Encores volume 2

After the commercial success of the Encores record (recorded in March and December 1985 in St Barnabas' Church, Finchley, UK and issued in 1987), Decca had in mind to make another one. 'Jorge liked the plan a lot and we talked often about the repertoire,' says Mattheus Smits.

Strauss/Godowsky, Fledermaus

Weber/Godowsky, Invitation to the dance

Moszkowski, Caprice Espagnol

Lecuona, Cuban dances selections

The fourth movement)of Carl Maria von Weber's Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 24 (1812): Rondo: Presto, frequently referred to as a mouvement perpétuel. This was included on Jorge's Graduation Recital, 16 April 1934 

Strauss/Schulz Evler, Concert Arabesques on the Beautiful Blue Danube

Waltz in A major Op.2 by Mischa Levitzki (first played by Jorge in August 1926)

Delibes/Dohnányi Naila waltz

Prokofiev, Toccata Op.11

Abram Chasins, Preludes (selection)

Godowsky, pieces from Triakontameron and Java Suite

Paul de Schloezer etude Op.1 no 1 in E flat. (piano roll with score) (Jeffrey Biegel)

'About the last piece, a difficult etude in double notes in two hands Jorge told me a nice story: Abbey Simon played it often in his student days to show off. To surprise his fellow students, he always finished the piece with some chords of his own in the wrong key. He got so much used to this that it once happened in concert also! NB There is a fantastic recording on piano-roll of this unknown piece by Josef Lhevinne.

'Once before a concert Jorge played this piece for me in an unbelievable way out of the blue, note perfect. I am sure he had not touched it for years. To further amaze me, he continued with Nola (1915) by Felix Arndt asking me whether this would do for the encores volume 2.

'Unfortunately all this never happened.'