John Buttrick
(Dec. 15, 1934 – Nov. 24, 2023)
Piano Recordings

JD 623-2    Ferruccio Busoni
Variations and Fugue on Fredric Chopin’s C minor Prelude, Op. 22  (1884)
Fantasia in F minor after Bach  (1909)
Two organ preludes of Bach, transcribed    No. 2   No. 3
Revised Variations on Frédéric Chopin’s C minor Prelude  (1922)
(Note on the composer by J.B.)
Published 1988,  CD.

JD 621-2    Joseph Haydn
English Canzonettas (Elisabeth Speiser, soprano): The Wanderer, She Never Told Her Love, The Spirit’s Song, O Tuneful Voice
C major Sonata  (1794/95)    I   II   III
Cantata “Arianna a Naxos”  (1789)  (Elisabeth Speiser, soprano)
Andante with Variations in F minor  (1793)
Published 1988,  CD.

JD 604-2    Max Reger
Piano Trio in E, Op. 102  (Christine Ragaz & Regula Hausler, strings)    I   II   III   IV
Published 1986,  CD.

JD 601-2    Max Reger
Six Intermezzi,  Op. 45    1   2   3   4   5   6
Traume am Kamin,  Op. 143    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12
(Note on the composer by J.B.)
Published 1985,  CD.

JD 630-2    Franz Schubert
Songs  (Elisabeth Speiser, soprano)
Der Knabe, Die Götter Griechenlands, Sehnsucht, Schlaflied, Beim Winde, Lachen und Weinen, Heimliches Lieben, Am Grabe Anselmos, Lied der Anna Lyle, Die Rose, Gretchen am Spinnrade, An mein Herz, Im Abendrot, Der Winterabend, Der Wanderer an den Mond, Nachtstück, Abschied, Wanderers Nachtlied, Abendbilder, Frühlingsglaube, Ganymed
Published 1985,  LP and CD.

Jecklin 1012    Johannes Brahms
Lieder  (Elisabeth Speiser, soprano)
Fünf Gedichte, Op. 19, No. 5, An eine ÄolsharfeVier Gesänge, Op. 43, No. 1, Von ewiger LiebeFünf Lieder, Op. 47: No. 1, BotschaftSieben Lieder, Op. 48, No. 1, Der Gang zum LiebchenFünf Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, WiegenliedAcht Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 57: No. 8, Unbewegte laue LuftNeun Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 63, No. 5, Meine Liebe ist grünFünf Romanzen und Gesänge, Op. 84: No. 4, Vergebliches StändchenSechs Lieder, Op. 86: No. 1, ThereseSieben Lieder, Op. 95: No. 6, MädchenliedFünf Lieder, Op. 105: No. 1, Wie Melodien zieht es...(Version 2)Fünf Lieder, Op. 105: No. 2, Immer leiser wird mein SchlummerFünf Lieder, Op. 107: No. 2, Salamander
Published 1985,  LP and CD.

JD 592-2    Richard Strauss
Enoch Arden,  Op. 38  (Gert Westphal, narrator)
Published 1984,  CD.

JD 586    Johannes Brahms
Ballade,  Op. 10, No. 1
Rhapsodie in G minor,  Op. 79, No. 2
Intermezzo in A-flat major,  Op. 76, No. 3
Intermezzo in B major,  Op. 76, No. 4
Capriccio in C-sharp minor,  Op. 76, No. 5
Intermezzo in A minor,  Op. 76, No. 7
Capriccio in C major,  Op. 76, No. 8
Capriccio in D minor,  Op. 116, No. 1
Intermezzi,  Op. 117, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3
Intermezzi,  Op. 118, No. 1, No. 2
Rhapsodie in E-flat major,  Op. 119, No. 4
(Program notes by J.B.)
Published 1984,  LP.

JD 584    Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata #30,  Op. 109 in E major
Sonata #31,  Op. 110 in A-flat major
(Program notes by J.B.)
Published 1983,  LP.

JD 583    Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata #23,  Op. 57 in F minor  (“Appassionata”)
Sonata #17,  Op. 31 No. 2 in D minor  (“Der Sturm”)
(Program notes by J.B.)
Published 1983,  LP.

Apollo 102    Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata #23,  Op. 57 in F minor  (“Appassionata”)
Six Bagatelles,  Op. 126
Published 1982,  cassette.

Apollo 101    Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata #30,  Op. 109 in E major
Sonata #31,  Op. 110 in A-flat major
Published 1981,  cassette.

DS 4012    César Franck
Opera Integrale da Camera (chamber music)
Mariana Sirbu, Ruxandra Colan, Mihai Dancila, strings
Mihail Sarbu, John Buttrick, pianos
Quartetto Academica (Bucharest)
Quintetto in fa minore per pianoforte ed archi
Published 1980,  5 LPs.

(unpublished)    Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise-Fantaisie, Opus 61
and three other works
Walpole Town Hall, New Hampshire  March 16, 1979,  Vermont Public Radio; audio tape, GBH Boston and Library of Congress.

Redwood    Frédéric Chopin
Preludes, Op. 28
Published 1977,  LP.

(unpublished)    Mozart, Schumann, Debussy, Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata in B-flat major, K. 454
Robert Schumann - Sonata in A minor, Op. 105
Claude Debussy - Sonata in G major (1917)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2
Roman Totenberg, violin
John Buttrick, piano
October 7, 1976.

(unpublished)    Mozart, Ravel, Debussy, Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata in B-flat, K. 454
Maurice Ravel - Sonate posthume pour piano et violon
Claude Debussy - Sonata
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata in G major, Op. 96
Roman Totenberg, violin
John Buttrick, piano
December 4, 1975.

(unpublished)    Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet Op. 34 in F minor
Dimov Quartet
John Buttrick, piano
October 16, 1974.

(unpublished)    Schubert, Brahms, Beethoven
Franz Schubert - Sonatina in D, Op. 137 No. 1 in D major
I. 0:00,  II. 4:35,  III. 9:05
Johannes Brahms - Sonata No. 1, Op. 78
I. Vivace, ma non troppo,  II. Adagio,  III. Allegro molto moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata #7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
I. Allegro con brio 0:00,  II. Adagio cantabile 8:08,  III. Scherzo: Allegro 17:45,  IV. Finale: Allegro, Presto 21:00
Abraham Comfort, violin
John Buttrick, piano
July 19, 1974,  tape made by B. Meredith  (the 19th according to the note on the tape)

(unpublished)    Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto No. 5 in E-flat for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73  (“Emperor”)
John Buttrick, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York, April 19, 1971
I. Allegro,  II. Adagio un poco mosso 20:00,  III. Rondo-Allegro 27:22
(Two months later – June 6, 1971 – Mr. Buttrick was the soloist in a performance at Boston’s Symphony Hall, Arthur Fiedler conducting, but I don’t know of a recording.)

Maurice Revel, Franz Schubert, Maurice Duruflé, C.P.E. Bach
Louis Moyse Plays, vol. 5.  Flautist, accompanied by various musicians including John Buttrick:
Ravel - Chansons Madacasses
Schubert - Introduction and Variations on an Original Theme (Trockne Blumen), Opus 60
Duruflé - Prelude, Reciatif et Variations, Opus 3
C.P.E. Bach - Trio in G Major
Brattleboro Music Center, Green Street School Auditorium, Brattleboro, Vermont, March 8, 1970.

(unpublished)    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto #10  in E-flat for Two Pianos and Orchestra, K. 365
John Buttrick, Robert Freeman, pianos
Carnegie Hall, New York, April 17, 1969
     mp4 (tape glitch about 22:40) – I. Allegro,  II. Andante 10:04,  III. Rondo-Allegro 17:48
May 10, 1969
     mp4 – I. Allegro,  II. Andante 10:12,  III. Rondo-Allegro 18:29

(unpublished)    Chopin, Schoenberg, Beethoven, Schubert
Fredric Chopin – Six Mazurkas
Arnold Schoenberg – Six little piano pieces, Op. 19
Ludwig van Beethoven – Six bagatelles, Op 126
Franz Schubert – Sonata in B flat major
January 7, 1966.

Note:  Jecklin (JD) published the Max Reger Intermezzi in two versions, an LP with catalogue number JD 601 and a CD with catalogue number JD 601-2.  There may be an LP for the other JDs as well.

Some recordings can be ordered online at Amazon.de and Amazon.com.

The above are but a small fraction of the pieces Mr. Buttrick performed in public.  Notably absent are Chopin’s Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58  and  Liszt’s St. Francis Walking on the Waves.



Informal recordings ...

(rehearsal)    Beethoven
Sonata 32 in C minor, Op. 111:  fragment
First Congregational Church, Nantucket, Massachusetts, September 2018.

(rehearsal)    Liszt?
  fragment
First Congregational Church, Nantucket, Massachusetts, August 2018.

(rehearsal)    Beethoven
Sonata 21 in C Major, Op. 53 (“Waldstein”):  I. Allegro con brio
First Congregational Church, Nantucket, Massachusetts, July 2017.

(from a lecture)    Chopin
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52:  beginning
Jecklin Musikhaus, Zürich, March 2015.

(from a lecture)    unknown
  fragment
Jecklin Musikhaus, Zürich, March 2015.



Informal interview ...

  This Week Tonight
Nantucket, Massachusetts, June 28, 2017.


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