CD and LP Recordings of Public Concerts
Flanders Festival 2000 - Radio Klara : 2002
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| Igor Stravinsky: Pribaoutki |
1. | Kornillo |
2. | Nataschka |
3. | Polkownik |
4. | Starez i sajaz |
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5. | Igor Stravinsky: Les Noces - 1923 Version |
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6. | Igor Stravinsky: Etude voor Pianola |
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| Igor Stravinsky: Concerto voor Piano en Blazers |
7. | Largo/Allegro |
8. | Larghissimo |
9. | Allegro |
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10. | Igor Stravinsky: Elegie voor Altviool Solo |
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11. | Igor Stravinsky: Elegie voor J.F.K. |
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12. | Igor Stravinsky: Epitaphium |
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The Flanders Festival in 2000 included both the 1919 and 1923 versions of Les Noces, sung by
the New London Chamber Choir, conducted by James Wood. One of the choral sopranos on this occasion was Rona
Eastwood, who was subsequently kind enough to marry the pianolist.
Collegium Musicum Copenhagen - CM11 : 1997
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| Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Soloist: Percy Grainger |
1. | Allegro molto moderato |
2. | Adagio |
3. | Allegro moderato molto e marcato |
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4. | Percy Grainger: Gumsucker's March - Soloists: Percy Grainger and Lotta Hough |
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5. | Percy Grainger: Jutish Medley - Orchestral Version |
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CD made at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen on 26 January 1997, with the Collegium Musicum, Copenhagen, Michael
Schønwandt conducting. The Duo-Art rolls of Grainger's performance were edited by Denis Hall, the Duo-Art push-up was
converted and restored by Peter Davis, and Percy was kept in with the orchestra by Rex Lawson.
Städtischer Gymnasium Bern-Neufeld - Turicaphon 50 113 : 1988
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1. | Igor Stravinsky: Les Noces - 1923 Version |
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2. | Igor Stravinsky: Les Noces - 1919 Version with Pianola and Ensemble |
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3. | Sergei Rachmaninov: Trois Chansons Russes, Op. 41 |
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In 1988 the students of the Gymnasium (High School) at Neufeld, near Bern in Switzerland, put on a stunning concert of Russian music, with
an enormous coloured backdrop designed by Bernard Schlup and his art class. The LP sleeve gives only a tiny glimpse of the
equally eye-catching concert posters. The conductor was Adolf Burkhardt.
A London Razzle-Dazzle - Bravo Records BR-7002 : 1986
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1. | Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto, First Movement - Soloist: Percy Grainger |
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2. | Sir Arnold Bax: Scherzo for Pianola - Soloist: Denis Hall |
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3. | David Stanhope: The Keel Row - Soloist: Rex Lawson |
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4. | Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of Animals (Excerpts) |
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3. | John Philip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever |
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The Inaugural Concert of the Pianola Institute took place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in December 1985, with the aid of the
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra under its conductor, Orcenith Smith. Richard Baker, the well-known TV newsreader and
presenter, introduced the concert, which featured both Duo-Art and Pianola performances, as well as some very enthusiastic
orchestral playing from the young musicians, who were celebrating their first ever overseas concert tour.
The souvenir LP contains a selection from the concert, including Grainger on Duo-Art, and Denis Hall and Rex Lawson as soloists
in Saint-Saëns' Carnival of Animals, complete with Ogden Nash's verses, specially adapted to suit the pianola, and recited
by Richard Baker. Not many such concerts happen during a lifetime of music-making!
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