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Pianos and Pianists - Editor Ates Orga

This day in piano history

 

 

THE LEGENDARY RECORDINGS
The Philharmonia Orchestra
ABBEY ROAD STUDIO 1
LONDON

 

May 26th 1949

recording simultaneously on 78rpm wax masters
and magnetic tape

SOLOMON

commences his eight-part remake of
Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto

[completed 27th-28th May]

Conductor: Issay Dobrowen
Producer: Walter Legge

HMV's first 'plum label' LP release
CD reissue on EMI CHS 764855 2
mono

'Solomon's eloquent and finely recorded performance imparts new freshness to the music'
- The Record Guide, 1951

 

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