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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 music 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. Album Tracks 1. Ignaz Friedman - Fantasiestuce, Op. 12 III. Warum 2. Alfred Cortot - Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 III. Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung 3. Genevieve Pitot - Orphee Aux Enfers, Ouverture 4. Shura Cherkassky - Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2 ; TH 125, III. Chant Sans Paroles 5. Paquita Madriguera - Caprice Espagnol in a Minor, Op. 37 6. Percy Grainger - the Nutcracker, Op. 71A TH 35, Iie. Chinese Dance 7. Josef Casimir Hofmann - Die Ruinen Von Athen in B-Flat Major, Op. 113; IV. Marcia Alla Turca. Vivace 8. Vladimir Horowitz - Danse Macabre, Op. 40 9. Ossip Gabrilowitsch - 6 Moments Musicaux, D. 780 III. Allegro Moderato in F minor 10. Eugen D'albert - Six Etudes Pour Piano, Op. 52 VI. Etude en Forme de Valse 11. Cécile Chaminade - 6 Romances Sans Paroles, Op. 76 II. Elevation 1. Wanda Landowska - Piano Sonata No. 12 in a Flat Major, Op.26; I. Andante Con Variazioni 2. Harold Bauer - Etudes D'execution Transcendante D'apres Paganini, S. 140; Lw.A52 II. Octave. Andante, in E Flat Major 3. Alexander Raab - Valses-Caprices D'apres Francois Schubert, S
