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Irene Scharrer, though perhaps the least remembered of the major Matthay pupils, was the earliest to record, beginning in 1909 at the age of 21. She excelled in such works as the Chopin preludes and in other brilliant pieces such as those by Scarlatti and Liszt, but the poise and refinement of her Chopin Nocturne reveal another side to her playing that is sadly underrepresented on disc. Her final recording, of the Litolff Scherzo, was also her most famous; in it's day it was a best seller and was responsible for putting that work on the musical map. This set reissues for the first time all Scharrer's electrical recordings and examples of every work she recorded in the acoustic era (pre 1925) that was not later remade as an electrical recording. For completeness, a discography of all her other acoustic recordings is also included. Album Tracks 1. Prelude 2. Toccata 3. Sonata in D minor, L366 4. Sonata in C minor, L352 5. Sonata in C Major, L104 6. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring 7. Gavotte 8. Allegro 9. Andante 10. Presto 11. Spinning Song, Op. 67, No. 4 12. Etude in G Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5 13. Waltz in E minor, Op. Posth 14. Impromptu No. 1 in a Flat Major, Op. 29 15. Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66 16. Rustle of Spring, Op. 32, No. 3 17. Arabesque No. 2 in G Major 18. Andante and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 19. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12, S244/12 20. Rigoletto, Paraphrase de Concert, S434 21. Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66 22. Etude in E Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 11 23. Etude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12 1. Etude in a Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1 2. Etude in G Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 9 3. Etude in G Sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 6 4. Etude in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11 5. Etude in C minor, Op. 25, No. 12 6. No. 1 in F minor 7. No. 2 in D Flat Major 8. Scherzo No. 2 in B Flat minor, Op. 31 9. Scherzo 10. Sonata in G Major,
