2 Disc set.The Condon Collection, compiled by Australian musician and leading piano roll authority Denis Condon, documents major classical composers including Claude Debussy, George Gershwin and Sergei Rachmaninoff performing their famous piano works using a form of music storage and playback technology that predates modern recording techniques. Recorded between 1905 and 1933, and capturing every nuance of each individual performance, this collection of 19th Century Classics reproduces the playing styles and techniques of these legendary musicians and offers a unique opportunity to experience these rare performances and historical treasures first-hand, while also serving as a comprehensive archive of the reproducing piano's unique musical legacy.

Tracklist:

Sergei Prokofiev - 3 Morceaux, Op. 45, III. Prelude
Wanda Landowska - Andante Favori in F Major. Woo 57
Paquita Madriguera - Deux Arabesques. CD 74 ; L.66, Allegretto Scherzando in G Major
Percy Grainger - 19 Norwegian Folk Songs, Op. 66, II. Brurelat in G minor
Vladimir de Pachmann - Moment Musicaux in F minor, D.780 ; Op. 94, III. Allegro Moderato
Alfred Cortot - PiÃ¨ces Pittoresques, VI. Idylle
Guiomar Novaes - Lieder Ohne Worte, Op. 62, VI. Allegretto Grazioso
Percy Grainger - Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46, I. Morning Mood
Alfred Cortot - 12 Etudes, Op. 8, XII. Etude in D Sharp minor "Pathetique"
Alfred Cortot - Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109, I. Vivace Ma Non Troppo
Alfred Cortot - 6 Polish Songs, S. 480 ; Lw.A193, II. Fruhling (Wiosna)
Genevieve Pitot - G'schichten Aus Dem Wienerwald, Op. 325
Camille Saint-SaÃ«ns - Improvisation Based on Samson ; Dalila, Op. 47
Josef Casimir Hofmann - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C Sharp minor
Ossip Gabrilowitsch - Dance of the Elves in a Major, Op. 3
Shura Cherkassky - Rigoletto Paraphrase
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler - Fruhling, Op.57, I. Ungeduld
Alexander Scriabin - 24 Preludes, Op. 11, XIII. Lento in G Flat Major

UPC: 741869396339
Label: Good Time
Release Date: 9.13.24
Format: CD

Mpr 19th Cc Vol.3 / Various - Masters of the Piano Roll - 19th Century Classics, Vol.3 ( Various) (CD)