Legends of the PianoAcoustic Recordings 1901-1924
Blow: | Fugue in C Recorded: Hayes, Middlesex, October 19, 1915 Mark Hambourg (piano) | Brahms: | Waltz, Op. 39 No. 2 in E major Recorded: London, December 22, 1903 / London, December 16, 1903 Ilona Eibenschütz (piano) Waltz, Op. 39 No. 15 in A flat major Recorded: London, December 22, 1903 / London, December 16, 1903 Ilona Eibenschütz (piano) | Bull, J: | The King's Hunt Recorded: Hayes, Middlesex, October 19, 1915 Mark Hambourg (piano) | Byrd: | Pavana "The Earle of Salisbury" Recorded: Hayes, Middlesex, October 19, 1915 Mark Hambourg (piano) | Chaminade: | La Lisonjera Op. 50 Recorded: London, c. Nov. 28, 1901 Cécile Chaminade (piano) | Chopin: | Fugue in A minor Recorded: London December 10, 1904 Natalia Janotha (piano) Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Recorded: Warsaw late 1905 Aleksander Michalowski (piano) Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Recorded: Berlin c. 1924 Armand Georg Raoul Von Koczalski (piano) | Granados: | Danza española, Op. 37 No. 10 'Melancólica' Recorded: Barcelona c. 1912 Enrique Granados (piano) Improvisation on El pelele (No. 7), from Goyescas Recorded: Barcelona c. 1912 Enrique Granados (piano) | Grieg: | Norwegian Bridal Procession, Op. 19, No. 2 Recorded: Paris, May 2, 1903 Edvard Hagerup Grieg (piano) Lyric Pieces Op. 54: No. 2 - Gangar Recorded: Paris, May 2, 1903 Edvard Hagerup Grieg (piano) Lyric Pieces Op. 71: No. 3 - Puck Recorded: Hayes, Middlesex, September 26, 1922 Arthur De Greef (piano) | Indy: | Lac vert, from Tableaux de voyage, Op. 33, No. 4 Recorded: Hayes, Middlesex, June 7, 1923 Vincent D’Indy (piano) Danses rythmiques, from Poème des montagnes, Op. 15 Recorded: Hayes, Middlesex, June 7, 1923 Vincent D’Indy (piano) | Liszt: | Gnomenreigen, S145 No. 2 Recorded: Hayes, Middlesex, November 7, 1921 Frederic Lamond (piano) Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor (abbr.) Recorded: New York c. 1917 Arthur Friedheim (piano) | Mozart: | Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K543 (excerpts) arr. Schulhoff: Minuet. Recorded: Vienna late 1905 / Vienna October 26, 1910 / Vienna October 25, 1910 Alfred Grünfeld (piano) | Saint-Saëns: | Marche Militaire Francaise Recorded: Paris, November 24, 1919 Camille Saint-Saëns (piano) Rêverie du soir à Blidah Recorded: Paris, November 24, 1919 Camille Saint-Saëns (piano) | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K190 in B flat major D Scarlatti/Granados.Recorded: Barcelona c. 1912 Enrique Granados (piano) | Schumann: | Study in Canonic Form, Op. 56 No. 4 in A flat major - Innig Recorded: Vienna? c. 1910 Marie Baumayer (piano) | Strauss, J, II: | Frühlingsstimmen Walzer Op. 410 arr. Grünfeld. Recorded: Vienna late 1905 / Vienna October 26, 1910 / Vienna October 25, 1910 Alfred Grünfeld (piano) Soirée de Vienne arr. Grünfeld. Recorded: Vienna late 1905 / Vienna October 26, 1910 / Vienna October 25, 1910 Alfred Grünfeld (piano) | Tchaikovsky: | Humoresque, Op. 10 No. 2 Recorded: London c. January 1924 Vassily Sapellnikoff (piano) |
This collection features some of the greatest composers ever to record, along with disciples playing pieces by their masters. The disciples fall largely into two main ‘schools’: the Chopin/Schumann axis and the Liszt/Leschetizky group, offering piquant contrast in the piano styles that survived in the playing of Artur Rubinstein and Vladimir Horowitz, respectively. The recordings were selected for performance quality as well as historical and sonic considerations. Audio conservation: Ward Marston |