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06 October 2012

Benno Moiseiwitsch plays... Rachmaninov. Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Paganini Rhapsody - HMV 1937/1938/1948

Sergei Rachmaninov:
Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor, op.1       
The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Malcolm Sargent          Rec: 23 December 1948  (HMV C.3932-34 / 2EA.13511-16)
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18            
London Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Walter Goehr              Rec: 24 November / 13 December 1937  (HMV C.2973-76 / 2EA.5903-5910)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43             
London Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Basil Cameron             Rec: 5 December 1938  (HMV C.3062-64 / 2EA.7178-83)
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano      Recorded: EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road.     3 files zip FLAC  Mega Download 
My 2013 78 Transfer of "Paganini Rhapsody"  FLAC  Mega Download       HMV  C.3062-4    Mint 1947 pressings.  Matrices: 2EA.7178-7183 (IIA/I//I/I/II/I) 
APR 7004  (2LP's 1987)   Transferred by Bryan Crimp from shellacs + EMI's previous tape copy transfer of PC1: the 78 matrices then destroyed..  
Bryan Crimp's transfer of PC1 retains a 'tape editing flaw' in mvt.3 (which I've removed - amongst much editing..) but, Strangely,  Mr Pristine's 'new release'  has the same fault (subdued, but still audible despite all the 'processing': which can make Moiseiwitsch sound like he's playing on a Pub Piano in the famed acoustics of the XR ConvoluteGebouw..). 
Over on The Music Parlour   BBC 'live' - Delius PC - Rachmaninov PC2 - Beethoven PC5, etc      1955 EMI Rachmaninov PC2 + Paganini Rhapsody, etc

05 September 2011

Delius. Violin Concerto (Sammons) / Caprice & Elegy (Harrison) / Piano Concerto (Moiseiwitsch) - HMV/Columbia 1930/1944/1946

Frederick Delius:
Concerto for Violin & Orchestra       I:  With moderate tempo  ~  II:  Slower  ~  III:  Tempo I - Allegretto - Piu moderato
Albert Sammons, violin  - Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Malcolm Sargent     (Columbia DX.1160-1162   Rec: 4 July 1944)
Caprice & Elegy (arr: Fenby)  
Beatrice Harrison, 'cello  - Chamber Orchestra  conducted by  Eric Fenby     (HMV B.3721   Recorded: November 1930)
Concerto for Piano & Orchestra        
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano -  The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Constant Lambert.   (HMV C.3533-5  Rec: 24 August 1946)    
3 files zip FLAC  Mega Download
EMI World Records  SH 224    Issued 1975   Matrices: 2XEA 5233 -1 / 2XEA 5234 -1   
Moiseiwitsch's  'live'  1955 BBC SO/Sargent performance of the Piano Concerto is on The Music Parlour