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 18th 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.
1 Vladimir de Pachmann - Italienisches Konzert in F Major, BWV 971 ; BC L7 ; Op.2
2 Josef Casimir Hofmann - Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2: III. Scherzo; Allegro
3 Ossip Gabrilowitsch - Symphony No. 100 in G Major, Hib, I;100: III. Menuet (Moderato)
4 Wanda Landowska - Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 576, I. Allegro
5 Myra Hess - Toccata in G Major, BWV 916: BC L147
6 Josef Casimir Hofmann - Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major Op. 2: IV. Allegro Assai
7 Wanda Landowska - Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 576, III. Allegretto
8 Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler - Melody from Orfeo Ed Euridice, WQ. 30
9 Eugen D'albert - Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582; BC 179
10 Josef Casimir Hofmann - Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op.2: I. Allegro Con Brio
11 Wanda Landowska - Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 576, II. Adagio
- Disc 2 -
1 Myra Hess - Keyboard Sonata in G Major, K.14: L.387: P.70: CZ.20
2 Alfred Cortot - Concerto in F minor, BWV. 1056: I. Adagio
3 Wilhelm Backhaus - Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II. Deh Vieni Alla Finestra
4 Guiomar Novaes - Serse, HWV 40: Largo
5 Vladimir de Pachmann - Piano Sonata No. 11, K.331 ; K.300I, III. Alla Turca
6 Josef Casimir Hofmann - Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2: II. Adagio
7 Ferruccio Busoni - 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001 - 1006: IV. Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor
8 Wilhelm Backhaus - Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13, I. Grave- Allegro Di Motto E Con Brio
9 Rudolf Ganz - Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37: Op. 30 No. 3; Op. 17, No. 1
10 Alexander Raab - Fantasia in D minor, K.397
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 18th 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.
