BEETHOVEN ORIGINAL PIANO ROLL RECORDINGS 2CDS

These unique fascinating discs bring you original performances from original piano rolls in full digital sound. These are not acoustic or electric recordings re-mastered, but actual performances recorded for mechanical reproducing pianos (Ampico, Duo-Art and Welte Mignon) by the great composers and interpreters between 1904 and 1935. The recordings were made recently on a new concert-grand piano. CD 1: 1-3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in Csharpm Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight' (1927), 4-6. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op.109 (1927), 7-9. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Op.79 (1927), 10-13 piano, Sonata No. 3 in C, Op. 2 number 3 (1919). CD 2: 1-2. Piano Sonata in Em Op.90(1927), 3. Gavotte in F (1921), 4. Andante Favori in F Op.35 (1927), 5-8. Piano Sonata in Ab Op. 26 (1928), 9. Bagatelle in Bm Op.126 No.4 (1931), 10. Turkish March (1920). Eugene D'Albert, Wanda Landowska, Harold Bauer, Josef Hofmann perform. The dates in brackets indicate the date the piano roll was made. Two CDs.