Legendary Piano Recordings: The Complete Grieg, Saint‐Saëns, Pugno and Diémer and Other G&T Rarities

~ Release by Edvard Grieg, Camille Saint‐Saëns, Raoul Pugno, Louis Diémer, Jules Massenet, Claude Debussy (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Pelléas et Mélisande : « Mes Longs cheveux descendent »
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1904, in 1904-05)
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1904, in 1904-05)
soprano vocals:
Mary Garden (soprano, then mezzo‐soprano) (in 1904, in 1904-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1904)
partial recording of:
Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88, CD 93 (original piano version) (in 1904)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1893 until 1895)
recording of:
Pelléas et Mélisande: Act III, Scene I. "Mes longs cheveux descendent" (in 1904)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1893 until 1902)
librettist:
Maurice Maeterlinck (Belgian playwriter & poet)
part of:
Pelléas et Mélisande: Acte III, Scène 1: Une des tours du château
Claude Debussy1:47
2Il pleure dans mon cœur (Ariettes oubliées no. 2)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1904-05)
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1904-05)
soprano vocals:
Mary Garden (soprano, then mezzo‐soprano) (in 1904-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1904)
recording of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a : II. Il pleut doucement sur la ville “Il pleure dans mon cœur comme il pleure sur la ville” (for voice and piano) (in 1904-05)
additional lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud (French poet of the19th century)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1887-03)
is based on:
Il pleure dans mon cœur (Paul Verlaine's poem)
part of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a (for voice and piano)
Claude Debussy2:15
3L’Ombre des arbres (Ariettes oubliées no. 3)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1904-05)
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1904-05)
soprano vocals:
Mary Garden (soprano, then mezzo‐soprano) (in 1904-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1904)
recording of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a : III. Le Rossignol qui, du haut d’une branche “L’Ombre des arbres dans la rivière embrumée” (for voice and piano) (in 1904-05)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1885-01-06 until 1885-01-10)
part of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a (for voice and piano)
Claude Debussy2:24
4Aquarelles – Green (Ariettes oubliées no. 5)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1904-05)
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1904-05)
soprano vocals:
Mary Garden (soprano, then mezzo‐soprano) (in 1904-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1904)
recording of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a : V. Aquarelles, 1. Green “Voici des fruits, des fleurs, des feuilles” (for voice and piano) (in 1904-05)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1886-01)
is based on:
Green (Paul Verlaine's poem)
part of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a (for voice and piano)
Claude Debussy1:39
5Sonata in A, L. 495 (K. 24)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Sonata in A major, K 24, L 495: Presto (in 1903)
composer:
Domenico Scarlatti (composer)
part of:
Ralph Kirkpatrick’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas (number: 24) and Alessandro Longo’s catalog of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard works (number: 495)
part of:
Essercizi per gravicembalo
Domenico Scarlatti2:06
6Gavotte varié, from Suite no. 14, HWV 411
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
George Frideric Handel2:41
7Rondo brillante in E‐flat, op. 62
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Rondo Brillante in E-flat major "La Gaité", op. 62 (in 1903)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer) (in 1819)
part of:
Works of Carl Maria von Weber by opus number (number: op. 62) and Carl Maria von Weber in seinen Werken. Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichniss seiner sammtlichen Compositionen (number: J. 252)
Carl Maria von Weber2:35
8Scherzo in E minor, op. 16, no. 2
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Three Fantasies or Caprices, op. 16: II. Scherzo. Presto (in 1903)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1829)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 71)
part of:
Three Fantasies or Caprices, op. 16
Felix Mendelssohn2:01
9Song Without Words in A, op. 19, no. 3, “Hunting Song”
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 19b Nr. 3 (Jägerlied) (Song Without Words in A major, Op. 19b No. 3) (in 1903)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1829 until 1830)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 89)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 19b (Songs Without Words, op. 19b)
Felix Mendelssohn1:53
10Song Without Words in C, op. 67, no. 4, “Spinning Song”
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte C-Dur, op. 67 Nr. 4 (Song Without Words in C major, Op. 67 No. 4, Spinnerlied; Spinning Song) (in 1903)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1843 until 1845)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 182)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 67 (Songs Without Words, op. 67)
Felix Mendelssohn1:30
11Impromptu in A‐flat, op. 29
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Impromptu no. 1 in A‐flat major, op. 29: Allegro assai (in 1903)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 29), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 43) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 110)
Fryderyk Chopin3:10
12Berceuse in D‐flat, op. 57
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57 (in 1903)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1843 until 1844)
dedicated to:
Elise Gavard
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 7), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 57) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 154)
Fryderyk Chopin3:33
13Nocturne in F‐flat, op. 15, no. 2
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 5 in F‐sharp major, op. 15 no. 2: Larghetto (in 1903)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 55) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 112)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 15
Fryderyk Chopin3:32
14Waltz in A‐flat, op. 34, no. 1
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Waltz no. 2 in A‐flat major, op. 34 no. 1 (in 1903)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1835 until 1838)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 94) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 208)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 34
Fryderyk Chopin2:46
15Marche funèbre: Lento, from Sonata no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento (in 1903)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Fryderyk Chopin4:02
16Hungarian Rhapsody no. 11 in A minor
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 11 in A minor, S. 244 no. 11 (in 1903)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106
Franz Liszt4:14
17Scherzo‐valse, no. 10 from Pièces pittoresques
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Pièce pittoresque no. 10: Scherzo-Valse (in 1903)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Pièces Pittoresques
Emmanuel Chabrier3:32
18Valse folle
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Valse folle (in 1903)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
Jules Massenet2:59
19Valse lente
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
Raoul Pugno3:16
20Sérénade à la lune
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
recording of:
Sérénade à la lune (in 1903)
composer:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer)
Raoul Pugno2:33
21Impromptu
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
Raoul Pugno2:42
22Page d’amour
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1903)
piano:
Raoul Pugno (pianist, composer) (in 1903)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Maria Gay (in 1903)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1903)
Raoul Pugno2:07
23Song Without Words in C, op. 67, no. 4, “Spinning Song”
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1904)
piano:
Louis Diémer (in 1904)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1904)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte C-Dur, op. 67 Nr. 4 (Song Without Words in C major, Op. 67 No. 4, Spinnerlied; Spinning Song) (in 1904)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1843 until 1845)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 182)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 67 (Songs Without Words, op. 67)
Felix Mendelssohn1:43
24Nocturne no. 8 in D‐flat, op. 27, no. 2 (abridged)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1904)
piano:
Louis Diémer (in 1904)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1904)
partial recording of:
Nocturne no. 8 in D‐flat major, op. 27 no. 2: Lento sostenuto (in 1904)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 96) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 115)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 27
Fryderyk Chopin3:43
25Valse chromatique
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1904)
piano:
Louis Diémer (in 1904)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1904)
recording of:
Valse no. 5, op. 88 (Valse chromatique pour piano)
composer:
Benjamin Godard (French violinist and composer, 1849-1895)
dedicated to:
Louis Diémer
Benjamin Godard3:09
26Grande valse de concert in D‐flat, op. 37
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1904)
piano:
Louis Diémer (in 1904)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1904)
recording of:
Grande valse de concert in D‐flat major, op. 37 (in 1904)
composer:
Louis Diémer
Louis Diémer2:34
27Caprice de concert in D, op. 12, from Chant du Nautonier
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1904)
piano:
Louis Diémer (in 1904)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1904)
recording of:
Chant du Nautonier (Caprice de concert in D major), op. 12 (in 1904)
composer:
Louis Diémer
Louis Diémer3:15
28Grande valse de concert in D‐flat, op. 37
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1906)
piano:
Louis Diémer (in 1906)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1906)
recording of:
Grande valse de concert in D‐flat major, op. 37 (in 1906)
composer:
Louis Diémer
Louis Diémer2:47
29Caprice de concert in D, op. 12, from Chant du Nautonier
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1906)
piano:
Louis Diémer (in 1906)
produced for:
The Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd. (name used briefly by The Gramophone Co., Ltd. in the early 1900s) (in 1906)
recording of:
Chant du Nautonier (Caprice de concert in D major), op. 12 (in 1906)
composer:
Louis Diémer
Louis Diémer3:05