1961）1911 年到 1937 年國際巡迴演出的鋼琴伴奏。
最初伊圖比到巴塞隆納投身於音樂大師祖根摩力的門下，後來在巴黎音樂院以優異成績畢業。24歲在日內瓦音樂學院擔任鋼琴系主任，1928年在倫敦以鋼琴家的身份首度亮相。1929年前往美國發展。在美國除了演奏鋼琴，還被邀請擔任各大樂隊的指揮。1930年他在卡內基音樂廳舉辦音樂會，由於觀眾反應熱烈，不得不增加數百個臨時座位。1933年與RCA Victor唱片公司簽約合作，其中蕭邦的降A大調「波蘭舞曲」一曲截至1974年銷售量竟超過200萬張以上。1936年，被聘為羅徹斯特愛樂管弦樂團（Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra）指揮之職，凡八年之久。1981年以他為名的國際鋼琴大賽於西班牙瓦倫西亞舉辦首場比賽。
伊圖比開始為影迷所熟識是1945年哥倫比亞公司發行，講述蕭邦一生的《一曲難忘》（A Song to Remember）電影中，擔任飾演蕭邦的男主角唐尼威特的替身演奏古典名曲。更被米高梅公司重金聘請參演多部歌舞片，包括1943年的音樂劇《千呼萬喚》（Thousands Cheer）、1944年的美國音樂喜劇影片《百萬音樂》（Music for Millions，或譯《彩鳳清歌》）、1945年的真人動畫歌舞片、奇幻片、喜劇片《主播》（Anchors Aweigh，或譯《翠鳳艶曲》）、1949年的《午夜之吻》（Midnight Kiss），並於1948年的《三個勇敢的少女》（Three Daring Daughters）中擔綱主角。
整套專輯包含16張CD，音源取自原版的「漆膠唱片」（lacquer discs），並以當前最高解析度的24 bit/192 kHz規格轉錄，其中95％的錄音都是首度以CD格式發行，並包含23首不曾發行過的錄音。收錄的曲目包括史卡拉第、莫札特、貝多芬、法雅、孟德爾頌、蕭邦、舒曼、李斯特、柴可夫斯基、聖桑、德布西、拉賀曼尼諾夫等人的作品，其中包含伊圖比的鋼琴獨奏作品與協奏曲，其所指揮的管弦樂曲，以及與他的妹妹安帕羅．伊圖比（Amparo Iturbi, 1898-1969）合作雙鋼琴作品。另外也收錄了3張安帕羅．伊圖比的獨奏專輯。
SET CONTENTS
DISC 1:
Mozart, W.A.: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 | RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Mozart, W.A.: Piano Concerto No. 10 in E-Flat Major, K.365/316a | RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; with Amparo Iturbi
DISC 2:
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124 | RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O 7 | RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven: Concerto No. 3 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 37 | RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
DISC 3:
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Arranged for two pianos and orchestra) | RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; with Amparo Iturbi
Trad. Arr. Previn: 3 Blind mice (waltz version) | with Amparo Iturbi
Trad. Arr. Previn: 3 Blind mice (boogie version) | with Amparo Iturbi
Chambers: All American (A Satirical Suite for Two Pianos) | with Amparo Iturbi
Gould: American Symphonette No. 2 | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra - José Iturbi, conductor
Reddick: Espanharlem (1946) | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra – First Release
Iturbi: Soliloquy | Symphony of Los Angeles – First Release
DISC 4:
Mozart, W.A.: Sonata in D for Two Pianos, K. 448/375A | with Amparo Iturbi
Chabrier: 3 Valses romantiques, IEC 39 | with Amparo Iturbi
Iturbi: Spanish Dance | with Amparo Iturbi
Debussy: En Blanc et Noir, for Two Pianos | with Amparo Iturbi
Milhaud: Scaramouche Suite pour deux pianos, Op. 165b | with Amparo Iturbi
Nepomuceno: La siesta (arr. by A. Iturbi and J. Iturbi) | with Amparo Iturbi
Infante: Pochades andalouses: Guadalquivir | Amparo Iturbi, piano
Infante: Sevillana | with Amparo Iturbi
DISC 5:
Debussy: Clair De Lune (Moonlight) (No. 3 from "Suite Bergamasque")
Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 (A Dream of Love)
Debussy: Rêverie
Beethoven: Für Elise (Bagatelle in A Minor)
Schumann: Arabesque, Op. 18
Debussy: Arabesque No. 1, in E (Andantino Con Moto)
Debussy: Arabesque No. 2, in G (Allegretto Scherzando)
Falla: Dance of Terror (From the Ballet "El Amor Brujo")
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2
Liszt: Les Jeux D'Eaux A La Villa D'Este (Fountains at the Villa D'Este) (From "Annees De Pelerinage")
Falla: Ritual Fire Dance (From the Ballet "El Amor Brujo")
Saint-Saëns: Allegro Appassionato, Op. 70
Albéniz: Malagueña
Paderewski: Menuet a L' Antique in G, Op. 14, No. 1
Chopin: Etude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 ("Revolutionary")
Chopin: Polonaise in A-Flat, Op. 53, No. 6
DISC 6:
Debussy: Jardins sous la pluie (N°3 of Estampes)
Schumann: Romance, Op. 28, No. 2
Chopin: Preludes Nos. 9 and 10, Op. 28
Chopin: Prelude No. 15, Op. 28 – First Release
Chopin: Nocturne, Op. 32, No. 1
Lopez-Chavarri: El Viejo Castillo Moro
Iturbi: Canciòn de cuna
Granados: Spanish Dance No. 2 in C Minor ("Oriental")
Chopin: Mazurka No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 7, No. 2 – First Release
Chopin: Mazurka No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 7, No. 3 – First Release
Chopin: Mazurka No. 24 in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3 – First Release
Chopin: Mazurka No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 41, No. 2 – First Release
Chopin: Mazurka Op. 33, No. 4 – First Release
Chopin: Scherzo in b-flat – First Release
Debussy: Children's Corner – First Release
Ravel: Jeux d'eau – First Release
Gustavino: Gato – First Release
THE EARLY RECORDINGS
DISC 7:
Mozart, W.A.: Piano Concerto No. 10 in E-Flat Major, K.365/316a | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; with Amparo Iturbi
Mozart, W.A.: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
DISC 8:
Beethoven: Concerto No. 3 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 37 | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Arranged for two pianos and orchestra) | with Amparo Iturbi
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra – First Release
Bach, J.S.: Passacaglia in C Minor | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra – First Release
DISC 9:
Mozart, W.A.: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 (300i)
Mozart, W.A.: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332
Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. Posth.
Chopin: Waltz in D-Flat, Op. 64, No. 1 ("Minute Waltz")
Chopin: Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
Chopin: Mazurka in B-Flat, Op. 7, No. 1
DISC 10:
Albéniz: Suite española, No. 1: No. 3 Sevilla
Granados: Goyescas No. 4 ("Quejas" O "La Maja Y El Ruiseñor")
D. Scarlatti: Sonatas in B Minor & C Major
Paradisi: Toccata in A Major
Iturbi (under pseudonym of J. Navarro): Pequeña Danza Española
Beethoven: Andante favori F Major WoO 57
Albéniz: Córdoba, op. 232 (Cantos de Espana, no. 4)
Lazar: Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 15. F minor: March funèbre
Saint-Saëns: Caprice arabe | with Amparo Iturbi
Debussy: L'isle Joyeuse – First Release
Infante: Three Dances Andalouses: No. 2 Sentimiento | with Amparo Iturbi
Debussy: Arabesque No. 1, in E (Andantino Con Moto)
Debussy: Arabesque No. 2, in G (Allegretto Scherzando)
Bach, J.S.: Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 906
Granados: Spanish Dance No. 10 in G Major ("Danza Triste") – First Release
Gould: Boogie Woogie Etude
Gould: Blues No. 3
DISC 11:
Falla: Ritual Fire Dance (From the Ballet "El Amor Brujo")
Falla: Dance of Terror (From the Ballet "El Amor Brujo")
Debussy: Clair De Lune (Moonlight) (No. 3 from "Suite Bergamasque")
Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 (A Dream of Love)
Chopin: Polonaise in A-Flat, Op. 53, No. 6
Schumann: Arabesque, Op. 18
Debussy: Rêverie
Haydn: Theme and Variations in C Major, Hob.XVII:5 – First Release
Paderewski: Minuet in G, Op. 14, No. 14, No. 2
Beethoven: Für Elise (Bagatelle in A Minor)
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7 Träumerei – First Release
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte – First Release
Rachmaninoff: Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 5 – First Release
Infante: Three Dances Andalouses: No. 1 Ritmo | with Amparo Iturbi
Infante: Three Dances Andalouses: No. 2 Sentimiento | with Amparo Iturbi
Infante: Three Dances Andalouses: No. 3| with Amparo Iturbi – First Release
Tchaikovsky: June (Barcarolle in G Minor) (No. 6 from "The Months", Op. 37a)
Tchaikovsky: November (Troika En Traineaux in E) (No. 11 from "The Months", Op. 37a)
Mussorgsky: Une larme (A Tear) – First Release
DISC 12:
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, MWV N 18 "Scottish" | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra - José Iturbi, conductor
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World" | Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra - José Iturbi, conductor
DISC 13:
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14, S. 244/14 for piano and orchestra | Valencia Orchestra - José Iturbi, conductor
Falla: Dances from the Ballet "El sombrero de tres picos" (The Three-Cornered Hat) | Valencia Orchestra - José Iturbi, conductor
Palau: Marche Burlesque | Valencia Orchestra - José Iturbi, conductor
Palau: Hommage A Debussy | Valencia Orchestra - José Iturbi, conductor
Rodrigo: Homenaje A la Tempranica | Valencia Orchestra - José Iturbi, conductor
Iturbi: Seguidillas | Valencia Orchestra - José Iturbi, conductor
Chavarri: Interior from Valecianos | Valencia Orchestra - José Iturbi, conductor
Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas | Consuelo Rubia, soprano – First Release
Héctor de Lara interviews Mr. José Iturbi – First Release
José Iturbi with Don Ameche in "What's New" September 4, 1943 – First Release
The Sounding Board Radio Show – First Release
THE RECORDINGS BY AMPARO ITURBI
DISC 14:
Granados: Spanish Dance, Op. 37, No. 8 "Asturiana"
Granados: Spanish Dance, Op. 37, No. 12 "Arabeska"
Granados: Spanish Dance, Op. 37, No. 9 "Mazurka"
Turina: Mujeres Españolas, Series 1, Op. 17: 2. La andaluza sentimental
Turina: Mujeres Españolas, Series 1, Op. 17: 3. La morena coqueta
Infante: Pochades andalouses: Canto flamenco
Infante: Pochades andalouses: Danse gitane
Infante: Pochades andalouses: Aniers sur la route de Seville
Infante: Pochades andalouses: Tientos
Albéniz: Suite Española No. 1, Op.47, No 1: Granada
Albéniz: Cantos de España, Op. 232, No. 4: Córdoba
Guesta: Danza Valenciana
Lecuona: Malagueña
Griffes: The White Peacock
Infante: Pochades andalouses, No. 2: Guadalquivir
DISC 15:
Granados: El Pelele "The Straw Man"
Granados: Goyescas (Piano Suite)
DISC 16:
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Chabrier: Scherzo-Valse
Chabrier: Idylle
Chabrier: Bourrée fantasque
Schubert: Valses Sentimentales (From Op. 50)
Schubert: Valses Nobles, Op. 77
Chavarri: Danza de las labradoras Valencianas
Shostakovich: Prelude No. 2
Shostakovich: Prelude No. 14
Shostakovich: Prelude No. 24
Fauré: Impromptu No. 3, Op. 34
Mozart, W.A.: Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333/315c
