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Bach, J S: | Prelude and Fugue No. 36 in F minor Elsie Hall | Bartók: | Romanian Folk Dances for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68 Lili Kraus | Chopin: | Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Irene Scharrer | Couperin, F: | Pièces de clavecin III: Ordre 18ème in F major: Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins Kathleen Long | Dohnányi: | Rhapsody No. 3 in C major, Op. 11 No. 3 Johanne Amalie Stockmarr | Garreta: | Sardana Blanche Selva | Goossens: | The Hurdy-Gurdy Man Claudette Sorel | Gould, John: | Boogie Woogie Etude Leah Effenbach | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 Lubka Kolessa | Ibert: | Le petit âne blanc (from Histoires) France Marguerite Ellegaard | Lecuona: | Suite Andalucía: Malagueña Olga Samaroff | Liszt: | Étude d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140 No. 6 Marie-Aimée Warrot Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera Raie Da Costa Spinnerlied aus Der fliegende Holländer S440 Galina Werschenska | Rachmaninov: | Barcarolle in G minor. Op. 10 No. 3 Madeleine de Valmalète | Schumann: | Aufschwung, Op. 12, No. 2 Ania Dorfmann | Scriabin: | Étude Op. 8 No. 10 in D flat major Muriel Kerr | Villa-Lobos: | Chôros No. 5 'Alma Brasileira' for piano Ellen Ballon | Vogrich: | Staccato Caprice in F sharp major Yolanda Merö | Weber: | Perpetuum Mobile (Rondo from Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 24) Ginette Doyen |
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| |  | Three Great Danish Woman Pianists
Beethoven: | Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 (Menuetto) Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' Ecossaise in E flat major, WoO 86 | Brahms: | Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2 | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 France Ellegaard Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Galina Werschenska | Dohnányi: | Rhapsody No. 3 in C major, Op. 11 No. 3 | Falla: | Ritual Fire Dance (from El amor brujo) | Franck, C: | Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21 | Grieg: | Norwegian Bridal Procession, Op. 19, No. 2 | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 3 'La Campanella' | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major K282 | Prokofiev: | Prelude in C major, Op. 12 No. 7 The Love for Three Oranges: March | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 7 in C minor | Scarlatti, D: | Pastorale | Scriabin: | Prelude, Op. 11 No. 10 in C sharp minor | Wagner: | Summ' und brumm', du gutes Rädchen 'Spinning Chorus' (from Der fliegende Holländer) arr. for piano by Liszt |
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| |  | Rarities of Piano Music at the Husum Festival 1995
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| |  | Eileen Joyce
Albert, E: | Scherzo in F Sharp Major, Op. 16, No. 2 | Bach, J S: | Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV894 | Bergman, S: | Polka Caprice, Op. 1 No. 3 Himmelgesang, Op. 2 No. 1 | Debussy: | Pour le Piano: Toccata | Dohnányi: | Rhapsody No. 3 in C major, Op. 11 No. 3 | Fauré: | Impromptu No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31 | Grieg: | Scherzo-Impromptu, Op. 73 No. 2 Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 1 - Butterfly Lyric Pieces Op. 47: No. 3 - Melody Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 6 - To Spring Lyric Pieces Op. 71: No. 2 - Summer's Eve Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 2 - Lonely Wanderer Lyric Pieces Op. 62: No. 4 - Brooklet | Liszt: | La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2, S144 Gnomenreigen, S145 No. 2 | Moszkowski: | Waltz in E major, Op. 34 No. 1 | Palmgren: | En route | Paradies: | Toccata in A | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 8 in A flat minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 8 in A minor Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor | Schlözer: | Etude in A flat major, Op. 1 No. 2 | Scott, C: | Lotus Land, Op. 47 No. 1 (W183) Danse nègre, Op.58 No.5 (W89) | Sinding: | Frühlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring), Op. 32 No 3 | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 (arr. Walter Gieseking) |
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| |  | Eileen Joyce: Complete Parlophone & Columbia solo Recordings1933-1945
Albéniz: | Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165) Recorded on 18th December 1939 | Albert, E: | Scherzo in F Sharp Major, Op. 16, No. 2 Recorded on 2nd September 1938 | Bach, J S: | Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV944 Recorded on 7th February 1938 | Beethoven: | Bagatelle in C major, Op 33 No. 2 Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) Recorded on 15th May 1940 | Bergman, S: | Polka Caprice, Op. 1 No. 3 Himmelgesang, Op. 2 No. 1 Recorded on 31st May 1938 | Brahms: | Romance in F major, Op. 118 No. 5 Recorded on 2nd September 1937 Intermezzo in C major, Op. 119 No. 3 Recorded on 14th May 1935 Capriccio for Piano in D minor, Op. 116 No. 7 Recorded on 14th May 1935 Intermezzo in A major, Op. 76 No. 6 Rhapsody in E flat major, Op. 119 No. 4 Recorded on 26th September 1934 Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op. 117 No. 2 Recorded on 24th April 1939 Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2 Ballade in G minor, Op. 118, No. 3 Recorded on 11th November 1935 | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 Recorded on 3rd May 1940 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Recorded on 18th December 1939 Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Recorded on 4th December 1941 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Recorded on 8th July 1941 Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Recorded on 15th May 1940 | Debussy: | Reflets dans l'eau (No. 1 from Images pour piano - Book 1) Recorded on 14th May 1935 Pour le Piano: Toccata Recorded on 28th October 1933 | Dohnányi: | Rhapsody No. 3 in C major, Op. 11 No. 3 Recorded on 11th January 1938 | Farjeon: | Tarantella Recorded on 14th May 1937 | Fauré: | Impromptu No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31 Recorded on 11th August 1938 | Friedman, I: | Viennese Dance No. 2 (after Eduard Gärtner) Recorded on 25th February 1936 | Gounod: | Faust - Waltz, Act II Recorded on 5th May 1934 | Granados: | Goyescas: Quejas ó La Maja y el Ruiseñor Recorded on 11th January 1937 | Grieg: | Scherzo-Impromptu, Op. 73 No. 2 Recorded on 12th July 1939 Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 1 - Butterfly Lyric Pieces Op. 47: No. 3 - Melody Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 2 - Lonely Wanderer Lyric Pieces Op. 62: No. 4 - Brooklet Recorded on 24th April 1939 Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 6 - To Spring Lyric Pieces Op. 71: No. 2 - Summer's Eve Recorded on 12th July 1939 Ballade in G minor, Op. 24 Recorded on 3rd May 1943 | Henselt: | Si oiseau j`etais; Etude Op. 2 No. 6 Recorded on 26th February 1934 | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 Recorded on 4th January 1935 | Liszt: | Prelude and Fugue in a minor, BWV 543 (J.S. Bach), S. 462/1 Recorded on 25th February 1936 Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Recorded on 31st August 1938 Waldesrauschen, S145 No. 1 Recorded on 4th January 1935 Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215/1 Recorded on 18th December 1939 Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 4) Recorded on 2nd September 1937 La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2, S144 Recorded on 8th June 1933 Gnomenreigen, S145 No. 2 Recorded on 6th September 1934 Widmung S566 after Schumann (Liebeslied) Recorded on 25th February 1936 Frühlingsnacht (after Schumann, Op. 39 No. 12), S568 Recorded on 31st May 1937 Spinnerlied aus Der fliegende Holländer S440 Recorded on 24th April 1939 | Mendelssohn: | Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14 Recorded on 29th April 1945 | Moszkowski: | Waltz in E major, Op. 34 No. 1 Recorded on 28th October 1933 Caprice espagnole, Op. 37 - abridged version Recorded on 7th April 1937 | Mozart: | Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in A major, K386 Recorded on 2nd February 1936 Allemande, from Suite, K399 Recorded on 26th May 1939 Courante in E-flat Major, K399 Recorded on 26th May 1939 Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile' Recorded on 26th May 1940 Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K332 Recorded on 29th August 1941 Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K576 'Hunt' Recorded on 5th May 1941 Romance in A flat major, K Anh. 205 Recorded on 11th November 1941 Minuet in D major, K355 Recorded on 11th November 1941 | Palmgren: | En route Recorded on 26th February 1934 | Paradies: | Toccata in A Recorded on 7th February 1938 | Pick-Mangiagalli: | La Danza di Olaf Recorded on 26th February 1934 | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor Recorded on 5th May 1934 Prelude Op. 23 No. 6 in E flat major Prelude Op. 23 No. 7 in C minor Recorded on 11th January 1938 Prelude Op. 23 No. 8 in A flat minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 8 in A minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 13 in D flat major Recorded on 2nd September 1938 | Ravel: | Jeux d'eau Recorded on 28th January 1941 | Schlözer: | Etude in A flat major, Op. 1 No. 2 Recorded on 8th June 1933 | Schubert: | Andante in A major, D604 Impromptu in E flat major, D899 No. 2 Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4 Recorded in February and December 1939 | Schumann: | Novelette, Op. 21 No. 2 in D major Recorded on 7th April 1937 Novelette, Op. 21 No. 6 in A major Recorded on 26th May 1939 Bunte Blätter, Op. 99: Stücklein Recorded on 31st May 1938 | Scott, C: | Lotus Land, Op. 47 No. 1 (W183) Danse nègre, Op.58 No.5 (W89) Recorded on 14th April 1937 | Scriabin: | Prelude, Op. 11 No. 9 in E major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 10 in C sharp minor Recorded on 11th November 1941 | Shostakovich: | Fantastic Dances (3), Op. 5 Recorded on 2nd September 1938 | Sibelius: | Romance in D flat major, Op. 24, No. 9 Recorded on 12th July 1939 | Sinding: | Frühlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring), Op. 32 No 3 Recorded on 12th July 1939 | Stavenhagen: | Menuetto scherzando Recorded on 11th January 1937 | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Recorded on 6th September 1934 |
This set is this first in a new APR series featuring pupils of the great British piano teacher, Tobias Matthay. TOBIAS MATTHAY (1858–1945) is the greatest piano teacher Britain has produced. From the 1890s to the 1930s, first at the RAM and then also at his own school, he almost singlehandedly produced a generation of concert pianists who launched an English piano tradition. York Bowen was an early pupil, but those best remembered are a group of female pianists; Harriet Cohen, Myra Hess, Irene Scharrer and Moura Lympany, all of whom will feature in this APR series. EILEEN JOYCE lies somewhat outside this mainstream, as she trained principally in Germany, but she did have three years of finishing studies with Matthay between 1930 and 1933. Eileen Joyce was born in Tasmania in 1908 to poor immigrants of Irish descent. Her father was an itinerant labourer and the family soon moved to Western Australia where the young Eileen discovered the piano and, in spite of much hardship, soon developed an astonishing playing ability. Heard by Grainger and Backhaus, who both praised her, she was sent off to Germany where she studied for three years with Robert Teichmüller. She came to England in 1930 with a recommendation which led to her Proms debut in that year playing Prokofiev's Third Concerto. She also commenced her advanced studies with Matthay. After a slow start, her career blossomed exponentially from 1933 when she made her first recording. This disc, of Paul de Schlözer's Etude Op1/2 and Liszt's La Leggierezza is still regarded as one of the most astonishing examples of virtuosity ever recorded. From this time until 1960, when she suddenly retired from performing at the age of 52, she was one of Britain's best loved pianists. She appeared 37 times at the Proms, gave the British premieres of both Shostakovich concertos and became known to millions as the pianist playing Rachmaninov's Second Concerto in the film 'Brief Encounter'. Her greatest recordings are from the 78rpm period and we present all of these, with the exception of her concerto performances and a few later Decca discs. Eileen was a natural pianist with a big rich sound and very fast fingers; she is at her best in the many brilliant encore type pieces she recorded but she was equally stylish (and brilliant) in Mozart and had a special affinity with the wistful nostalgia of Grieg. Most of these recordings have never been transferred to CD before so this set is a 'must' for all enthusiasts of great piano playing from the past. “Whatever pressures she might have been under during her career, the quality that comes across in these performances is the sheer joy of playing. Joyce possessed a formidable technique and an interpretative mind that blended stylish sensibility with passion...Joyce’s breadth as well as her impeccable touch and distinctive artistic personality are valuably recalled here.” The Telegraph, 10th February 2012 “This is such a cornucopia of good things it is hard to know where to start...[in the Bach] Joyce's deft, sparingly pedalled light touch, her nonchalant speed and fluency and a palpable enjoyment of the task in hand are characteristic of her approach as a whole, which serves well the dizzying pace of the Fugue in particular.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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