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Edward MacDowell – Sonata Eroica #2 in G Minor (1st and 3rd Movements) – Rudolph Ganz, piano – World Program Transcription – 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Edward MacDowell this week, as performed by the legendary Rudolph Ganz in a session done for the World...
Cédric Tiberghien – in recital – Recorded May 21, 2011 – ORF-Austria – French pianist Cédric Tiberghien in recital this week with a fairly familiar repertoire of the tried-and-true. Beginning the concert with a performance of the Beethoven Piano Sonata #14 (Moonlight) and then a performance of Schumann’s Kreisleriana, Ravel’s...
Keith Jarrett in Concert – Bremen – recorded Feb. 2, 1975 – Nordwestfunk Radio – Keith Jarrett to help calm the nerve and steady the spirit this weekend. This concert comes from a much celebrated period – and his label, ECM has some thoughts on it: In 1973 ECM organised...
Art Tatum – Enchanted Keyboard Series – Armed Forces Radio – 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Diving into the archives this weekend for a few tunes from the legendary pianist Art Tatum. Tatum is considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. His performances were hailed...
Debussy – Poissons d’or from Images – Book 2 – Jean-Michel Damase, Piano – ORTF Broadcast recital – 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A short one tonight – actually, a last-minute replacement for a longer piece which I will post sometime in the future. This one, from a...
Reah Sadowsky – Recital from Prize Album A-1 (issued 1946) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Taking a brief respite from BSO rehearsals this week to offer three pieces from what is believed to be the only commercial recording by the highly regarded (in Piano circles) but almost completely obscure...
Morton Gould – Plays Original Piano Compositions – Decca Records 78 rpm Set – 195 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Definitely not one of the “unsung, overlooked or under-appreciated” voices in American music this weekend, Morton Gould managed to cross that bridge between Pop, Classical and “easy Listening” in...
Maurice Emmanuel – Sonatine Number 6 – Yvonne Lefebure, piano – 100th Birthday concert 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Maurice Emmanuel this weekend. The second piece in a series of pieces performed during the 100th birthday celebrations for Emmanuel held in 1962. This Sonatine Number...
Violet Archer – Sonatine Number 2 for Piano – Ross Platt, Piano – CBC Transcription service – 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A name which may not be as familiar in the U.S. as it is in Canada, Violet Archer was one to most prolific and celebrated figures...
Monique Haas – Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin – Paris Radio session – 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary, though somewhat forgotten French pianist Monique Haas this weekend. Born in 1909, she studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Joseph Morpain and Lazare Lévy, taking a Premier Prix...
