Artur Schnabel / LSO / Sargent - Mozart. Piano Concertos 19 + 21 - HMV 1937

W.A.Mozart: Piano Concerto no.19 in F major, K.459
I: Allegro - Cadenza - Tempo 1 ~ II: Allegretto ~ III: Allegro assai - Cadenza - Tempo 1

W.A.Mozart: Piano Concerto no.21 in C major, K.467
I: Allegro maestoso - Cadenza - Tempo 1 ~ II: Andante ~ III: Allegro vivace assai - Cadenza - Tempo 1

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Artur Schnabel (piano) - London Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Malcolm Sargent

EMI World Records  SH 142  First Edition 1971 LP/matrices: W9340/9339 -2. Recorded: 9 & 12 January 1937 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road.

Anthony Griffith transfers (near zero 78 surface noises..)   Sleeve-note + 1971 HFN/RR review >>> 

Elgar. The Dream of Gerontius - Malcolm Sargent - HMV 1945

Sir Edward Elgar:  "The Dream of Gerontius", op.38    
Gerontius............... Heddle Nash, Tenor   
Angel......................... Gladys Ripley, Contralto
The Priest......................... Dennis Noble, Baritone
Angel of the Agony.................... Norman Walker, Bass
Huddersfield Choral Society  ~ Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Malcolm Sargent 
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HMV  RLS 709  2LP set, 1975.  Matrices:  HLM7047 A/B -1G/1G / HLM7048 A/B -1G/1G   
Recorded: 8-12 April 1945 - Huddersfield Town Hall   (HMV C.3435-3446 / 2ER 834-857)  Transfer by Bryan Crimp.
Lots of minor editing required - some slight treble enhancement applied.  The Best transfer available!!   

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

Beethoven. Piano Concertos 1 ~ 5, etc. - Artur Schnabel / LSO -&- LPO / Malcolm Sargent - HMV 1932-1938

Piano Concerto no.1 in C major, op.15  (DB1690-4.  23 Mar.1932)    /   Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.19  (DB.2573-6. 5 Apr.1935)
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, op.37  (HMV DB.1940-4.  17 February 1933)       3 files zip FLAC Mega Download
Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58  (DB1886- 9. 16 Feb.1933)   /   Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73  (DB1685-9.  24 Mar.1932)    
Variations in F major, op.34     (HMV DB.3263/4. 11 Jan.1938)     /     Bagatelle in A minor      (DB.3786. 10 Nov.1938)
Polonaise, op.89  /  Andante in F major  (unissued. Rec: 11 Nov.1938)                    
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Artur Schnabel, piano  - London Symphony Orchestra  (Conc. 1/5)  -&-  London Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Malcolm Sargent
EMI World Records  SHB 63 (4LP)  Issued 1980.   78 Transfers by Keith Hardwick.  Rec:  EMI  Studio 1, Abbey Road  (Studio 3 -solo items).  

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)    
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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