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Pablo Casals Vintage Collection: Victor, Columbia Masters & HMV Concerto Recordings | Biddulph LAB5059

Pablo Casals Vintage Collection: Victor, Columbia Masters & HMV Concerto Recordings

Label: Biddulph

Cat No: LAB5059

Barcode: 5055354480591

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 5

Release Date: 11th September 2020

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Contents

Artists

Pablo Casals (cello)
Nikolai Mednikoff (piano)
Charles A Baker (piano)
Walter Golde (piano)
Romano Romani (piano)
Edouard Gendron (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Landon Ronald
Adrian Boult

Artists

Pablo Casals (cello)
Nikolai Mednikoff (piano)
Charles A Baker (piano)
Walter Golde (piano)
Romano Romani (piano)
Edouard Gendron (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conductors

Landon Ronald
Adrian Boult

About

Note to collectors: There will be duplication of some works in several places herein, reflecting different interpretations of favourites, for different labels over the years, and with various different accompanists. Full details inside extensive 16-page bookalso with original matrix numbers and dates, transfer engineers, etc.

Contents:

CD 1
1. JS Bach (arr. Siloti & Casals) - Adagio
- recorded on 28/2/1927; first issued on Victor 6635 (matrix CVE 31977)
2. JS Bach (arr. Pollain) - Musette
- recorded on 31/1/1928; first issued on Victor 1349 (matrix BVE 40386)
3. Schubert (arr. Becker) - Moment musical no.3
- recorded on 4/1/1926; first issued on Victor 1143 (matrix BVE 31979)
4. Chopin (arr. Sieveking) - ‘Raindrop’ Prelude
- recorded on 19/1/1926; first issued on Victor 6589 (matrix CVE 34415)
5. Chopin (arr. Popper) - Nocturne in E flat major
- recorded on 20/1/1926; first issued on Victor 6589 (matrix CVE 34419)
6. Schumann - Abendlied
- recorded on 4/1/1926; first issued on Victor 6630 (matrix CVE 32127)
7. Wagner - Prize Song from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
- recorded on 19/1/1926; first issued on Victor 6620 (matrix CVE 34412)
8. Wagner - Evening Star (Abendstern) from Tannhäuser
- recorded on 4/1/1926: first issued on Victor 6620 (matrix CVE 34076)
9. Bruch - Kol Nidrei
- recorded on 31/1/1928; previously unissued (matrices CVE 40384/40385)
10. Rubinstein (arr. Popper) - Melody in F major
- recorded on 20/1/1926; first issued on Victor 1178 (matrix BVE 34421)
11. Popper - Mazurka
- recorded on 28/2/1928; first issued on Victor 1349 (matrix BVE 42496)
12. Popper - Vito
- recorded on 31/1/1928; first issued on Victor 1311 (matrix BVE 31973)
13. Hillemacher - Gavotte tendre
- recorded on 4/1/1926; first issued on Victor 1191 (matrix BVE 31967)
14. Sgambati (arr. Bouman) - Serenata napoletana
- recorded on 1/2/1928; first issued on Victor 1542 (matrix BVE 40387)
15. Godard - Berceuse de Jocelyn
- recorded on 20/1/1926; first issued on Victor 6630 (matrix CVE 34420)
16. Saint-Saëns - The Swan
- recorded on 31/1/1928; first issued on Victor 1143 (matrix BVE 34074)
17. Fauré (arr. Casals) - Après un rêve
- recorded on 5/1/1926; first issued on Victor 1083 (matrix BVE 31972)
18. Debussy (arr. Choisnel) - Minuet from Petite Suite
- recorded on 4/1/1926: first issued on Victor 1191 (matrix BVE 31969)
19. Granados (arr. Casals) - Spanish Dance in E minor
- recorded on 28/2/1928; first issued on Victor 1311 (matrix BVE 34416)
20. Granados (arr.Cassadó) - Intermezzo (Goyescas)
- recorded on 28/2/1927: first issued on Victor 6635 (matrix CVE 31978)
Pablo Casals with Nikolai Mednikoff (piano)

CD 2
1. Elgar - Salut d’amour*
- recorded on 15/1/ 1915; first issued on Columbia A 5679 (matrix 37 129-2)
2. Handel - Largo from Xerxes*
- recorded on 15/1/1915; first issued on Columbia A 5649 (matrix 37 130-1)
3. Rubinstein - Melody in F major†
- recorded on 15. I 1915; first issued on Columbia A 5649 (matrix 37 131-1)
4. Tartini - Adagio from Concerto in D minor*
- recorded on 15/1/1915:, first issued on Columbia A 5654 (matrix 37 132-2)
5. Bruch - Kol Nidrei*
- recorded on 18/1/1915; first issued 011 Columbia A 5722 (matrices 37 133-1, 134-1)
6. Popper - Spanish Serenade, op.11 no.3†
- recorded on 24/1/1915; first issued on Columbia A 3650 (matrix 37 149-2)
7. Saint-Saëns - The Swan†
- recorded on 24/1/1915; first issued on Columbia A 5650 (matrix 37 150-2)
8. Campagnoli - Romance†
- recorded on 27/1/1915; first issued on Columbia A 5654 (matrix 37 151-I)
9. Fauré - Apres un reve†
- recorded in March 1915; first issued on Columbia A 6()20 (matrix unknown)
10. Schumann - Träumerei*
- recorded on 14/4/1915; first issued on Columbia A 5679 (matrix 37 252-1)
11. Popper - Mazurka in G minor†
- recorded on 23/4/1915; first issued on Columbia A 5697 (matrix 37 256-1)
12. Liszt - Liebestraum*
- recorded on 5/3/1915; first issued on Columbia A 5656 (matrix 37 262-1)
13. JS Bach - Air from Suite no.3 in D major*
- recorded on 5/5/1916; first issued on Columbia A 5656 (matrix 37 263-1)
JS Bach - Cello Suite no.3 in C major:
14. Prelude
- recorded on 23/4/1915; first issued on Columbia A 5782 (matrix 37 257-1)
15. Sarabande
- recorded on 23/4/1915; first issued on Columbia A 5782 (matrix 37 259-1)
16. Bourée
- recorded on 23/4/1915; first issued on Columbia A 5697 (matrix 37 258-1)
17. Gigue
- recorded on 15/4/1916; first issued on Columbia A 5875 (matrix 48 697)
Pablo Casals with *Orchestra; †Charles A. Baker (piano)

CD 3
1. Haydn - Minuet in C major†
- recorded on 14/4/1916; first issued on Columbia A 5821 (matrix 48 695)
2. Granados - Spanish Dance†
- recorded on 14/4/1916; first issued on Columbia A 5847 (matrix 48 696)
3. Haydn - Adagio from Concerto in D major*
- recorded on 15/4/1916; first issued on Columbia A 5875 (matrix 48 698)
4. Goltermann - Cantilena (Concerto in A minor)*
- recorded on 15/4/1916; first issued on Columbia A 5847 (matrix 48 699)
5. Boccherini - Allegro from Sonata no.6 in A major†
- recorded on 19/4/1916; first issued on Columbia 68025 D (matrix 48 710)
6. Mendelssohn - Spring Song†
- recorded on 19/4/1916; first issued on Columbia A 6020 (matrix unknown)
7. Wagner - Abendstern*
- recorded on 21/4/1916; first issued on Columbia A 5953 (matrix 48 716)
8. Schumann - Abendlied*
- recorded on 21/4/1916; first issued on Columbia A 5907 (matrix 48 717)
9. Mozart - Larghetto (Clarinet Quintet in A major)*
- recorded on 21/4/1916; first issued on Columbia A 5953 (matrix 48 718)
10. Kreisler - Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane†
- recorded on 22/4/1916; first issued on Columbia A 5907 (matrix 48 719)
11. Saint-Saëns - Allegro appassionato†
- recorded on 22/4/1916; first issued on Columbia A 5821 (matrix 48 721)
12. Schumann - Träumerei‡
- recorded on 21/1/1920; first issued on Columbia 68023 D (matrix 49 795)
13. Saint-Saëns - The Swan‡
- recorded on 22/4/1920; first issued on Columbia 68027 D (matrix 49 796)
14. Schumann - Abendlied*
- recorded on 23/4/1920; first issued on Columbia 68024 D (matrix 49 801)
15. Handel - Largo*
- recorded on 23/4/1920; first issued on Columbia 68061 1.) (matrix 49 802)
16. Rubinstein - Meldoy in F major‡
- recorded on 24/4/1920; first issued on Columbia 68026 D (matrix 49 804)
17. Liszt - Liebestraum‡
- recorded on 28/4/1920; first issued on Columbia 68023 D (matrix 49 812)
18. Wagner - Abendstern*
- recorded on 29/4/1920; first issued on Columbia 68027 D (matrix 49 813)
19. Lassen - Thine Eyes So Blue‡
- recorded on 29/4/1920; first issued on Columbia 33032 D (matrix 79 147)
20. JS Bach - Air from Orchestral Suite no.3 in D major*
- recorded on 29/1/1920; first issued on Columbia 68026 D (matrix 49 814)
21. Chopin (arr. Popper) - Nocturne in E flat major‡
- recorded on 30/4/1920: first issued on Columbia 68024 D (matrix 49 820)
Pablo Casals with *Orchestra; †Charles A. Baker, ‡Walter Golde (pianos)

CD 4
1. Crouch - Kathleen Mavourneen*
- recorded on 1 or 4/5/1920; first issued on Columbia 3:3008 D (matrix 79 154)
2. Moore - Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms*
- recorded on 1 or 4/5/1920; first issued on Columbia 33008 D (matrix 79 155)
3. Popper - Gavpotte in D major, op.23‡
- recorded on 23/1/1922; first issued on Columbia 68025 D (matrix 98 012)
4. Elgar - Salut d’amour‡
- recorded on 24/1/1922; first issued on Columbia 33031 D (matrix 80 158)
5. Hinkson - Would God I Were the Tender Apple Blossom‡
- recorded on 24/1/1922: first issued on Columbia 33032 D (matrix 80 159)
6. Rubinstein - Romance in E flat major†
- recorded on 30/1/1923; first issued on Columbia 33031 D (matrix 80 815)
7. Sgambati - Serenata napoletana†
- recorded on 31/1/1923; first issued on Columbia 2036 M (matrix unknown)
8. MacDowell To a Wild Rose†
- recorded on 31/1/1923: first issued on Columbia 3303(1 1) (matrix 80 817)
9. Del Riego - Oh, Dry Those Tears†
- recorded on 30/3/1923; first issued on Columbia 2037 M (matrix unknown)
10. Bruch - Kol Nidrei§
- recorded on 3/4/1923: first issued Columbia 68019 D (matrices 98 068, 069)
11. Glazunov - Melodie arabe, op.20 no.1§
- recorded on 3/4/1923; first issued on Columbia 33(0) D (matrix 80 923)
12. Haydn - Adagio from Concerto in D major†
- recorded on 2/2/1924; first issued on Columbia 68061 D (matrix unknown)
13. Mendelssohn - Serenade, op.67 no.6†
- recorded on 2/2/1924; first issued on Columbia 33048 D (matrix 81 526)
14. Brahms - Sapphische Ode†
- recorded on 2/2/1924; first issued on Columbia 68089 D (matrix unknown)
15. Handel - Minuet†
- recorded on 16/2/1924; first issued on Columbia 2036 M (matrix unknown)
16. Tchaikovsky - Mélodie†
- recorded on 16/2/1924; first issued on Columbia 33048 D (matrix 81 571)
17. Tchaikovsky - Autumn Song, op.37 no.10†
- recorded on 16/2/ 1924; first issued on Columbia 68089 D (matrix unknown)
18. Cui - Berceuse, op.20 no.18†
- recorded on 18/2/1924; first issued on Columbia 2037 M (matrix unknown)
19. JS Bach (arr. Siloti) - Adagio§
- recorded on 21/2/1925; first issued on Victor 6501 (matrix C 31977)
20. Granados (arr. Cassadó) - Intermezzo (Goyescas
- recorded on 21/2/1925; first issued on Victor 6501 (matrix C 31978)
Pablo Casals with *Orchestra; †Walter Golde, ‡Romano Romani, §Edouard Gendron (pianos)

CD 5
1-3. Boccherini (arr.Grützmacher) - Cello Concerto in B flat major
- recorded on 29/11/1936; first issued on HMV DB 3056/8 (matrices 2EA 4156/61)

Haydn (arr. Gevaërt) - Cello Concerto in D, op.101*
4. I Allegro moderato
5. II Adagio
- recorded on 15/10/1945; previously unissued (matrices 2EA 10648/50 & 10701)

6-9. Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85*
- recorded on 14/10/1945; first issued on HMV DB 6338/41S (matrices 2EA 10641/7)

10. Bruch - Kol Nidrei, op.47
- recorded on 27/11/1936; first issued on HMV DB 3063/4 (matrices 2EA 4153/5)

Pablo Casals
with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Landon Ronald
*with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult

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