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Paderewski - His Final Recordings (HMV 1937 & 1938) | APR APR5636

Paderewski - His Final Recordings (HMV 1937 & 1938)

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Cat No: APR5636

Barcode: 5024709156368

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 1st September 2009

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About

Between 1914 and 1931 Paderewski recorded for Victor in the US but in 1937, after it appeared the pianist had retired from the studio, he was persuaded to return to the HMV studios in London to make a final series of recordings.

At first the plan was to record the repertoire which featured in the film ‘Moonlight Sonata’, a huge blockbuster success at the time which featured Paderewski playing himself, but in addition to this repertoire Paderewski went on to record works by Haydn and Mozart which were new to his discography.

It has often been said that in later life Paderewski’s technique was not what it had been, and to an extent the is undoubtedly true, but this is not an issue in the classical works featured here, and the Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven in particular reveal the extreme poetry that had mesmerised audiences for fifty years and had made Paderewski the most famous pianist of his generation.

This is the first time all Paderewski’s 1930s HMV recordings have been assembled together and two unissued tracks from the 1938 sessions are also included.

Contents:
1. Haydn: Variations in F minor Hob XVII:6
Recorded on 29 January 1937

2. Mozart: Rondo in A minor K511
Recorded on 30 January 1937

3. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’, Op.27 No.2
Recorded on 30 January 1937

4. Schubert: Moment musical No.2 in A flat major D780
Recorded on 15 November 1938

5. Chopin: Nocturne No.5 in F sharp major Op.15 No.2
Rrecorded on 30 January 1937

6. Chopin: Nocturne No.17 in B major Op.62 No.1
Recorded on 15 November 1938

7. Chopin: Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor Op.64 No.2
Recorded on 15 November 1938

8. Chopin: Mazurka No.38 in F sharp minor Op.59 No.3
Recorded on 15 November 1938

9. Chopin: Polonaise No.6 in A flat major Op.53
Recorded on 30 January 1937

10. Wagner/Liszt: Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod S447
Recorded on 15 November 1938

11. Paderewski: Chants du voyageur Op.8 - No.3 Mélodie
Recorded on 15 November 1938

12. Paderewski: Humoresques de concert Op.14 - No.1 Minuet célèbre
Recorded on 30 January 1937

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