Mpr 19th Cc Vol.2 / Various - Masters of the Piano Roll - 19th Century Classics, Vol.2 ( Various) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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. Album Tracks 1. Wilhelm Backhaus - Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg, WWV 96, Prelude (Vorspiel) 2. Myra Hess - Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major Op.79, I. Presto Alla Tedesca 3. Ossip Gabrilowitsch - Spinning Song in C Major, Op. 67. IV. Presto 4. Ignace Paderewski - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 in E Major 5. Percy Grainger - the Nutcracker, Op. 71A ; TH 35, Iif. Dance of the Flutes 6. Arthur Friedheim - 12 Études Caractéristiques de Concert Pour Le Piano, Op. 2, VI. Si Oiseau J'etais, a Toi Je Volerais in F Sharp minor 7. Paquita Madriguera - Consolations, S.172 ; Lw.A111B, Lento Placido in D Flat Major 8. Alfred Cortot - Six Études Pour Piano, Op. 52, VI. Etude en Forme de Valse 9. Myra Hess - 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119, III. Intermezzo. Grazloso E Giocoso in C Major 10. Ossip Gabrilowitsch - Romance Sans Paroles, Op. 17, III. Andtante Moderato in a Flat Major 1. Wilhelm Backhaus - 6 Lieder Von Adolf Friedrich Graf Von Schack. Op. 17 ; TRV 149, II. Standchen 2. Harold Bauer - Polonaise for Piano in E Flat Major, Op. 11/1 3. Josef Lhévinne - Toccata in C Major, Op.7 4. Arthur Rubinstein - 8 Klavierstück