83 tracks featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Couperin, Debussy, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Rubinstein, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss/Tausig, and works by Paderewski himself and two of his disciples, Ernest Schelling and Sigismund Stojowski. The set concludes with two bonus tracks recorded in 1941 of Paderewski’s address on the occasion of the golden jubilee of his American debut.

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941) must be counted as one of the most famous pianists who ever lived, and he was certainly the most financially 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 first time every surviving matrix from his most prolific recording contract – that with the US Victor company. In conjunction with APR’s earlier releases ‘Paderewski – his earliest recordings’ (APR6006) and ‘Paderewski– his final recordings’ (APR5636) there is now, at last, a complete Paderewski recorded edition.

Audio restoration engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn

Contents:

CD 1: The Acoustic Recordings (65.00)
1. Couperin - La Bandoline (Rondeau) (matrix C 14773-2) (88491)
2. Couperin - Le Carillon de Cythère (matrix C 14774-1) (88492)
- Recorded 29 April 1914, Camden
3. Schumann - Warum? op.12 no.3 (matrix C 14778-3) (88494)
- Recorded 30 April 1914, Camden
4. Chopin - Nocturne in F sharp major, op15 no.2 (matrix C 19781-1) (74529)
- Recorded 14 May 1917, New York
5. Chopin - Polonaise in A major, op.40 no.1 (matrix C 19943-2) (74530)
6. Paderewski - Minuet in G major, op.14 no.1 (matrix C 19783-3) (74533)
7. Chopin - Nocturne in F major, op.15 no.1 (matrix C 19941-2) (74545)
8. Chopin - Waltz in C sharp minor, op.64 no.2 (matrix C 19923-2) (74539)
- Recorded 23 May 1917, New York
9. Paderewski - Cracovienne fantastique, op14 no.6 (matrix C 19944-2) (74535)
- Recorded on 6 June 1917, New York
10. Chopin - Étude in G flat major, op.25 no.9 (matrix B 19782-6) (64706)
- Recorded on 18 June 1917, New York
11. Chopin - Berceuse in D flat major, op.57 (matrix C 26398-1 (6428-B)
12. Paderewski - Nocturne in B flat major, op.16 no.4 (matrix C 26600-1) (74765)
- Recorded 1 June 1922, New York
13. Chopin/Liszt - ‘My Joys’ Chant Polonais no.5, op.74 no.12 (matrix C 26392-4) (6428-A)
14. Chopin - Waltz in A flat major, op.42 (matrix C 26397-4) (74796)
15. Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody no.10, S244/10 (matrix C 26399-2) (74788)
16. Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody no.2, S244/2 (matrix C 26554-1 & C 26603-2) (74805/6)
- Recorded 26 June 1922, Camden

CD 2: The Acoustic Recordings cont. (75.37)
1. Paderewski - Cracovienne fantastique, op.14 no.6 (matrix C 19944-6) (74535)
- Recorded 26 June 1922, Camden
2. Chopin/Liszt - ‘The Maiden’s Wish’ Chant Polonais no.1, op.74 no.1 (matrix C 26602-6) (74777)
3. Mendelssohn - Spinning Song, op.67 no.4 (matrix B 26393-5) (66150)
- Recorded 27 June 1922, Camden
4. Paderewski - Melodie, op.8 no.3 (matrix B 27914-1) (66160)
5. Paderewski - Cracovienne fantastique, op.14 no.6 (matrix C 19944-8) (6230-A)
6. Chopin - Sonata no.2 in B flat minor, op.35: Marche funèbre (matrix C 27917-1) (6470-A)
7. Chopin - Étude in G sharp minor, op.25 no.6 (matrix B 27918-1) (66161)
8. Chopin - Étude in C sharp minor, op.25 no.7 (matrix C 27919-1) (6448-A)
9. Liszt - La leggierezza, S144/2 (matrix C 27921-2) (6438-B)
10. Chopin - Étude in A minor, op.25 no.11 (matrix C 27923-1) (6438-A)
11. Mendelssohn - Spinning Song, op.67 no.4 (matrix B 26393-6) (66150)
- Recorded 4 May 1923, Camden
12. Chopin - Mazurka in A minor, op.17 no.4 (matrix C 27920-2) (6448-B)
13. Paderewski - Minuet in G major, op.14 no.1 (matrix C 19783-10) (74533)
- Recorded 5 May 1923, Camden
14. Schubert - Impromptu in B flat major, op.142 no.3 (matrix C 29984-2 & C 29985-2) (6482-A/B)
15. Debussy - Images Book I: 1. Reflets dans l’eau (matrix C 29986-1) (6538-B)
16. Schubert/Liszt - Hark! Hark! The Lark, S558/9 (matrix C 19979-3) (6470-B)
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) (1027-B)
20. Chopin - Mazurka in F sharp minor, op.59 no.3 (matrix B 29991-1) (1027-A)
21. Wagner/Liszt - Spinning Chorus (The Flying Dutchman), S440 (matrix C 29992-1) (6538-A)
- Recorded 12 May 1924, New York

CD 3: The Electric Recordings (65.39)
1. Schelling - Nocturne à Raguze (matrix CVE 35619-2 & CVE 35620-1) (6700-A/B)
2. Paderewski - Minuet in G major op.14 no.1 (matrix CVE 19783-11) (6690-A)
3. Paderewski - Minuet in G major, op.14 no.1 (matrix CVE 19783-12 (6690-A)
- Recorded 20 May 1926, New York
4. Stojowski - Chant d’amour, op.26 no.3 (matrix CVE 37121-2) (6633-B)
5. Stojowski - By the Brookside, op.30 no.3 (matrix BVE 37122-3) (1426-B)
6. Debussy - Images Book I: 1. Reflets dans l’eau (matrix CVE 29986-3) (6633-A)
- Recorded 11 December 1926, New York
7. Chopin - Prelude in D flat major, op.28 no.15 (matrix CVE 27915-6) (6847-A)
8. Chopin - Étude in E major, op.10 no.3 (matrix CVE 37126-2) (6628-B)
- Recorded 13 December 1926, New York
9. Schumann - Vogel als Prophet, op.82 no.7 (matrix BVE 37128-3) (1426-A)
10. Paganini/Liszt - La campanella, S141/3 (matrix CVE 37123-2) (6825-A)
- Recorded 14 December 1926, New York
11. Schubert - Impromptu in A flat major, op.142 no.2 (matrix CVE 27913-9) (6628-A)
12. Schubert - Impromptu in A flat major, op.142 no.2 (matrix CVE 27913-10) (6628-A)
13. Beethoven - Sonata in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’, op.27/2: II Adagio (matrix CVE 37140-1) (6690-B)
- Recorded 16 December 1926, New York
14. Chopin - Nocturne in F sharp major, op.15 no.2 (matrix CVE 19781-5) (6825-B)
15. Paganini/Liszt - La campanella, S141/3 (matrix CVE 37123-3) (6825-A)
- Recorded 18 August 1927, New York

CD 4: The Electric Recordings cont. (62.06)
1. Chopin - Étude in E major, op.10 no.3 (matrix CVE 37126-6) (6628-B)
- Recorded 18 August 1927, New York
2. Chopin - Prelude in D flat major, op.28 no.15 (matrix CVE 27915-13) (6847-A)
3. Chopin - Prelude in A flat major, op.28 no.17 (matrix CVE 37125-8) (6847-B)
4. Chopin - Waltz in E flat major, op.18 (matrix CVE 45509-2) (6877-A)
5. Chopin - Étude in C minor, op.10 no.12 (matrix BVE 45510-2) (1387-A)
6. Rubinstein - Valse-caprice in E flat major (matrix CVE 27922-9) (6877-B)
- Recorded 22 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 45515-1 & CVE 45516-2) (unissued)
10. Chopin - Étude in G flat major, op.10 no.5 (matrix BVE 37127-10) (1387-B)
- Recorded 24 May 1928, New York
11. Debussy - Preludes, Book I: 1. Danseuses de Delphes (matrix BVE 64325-1) (1531-A)
12. Debussy - Preludes, Book I: 3. Le Vent dans la plaine (matrix BVE 64327-4) (1499-B)
13. Debussy - Preludes, Book I: 12. Minstrels (matrix BVE 64328-2) (1499-A)
14. Rachmaninov - Prelude in C sharp minor, op.3 no.2 (matrix BVE 64329-1) (unissued)
15. Rachmaninov - 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) (1541-B)
- Recorded 13 October 1930, New York
17. Wagner/Schelling - Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act I (matrix CVE 64331-2 & CVE 64332-3) (7324-A/B)
- Recorded 14 October 1930, New York

CD 5: The Electric Recordings cont. (62.50)
1. Brahms - Hungarian Dance no.6 in D flat major, WoO 1/6 (matrix BVE 64334-2) (1529-B)
2. Chopin - Mazurka in C sharp minor, op.63 no.3 (matrix CVE 64333-1R, dubbed from BVE 64333-3) (7416-B)
- Recorded 14 October 1930, New York
3. J Strauss/Tausig -  Man lebt nur einmal (matrix *CVE 64339-2 & CVE 64340-1) (unissued)
- Recorded 14 and *16 October 1930, New York
4. Chopin - Polonaise in E flat minor, op.26 no.2 (matrix CVE 64344-1 & CVE 64345-2) (7391-A/B)
- Recorded 16 October 1930, New York
5. Debussy - Preludes, Book I: 2. Voiles (matrix BVE 64326-3) (1531-B)
6. Debussy - Preludes, Book I: 12. Minstrels (matrix BVE 64328-6) (1499-A)
7. Chopin - Nocturne in E flat major, op.9 no.2 (matrix CVE 64343-3) (7416-A)
8. Chopin - Mazurka in A flat major, op.59 no.2 (matrix BVE 64336-3) (1541-A)
9. Brahms - Hungarian Dance no.7 in A major, WoO 1/7 (matrix BVE 64335-4) (1529-A)
10. J Strauss/Tausig - Man lebt nur einmal (matrix CVE 64339-3 & CVE 64340-4) (unissued)
- Recorded 23 December 1930, New York
11. Wagner/Liszt - Spinning Chorus (The Flying Dutchman), S440 (matrix BVE 64341-5 & *BVE 64342-3) (1549-A/B)
- Recorded *23 December 1930 and 13 May 1931, New York
12. Schubert - Moment musical in A flat major, op.94 no.2 (matrix CVE 69611-1 & CVE 69612-2) (7508-A/B)
- Recorded 13 May 1931, New York
The Spoken Word Recordings:
Address on the observance of the Golden Anniversary of his American Debut
13. My dear friends (matrix CS 060450-1 & CS 060451-1) (unissued)
14. My dear American friends (matrix CS 060450-1 & CS 060451-1) (unissued)
- Recorded 31 January 1941, New York