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The Complete Electric and Selected Acoustic Recordings / Irene Scharrer, piano

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-10-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Work(s); Domenico Paradies: Sonata no 6; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352; Sonata for Harpsichord in C ma...
Performers: Scharrer, Irene
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Ronald, Landon

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....continue...

Harriet Cohen - The Complete Solo Stufio Recordings

3 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Prelude an...
Performers: Cohen, Harriet
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Susskind, Walter; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Mathieson, Muir; Bath, Hubert

Certainly the most glamorous of the Matthay students, Harriet Cohen was also the most extrovert and to the general public was known as a socialite...continue...

The Complete Recordings / Moriz Rosenthal, piano

5 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-02-14

Works: Moriz Rosenthal: Fantasy for piano (on Johann Strauss II's "An der shönen blauen Donau," "Die Fledermaus" & "Freut eu; Les Papillons for piano; Carnaval de Vienne; New Carnaval de Vienne, for pi...
Performers: Rosenthal, Moriz
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder

Moriz Rosenthal was also one of the more important Liszt pupils, therefore his legacy is of the utmost importance as representative of 19th-century style. He...continue...

Jorge Bolet: His Earliest Recordings

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2011-11-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Etudes, Op. 52; Moritz Moszkowski: En automne, for piano, Op. 36/4; Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; Andante and Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14;...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Johnson, Thor

From the mid 1970s until his death, Cuban born Jorge Bolet was considered one of the world's truly great pianists and one of the last...continue...

Alfred Cortot: The Late Recordings, Vol. 4

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2011-02-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Valses sentimentales (34) for Piano, D 779/Op. 50; Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for P...
Performers: Cortot, Alfred

APR’s fourth volume of Alfred Cortot completes their survey of post-war recordings that the pianist made for EMI in the UK. These are the first...continue...
Recording information: Studio 3, Abbey Road, London....continue...

Russian Piano Tradition: The Goldenweiser School - Gigory Ginzburg Early Recordings - Vol. 2

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2010-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Carl Maria von Weber: Rondo Brillante for piano in E flat major ("La Gaité"), J. 252 (Op. 62); Robert Schumann: Paganini &...
Performers: Ginzburg, Grigori

Grigory Ginzburg (1904-1961) was perhaps the most astounding virtuoso to emerge in Soviet Russia and it is a tragedy that he was never allowed to...continue...

Michael Zadora: The Complete Recordings, 1922-1938

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2009-12-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 9 in A flat major ("L'adieu") Op. 69/1, CT. 215; Waltz for piano no 10 in B minor, Op. 69/2, CT. 216; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2...
Performers: Zadora, Michael Von

Michael Zadora is one of the most obscure pianists to have recorded prolifically in the 78rpm era. Only a handful of 78s have ever been...continue...

The Russian Piano Tradition: Viktor Merzhanov

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2009-12-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (6) after Paganini, S 140; Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53
Performers: Merzhanov, Viktor

Victor Merzhanov is one of the youngest pianists to be featured in this series. He was most prolific in the recording studio in the 1950's...continue...
Recording information: Moscow, Russia....continue...

Ignace Paderewski - Final Recordings 1937-38

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2009-11-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: F Minor Variations; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo for Piano no 3 in A minor, K 511; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Franz Sch...
Performers: Paderewski, Ignace Jan

A year ago APR issued, to great critical acclaim, a double album of Ignace Paderewski's first recordings made in Europe in 1911-12 (APR 6006). Between...continue...
Recording information: Studio 3, Abbey Road Studios, London, England....continue...

The Russian Piano Tradition - The Igumnov Schjool / Lev Oborin

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2009-06-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Ecossaises (6) for Piano, WoO 83; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 14 in F minor, Op. 25/2, CT. 27; Etude for piano no...
Performers: Oborin, Lev

Lev Oborin studied with Igumnov at the Moscow Conservatory from the age of 14 and in 1927, at the age of 19, he won the...continue...

Harold Bauer - The Complete Recordings

3 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2009-04-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Impromptu no 4 in A flat major, D899, Op. 90, no 4; Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Anton Rubinstein: Rêve angélique, for piano in F sharp major (Kamennïy...
Performers: Bauer, Harold

English born pianist Harold Bauer originally hoped to make his career as violinist but his piano playing so impressed Paderewski that he subsequently focused on...continue...

Bowen: Complete solo 78-rpm recordings

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2009-01-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Sonata for Piano no 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 no 1 "Quasi una fantasia"; Sonata for Piano no 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78 "A Th&eacut...
Performers: Bowen, York
Conductors: Chapple, Stanley

In recent years, York Bowen the composer has enjoyed a spectacular revival. However, until now, his talents as pianist (barring one recording for Lyrita) have...continue...

Paderewski - His Earliest Recordings

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2008-05-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Nocturne for piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 2...
Performers: Paderewski, Ignace Jan

Ignace Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) was arguably the most famous, and certainly the highest paid, pianist who ever lived. In the years between 1890 and 1914,...continue...

The Russian Piano Tradition - Konstantin Igumnov

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2008-01-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 33 in B major, Op. 56/1, CT. 83; Alexander Scriabin: Poèmes (2) for Piano, Op. 32; Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les...
Performers: Igumnoff, Constantine

The Russian Piano Tradition - Yakov Flier

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2008-01-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Dmitry Kabalevsky: Pr...
Performers: Flier, Yakov

APR continues its comprehensive survey of the great pianists active in Russia during the Soviet era with these first two releases devoted to the Igumnov...continue...

Alfred Cortot - The Late Recordings Vol 3

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2007-12-11

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Nocturne for piano no 4 in F major, Op. 15/1, CT. 111; Nocturne for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/1, CT. 11...
Performers: Cortot, Alfred

This third volume of Alfred Cortot’s late recordings (1949-51) proves once again that their neglect has been unjustified. Here we have a superb selection of...continue...

The Russian Piano Tradition - Heinrich Neuhaus

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2007-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Alexander Scriabin: Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 6 in A minor,...
Performers: Neuhaus, Heinrich
Conductors: Gauk, Alexander

Heinrich Neuhaus made his debut aged fourteen and from then on he rapidly made a name for himself both as a performer and teacher. Neuhaus...continue...

The Complete Solo European Recordings 1930-1936 / Horowitz

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2007-04-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Etude for piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18; Etude for piano no 8 in F major, Op. 10/8, CT. 21; Etude fo...
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir

To find three unpublished performances of high quality by the greatest violin and piano duo of the 20th century is luxury indeed. To be able...continue...

Alfred Cortot - The Late Recordings Vol 2

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2006-05-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Henry Purcell: Suites (8) for harpsichord, Z. 660-669; Franz Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343; Robert Schumann:...
Performers: Cortot, Alfred

These works present the essence of Cortot's style, his instantly recognizable singing line, his wonderful voicing of chords and the nobility of it all. It...continue...

Simon Barere - Complete HMV Recordings 1934-36

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2005-05-10

Works: Franz Liszt: La Leggierezza, for piano in F minor (Grandes études de concert no 2) , S. 144/2 (LW A118/2); Sonetto del Petrarca no 104 (Pace non trovo; II) for piano (Années II/5), S. 1...
Performers: Barere, Simon

This was APR's very first LP release. It made a huge impact in the world of historic transfers, putting both APR and Simon Barere on...continue...

Alfred Cortot - The Late Recordings Vol 1 - 1947

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2004-10-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 152/Op. 55; Trois nouvelles études, for piano, KK IIb/3, CT. 38-40 (B. 130); Prelude for piano no 25 ...
Performers: Cortot, Alfred

Brailowsky plays Vivaldi/Bach, Scarlatti/Tausig, etc

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2004-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Organ in D minor, BWV 596 (after Vivaldi); Carl Tausig: Pastorale for piano in E minor (after Scarlatti); Capriccio for piano (after Scarlatti); Ludwig van Beethov...
Performers: Brailowsky, Alexander

The Piano G & Ts Vol 1 / Pachmann, Michalowski, Ronald

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2004-10-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 21 in G flat major, Op. 25/9, C. 34; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 6...
Performers: Michalowski, Aleksander; Pachmann, Vladimir de; Ronald, Landon

Sergio Fiorentino Edition II - Chopin, Schubert: Sonatas

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2004-10-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960
Performers: Fiorentino, Sergio

The Auer Legacy Vol 2

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2004-10-01

Works: Efrem Zimbalist: Polish Dance; Hebrew Melody & Dance; Tor Aulin: Water-Colours (4) for violin and piano; César Cui: Kaleidoscope, pieces (24) for violin & piano, Op. 50; Camille Saint-Saë...
Performers: Adler, Clarence; Bay, Emanuel; Bonime, Josef; Brown, Eddy; Chotzinoff, Samuel; Katims, Milton; Kaufman, Harry; koff, Mischa; Kusmiak, Eugene; Macmillen, Francis; Milstein, Nathan; Mittmann, Leopold; ...

Dame Myra Hess - Live recordings...U. of Illinois Vol 1

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2004-10-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49; Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B f...
Performers: Hess, Myra