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The recent 'discovery' of the music of Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944) belies the fact that in the early years of the 20th century she was immensely popular, touring both Europe and the US as a pianist, exclusively in her own music. Changing fashions brought an abrupt end to this fame, but in the first thirty years of recording, over 80 discs of her piano music alone were released. Her own discs from 1901, presented complete here, are some of the earliest by a classical pianist. Many of her most popular pieces were recorded multiple times, but this set presents chronologically at least one version of every work recorded on 78s and introduces as many different pianists as practical. Album Tracks 1. Air de Ballet Op. 30 2. Pas des écharpes (Scarf Dance) (from Callirhoë, Op. 37) 3. Trois Danses anciennes, Op. 95~No. 3. Courante 4. sylvains Op. 60 5. Danse créole (2nd Havanaise) Op. 94 6. Pierrette - Air de Ballet Op. 41 7. lisonjera Op. 50 8. Toccata Op. 39 9. Valse caprice Op. 33 10. Callirhoë, Op. 37~Air de Ballet 11. Étude romantique Op. 132 12. Quatrième valse Op. 91 13. Interlude Op. 152 14. Danse créole (2nd Havanaise) Op. 94 15. Sérénade in D major Op. 29 16. Pas des écharpes (Scarf Dance) (from Callirhoë, Op. 37) 17. Air de Ballet Op. 30 18. Callirhoë, Op. 37~Pas des Amphores 19. Études de concert, Op. 35~No. 3. Fileuse 20. Arlequine Op. 53 21. Scherzo in C major Op. 35 No. 1 22. Aubade Op. 140 23. Valse-Arabesque (No. 4 from Feuillets d'album, Op. 98) 24. Nocturne Op. 165 25. Berceuse arabe Op. 166 26. lisonjera Op. 50 27. Automne Op. 35 No. 2 28. Autrefois (No. 4 from Pièces humoristiques, Op. 87)
