Percy Grainger - The Condon Collection: Masters of The Piano Roll - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Among the great conductors of the second half of the 20th century Sergiu Celibidache is without a doubt the most unusual personality. Even his fierce opponents hardly deny that he was exceptionally gifted as a musician and conductor - a gift he had consciously developed to absolute perfection. However, opinions differ where his creative activity during his late Munich years (1979-96) and his person in general are concerned, though negative judgements are often based on incorrect or insufficient information. Anyone who takes an interest in this conductor will quite soon come across an abstruse film document in which a musician talks about her demotion by Celibidache Within her group she was downgraded from the contractually agreed first position to the second position in concerts Celibidache conducted (her salary remaining the same). Unfortunately, the whole story is never reported coherently. After intrigues on the part of the orchestra she did not follow the advice to discuss face to face with Celibidache the situation that had meanwhile escalated, but risked an angry outburst in the canteen in front of everyone, resulting in the situation escalating even more. Finding a viable solution to the conflict would have required all parties Inchto overcome their inhibitionsInch. This did not happen and all that remained were bitterness and incomprehension.

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 extensive archive faithfully 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. Up next Ignace Paderewski performs his original Piano works.

Katrine Madsen is ready to her 9th album - a live album recorded in the summer of 2018 at Copenhagens Jazzhus Montmartre. The album sees Madsen once again join forces with Henrik Gunde Pedersen (Piano), Jesper Bodilsen (Acoustic Bass), Jonas Johansen (Drums), as well as Jacob Christoffersen (Piano) and consists of a series of her own compositions as well as a few standards. Katrine Madsen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and has worked in Copenhagen on albums with numerous well-known jazz artists from around the globe. In 2002 she founded the Katrine Madsen Sextet. Her previous albums have all been well-received, and her live performances have taken her across Europe.