5CDs
COMPACT DISC 1 The Acoustic Recordings (65.00)
recorded on 29 April 1914, Camden
1. COUPERIN La Bandoline (Rondeau) Pièces de clavecin, 5e Ordre No 8, matrix C 14773-2
2. COUPERIN Le Carillon de Cythère Pièces de clavecin, 14e Ordre No 6,matrix C 14774-1, recorded on 30 April 1914, Camden
3. SCHUMANN Warum? Fantasiestücke, Op 12 No 3, matrix C 14778-3, recorded on 14 May 1917, New York
4. CHOPIN Nocturne in F sharp major Op 15 No 2, matrix C 19781-1, recorded on 23 May 1917, New York
5. CHOPIN Polonaise in A major Op 40 No 1, matrix C 19943-2
6. PADEREWSKI Minuet in G major Op 14 No 1, matrix C 19783-3
7. CHOPIN Nocturne in F major Op 15 No 1, matrix C 19941-2
8. CHOPIN Waltz in C sharp minor Op 64 No 2, matrix C 19923-2, recorded on 6 June 1917, New York
9. PADEREWSKI Cracovienne fantastique Op 14 No 6, matrix C 19944-2, recorded on 18 June 1917, New York
10. CHOPIN Étude in G flat major Op 25 No 9, matrix B 19782-6, recorded on 1 June 1922, New York
11. CHOPIN Berceuse in D flat major Op 57, matrix C 26398-1
12. PADEREWSKI Nocturne in B flat major Op 16 No 4, matrix C 26600-1, recorded on 26 June 1922, Camden
13. CHOPIN/LISZT My Joys Chant Polonais No 5, Op 74 No 12, matrix C 26392-4
14. CHOPIN Waltz in A flat major Op 42, matrix C 26397-4
15. LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No 10 S244/10, matrix C 26399-2
16. LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 S244/2, matrix C 26554-1 & C 26603-2
COMPACT DISC 2 The Acoustic Recordings continued (75.37)
recorded on 26 June 1922, Camden
1. PADEREWSKI Cracovienne fantastique Op 14 No 6, matrix C 19944-6, recorded on 27 June 1922, Camden
2. CHOPIN/LISZT The Maiden's Wish Chant Polonais No 1, Op 74 No 1, matrix C 26602-6
3. MENDELSSOHN Spinning Song Songs without words, Op 67 No 4, matrix B 26393-5, recorded on 4 May 1923, Camden
4. PADEREWSKI Melodie Chants du voyageur, Op 8 No 3, matrix B 27914-1
5. PADEREWSKI Cracovienne fantastique Op 14 No 6, matrix C 19944-8
6. CHOPIN Sonata No 2 in B flat minor Op 35 Marche funèbre: Lento, matrix C 27917-1
7. CHOPIN Étude in G sharp minor Op 25 No 6, matrix B 27918-1
8. CHOPIN Étude in C sharp minor Op 25 No 7, matrix C 27919-1
9. LISZT La leggierezza Études de Concert, No 2 in F minor, S144/2, matrix C 27921-2
10. CHOPIN Étude in A minor Op 25 No 11, matrix C 27923-1
11. MENDELSSOHN Spinning Song Songs without words, Op 67 No 4, matrix B 26393-6, recorded on 5 May 1923, Camden
12. CHOPIN Mazurka in A minor Op 17 No 4, matrix C 27920-2
13. PADEREWSKI Minuet in G major Op 14 No 1, matrix C 19783-10, recorded on 12 May 1924, New York
14. SCHUBERT Impromptu in B flat major Op 142 No 3, matrix C 29984-2 & C 29985-2
15. DEBUSSY Reflets dans l'eau Images Book I No 1, matrix C 29986-1
16. SCHUBERT/LISZT Hark! Hark! The Lark S558/9, matrix C 19979-3
17. CHOPIN Étude in D flat major Op 25 No 8, matrix B 29989-1 (unissued)
18. CHOPIN Étude in G flat major Op 25 No 9, matrix B 29989-1 (unissued)
19. CHOPIN Mazurka in A flat major Op 59 No 2, matrix B 29990-2
20. CHOPIN Mazurka in F sharp minor Op 59 No 3, matrix B 29991-1
21. WAGNER/LISZT Spinning Chorus The Flying Dutchman, S440, matrix C 29992-1
COMPACT DISC 3 The Electric Recordings (65.39)
recorded on 20 May 1926, New York
1. SCHELLING Nocturne à Raguze, matrix CVE 35619-2 & CVE 35620-1
2. PADEREWSKI Minuet in G major Op 14 No 1, matrix CVE 19783-11
3. PADEREWSKI Minuet in G major Op 14 No 1, matrix CVE 19783-12, recorded on 11 December 1926, New York
4. STOJOWSKI Chant d'amour Op 26 No 3, matrix CVE 37121-2
5. STOJOWSKI By the Brookside Esquisses, Op 30 No 3, matrix BVE 37122-3
6. DEBUSSY Reflets dans l'eau Images Book I No 1, matrix CVE 29986-3, recorded on 13 December 1926, New York
7. CHOPIN Prelude in D flat major Op 28 No 15, matrix CVE 27915-6
8. CHOPIN Étude in E major Op 10 No 3, matrix CVE 37126-2, recorded on 14 December 1926, New York
9. SCHUMANN Vogel als Prophet Waldszenen, Op 82 No 7, matrix BVE 37128-3
10. PAGANINI/LISZT La campanella Grandes Études de Paganini, S141/3, matrix CVE 37123-2, recorded on 16 December 1926, New York
11. SCHUBERT Impromptu in A flat major Op 142 No 2, matrix CVE 27913-9
12. SCHUBERT Impromptu in A flat major Op 142 No 2, matrix CVE 27913-10
13. BEETHOVEN Sonata No 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight" Op 27/2 Adagio matrix CVE 37140-1, recorded on 18 August 1927, New York
14. CHOPIN Nocturne in F sharp major Op 15 No 2, matrix CVE 19781-5
15. PAGANINI/LISZT La campanella Grandes Études de Paganini, S141/3, matrix CVE 37123-3
COMPACT DISC 4 The Electric Recordings continued (62.06)
recorded on 18 August 1927, New York
1. CHOPIN Étude in E major Op 10 No 3, matrix CVE 37126-6, recorded on 22 May 1928, New York
2. CHOPIN Prelude in D flat major Op 28 No 15, matrix CVE 27915-13
3. CHOPIN Prelude in A flat major Op 28 No 17, matrix CVE 37125-8
4. CHOPIN Waltz in E flat major Op 18, matrix CVE 45509-2
5. CHOPIN Étude in C minor Op 10 No 12, matrix BVE 45510-2
6. RUBINSTEIN Valse-caprice in E flat major, matrix CVE 27922-9, recorded on 24 May 1928, New York
7. SCHUMANN Nachtstück in F major Op 23 No 4, matrix CVE 45514-1 (unissued)
CHOPIN Sonata No 2 in B flat minor Op 35
8. III Marche funèbre: Lento, matrix CVE 45515-1 & CVE 45516-2 (unissued)
9. IV Presto, matrix CVE 45516-2 (unissued) (1.42)
10. CHOPIN Étude in G flat major Op 10 No 5, matrix BVE 37127-10, recorded on 13 October 1930, New York
11. DEBUSSY Danseuses de Delphes Preludes Book I No 1, matrix BVE 64325-1
12. DEBUSSY Le Vent dans la plaine Preludes Book I No 3, matrix BVE 64327-4
13. DEBUSSY Minstrels Preludes Book I No 12, matrix BVE 64328-2
14. RACHMANINOFF Prelude in C sharp minor Op 3 No 2, matrix BVE 64329-1 (unissued)
15. RACHMANINOFF Prelude in G sharp minor Op 32 No 12, matrix BVE 64330-2 (unissued)
16. CHOPIN Mazurka in D major Op 33 No 2, matrix BVE 63162-1, recorded on 14 October 1930, New York
17. WAGNER/SCHELLING Tristan und Isolde Prelude to Act I, matrix CVE 64331-2 & CVE 64332-3
COMPACT DISC 5 The Electric Recordings continued (62.50)
recorded on 14 October 1930, New York
1. BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No 6 in D flat major WoO 1/6, matrix BVE 64334-2
2. CHOPIN Mazurka in C sharp minor Op 63 No 3 matrix CVE 64333-1R (dubbed from BVE 64333-3), recorded on 14 and *16 October 1930, New York
3. J. STRAUSS/TAUSIG Man lebt nur einmal, matrix *CVE 64339-2 & CVE 64340-1 (unissued), recorded on 16 October 1930, New York
4. CHOPIN Polonaise in E flat minor Op 26 No 2, matrix CVE 64344-1 & CVE 64345-2, recorded on 23 December 1930, New York
5. DEBUSSY Voiles Preludes Book I No 2, matrix BVE 64326-3
6. DEBUSSY Minstrels Preludes Book I No 12, matrix BVE 64328-6
7. CHOPIN Nocturne in E flat major Op 9 No 2, matrix CVE 64343-3
8. CHOPIN Mazurka in A flat major Op 59 No 2, matrix BVE 64336-3
9. BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No 7 in A major WoO 1/7, matrix BVE 64335-4
10. J. STRAUSS/TAUSIG Man lebt nur einmal, matrix CVE 64339-3 & CVE 64340-4 (unissued), recorded *23 December 1930 and 13 May 1931, New York
11. WAGNER/LISZT SpinningChorus TheFlyingDutchman, S440, matrix BVE 64341-5 & *BVE 64342-3, recorded on 13 May 1931, New York
12. SCHUBERT Moment Musical in A flat major Op 94 No 2, matrix CVE 69611-1 & CVE 69612-2
The Spoken Word Recordings
recorded 31 January 1941, New York
Address on the observance of the Golden Anniversary of his American Debut
13. My dear friends..., matrix CS 060450-1 & CS 060451-1 (unissued) (3.47)
14. My dear American friends..., matrix CS 060450-1 & CS 060451-1 (unissued) (2.06)
IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI (1860-1941) must be counted as one of the most famous pianists who ever lived, and he was certainly the most ï¬nancially successful, yet his recorded legacy has always been something of a puzzle. Paderewski was from a generation before these recorded pianists, such as Cortot, Hofmann, Rachmaninov & Schnabel, we now tend to think of as "historical" and his playing style really does take us back to the 19th century. This indispensable set makes available for the ï¬rst time every surviving matrix from his most proliï¬c recording contract, that with the US Victor company. In conjunction with APR's earlier releases 'Paderewski - his earliest recordings' (APR6006) and 'Paderewski - his ï¬nal recordings' (APR5636) there is now, at last, a complete Paderewski recorded edition. Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn.
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