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:

Percy Grainger - Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46: III. Anitra's Dance
Eugen D'albert - Vier Impromptus, D.899; Op.90: III. Impromptu in G Flat Major
Ignace Paderewski - SoirÃ©es de Vienne (Valses-Caprices D'apres Francois Schubert), S. 427 ; Lw.A131, VI. Allegro Con Strepito i
Leopold Godowsky - Wiegenlied in G Flat Major, Op. 45
Enrique Granados - 12 Danzas EspaÃ±olas, V. Andaluza
Wanda Landowska - Piano Sonata No. 12 in a Flat Major, Op.26; III. Marcia
Arthur Friedman - Ã‰tudes D'exÃ©cution Transcendante D'aprÃ¨s Paganini, S. 140 ; Lw.A52, III. Campanella, Allegro Moderato in E
Ignace Paderewski - Scherzo No. 3 in C Sharp minor, Op. 39
Arthur Rubinstein - Barcarolle in F Sharp minor, Op. 60
Ignaz Friedman - Die WalkÃ¼re, WWV 86B, Act III. Magic Fire Music
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler - 6 Phantasiestucke, Op.52, IV. Die Jongleurin
Guiomar Novaes - 2 KonzertetÃ¼den, S. 145 ; Lw.A.218, II. Gnomenreigen, Presto Scherzando
Alexander Raab - Waltzes, Op. 39, XV. a Major
Shura Cherkassky - FrÃ¼hling, Op.57, V. Liebeswalzer
Harold Bauer - Danses Polonaises, Op. 9, VI. Polonaise (B Flat Major)
Alexander Raab - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in E minor, S.24
; Lw.A132/5
Rudolph Ganz - LiebestrÃ¤ume, S541 ; Lw.A 103, II. Seliger Tod in E Flat Major
Olga Samaroff - Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79: II. Molto Passionato, Ma Non Troppo Allegro in G minor

UPC: 741869396292
Label: Good Time
Release Date: 9.13.24
Format: CD

Mpr Cc 19th Vol. 2 / Various - Century, Vol.2 ( Various) (CD)