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BUSCH

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ADOLF BUSCH PLAYS BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (cadenzas by Busch). With Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra (New York), cond. William Steinberg (18 July 1943). First release in any format! Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op. 115, Reginald Kell, Busch Quartet (Busch–Straumann–Gottesmann–Busch) (19 Dec. 1948). First CD release! Total time 1:06:04. Technical reconstruction (2002) by Maggi Payne; liner notes by Tully Potter. UPC # 017685-110726.

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CD-1183(1) ADOLF BUSCH PLAYS BACH AND BEETHOVEN IN WARTIME NEW YORK. Violin Concerto in a minor, BWV 1041 With Busch Chamber Players, Lukas Foss, continuo Town Hall  (NY) March 26, 1943. Beethoven: Violin Concerto In D Major, Op.62 with Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, cond. Fritz Busch, Carnegie Hall (NY) Feb 8, 1942. Beethoven: Romance No. 1 In G Major, Op. 40 & Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 WOR Radio Orchestra, cond. A. Wallenstein  (NY), Feb 21, 1942. Sound restoration: Ed Wilkinson. Notes: Tully Potter.  Previously unreleased public performance recordings. AAD. Total 1:11:03 UPC# 0-17685-11832-6

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ZINO FRANCESCATTI IN PERFORMANCE: TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D Major Op 35 (31:51) Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rodzinski (24.10.1943) BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor Op 26 (22:12) NBC Symphony Orchestra, Frank Black (29.4.1945) SAINT SAENS: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor Op 61(25:35) ORTF, Charles Munch (1951 Strasbourg Festival) AAD; UPC #017685-11182-2; Total Time: 79:50

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ZINO FRANCESCATTI IN PERFORMANCE: PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED RECORDINGS.CD 1 of 4 (1:08:10): Mozart: Violin Concerto in G Major, K216 (24:09) (Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Andre Cluytens, 11/13/46); Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 (43:55) (Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Andre Cluytens, 11/13/46). CD 2 of 4  (1:12:55): Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 (37:54); (ORTF, Erich Leinsdorf, Lausanne, 5/23/69); Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 (34:54) (ORTF, Paul Klecki, 5/5/70). CD 3 of 4 (1:16:25): Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2 ( 24:14) (Robert Casadesus, 6/30/63); Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108 (21:30) (Eugenio Bagnoli, Besançon, 9/9/58); Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 (21:00) (Eugenio Bagnoli, Bordeaux, 5/9/61); Ravel: Tzigane (9:23) (Eugenio Bagnoli, Besançon, 9/9/58). CD 4 of 4 (1:16:23): Bach: Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002 (16:29) (Besançon, 9/9/58); Beethoven: Romances: No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 and  No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 (14:56); (Eugenio Bagnoli, Bordeaux, 5/9/61); Paganini: Il Palpiti, in A Major, Op. 13 (posth) (8:18) (Eugenio Bagnoli, Bordeaux, 5/9/61); Saint-Saens: Introduction et Rondo Capriciosso in A Minor, Op. 28 (9:27) (Eugenio Bagnoli, Besançon, 9/9/58); Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 (26:55) (ORTF, Antal Dorati, 6/3/72). Sound restoration (2005): Maggi Payne. UPC# 0-17685-11712-1
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HEIFETZ

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JASCHA HEIFETZ IN PERFORMANCE; CONCERT RECORDINGS, 1945-1951.

CD #1 (73:11) Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61. Arthur Rodzinski cond, January 14, 1945. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77. George Szell cond., December 9, 1951.

CD #2 (71:33) Sibelius: Violin Concerto in d minor, Op. 47. Dimitri Mitropoulos cond, March 11, 1951. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 63. Centennial Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitzky, April 1, 1949. Korngold: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35. Efrem Kurtz cond, March 30, 1947. All by Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra unless otherwise noted. Jascha Heifetz, violin.

Released by Radiux Music, Don Mills, Ontario (Canada). This set is distributed by Music & Arts. AAD. UPC# 0-17685-11012. Not for sale in the United States.

HUBAY

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THE WORLD OF JENÖ HUBAY. Jenö Hubay (1858-1937): Scènes de la Csárda. #8 Op. 60 "Azt mondják." [So they say…]; #3 Op. 18 "Maros vize" [The river Maros]; #2 Op. 13"Kis furulyám." [My little pipe]; #12 Op. 83 "Piczi tubiczám" [My little turtle dove]; #7 Op. 41 "Kossuth-nóta" [Kossuth's song]; #5 Op. 33 "Hullámzó Balaton" [The waves of lakeBalaton]; #14 Op. 117 "Sur des thèmes de Lavotta" [On themes of Lavotta]; #4 Op. 32"Hejre Kati" [Hey Kati]. Charles Castleman, violin, with Eastman Chamber Orchestra, cond. Mendi Rodan [DDD]. With free bonus CD: Hubay and his Pupils play Hubay.

Rare historical recordings newly restored: Intermezzo from The Violin Maker of Cremona. Jenö Hubay; Franz von Vecsey; Harry Solloway; Poem Hongroise, Op. 27 No. 6. Jelly D'Arányi; Zephyr, Op. 30 No. 5. Ibolyka Zilzer; Joseph Szigeti; Scene de la Csárda No. 5, Op. 33, "Hullámzó Balaton". Ibolyka Zilzer; Mazurka in a, Op. 45 No. 1. Ibolyka Gyárfás; Scene de la Csárda No. 8, Op. 60, "Azt mondják". Mary Zentay; Scene de la Csárda No. 12. Duci de Kerekjárto; Scene de la Csárda No. 2. Duci de Kerekjárto; Emil Telmányi; Les Fileuses. Emil Telmányi; Scene de la Csárda No. 4, "Hejre Kati!". Emil Telmányi and Scene de la Csárda No. 3: Maros Vize. Joseph Szigeti. [AAD] A co-production with Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. Rochester, New York. Total times: 68:11 + 67:30. UPC # 017685-11642-1.

HUBERMAN

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BRONISLAW HUBERMAN IN PERFORMANCE: JOHANNES BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 (cadenza by Hugo Heerman); Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, cond. Artur Rodzinski (23/1/1944); P.I. TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35; PO, cond. Eugene Ormandy (3/1946) UPC #0-17685-11222-5. Technical reconstruction: Maggi Payne

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BRONISLAW HUBERMAN IN PERFORMANCE. MOZART: Violin Concerto in D, K218; conducted by Bruno Walter, 1945.  TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto conducted by Eugene Ormandy, 1946.

KAUFMAN

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LOUIS KAUFMAN, VIOLIN - 20th CENTURY FRENCH VIOLIN WORKS. MILHAUD: Concerto de Printemps; Dances de Jacarémirim, Artur Balsam, piano; Second Violin Concerto, ORTF, cond. Milhaud (1949); POULENC: Sonata for Violin & Piano, Élène Pignari, piano (1954); SAUGUET: Concerto d'Orphée, ORTF, cond. Jean Michel Leconte (1955).

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LOUIS KAUFMAN - AMERICANA! BLOCH: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano (Tina Pozzi, piano); QUINCY PORTER: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano (Artur Balsam, piano); STILL: Ennanga (The Kaufman String Quartet and Lois Adele Craft, harp) & Danzas de Panama (Annette Kaufman, piano) (Historical recordings).
UPC #0-17685-46382-2

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LOUIS KAUFMAN PLAYS 20th-CENTURY ROMANTIC VIOLIN CONCERTOS. LARSSON: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 42. Swedish Radio Orchestra, cond. Sten Fryberg (1955); BARBER: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 14. Lucerne Festival Orch., cond. Walter Goehr (1951); VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Concerto accademico in d for Violin & Strings. Winterthur String Orch., cond. Clemens Dahinden (1951).
UPC #0-17685-46672-4

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LOUIS KAUFMAN PLAYS TELEMANN AND SPOHR. GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN: Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord (first published in Hamburg, 1715), performed by Louis Kaufman, violin, and Frederick Hammond, harpsichord; and LUDWIG SPOHR: Sonata Concertante for Harp and Violin, Op. 115, performed by Susann McDonald, harp, and Louis Kaufman, violin. (Originally released by Orion Master Recordings on stereo cassette No. OC-634. The Telemann was recorded ca. 1970, the Spohr in February 1972.) [ADD] Total time: 68:05.
UPC #0-17685-49052-1

KREISLER

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FRITZ KREISLER: EARLY RECORDINGS. The 1926/28 HMV 78s of the BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS & MENDELSSOHN Concertos, cond. Leo Blech + the 1924 MOZART Concerto No. 4, cond. Landon Ronald.
UPC #017685029028

MERCKEL

    CD-1178(1) HENRY MERCKEL: HISTORICAL RECORDINGS 1930-1935    Add to Shopping Cart
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in b minor, op 61 (rec. 27 June, 1935); Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, op 21 (rec. 15/16 February,1932); Lalo: Concerto Russe:  Intermezzo (rec. 27 June,1935; Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, op 49 (rec. 4 April,1930). All with l’Orchestre des Concert Pasdeloup, Piero Coppola, conductor.  2005 digital restorations by Phillippe Deveraux. Liner notes in French and English by Jean-Michel Molkhou of Diapason. AAD, 71:20  UPC# 017685-11782-4

MILSTEIN

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THE ART OF NATHAN MILSTEIN: PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED PUBLIC PERFORMANCES

CD No.1 Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, op. 26 Antal Dorati, ORTF, 24 Sept. 1961 Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041 Antal Dorati, ORTF, 24 Sept. 1961 Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, op. 77 Istvan Kertesz, ORTF, 23 Sept. 1963 Total Time = 76:13.

CD No.2 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, op. 81 Eugene Ormandy, Concertgebouw at Montreux, 5 Oct. 1959 Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, op. 21 (short version) Andre Cluytens, ORTF, Jul. 1955. Total Time: 66:37. Digitally remastered by Aaron Z. Snyder in 2005. AAD. UPC# 0-17685-11682-7

MORINI

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ERICA MORINI IN CONCERT: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 (32:24) National Radio Orchestra, Horenstein, Paris, 12/19/57. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 (35:27) Philharmonic - Symphony Orchestra, Szell, Carnegie Hall, 12/14/52. Previously unreleased broadcast transcriptions. Total Time: 67:58 UPC# 017685-11162-4.

SZIGETI

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JOSEPH SZIGETI plays Mendelssohn and Brahms: 1941 & 1948 New York public performances in new digital transfers.   MENDELSSOHN: Concerto in e for violin & orchestra, Op. 64; with the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, cond. Bruno Walter (p.p., 2 February 1941) and  BRAHMS:  Concerto in D for violin & orchestra, Op. 77; with the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, cond. Dimitri Mitropoulos (p.p., 24 October 1948).  Total time: 67:55. Digital restoration: Ward Marston (2006). UPC# 0-17685-11972-9

BUZZ:  Szigeti (1892-1973) was an artist of rare intellect and integrity; he eschewed the role of the virtuoso, placing himself totally at the service of the music. In addition to the standard repertoire, he championed the music of many 20th-century composers, including Stravinsky, Bartók, Ravel, Prokofiev, Honegger, Bloch, and Martin. These rare New York airchecks find him still in fine shape, before arthritis began to seriously affect his tone.

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THE 1941 NEW YORK ALL-BUSONI COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT MOZART/BUSONI: Idomeneo Overture; BUSONI: Indian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra (Egon Petri, piano); Sarabande and Cortége (2 sketches for Doktor Faustus); Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35a (Joseph Szigeti, violin) & Szigeti talks about Busoni (from a1965 Harvard University lecture). With Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, cond. Dimitri Mitropoulos (New York, 28 December, 1941). (AAD) Total Time: 72:49 UPC # 017685-10522-7

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SZIGETI PLAYS BACH. Sonata No. 1, BWV 1001 (1946); Partita No. 3m, BWV 1006 (1949); Sonata No. 2, BWV 1003 (1949). From New York recitals. UPC: 017685077425.

WICKS

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THE ART OF CAMILLA WICKS. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61, Philharmonic-Symphony Orch., Bruno Walter (2/15/53); Bloch: Baal Shem: "3 pictures of Hassidic life", Standard S.O. (Los Angeles), John Barnett (5/28/50); Sibelius: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra In D minor, Op 47: Allegro, Ma Non Tanto, Standard S.O. (Los Angeles), John Barnett (5/28/50); Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Standard S.O. (San Francisco), Arthur Fiedler (7/16/50). Audio restoration: Aaron Z. Snyder. Notes by Nathanael Vallois. Total time: 78:52 [AAD] UPC # 017685-11602-5.

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FEUERMANN

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LOST FEUERMANN: THE JAPANESE RECORDINGS, 1934 & 1936. With Wolfgang Rebner, piano: Tchaikowsky: Valse Sentimentale, Op.5I/6 J55II. Mendelssohn: Spring Song, Op.62/6 J55II. Bloch: Prayer J55I5. Godard: Berceuse J5515. Schumann: Zigeunerleben, Op. 29/3 J5528. Schubert: Serenade J5528. Wrighton: Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still J5534. Saint-Saens: The Swan J5534. Valentini: Gavotta e Allegro J5578. Rubinstein: Melody in F, Op. 3/1 J5578. Chopin: Nocturne in Eb JW27 (1936). With Fritz Kitzinger, piano: Taki: Kojo no Tsuki 35450. Yamada: Karatachi no Hana 35450. Yamada: Nabora 35456. Yamada: Ojoro Takashima 35456. (1934). Three European Recordings: Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria with piano and organ [Odeon 3172B.2]. Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op.47 Berlin Staatsoper, Frieder Weissman [Parlophone 59101]. Haydn Concerto in D, II-III movements, Berlin Staatsoper, Frieder Weissman [Parlophone PI298]. UPC# 0-17685-10752-8. (64:52) AAD

ROSTROPOVICH

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ROSTROPOVICH IN RECITAL. CHOPIN: Sonata in G, Op. 65; SHOSTAKOVICH: Sonata in D, Op. 40; & DEBUSSY: Sonata No. 1 in D. With Alexander Dedyukhin, piano (live, 1967) Total time: 62:43 [AAD]

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BUDAPEST QUARTET

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CD-4643(1)    THE BUDAPEST QUARTET and guests Play CHAMBER WORKS BY MOZART AND SCHUMANN. W.A. MOZART: Quartet for Piano & Strings in E-flat, K493 (22:56) Clifford Curzon, piano with Joseph Roisman, vn., Boris Kroyt, va., Mischa Schneider, vcl. (rec. Washington, D.C., 27 April 1951) ROBERT SCHUMANN: Quintet in E-flat for Piano & Strings, Op. 44 (27:19) Same performers as Mozart, with Jac Gorodetzky, second vn. (rec. Washington, D.C., 27 April 1951) W.A. MOZART: Quartet for Piano & Strings in g-minor, K478 (23:16) Claudio Arrau, piano with Joseph Roisman, vn., Boris Kroyt, va., Mischa Schneider, vcl. (rec. Washington, D.C., 20 or 21 May, 1943) AAD. Originally released on CD-643 in 1990; remastered in 2006 by Kit Higginson.  Total time: 73:50   Not available in the U.S.A.   UPC # 017685-46432-4

ADOLPH BUSCH and FRIENDS

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ADOLPH BUSCH AND FRIENDS AT THE 1949 STRASBURG FESTIVAL. Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in a minor, Op.102. A. & H. Busch, French National Radio Orchestra, P. Kletzki, cond. (21 June 1949); Brahms: Sextet Nr. 1 for 2 vn, 2 va, 2 vc. In Bb Major Op.18 with A. Busch, Vn. I, B. Straumann, Vn. II, H. Gottesmann, Va. I, H. Busch, Vc. I, A. Bertschmann, Va. II, A. Wenzinger, Vc. II (13 June 1949). Mendelssohn: Capriccio from Andante, Scherzo, Capriccio und Fugue (Quartet) op. 81 #3, Busch Quartet (A. Busch, Vn. I, B. Straumann, Vn II, H. Gottesmann, Va, H. Busch, Vc) (11 June 1949). ADD Total time 70:00 UPC #0-17685-10832-7

CASALS

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CASALS FESTIVALS AT PRADES, LIVE CONCERT PERFORMANCES: CD# 1: MOZART: Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb Horszowski-Menuhin-Wallfisch-Casals (1956); SCHUMANN: Trio No. 3 in g, Op. 110 Végh-Serkin-Casals (1956).
CD# 2: BEETHOVEN: Trio in c, Op. 1 No. 3 Y. Menuhin-H. Menuhin-Casals (1959), & Trio No. 4 in D, Op. 70, No. 1 Goldberg-Serkin-Casals (1954).
CD# 3: BRAHMS: Trio No. 3 in c, Op. 101 Menuhin-Istomin-Casals (1955); BEETHOVEN: Trio No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 70 No. 2 Goldberg-Serkin-Casals (1954).
CD# 4: J.S. BACH: Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009 Casals (date unknown), & Cello Sonata No. 5 in D, Op. 102 No. 2 Casals-Horszowski (1953) & Trio No. 9 in G, "Kakadu," Op. 121a Goldberg-Serkin-Casals (1954).
CD# 5: J.S. BACH: Sonata for Cello & Piano in G, BWV 1027 Casals-Horszowski (1956); BRAHMS: Trio in B, Op. 8 Menuhin-Istomin-Casals (1955) & Trio in a for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 114 Oppenheim-Casals-Istomin (1955).
CD# 6: SCHUMANN: Trio No. 2 in F, Op. 80 Menuhin-Horszowski-Casals (1956); MOZART: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat, K493 Kapell-Grumiaux-Thomas-Tortelier (1953).
CD# 7: J.S. BACH: The Well Tempered Clavier, Book II: sel. Horszowski (1956); BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 1 in D, Op. 12 No. 1 Grumiaux-Kapell (1953); MOZART: Oboe Quartet in F, K370 Tabuteau-Pernel-Tuttle-Tortelier (1953) & Aria from Idomeneo, K 366 de Los Angeles-Colleg.Mus.(London), cond.Casals. (1959).
CD# 8: BRAHMS: Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87 Menuhin-Istomin-Casals (1955); SCHUMANN: Trio No. 1 in d, Op. 63 Szigeti-Horszowski-von Tobel(1956).
CD# 9: BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata in F, Op. 5 No. 1 Casals-Serkin (1954 & Cello Sonata in g, Op. 5 No. 2 Casals-Istomin (1954) & Horn Sonata in F, Op 17 Casals-Horszowski (1958).
CD# 10: BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata in A, Op. 69, Casals-Cortot (1958) & Cello Sonata in C, Op. 102 No. 1 Casals-Serkin (1953) & Cello sonata in D, Op. 102 No. 2 Casals-Serkin (1954).
CD# 11: BEETHOVEN: Seven Variations on "Bei Männern…". Casals-Cortot (1958) & Sonata for piano and violin No. 6 in A, Op 30 No. 1 Horszowski-Goldberg (1954) MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 Gonzales-Végh Quartet (1956).
CD#12: SCHUBERT: Quintet in C, Op. 163 Krachmalnik-Pernea-Tuttle-Foley-Casals (1953); MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio in d, Op. 49 Engel-Végh-Casals (1960).
CD# 13: SCHUMANN: Adagio and Allegro in Ab, Op. 70 Curzon-Casals. (1956) & String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1 Végh Quartet (1956 & Quintet for piano, 2 violins, viola and cello in Eb Major, Op. 44 Serkin-Végh Quartet (1956).

Technical reconstruction, CDs 9-13 (2002) by Maggi Payne. Contents of CDs 1-8 previously released on Music & Arts CD sets 688 & 689. Contents of CDs 9-13 previously unreleased. (AAD) UPC# 0-17685-11132-7 Not for sale in France

Live Concert Performances, 1953-62; Includes over 12 hours of previously unreleased material featuring Casals, Menuhin, Végh, Serkin, Horszowski,and  Kempff, among others. Restoration engineer: Maggi Payne; Notes: Harris Goldsmith. [ADD]  Total Time: 14 hrs 30 min.  UPC# 017685-118722. Not for sale in France & Germany.  SPECIAL PRICE: 12 CDs for the price of 8!

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CASALS FESTIVAL AT PRADES, Vol 2:  CD 1 (1:10:27):  BACH: Sonata 2 in A Minor; 7 July 1956. BACH: Partita 2 in D Minor; 9 July 1955. BACH: Sonata 3 in C Major; 8 July 1955 w/ Yehudi Menuhin, violin. CD 2 (1:08:36):  BACH: Partita 3 in E Major; 8 July 1955. w/ Menuhin, violin. BACH: Suite 3 in C Major; 2 July 1955 w/  Pablo Casals, cello. BACH: Suite 5 in C Minor; 3 July 1956 w/ Casals, cello.   CD 3 (1:16:26):  BACH: Concerto (in the Italian Style) in F Major; 11 July 1956 w/ Rudolf Serkin, piano. BEETHOVEN: Sonata 30 in E Major, Op 109; 20 June 1954 w/ Serkin, piano. SCHUMANN: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13; 12 July 1956 w/ Serkin, piano. BEETHOVEN: Sonata 31 in Ab Major, Op 110; 15 July 1959 w/ Wilhelm Kempff, piano.  CD 4 (1:16 37):  BACH: Preludes and Fugues from The Well Tempered Clavier, Book II, nos. 14, 15, 24; 17 July 1956. MOZART: Fantasy; 1 August 1962. MOZART: Sonata in C Minor; 1 August 1962. BEETHOVEN: Sonata 32 in C Minor, Op 111; 9 June 1954 w/ Mieczislaw Horszowski, piano.  CD 5 (1:14:17):   SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana, Op. 16; 1 August 1962. BRAHMS: Fantasias, Op. 116; 11 July 1958 w/ Horszowski, piano. MOZART: Violin Sonata Nr. 32; 7 July 1956 w/ Menuhin, violin and Horszowski, piano. CASALS: The Birds; 18 July 1956 w/ Casals, cello and Horszowski, piano.  CD 6 (1:17:51):  SCHUBERT: 6 Lieder; 8 July 1959 w/  Victoria de los Angeles, soprano and Horszowski, piano. BRAHMS: Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38, for cello and piano; 19 July 1958 w/  Casals, cello, with Horszowski, piano. BEETHOVEN: Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 (Kreutzer) for violin and piano; 15 July 1959 w/ Christian Ferras, violin and Kempff, piano.  CD 7 (1:12:05): MOZART: Divertimento in Eb Major for violin, viola and cello; 16 June 1953 w/ Joseph Fuchs, violin; Lillian Fuchs, viola; Paul Tortelier, cello. MENDELSSOHN: Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66; 15 July 1959 w/ Ferras, violin, Kempff, piano and Casals, cello.   CD 8 (1:07:15) MOZART: Quintet in G Minor; 11 July 1956(?) w/ the Végh Quartet  (Végh – Zöldy – Janzer - Szabó) w/ Ernst Wallfisch, Viola II. BRAHMS: Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51; 20 July 1958 w/ Végh Quartet (see above).  CD 9 (1:13:31): BACH: Cantata and Mass excerpts; 2 July 1955 w/  Bach Aria Group (Eleanor Steber, soprano; Carol Smith, alto; Jan Peerce, tenor; Norman Farrow, bass; Maurice Wilk, violin; Bernard Greenhouse, cello; Erich Itor Kahn, piano; Julius Baker, flute; Robert Bloom, oboe.   CD 10 (1:19:14): BACH: Cantata in G Major: Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten; 19 June 1953 w/ Maria Stader, soprano, the Festival Orchestra and Casals, conductor. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major; 19 June 1953 w/ the Festival Orchestra and Casals, conductor. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major; 24 June 1953 w/ the Festival Orchestra and Casals, conductor. MOZART: "Ch'io mi scordi di te?" -- Recitativo con Rondo; 9 July 1959 w/ de Los Angeles, the Collegium Musicum of London and Casals, conductor. MOZART: Divertimento in D Major; 3 August 1962 w/ the Végh Chamber Orchestra.   CD 11 (1:04:01): BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15; 24 June 1953 w/ Zorszowski, piano, the Festival Orchestra and Casals, conductor. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 19; 9 July 1959 w/ Horszowski, piano, the Festival Orchestra and Casals, conductor.  CD 12 (1:10:58): MOZART: Sinfonia concertante in Eb Major; 19 June 1953 w/ Fuchs, violin; Fuchs, viola and the Festival Orchestra, Casals, conductor. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 in Bb Major, Op. 60; 8 July 1959 w/ the Collegium Musicum of London, Casals, conductor.

Live Concert Performances, 1953-62; Includes over 12 hours of previously unreleased material featuring Casals, Menuhin, Végh, Serkin, Horszowski,and  Kempff, among others. Restoration engineer: Maggi Payne; Notes: Harris Goldsmith. [ADD]  Total Time: 14 hrs 30 min.  UPC# 017685-118722. Not for sale in France & Germany.  SPECIAL PRICE: 12 CDs for the price of 8!

FINE ARTS QUARTET

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THE FINE ARTS QUARTET AT WFMT RADIO. Unreleased recordings of broadcast performances, 1967-73. CD 1: BEETHOVEN: Quartet in F, Op. 59, No. 1 (7 October 1969)**; Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 (1969)**. CD 2: BEETHOVEN: Quartet in C, Op. 59, No. 3 (Jan. 1967)*; Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 (Early 1967)*. CD 3: HAYDN: Quartet in E flat, Op. 1, "No. 0" (1968-1973?)**; Quartet in D, Op. 2, No. 5 (1968-1973?)**; Quartet in B flat, Op. 2, No. 6 (1968-1973?)**; Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5 (1968-1973?)**. CD 4: HAYDN: Quartet in E flat, Op. 64, No. 6 (1968-1973?)**; Quartet in B flat, Op. 76, No. 4 (1968-1973?)**; Quartet in E flat, Op. 76, No. 6 (1968-1973?)**. CD 5: MOZART: Quartet in B flat, K. 458 (1968 or later)**; Quartet in D, K. 499 (Jan. 1967)*; Piano Quartet in E flat, K. 493 (17 Jan. 1967)***. CD 6: MOZART: Adagio and Fugue for string quartet in C minor, K. 546 (17 Jan. 1967)*. BRAHMS: Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 (1967)*. HUSA: Quartet No. 3 (1969 or later)**. SHIFRIN: Quartet No. 4 (13 Apr. 1969)**. CD 7: BEETHOVEN: Quartet in F, Op. 18, No. 1 (Jan. 1971)**. BRAHMS: Trio in E flat, Op. 40, for Piano, Violin and French horn (Jan. 1971) Leonard Sorkin, violin; Barry Tuckwell, horn; Naomi Zaslav, piano. MOZART: Horn Quintet in E flat, K. 407 (Jan. 1971) Leonard Sorkin, violin; Abram Loft, viola; Bernard Zaslav, viola; George Sopkin, cello; Barry Tuckwell, horn. CD 8: BARTÓK: Third String Quartet (1967)*. HINDEMITH: Quartet No. 3, Op. 22 (Jan. 1967)*. MARTINON: Quartet No. 2, Op. 54 (20/21 Feb. 1967)*. * Leonard Sorkin, violin; Abram Loft, violin; Gerald Stanick, viola; George Sopkin, cello. ** Leonard Sorkin, violin; Abram Loft, violin; Bernard Zaslav, viola; George Sopkin, cello. *** Leonard Sorkin, violin; Gerald Stanick, viola; George Sopkin, cello; John Browning, piano. Sound restoration by Maggi Payne (2004). Notes by Abram Loft. Total time: 9 hrs. 15 min. [AAD] UPC # 017685-11542-4.

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W.A.MOZART: THE COMPLETE VIOLA QUINTETS. The Fine Arts Quartet: Leonard Sorkin, Violin 1; Abram Loft, Violin 2; Bernard Zaslav, Viola; George Sopkin, Cello; with Francis Tursi, 2d Viola. Disc 1: (1:19:37). Viola Quintet in B flat, K174 (20:52). Viola Quintet in D, K593 (24:05). Viola Quintet in C, K515 (34:40). Disc 2: (1:19:31) Viola Quintet in G minor, K516 (33:32). Viola Quintet in C minor, K 406 [K516b] (21:38). Viola Quintet in E flat, K614 (24:21). Originally released on 3 LPs in 1975 as Vox Box-#SVBX 557. Recorded in 1974 in the small recital hall of the University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee. Producer, engineer & editor: Leonard Sorkin; Assistant Engineer: John Stoll. This CD set issued under license from Vox Music Group. AAD. UPC# 0-17685-11592-9.

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Béla Bartók: The Six String Quartets with THE FINE ARTS QUARTET (Leonard Sorkin and Abram Loft, violins; Irving Ilmer, viola; George Sopkin, violoncello). The acclaimed 1959 Concert-Disc recordings; digitally restored from the original masters – issued under license from Countdown Media.
CD 1 of 3 (1:16:46) String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7 (1908) (30:50) String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17 (1917) (28:28) String Quartet No. 3 (1927) (17:16). CD 2 of 3 (54:19) String Quartet No. 4(1928) (23:07) String Quartet No. 5(1934) (31:05). CD 3 of 3 (57:07) String Quartet No. 6 (1939) (30:10); and from a 1959 Chicago television program: Bartók’s First Quartet discussed by members of The Fine Arts Quartet [audio only] (26:41). Remastering engineer: Maggi Payne. Extensive booklet notes by Abram Loft. UPC # 0-17685-11762-6 [AAD] stereo.

FRANK DUO

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BEETHOVEN: The 10 Sonatas for Violin and Piano. Pamela Frank, Violin; Claude Frank, Piano. A reissue of the acclaimed 1999 Music Masters set, produced 1992-1995 by Max Wilcox, with additional notes by Tully Potter. 4 CDs, Total time: 3 hrs. 56 min. [DDD] UPC # 017685-11432-8.

HUNGARIAN STRING QUARTET

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ZOLTÁN SZÉKELY AND THE HUNGARIAN STRING QUARTET: Historical recordings and previously unissued public performances, 1937-1968. CD 1: MOZART: Quartet K 456 ("Dissonant") (*Menton Festival, 13 July 1958)[2]. SCHUBERT: Quartet No. 14 in D minor ("Death and the Maiden") (*Menton Festival, 22 July 1958) [2]. HAYDN: Quartet in C major Op 74 No 1 (*University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 5 July 1950) [1]. CD 2: SCHUBERT: Quartet No. 15 in G Major, Op. 161 (*Menton Festival, 22 July 1958)[2]; Quartet No. 14 in D minor ("Death and the Maiden") (Chamber Music Society LP CM-17, rec. 1952) [3]. CD 3: BEETHOVEN: Quartet in C, Op. 59 No. 3 (*Menton Festival, 21 July 1961) [4]; Quartet in C# minor, Op. 131 (*Menton Festival, 21 July 1961) [4]. KODÁLY: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10 (Concert Hall Soc. LP CHS-1157, rec. 1952) [3]. CD 4: BARTÓK: 5th String Quartet (*Menton Festival, July 1961) [4]; 6th String Quartet (*Menton Festival, July 1961) [4]. HAYDN: Quartet in D Major Op 64 No. 5 (*University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1951) [1]. CD 5: BEETHOVEN: Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 (*Budapest, Academy of Music. 20 Dec. 1968) [4]. BARTÓK: 3rd String Quartet (*Budapest, Academy of Music. 20 Dec. 1968) [4]. HAYDN: Quartet in D Major Op 64 No. 5 (from 78s) (Rec. for HMV in London, 1946) [1]. CD 6: BRAHMS: Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No. 2 (Budapest, Academy of Music. 20 Dec. 1968) [4]. MOZART: Quartet in D minor K 421 (Rec. for HMV in London, 1946) [1]. PORPORA: Sonata II in G (from Sonate XII di Violino e Basso (osia di Cimbalo e violoncello)) (Amer. Decca 78 G-25877). Zoltán Székely with Géza Fried, piano. CD 7: TCHAIKOVSKY: Quartet in D Major, Op. 11 (Concert Hall Soc. LP CHS-1183, rec. 1952) [3]. DVORÁK: Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 ("American") (Concert Hall Soc. LP CHS-1157, rec. 1952) [3]. GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82 (Dutch Decca 78 set X-10110, rec. 1942). Székely, with Hague Residentia Orch., cond. Willem van Otterloo Lalo, Guitarre (Dutch Decca 78 set X-10110, rec. 1942) Székely with Jean Antonietti, piano. CD 8: GLAZUNOV: Cinq Novellettes pour Quatuor d'archets, Op. 15 (Concert Hall Soc. LP CHS-1183, rec. 1952) [3]. SCHUMANN: Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1 (*University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1 July 1951) [1]. DEBUSSY: Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (*University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1 Aug. 1951) [1]. ([1] Székely--Moskowsky-Koromzay-Palotai. [2] Székely-Moszkowsky-Koromzay-Magyar. [3] Székely-Moskowsky-Halleux-Palotai. [4] Székely-Kuttner-Koromzay-Magyar. * Public performances. Technical reconstruction (2004) by Maggi Payne. Issued with the kind cooperation of Prof. Gabriel Magyar and the Székely Estate. Total time: 9 hrs. 50 min. [DDD] UPC # 017685-11612-4.
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KOLISCH QUARTET

VÉGH QUARTET

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BÉLA BARTÓK: COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS:
The long unavailable 1954 Paris mono cycle. Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh, Violin I; Sándor Zöldy, Violin II; Georges Janzer, Viola; Paul Szabó, Cello.Sound restoration (2005): Maggi Payne. Notes: Abram Loft    AAD   UPC # 0 17685-11692 6, .

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BEETHOVEN: THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS ­The 1952 VÉGH QUARTET RECORDINGS. Sándor Végh - 1st violin, Sándor Zöldy - 2nd violin, Georges Janzer viola, Paul Szabo cello. Originally released on Haydn Society LPs HSQ N, O and P. The 1952 Paris cycle. AAD UPC# 0-17685-10842-6.

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ARRAU

CD-1205(1) Add to Shopping Cart CLAUDIO ARRAU PLAYS LISZT: Public Performances [1970-1981] 1) Sonata in b (C.W. Post College, L.I., New York, Jan. 3, 1976). 2) Dante Sonata(92d Street YMHA, New York, Feb. 24, 1981). 3) Ballade No. 2. 4) Jeux d’Eau a la Ville d’Este (both Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, Feb. 25, 1979). 5) Transcendental Etude No. 10 (Philharmonic Hall, New York, Feb. 15, 1970). Total: 76:08. Released under licence from the Estate of Claudio Arrau. Producer: Peter Warwick. Restoration engineer: Lani Spahr. Includes transcript of a previously unpublished conversation with Arrau about Liszt. AAD [mono]. UPC# 0-17685-12052-7.

BUZZ: Although Arrau recorded all these works for Philips (some, like the Sonata even twice) the concert performances presented here (chosen from many alternate readings) are far more virtuosic and expressive than the studio tapings.

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CD-1158(1) CLAUDIO ARRAU PLAYS CHOPIN: TWO HISTORIC PUBLIC PERFORMANCE RECORDINGS - Chopin: Concerto No. 1 in e, Op. 11 (1830) with WDR S.O., Cologne, cond. Otto Klemperer (25 Oct. 1954); Concerto No. 2 in f, Op. 21 (1830) with Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, cond. Fritz Busch (U.N. Human Rights Day Concert, New York, 10 Dec. 1950). Audio restoration by Graham Newton, 2004. Total time: 71:42 [AAD] UPC# 0-17685-11582-0.

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CD-1174(1)  ARRAU PLAYS LISZT, SCHUMANN and WEBER—HISTORIC PUBLIC PERFORMANCES:
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major. Philharmonic~Symphony Orchestra (NY), Dimitri Mitropoulos, 5 Sept. 1943; SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in a Minor, Op. 54. Philharmonic~Symphony Orchestra (NY), Victor De Sabata, 18 March 1951; WEBER: Konzertstück in f Minor, op.79 J282. NBC SO (NY), Erich Kleiber, 20 Dec. 1947. Sound restoration (2005) by Maggi Payne, booklet note by Bryce Morrison.  Total time 1:10:25 AAD. UPC # 0 17685-11742.

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CD-1060(2)   CLAUDIO ARRAU    In Germany.    Pre War recordings from the collection of Deutschen Rundfunkarchiv. CHOPIN: Ballade Op. 23 (8:24); BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 7, Op. 10 No. 3 in D (21:01); MOZART: Sonata in D K576 (Stuttgart, 31/5/39) (14:05); BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 3 Op. 2 in C (23:49); HAYDN: Andante con Variazioni in f Op. 83 (Stuttgart, 13/11/38) (8:53); LISZT: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca from Années de Pèlerinage (Seconde année) (Stuttgart, 19/7/37) (6:25), Concerto No. 1 in Eb major for piano and orchestra (Frankfurt R.O. Hans Rosbaud, 15/5/35) (18:17), Harmonies du soir from Etudes d'exécution transcendante (Stuttgart, 19/7/37) (7:53); CHOPIN: Scherzo (No. 3) Opus 39, in c# (1939) (7:19)*; LISZT: Les jeux d'eaux à la villa d'Este from Années de Pèlerinage (1929) (6:55)*. 2 CDs. A coproduction with Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv (German Radio Archive). Technical restoration by Maggi Payne.

UPC # 0-17685-10602-6. [AAD]    *Commercial recordings, previously issued.

BACKHAUS

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BACKHAUS PLAYS BRAHMS The Celebrated HMV Piano Solo Recordings. All Ballades, Scherzos, Waltzes, Rhapsodies, Intermezzos and other works for solo piano recorded by Wilhelm Backhaus between 1929-1936. Notes by Bryce Morrison Restoration: Maggi Payne & Graham Newton. AAD UPC # 17685-11322-2

BUSONI

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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra with Men’s Chorus op. 39 (Kindermann 247) Gunnar Johansen, Piano; Men’s choir of the NDR; prepared by Otto Franze; NDR Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt. Recorded 15/16, January 1956, Hamburg, Musikhalle (live). Chief producer: Dr. Friedrich Schnapp. Total Time: 68:25 AAD (mono) UPC # 0-17685-11632-2.

BADURA-SKODA

CD-1206(1) Add to Shopping Cart PAUL BADURA-SKODA PLAYS CHOPIN PIANO CONCERTOS. Vienna State Opera Orchestra cond. Artur Rodzinski Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in E-minor, Op. 11; Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in F-minor, Op. 21 Recorded in the Konzerthaus, Vienna, June 27 - July 11 1954; originally issued on Westminster LP ML 5308. Disc to digital transfer by Wolfgang Neubacher; audio restoration by Aaron Z. Snyder (2007). Notes in English and German. AAD. Total: 62:57 UPC# 017685 120626

BUZZ: Paul Badura-Skoda has earned a richly deserved reputation as one of the great classicists of his generation. It is a profile solidified by multiple recordings of the masterpieces of Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert, as well as pioneering period instrument performances and important scholarship. The average piano music fancier, especially in America, would be forgiven, then, to be unaware of his tremendous enthusiasm for the music of Frederic Chopin, as reflected in his Westminster recordings of the Polish composer’s Concertos and Etudes. Chopin has never left the repertoire of Badura-Skoda. The Etudes, which he plays with extraordinary passion and vigor, are nearly as important to his career as a performing musi­cian in Europe, as are the Beethoven sonatas. He is very proud to have been asked to judge at Chopin competitions, and believes that his reputation as an artist in Poland has been made more as a Chopin player than as a master of the Viennese classics. Here is his celebrated Westminster recording of the two Concertos with the Vienna Philharmonic (playing under a different name for contractual reasons), lovingly refurbished using the revolutionary new harmonic balancing system.

CASADESUS

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ROBERT CASADESUS IN CONCERT Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 4 in C Minor for piano, Op. 44 Franck: Symphonic Variations . Both with ORTF, Jascha Horenstein Montreux Festival Sept. 26, 1961 Ravel: Concerto pour la main gauche (17:08) Het Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum Concertgebouw Amsterdam October 23 or 24, 1946 total time = 54:45 Technical Reconstruction (2004): Maggi Payne AAD UPC # 17685-11332-1

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CD-1179(2) ROBERT CASADESUS PLAYS MOZART.  CD No. 1 (52:46) Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K467; Nat’l Orch., Lovro von Matacic (23 Sept. 1960) (27:36). Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K488; Nat’l Orch., Jean Martinon (18 June 1969) (24:56). CD No. 2 (59:03) Piano Concerto #24 in c, K491 Nat’l Orch., Pierre Monteux (24 Sept. 1958) (29:14). Piano Concerto #26 in D, K537 Nat’l Orch., David Zinman  (13 Sept. 1968) (29:36). Previously unissued public performances.Audio restoration:  Aaron Z. Snyder (2006). AAD UPC # 0-17685-11792-3 Not for sale in France.

CORTOT

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CORTOT PLAYS CHOPIN: THE CELEBRATED 1926/33 RECORDINGS. CHOPIN: Sonata No. 3 in b, Op. 58 (HMV DA1209/12); Sonata No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 35 (HMV DB 2019/20); Ballade No. 1 in g, Op. 23 (VICTOR 6612, 27 1926); Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat, Op. 53, Fantaisie in f , Op. 49 and Barcarolle in F-sharp, Op. 60 (all from HMVs, 1933).
UPC #0-17685-07172-0

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EDWIN FISCHER CONDUCTS AND PLAYS MOZART. W.A. MOZART: Piano Concertos: No. 24 in c, K491 and 22 in E-flat, K482 & Rondo in D for Piano and Orchestra, K382, all with Fischer as soloist and conducting the Royal Danish Orchestra (Turin, 9 November 1954).
UPC #0-17685-48722-4.

FRANK

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BEETHOVEN: The Complete Piano Sonatas. Claude Frank, Piano. Reissue of the celebrated 1971 RCA LP set. Digitally refurbished. (ADD) UPC #0-17685-46402-7.

GIESEKING

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GIESEKING PLAYS MOZART.
CD No. 1 (69:33): Piano Concerto No. 9, K271 in E-flat, ORTF, Igor Markevitch, 11 IX 1955 (Montreux); Piano Concerto No. 21, K467 in C, Philharmonic Symphony Orch., Guido Cantelli, 26 III 1955 (New York); Piano Sonata, K545 in C, NDR, 10 XI 1954 (Hamburg).
CD No. 2 (65:01): Piano Concerto No. 27, K595 in B-flat, Lausanne Chamber Orch., Victor Desarzens, 17 XII 1948 (Lausanne); Piano Concerto No. 23, K488 in A, Zurich Tonhalle Orch., Volkmar Andreae, VI 1949 (Zurich); Piano Sonata, K576 in D, 17 VIII 1944. Walter Gieseking, piano. [AAD] UPC# 017685-10082-6.

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GIESEKING PLAYS SCHUMANN. Robert Schumann: Etudes Symphoniques Op. 13; Waldscenen, Op. 82; and Romances, Op. 28: Nos. 1 & 2 (all recorded 9 July 1951 in Saarbucken) and Sonata No. 1 in F# Minor, Op. 11 (Grosse Sonate) (recorded in 1942 for RRG, the German radio system). Total time: 74:41. [AAD]
UPC #0-17685-10132-8.

CD No. 2 (77:15) Beethoven: Sonata No. 16 in G, Op. 31 No.1 (1947), Beethoven: Sonata No. 27 in e, Op. 90 (1943), Schubert: Rondo, from Sonata in D, Op. 53 (1945), Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccoso in E (1947).

CD No. 3 (74:01) Mendelssohn: Hunting Song from Songs Without Words in A, Op 19, No. 3 (1947), Mendelssohn: Song of the Pilgrim from Songs Without Words in Bb, Op. 67, No. 3 (1947), Mendelssohn: The Joyous Peasant from Songs Without Words in A, Op. 10, No. 5 (1947). Schumann: Sonata in f# Op. 11 (1943). Schumann: XII Symphonic Etudes Op. 13 (1945). Brahms: Intermezzo in C (1933).

CD No. 4 (78:46) Brahms: Intermezzo in A (1933), Brahms: Romanze in F (1933), Debussy: La soirée dans Grenade from Estampes, Mouvement de Habanera (1947), Debussy: Hommage a Rameau from Images I (1947), Debussy: Mouvement from Images I (1947), Debussy: La Cathédrale engloutie (1947) Debussy: Feux d'Artifice (1947), Scriabin: Sonata No. 3 in f# minor Op. 23 (1945), Scriabin: Sonata No. 5 in F#, Op. 53 (1947), Scriabin: Sonata No. 9 in F major Op. 68 (1947), Ravel; La vallée des closches (1947), Ravel: Alborada del gracioso (1947), Ravel: Ondine (1947).

(AAD) UPC # 0-17685-10702-3 (A co-production with Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv).

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GIESEKING - WARTIME BROADCAST RECORDINGS. PFITZNER: Concerto in E-flat for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 31, with Hamburg Philharmonic, cond. A. Bittner (6 December 1943) & GRIEG: Concerto in a for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 16, with Berlin Philharmonic(?), cond. R. Heger(?) (July/September 1944)(?). [ADD] Total time: 65:33. UPC: 017685092503.

GRAINGER

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PERCY GRAINGER: Molly on the Shore & In a Nutshell Suite; GRIEG: Concerto in A, all w/HBO, Stokowski, 1945/46; and SCHUMANN: Etudes Symphoniques, 1928 78s. UPC # 017685-40892-5

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CLARA HASKIL PLAYS PIANO CONCERTOS BY MOZART & BEETHOVEN. Mozart: Piano Concertos: #9 in E-flat, K271 Symphony Orchestra of the Northwest German Radio, cond. Otto Ackermann (Cologne, 1954) & #20 in d, K466 with BSO, cond. Charles Munch (1956) & #27 in B-flat, K595 with Kölner Gürzenich Orchestra (Montreux), cond. Otto Klemperer (1956). Beethoven: Concerto #3 in c, Op. 37, with BSO, cond. Munch (1956). AAD. 60:22 & 63:22. UPC # 0-17685-10962-1.

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CLARA HASKIL IN PERFORMANCE: MOZART: Piano Concerto in Eb Major, K271, Casals Festival Orch., Prades, Pablo Casals, (6/19/1953); SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54, Strasbourg Municipal Orch., Carl Schuricht (6/15/1955).Technical reconstruction (1993) Maggi Payne. Total Time: 59:58 AAD UPC #0-17685-11262-1   

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THE GRUMIAUX/HASKIL DUO: LIVE FROM BEÇANÇON. MOZART: Violin Sonatas: in B-flat, K454 & e, K304; BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonatas: No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 12 No. 3; No. 10 in G, Op. 96. Arthur Grumiaux, violin, with Clara Haskil, piano; recorded at the Beçançon Festival (18 September 1957). UPC: 017685086021. Not for sale in France

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HASKIL & HINDEMITH AT MONTREUX. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in d, K.466, Hindemith: Theme and Variations "The Four Temeraments." Clara Haskil, piano. Orchestre National de France, conducted by Paul Hindemith. Live, 22 september 1957, Montreux. UPC # 017685-48642-5 Not for sale in France

HOROWITZ

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TOSCANINI CONDUCTS BRAHMS: UNISSUED BROADCAST PERFORMANCES. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 83 with Vladimir Horowitz, piano (23 Oct 1948) & Syphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90 (31 Mar 1946). UPC# 0-17685-10772-6 (79:33) AAD.

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HOROWITZ IN TWO PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED CONCERT PERFORMANCES. TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in b with Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, cond. William Steinberg (August 1949) and RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in d, Op.30 with Hollywood Bowl Orchestra cond. Serge Koussevitzky (August 1950). Total time: 71:13. (AAD) UPC#0-17685-49632-5.

KAPELL

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William Kapell • Unissued Broadcasts. Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 in c for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 18 New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, cond. Leonard Bernstein (18 Feb. 1951). Khachaturian: Concerto in Db for Piano & Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra, cond. Eugene Ormandy (8 Apr. 1944). Total time: 61:47 017685-11092-4 AAD.

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, IV. RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2, HBO (1946); PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3, NYPSO with William Kapell, piano (1949).
UPC #0-17685-47692-1

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THE STOKOWSKI EDITION, VI. KODÁLY: Háry János Suite, Radio Budapest Symphony (1967) & Te Deum of Buda Castle, The American Youth Performs Chorus and Orchestra; DE FALLA: Nights in the Gardens of Spain, William Kapell, piano, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (1949).
UPC #0-17685-47712-6

KEMPFF

CD 2 (66:38) Broadcast recordings from Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Hamburg): BACH: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d minor (10.10.1945); BACH: from Cantata No. 147. "Wohl mir daß ich Jesum habe," arr. for piano by Kempff (18.8.45) CHOPIN: Berceuse, Op. 57 (10.10.45); CHOPIN: Mazurka in f minor, Op. 7 No. 3 (18.8.45); CHOPIN: Mazurka in C major, Op. 57 No. 2 (18.8.45); CHOPIN: Fantasie Impromptu in c# minor, Op. 66 (10.10.45); Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt from Première année of Années de Pèlerinage (18.8.45); Liszt: Eglogue from Première année of Années de Pèlerinage (18.8.45); Liszt: Au bord d'une source from Première année of Années de Pèlerinage (3:43) (18.8.45); Liszt: Il Penseroso from Seconde année of Années de Pèlerinage (18.8.45); Liszt: Sonetto 123 del Petrarca from Seconde année of Années de Pèlerinage (18.8.45); Liszt: Gondoliera from Venezia e Napoli of Années de Pèlerinage (10.10.45); Faure: Nocturne No. 6, Op. 63 (10.10.45).

CD 1-67:19. CD 2-66:38. (A co-production with Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv and Norddeutscher Rundfunk). UPC # 0-17685-10712-2.

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WILHELM KEMPFF PLAYS BEETHOVEN. Piano Concerto No. 3 in c, Montreal S.O., cond. Decker (1966) & Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Toronto S.O., cond. Ozawa (1966).

KRAUS

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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Solo Keyboard Works with Lili Kraus,  piano. Recorded in 1954 for the Haydn Society; previously released on LPs  HSL 121-127 in 1955 & on Music & Arts CD set 1001 in 1997. Digitally remastered from the original 38 cm/sec master tapes by Maggi Payne
CD No. 1 (65:47) Sonatas in C, K279; in F, K280; in B-flat, K281; in E-flat, K282; in G, K283 CD No. 2 (78:16) Sonatas in D, K284; in C, K309; in D, K311; in a, K310 CD No. 3 (78:48) Sonatas in C, K330; in A, K331; in F, K332; in B-flat, K333 CD No. 4 (71:36) Fantasy in c, K475; Sonatas in c, K457; in C, K545; in B-flat, K570; in D, K576 CD No. 5 (79:12) La belle Françoise, 12 Variations in E-flat, K353; Salve tu, Domine, 6 Variations in F, K398; Come un' agnello, 8 Variations in A, K460; Fantasy in c, K396; Fantasy in d, K397; Allegro einer Sonate in g, K312; Eine kleine Gigue in G, K574; Menuetto No. 6 in D, K355; Adagio in b, K540; Rondo in a, K511. Special! 5 CDs priced as 4

MICHELANGELI

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MICHELANGELI IN PERFORMANCE. BACH/BUSONI: Chaconne in d; SCHUMANN: Carnaval, Op.9; BRAHMS: Balladen, Op. 10 & Paganini Variations, Op. 35 (Lugano, 21 May 1973); RAVEL: Gaspard de la Nuit (Prague, Spring 1960); CHOPIN: Fantasy in f, Op. 49 and three waltzes (exact dates unknown). [AAD]
UPC #0-17685-08172-9

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ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI. TWO NEWLY DISCOVERED BROADCAST RECORDINGS. Mozart: Piano Concerto in d, K466 Karl Munchinger cond. Stuttgart Phil. Orch., Stuttgart, Liederhalle, (22.11.1967). Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in C, Op. 2 No. 3 Paris, Salle Pleyel, (11.11.1975). Premiere recordings issued by permission of the Estate of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Total: 58:38 [AAD] UPC # 17685-11472.

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MICHELANGELI PLAYS BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No 5 in E-flat, "Emperor" Op. 73 (39:38) ORTF, Jean Martinon, 1970 Lausanne Festival (stereo) Piano Sonata No 4 in E-flat, Op. 7 (34:27) Bonn, 1970 (mono) "Emperor" Concerto previously unreleased; Sonata previously released on LP only Issued with the kind cooperation of the estate of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Total time: 1:15:38 AAD UPC#017685-11622-3

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MICHELANGELI   IN  PERFORMANCE BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73, "Emperor" with Paris Symphony Orchestra, cond. S. Celibidache (stereo) (rec. 1975) & HAYDN: Concerto in D for Clavier and Orchestra, H. VIII, No. 2 with Brescia Festival Orchestra, cond. A. Orizio (mono) (rec. 1967). Total time: 60:02 [AAD] Not for sale in France

NOVAES

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GUIOMAR NOVAËS: THE COMPLETE VICTOR 78s, 1919-1927. Twenty 78 rpm recordings of works by GOTTSCHALK, CHOPIN, LISZT, PADEREWSKI, MOSZKOWSKI, GLUCK, BEETHOVEN, MENDELSSOHN, et al. UPC: 017685070222

NYIREGYHÁZI

CD-1202(2) Add to Shopping Cart ERVIN NYIREGYHÁZI IN PERFORMANCE: LIVE RECORDINGS, 1972-1982. CD No. 1 (76:28): LISZT: Légendes: No. 1, & 2; "St. François d'Assise: la prédication aux oiseaux"; excerpts from the oratorio Die Legende von der heiligen Elisabeth (arr. Nyiregyházi); "Waldesrauschen"; "Sonetto 123 del Petrarca"; "Aux cyprès de la Villa d'Este"; "Au lac de Wallenstadt". BRAHMS: Intermezzo in E-flat Minor, Op. 118/No. 6. SCRIABIN: Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp. GRIEG: Lyric Pieces, Op. 54: No. 4, "Notturno". CD No. 2: (74:51) Tchaikovsky: "Valse" in A-flat Major; Romance in F Minor. DEBUSSY: "Pagodes"; La plus que lente. CHOPIN: Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, Op. 6/No. 2; Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 28/No. 10; Mazurkas in F Minor, Op. 63/No. 2 & in B Minor, Op. 33/No. 4; Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55/No.1; RACHMANINOFF (arr.Nyiregyházi): Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18, II: Adagio sostenuto; SCUBERT (arr. Nyiregyházi): "Der Wanderer" & "Heidenröslein". Restoration Engineer: Albert Frantz (2007). Extensive notes in English and Japanese by Kevin Bazzana, author of Nyiregyházi's biography Lost Genius: The Story of a Forgotten Musical Maverick, published in 2007 in the U.S. and Canada; soon to appear in Germany and Japan as well. ADD. UPC# 017685-120220

BUZZ: Ervin Nyiregyházi (1903-87) is largely forgotten today, but he was one of the greatest and most idiosyncratic pianists of the twentieth century, and his eccentric personality and bizarre career have few parallels in the history of music. These late concert recordings, all but four released here for the first time, are representative of Nyiregyházi's art, and should help to rehabilitate a lost genius whose reputation has rarely matched his artistic stature.

PETRI

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THE 1941 NEW YORK ALL-BUSONI COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT MOZART/BUSONI: Idomeneo Overture; BUSONI: Indian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra (Egon Petri, piano); Sarabande and Cortége (2 sketches for Doktor Faustus); Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35a (Joseph Szigeti, violin) & Szigeti talks about Busoni (from a1965 Harvard University lecture). With Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, cond. Dimitri Mitropoulos (New York, 28 December, 1941). (AAD) Total Time: 72:49 UPC # 017685-10522-7

PRO ARTE QUARTER in CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

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SCHUMANN and DVORÁK by Schnabel AND THE PRO ARTE QUARTET. SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44. Recorded 19th November, 1934, No. 3 Studio at Abbey Road. DVORÁK: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81. Recorded 11th February, 1934 at No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road. Artur Schnabel (piano) with The Pro Arte Quartet: Alphonse Onnou - Laurent Halleux - Germain Prevost - Robert Maas. The copyright in the recordings contained in this CD is owned in the U.S.A. by EMI Classics; the CD is released under license from EMI Classics. Total time: 1:02:56. UPC# 017685-119620.

BUZZ: A long-time Schnabel chamber music favorite, long unavailable, has been carefully restored and made available in greatly improved sound.

RUBINSTEIN

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Rubinstein: Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2; Franck: Symphonic Variations; Schumann: Piano Concerto in a. Rubinstein, NYPSO, Mitropoulos, 1953 & Montreal S.O., Mehta, 1968.

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KEYBOARD GIANTS PLAY BEETHOVEN -- NEWLY DISCOVERED BROADCAST TRANSCRIPTIONS FROM WWII: Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nr. 3 in c, Op. 37. Arthur Rubinstein, Philharmonic-Symphony, cond. Eugene Ormandy (1943) & Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nr. 4 in G, Op. 58. Josef Hofmann, Philharmonic-Symphony, cond, Dimitri Mitropoulos (1943). ADD.Total time: 66 minutes. UPC# 0-17685-11142-6

SCHNABEL

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SCHUMANN and DVORÁK by Schnabel AND THE PRO ARTE QUARTET. SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44. Recorded 19th November, 1934, No. 3 Studio at Abbey Road. DVORÁK: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81. Recorded 11th February, 1934 at No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road. Artur Schnabel (piano) with The Pro Arte Quartet: Alphonse Onnou - Laurent Halleux - Germain Prevost - Robert Maas. The copyright in the recordings contained in this CD is owned in the U.S.A. by EMI Classics; the CD is released under license from EMI Classics. Total time: 1:02:56. UPC# 017685-119620.

BUZZ: A long-time Schnabel chamber music favorite, long unavailable, has been carefully restored and made available in greatly improved sound.

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ARTUR SCHNABEL PLAYS MOZART
The complete EMI recordings, augmented by live performances.

CD 1 (78:24) Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, No. 22 in E-flat, K.482 [13 or 16 November, 1941]; Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K.310  [27 January, 1939]; Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra in E flat major, K.365 London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sir Adrian Boult  [28 October,1936]. CD 2: (76:15) Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor K.478 w/ members of the Pro Arte Quartet [19 December, 1934]; Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K.332 [5 June 1946 & 5 June, 1947]; Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K.595 London Symphony Orchestra, cond. John Barbirolli [2 May 1934].CD 3: (76:37) Piano Concerto No 20 in D Minor, K.466 Philharmonia Orchestra, cond. Walter Susskind [17 & 18 June, 1948]; Piano Sonata No. 13 in b flat, K.333 U.S. Armed Forces Radio Recording [1944/45?]; Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K.459 London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sir Malcolm Sargent [9/12 January, 1937]. CD 4: (72:24) Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491 Philharmonia Orchestra, cond. Walter Susskind  [18 & 19 June, 1948]; Piano Sonata No. 16 in B Flat major, K.570 [16 June, 1948]; Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488 * Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, cond. A. Rodzinsky  [3 March, 1946]. CD 5: (71:23)  Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467 London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sir Malcolm Sargent [12 January, 1937]; Rondo in A minor, K.511 [4 June, 1946]; Sonata in F, K.533/494 [14 November, 1943]; From a public performance at the Frick Museum, New York Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K.453 (excerpt)  New Friends of Music Orchestra, cond. Fritz Stiedry [22 March, 1942]. live performance Restorations: Kit Higginson (2006) Notes: Farhan Malik Released under license from EMI Classics.
UPC #0-17685-11932-3  Special: 5 CDs for the price of 4

Buzz: Artur Schnabel once wrote: "Children are given Mozart because of the small quantity of the notes; grown-ups avoid him because of the great quality of the notes."  He was one grown-up who did not avoid Mozart. For him, the quality of the notes was the predominating factor in what music he chose to play. Along with Beethoven and Schubert, Schnabel was a tireless advocate of MozartÕs music at a time when Mozart was often maligned and scoffed at by those who considered the music simplistic and unchallenging. This set presents all his celebrated HMV recordings of MozartÕs keyboard works, together with his best public performances, all newly restored, with extensive analytical notes.

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ARTUR SCHNABEL PERFORMS SCHUMANN & SCHUBERT: Schumann: Concerto in A for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 54 (30:03) Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, cond. Pierre Monteux, New York, 13 June 1943. Schubert: Trio No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 99, D. 898 with Szigeti & Fournier, Artur Schnabel on piano. London, Central Hall, 1 October 1947. Schumann was previously unreleased, the Schubert was first released on LP RR-488 in 1981 by our predecessor organization, Educational Media Associates of America, Inc., and this is its first release on CD.

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ARTUR SCHNABEL IN PERFORMANCE. MOZART: Piano Concertos No. 23 in A , K488, Philharmonic-Symphony, Rodzinsky & No. 24 in c, K491, Standard Symphony, cond. Wallenstein (1946).
UPC # 0-17685-46322-8

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GREGOR PIATIGORKY: HIS BEST PRE-WAR 78s. SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto in a, Op. 129, London Philharmonic, cond. Barbirolli (1934; from HMV DB 2244-46); BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata No. 2 in g, Op. 5, No. 2, Artur Schnabel, piano (1934; from HMV DB 2391-93); BRAHMS: Sonata No. 1 in e, Op. 38. Arthur Rubinstein, piano (1936; from HMV DB.2952-54); short pieces by MENDELSSOHN, MOSZKOWSKI, TCHAIKOVSKY (1927/28; from Parlophone 78s).
UPC #0-17685-46742-4

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ARTUR SCHNABEL: THE COMPLETE SCHUBERT RECORDINGS, 1932 – 1950 CD 1 (65:10): Impromptus, Op. 90, D.899 (1950); Impromptus, Op. posth. 142, D.935(1950); Allegretto in C minor, D.915 (1939), March in E, D.606 (1939). CD 2 (62:19): Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D.780 (1937); Piano Sonata No. 18 in D, Op. 53, D.850 (1939). CD 3 (71:42): Piano Sonata No. 21 in A, D.959 (1937); Piano Sonata No. 22 in B flat, D.960 (1939). CD 4 (71:30): Piano Quintet in A, Op. posth. 114, D.667 (‘Trout’) (1935) (with Pro Arte Qt. Members, C. Hobday, double bass) Lieder (with Theresa Behr-Schnabel, contralto) (1932); Marches Militaires, Op. 51, D.733 (1937) (with Karl Ulrich Schnabel, piano). CD 5 (74:29): Divertissement à la Hongroise in G minor, Op. 54, D.818 (1937); March in G minor, Op. 40, D.819 No. 2 (1937); March in B minor, Op. 40, D.819 No. 3 (1937); Andantino varié in B minor, Op. 84, D.823 (1937); Allegro in A minor (“Lebensstürme”), Op. posth. 144, D.947 (1937); Rondo in A, Op. 107, D.951 (1937)(with Karl Ulrich Schnabel, piano). Restoration engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn. Extensive notes by Harris Goldsmith. UPC # 17685-11752.
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SERKIN

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RUDOLF SERKIN PLAYS BEETHOVEN. The 1945-1952 Solo Piano Recordings for American Columbia. CD No. 1: Piano Sonata No.14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 ("Moonlight"), May 28-30,1951. Piano Sonata No.8 in C Minor, Op.13 ("Pathetique"), June 5, 1945. Piano Sonata No.23 in F Minor, Op.57 ("Appassionata"), July 14 & 29, 1947. Piano Sonata No.26 in E-Flat, Op.81a ("Lebewohl"), May 1 and 28-30, 1951. CD No. 2: Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 ("Waldstein"), September 8-10, 1952. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109, July 22, 1952. Beethoven: Fantasy in G Minor/B Major, Op.77, December 1, 1947. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.24 in F-Sharp, Op.78, December 1, 1947. Total time 142 min. [AAD] Technical reconstruction (2004): Graham Newton. Liner notes: Donald Manildi. UPC #17685-11412.

SERKIN

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RUDOLF SERKIN PLAYS BEETHOVEN: LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM THE 1954 PRADES FESTIVAL. Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109 [20 June 1954]. 33 Variations On a Waltz by Anton Diabelli Op. 120 [18 June 1954]. Restoration Engineer: Kit Higginson (2007). Notes: Harris Goldsmith. Total time: 76:22 UPC# 017685-120022

Harpsichord:

KIRKPATRICK

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RALPH KIRKPATRICK: A RECITAL OF TWENTIETH CENTURY HARPSICHORD MUSIC. Performed in recital at the University of California, Berkeley, 26 January 1961. COWELL (1897-1965): Set of Four (1960) [Premiere Performance]; HARRISON (b 1917): Six Sonatas; DELIUS (1862-1934): Dance for Harpsichord (1919); LÉVY (b.1895): Fantasie Symphonique (1939); MIEG (1906-1990): Le voyage à Montfort (1956); STEVENS (1908-1989): From the Partita (1954); PERSICHETTI (1915-1987): From the Sonatas for Harpsichord FS&H, Op. 52; ALLANBROOK: Sonata No. 1 (194-); POWELL (b.1923): Recitative and Toccata Percossa; KRAEHENBUEHL: Toccate per Cembalo (1955). Performed in recital at the University of California, Berkeley, 26 January 1961. Total time: 76:04. [ADD]
UPC #0-17685-09772-0.

KHOURI

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JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL (1778-1837): 24 Grande Etudes Op. 125. Trois Amusements en forme des Caprices Op.105. Rondo brillant Op.109. Rondo Villageois Op. 122. John Khouri playing fortepianos by Jacob Pfister c. 1820 and John Broadwood & Sons 1832. Total Time: 75:39. DDD, UPC# 0-17685-11652-0.

Posthorn:

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TWO CELEBRATED 1950 HAYDN SOCIETY RECORDINGS. Haydn: Concerto in E-flat for Trumpet & Orchestra. Helmut Wobisch, trumpet with Vienna State Opera Orchestra cond. Anton Heiller & Mozart Serenade in D, K.230 "Posthorn Serenade". Helmut Wobisch, posthorn with Vienna State Opera Orchestra cond. Jonathan Sternberg. (AAD) Total Time-56:39 UPC# 0-17685-10502-9

Vocal  (Non Operatic):

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GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911): Das Lied von der Erde/The Song of the Earth. Maureen Forrester (contralto), Richard Lewis (tenor), Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra. Bruno Walter. (From a concert performance given in Carnegie Hall on 16 April 1960). Total time: 64:40. [AAD] UPC # 017685-42062-7.

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Remastered in 2003 by Graham Newton.
TOSCANINI CONDUCTS VERDI: TWO SACRED WORKS REQUIEM - TE DEUM   Zinka Milanov - Soprano, Bruna Castagna - Mezzo Soprano, Jussi Björling - Tenor, Nicola Moscona - Bass;  Westminster Choir;   NBC Symphony  Orchestra, performed at  Carnegie Hall, November 23, 1940.   Issued for the Arturo Toscanini Recordings Association (20123 Milano, Italy) .   Total Time, Disc One: 56:58   Disc Two:  42:52   (AAD) UPC #0-17685- 42402-1

FISCHER-DIESKAU

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J.S. BACH: ST. MATTHEW PASSION­ THE FIRST COMPLETE RECORDING, FEATURING DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU AS CHRIST (1949). J.S. Bach, Matthaeus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) with Elfriede Trötschel, Soprano, Diana Eustrati, Alto, Helmut Krebs, Tenor­ Evangelist, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone­Jesus, Friedrich Härtel, Bass. With the Runfunk-­Sinfonieorchester Berlin, the Großer Chor des Berliner Rundfunks, the Children¹s Choir of St. Hedwig¹s Cathedral. Conducted by Fritz Lehmann. Recorded from live performances given 9/10 April 1949 in the Haus des Rundfunks by Radio DDR. A co-production with the Deutches Rundfunkarchiv (DRA). CD#1 68:43; CD#2 64:37; CD#3 66:01. UPC# 0-17685-10912-6. AAD. Available more than 50 years ago in a Discophiles Francais set and on Vox vinyl Lp's, this performance is NOW RE-ISSUED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES of the central German Radio Sound Archive.

HOTTER

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HOTTER SINGS WINTERREISE    Franz Schubert: Winterreise, Op. 89, D 911. Hans Hotter, baritone, with Michael Raucheisen, piano; from DG 78s, recorded November 1942. A coproduction with Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv (AAD) 75:50. UPC # 0-17685-10612-5.

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IN MEMORIAM HANS HOTTER (1909-2003). A selection of Lieder from the Raucheisen project of the German Radio System (RRG). Recorded between 1942 and 1945; includes 19 previously unissued recordings. CD 1 (1:13:41) HAYDN: Abschiedslied, Das Leben ist ein Traum; BEETHOVEN: Des Kriegers Abschied, Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel; WEBER: Klage; SCHUBERT: Sei mir gegrüßt, Wanderers Nachtlied I (Der du von dem Himmel bist), Wanderers Nachtlied II (Über allen Gipfeln), Freiwilliges Versinken, Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen, Der Unglückliche, Ritter Toggenburg, Blondel zu Marien, Die Bürgschaft. CD 2 (58:4) SCHUBERT: Romanze des Richard Löwenherz, Lebenslied; NICOLAI: Stürm, stürm, du Winterwind, Ein entmutigter Liebhaber, Wär' ich ein munt'res Vögelein, Der Liebestrunkene; Schumann: Die rote Hanne; LISZT: Wanderers Nachtlied I (Über allen Gipfeln); LOEWE: Graf Eberstein, Urgroßvaters Gesellschaft; BRAHMS: Dämmrung senkte sich von oben, Todessehnen, Treue Liebe dauert lange; WOLF: Wie sollt' ich heiter bleiben, Wenn ich dein gedenke, Anakreons Grab; PFITZNER: Sehnsucht nach Vergessen

Complete song texts and translations included. Liner notes by Alan Blyth; technical reconstruction by Maggi Payne.

A coproduction with Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv. AAD UPC# 0-17685-10632-3

KIPNIS

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ALEXANDER KIPNIS: SONGS BY BRAHMS, SCHUBERT, SCHUMANN, STRAUSS, WOLF. Includes all his HMV 78s in the Brahms Song Society, Vol. I, and Hugo Wolf Song Society series, and rare singles.
UPC #0-17685-46612-0

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KIPNIS AS BORIS. ALEXANDER KIPNIS AS BORIS GODOUNOV. Excerpts from two legendary World War II performances. MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godounov (version by Rimsky-Korsakov): all scenes with Boris from a 1943 public performance, cond. George Szell, and (in the version by Shostakovich) 3 scenes from a 1944 public performance of the world premiere, with the New York Philharmonic, cond. Fritz Reiner.
UPC #0-17685-48672-2

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ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF: EARLY SONG RECORDINGS FOR GERMAN RADIO 47 Songs and Arias by Rameau, Bach, Sammartini, Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Rossini, Loewe, Schubert, Schumann, Verdi, Cornelius, J. Strauss Jr., Brahms, Humperdinck, Wolf, R. Strauss, Busoni and Reger, from recordings made for RRG (German Radio) between 1941 and 1943, with Michael Raucheisen, piano. Added bonus: Schwarzkopf speaks (in English) on the art of lieder singing (1980). AAD; 77:27 + 63:25; UPC #0-17685-11952-1

Opera:

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THE 1956 BAYREUTH MEISTERSINGER. Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. The 1956 Bayreuth Production, cond. Andre Cluytens with Hans Hotter as Sachs, Josef Greindl as Pogner, Karl Schmitt-Walter as Beckmesser, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as Kothner, Wolfgang Windgassen as Stolzing, and Gre Brouwenstijn as Eva.  Timings: CD 1: 70:25; CD 2: 73:50; CD 3: 71:24; CD 4: 52:05. [AAD]  UPC #0-17685-10112-0.

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THE 1952 BAYREUTH MEISTE