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 classical compositions from the 19th century 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:

Arthur Rubinstein - 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79, I. Agitato in B minor
Rudolph Ganz - 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 24: IX. Romance
Josef Casimir Hofmann - Venezia E Napoli, S. 159: IV. Tarantelles Rapolitaines, Allegro Vivace
Wilhelm Backhaus - Myrthen, Op. 25, I. Widmung
Guiomar Novaes - Grand Fantaisie Troiomphale Sur L'hymne National Resilien in D Flat Major
Percy Grainger - Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Arthur Friedheim - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Sharp minor, S.244/2 ; LW. A132/2
Paquita Madriguera - Celebre Serenade Espagnole, Op. 181
Alexander Raab - Siljouettes-Portaits, Op. 34: V. Reverie
Ferruccio Busoni - Etudes D'execution Transcendante, S. 139; Lw.A172: V. Feux Follets in B Flat Major
Percy Grainger - the Nutcracker, Op. 71A: TH 35, Iic. Russian Dance
Ignace Paderewski - Waltz in a Flat Major, Op. 34, I
Leopold Godowsky - 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 13: II. La Gondole, Erude. Allegro Non Troppo in G Flat Major
Ignace Paderewski - the Spinning Song, Op. 67, IV. Presto
Arthur Friedheim - the Banjo, Op. 15 in F Sharp Major
Percy Grainger - the Nutcracker, Op. 71A ; TH 35, Iib. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Alexander Scriabin - 4 Preludes, Op. 22: I. Prelude in G Sharp minor
Ignace Paderewski - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp minor, Op. 27, III. Presto Agitato
Shura Cherkassky - Liederkreis, Op. 39, XII. Fruhlingsnacht

UPC: 741869396308
Label: Good Time
Release Date: 9.13.24
Format: CD

Mpr Cc 19th Vol. 3/ Various - Century, Vol.3 ( Various) (CD)