APR RECORDINGS

Albeniz / Bach / Beethoven / Chopin / Iturbi Victor & Hmv Solo Recordings CD1. Sonata in B minor, K27, L449 2. Sonata in C Major, K159, L104 3. Fantasia in C minor, BWV906 4. Toccatta 5. I. Tema...

From his first major recital at age fifteen in 1899 until his final public concert just one week before his death, Wilhelm Backhaus' career was one of the longest among the twentieth century's...

Australia seems to have produced more than it's fair share of pianists in the early days of recording, with Percy Grainger, William Murdoch and Eileen Joyce all being mainstays of the 78rpm catalogue...

Wilhelm Backhaus (1884-1969) left a 60-year recorded legacy which began in 1908, but though known particularly for Beethoven and Brahms in his later years, he performed a much wider repertoire before...

Bach,J.S. / Gieseking His First Concerto Recordings CD1. I. Allegro - Walter Gieseking/Berlin State Opera Orchestra 2. II. Andantino - Walter Gieseking/Berlin State Opera Orchestra 3. III. Rondo:...

Leschetizky pupil Mark Hambourg, possibly recorded more than any other classical pianist in the years up to 1930, but today we find his flamboyant, often barnstorming, style very out of fashion and...

Carlo Zecchi (1903-1984) studied with both Busoni and Schnabel and had a brief, but meteoric, career as a soloist, before switching in 1942 to conducting, with occasional forays into chamber music...

Bachj.S. / Beethoven / Then-Bergh Complete Electrola & Deutsche Grammophon CD

Balakirev / Liszt / Kentner Louis Kentner Plays Balakirev / Lyapunov & Liszt CD1. I. Andantino 2. II. Mazurka: Moderato 3. III. Intermezzo: Larghetto 4. IV. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Fuoco 5...

German pianist, Wilhelm Backhaus (1884-1969) left a 60-year recorded legacy which began in 1908, but a major turning point came in 1950 when he switched allegiance from HMV to Decca. His last HMV...

The long-awaited Beethoven year has turned out different from what everyone expected. The major project of Nike Wagner, artistic director of the Beethoven Festival in Bonn, has also had to be...

Beethoven / Kempff Complete Wartime 78 Recordings CD