Original name: The Complete Josef Hofmann
Label: VAI, Marston
Number of Discs: 14 CD's
Format: EAC/APE+CUE/COVERS/BOOKLETS



"Jozef Kazimierz Hofmann (born January 20, 1876 in Krakow, Austria-Hungary; died February 16, 1957 in Los Angeles), was a Polish-American virtuoso pianist and composer. Many connoisseurs consider him one of the greatest pianists of all time."

"Hofmann was the greatest pianist who ever lived. Of this, there can be no doubt."

The Complete Josef Hofmann contain eight volumes (a planned ninth has not been released yet). The following is from the notes:

"....this series of Hofmann recordings....is more than a routine exercise in nostalgia. It is actually a public service. It brings alive again the playing of one of the most colossal pianists in history: a pianist with a tremendous and original personality, a pianist of the grand manner, a pianist who contributed a romantic approach with a good measure of classicism, a pianist whose technical finesse remains the ne plus ultra of the art, a pianist who will serve for all time as the exemplar of musical elegance coupled to fire and brilliance." Harold Schoenberg


The Complete Josef Hofmann Vol. 1
The Chopin Concertos
covers & notes
For more info see HERE.




The Complete Josef Hofmann Vol. 2
The Golden Jubilee Concert
2 CDs, covers and notes
For more info see HERE.




The Complete Josef Hofmann Vol. 3
Columbia and G & T Recordings 1903-1918
with seven previously unissued selections
2 CDs, covers and notes
For more info see HERE.




The Complete Josef Hofmann Vol. 4
The Acoustic Brunswick Recordings 1922-1923
covers and notes
For more info see HERE.




The Complete Josef Hofmann Vol. 5
Solo Recordings 1935-1948
2 CDs, scans
For more info see HERE.




The Complete Josef Hofmann Vol. 6
The Casimir Hall Recital
2 CDs, covers & notes
For more info see HERE.



Also here is an image from the booklet; it's a hoot!




The Complete Josef Hofmann Vol. 7
Concerto Performances 1940-1947
2 CDs, scans
For more info see HERE.




The Complete Josef Hofmann Vol. 8
Concerto and Solo Performances 1938-1947
2 CDs, scans
For more info see HERE.




The is the eighth and last published volume in the Complete Hofmann series. There is a ninth one planned but not published yet.


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