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:

Eugen D'albert - Danse Macabre in G minor, Op.40
Percy Grainger - Nell, Op. 18, I. Nell
Myra Hess - Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major Op.79, III. Vivace
Arthur Rubinstein - Nocturnes, Op. 15, II. Larghetto in F Sharp Major
Wanda Landowska - Piano Sonata No. 12 in a Flat Major, Op.26; IV. Allegro
Paquita Madriguera - 5 Spanish Dances, Op. 12, V. Bolero
Camille Saint-SaÃ«ns - Valse Nonchalante, Op.110
Carol Robinson - Deux Arabesques, CD 74 ; L.66, II. Allegretto Scherzando in G Major
Wilhelm Backhaus - a Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M 13, IX. Wedding March
Maurice Ravel - Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte in G Major, M. 19
Vladimir Horowitz - Carmen Variations
Rudolph Ganz - Die Loreley, S.273/1 ; LW.N
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler - Gondoliera, Op.41
Eugen D'albert - 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126, IV. Presto in B Major
Ignace Paderewski - Waltz in a Flat Major, Op. 42
Percy Grainger - Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46, II. Death of Ã…se
Ignaz Friedman - 6 KlavierstÃ¼cke, Op. 15, I. Serenata
Rudolph Ganz - Venezia E Napoli, S. 159, III. Andante Placido

UPC: 741869396315
Label: Good Time
Release Date: 9.13.24
Format: CD

Mpr 19th Cc Vol. 1/ Various - Masters of the Piano Roll - 19th Century Classics, Vol.1 ( Various) (CD)