art direction, design Paul Mitchell booklet editor WLP Ltd. compilation producer, compiled by Cyrus Meher-Homji tracks 3-25 to 3-27 engineer [balance engineer] Arthur Bannister tracks 3-25 to 3-27 engineer [balance engineer] Gordon Parry tracks 25-1 to 25-6 engineer [balance engineer] James Brown tracks 2-1 to 2-4, 3-1 to 3-24, 29-7 to 27-9, 49-1 to 49-3 engineer [balance engineer] James Lock tracks 31-1 to 31-6 engineer [balance engineer] John Dunkerley tracks 8-1 to 8-12 engineer [balance engineer] John Pellowe tracks 16-1 to 17-30, 21-7, 31-7 to 31-9, 51-1 to 51-9, 53-1 to 53-15, 54-1 to 54-12 engineer [balance engineer] Jonathan Stokes tracks 15-1 to 15-21, 25-7, 25-8, 34-4 to 34-6 engineer [balance engineer] Kenneth Wilkinson tracks 9-1 to 9-3, 10-14 to 10-18 engineer [balance engineer] Michael Mailes tracks 43-1 to 44-13 engineer [balance engineer] Philip Siney tracks 10-1 to 10-13 engineer [balance engineer] Philip Wade tracks 40-7 to 40-30, 47-1 to 48-17, 49-1 to 49-3, 50-1 to 50-32 engineer [balance engineer] Simon Eadon tracks 9-1 to 10-18. 21-1 to 21-6, 22-1 to 22-24, 40-1 to 40-6 engineer [balance engineer] Stanley Goodall tracks 1-1 to 1-3 engineer [balance engineer] Toine Mertens tracks 3-13 to 3-24 engineer [balance engineer] Tryggvi Tryggvason tracks 33-1 to 33-9 engineer [balance engineer] Wolf-Dieter Karwatky tracks 24-1 to 24-39 engineer [recording engineer] Alan Reeve tracks 18-1 to 18-15 engineer [recording engineer] Arne Akselberg tracks 2-5 to 2-7 engineer [recording engineer] Arthur Lilley tracks 11-18 to 11-23, 30-5, 30-6, 35-4 to 37-15, 52-1 to 52-15 engineer [recording engineer] Colin Moorfoot tracks 1-4 to 1-11, 13-1 to 13-3, 19-1 to 19-6, 39-9 to 39-11 engineer [recording engineer] Gordon Parry tracks 4-1 to 4-8, 19-1 to 19-6, 46-1 to 46-9 engineer [recording engineer] James Lock tracks 2-5 to 2-7, 4-9 to 4-11, 7-1 to 7-14, 14-1 to 14-26, 49-4 engineer [recording engineer] John Dunkerley tracks 7-1 to 7-14 engineer [recording engineer] John Pellowe tracks 43-1 to 44-13 engineer [recording engineer] Jürgen Bulgrin tracks 11-1 to 11-23, 12-1 to 12-6, 20-1, 20-14, 23-1 to 23-23, 24-40 to 24-42, 32-4 to 32-6, 42-6 to 42-9, 46-4 to 46-9, 49-4 engineer [recording engineer] Kenneth Wilkinson tracks 35-1 to 35-3 engineer [recording engineer] Michael Mailes tracks 49-1 to 49-3 engineer [recording engineer] Michael Mailes tracks 11-1 to 11-17 engineer [recording engineer] Peter Van Biene tracks 45-1 to 45-13, 55-1 to 55-5 engineer [recording engineer] Philip Siney tracks 29-1 to 29-6, 30-1 to 30-4 engineer [recording engineer] Philip Wade tracks 6-10 to 6-18 engineer [recording engineer] Roy Wallace tracks 28-1 to 28-12, 30-1 to 30-4, 37-16, 46-1 to 46-3 engineer [recording engineer] Simon Eadon tracks 41-1 to 42-5 engineer [recording engineer] Stanley Goodall tracks 53-16 to 53-19 engineer [recording engineer] Tony Kime tracks 28-1 to 28-12, 29-7 to 29-9 engineer [recording engineer] Tryggvi Tryggvason liner notes Cyrus Meher-Homji liner notes Michael H. Gray liner notes [translation] Anne Schneider liner notes [translation] Christiane Frobenius liner notes [translation] David Ylla-Somers liner notes [translation] Dennis Collins mastered by [broadlake studios ltd] Ben Wiseman mastered by [the audio archiving company ltd] Craig Thompson mastered by [the audio archiving company ltd] Paschal Byrne tracks 33-1 to 33-9 mastered by, producer [post-production] Andrew Mellor tracks 33-1 to 33-9 mastered by, producer [post-production] Stephen Frost photography by [artist photos / booklet] Anthony Crickmay photography by [artist photos / booklet] Benjamin Ealovega photography by [artist photos / booklet] Decca photography by [artist photos / booklet] Denis De Marney photography by [artist photos / booklet] Elfriede Hanak photography by [artist photos / booklet] Foto Fayer photography by [artist photos / booklet] Fritz Curzon photography by [artist photos / booklet] Gilbert François photography by [artist photos / booklet] Gregory Favre photography by [artist photos / booklet] Heiya Okada photography by [artist photos / booklet] Henri Guilbaud photography by [artist photos / booklet] John Cowderoy photography by [artist photos / booklet] Mary Robert photography by [artist photos / booklet] Mats Bäcker photography by [artist photos / booklet] Michael Evans photography by [artist photos / booklet] N. 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Glass Mastered At Sony DADC Mastered At The Audio Archiving Company Mastered At Broadlake Studios Designed At WLP Ltd. Published By Musikverlag Zimmermann Published By Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd Published By Bosworth & Co. Ltd. Published By Éditions Max Eschig Published By Chester Music Ltd. Published By Éditions Salabert Published By J. & W. Chester/Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd Published By Hamelle Et Cie Published By Alphonse Leduc & Cie Published By Schott Music Ltd Published By Warner/Chappell North America Published By Chappell & Co. Published By New World Music Company Ltd. Published By Editora E Importadora Musical Fermata Do Brasil Ltda. Published By G. Ricordi & Co (London) Ltd Published By Durand S.A., Paris Published By Music Sales Corp. Published By Associated Music Publishers Inc. Published By Universal Music Publishing MGB Brasil Ltda Published By Ricordi Brasileira Published By G. Ricordi & Co. Published By Cembra Published By Esteban S. 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Recorded At Kingsway Hall Recorded At Gewandhaus Recorded At Sofiensaal Recorded At West Hampstead Studios Recorded At London Opera Centre Recorded At All Saints Church Petersham Recorded At Carnegie Hall Recorded At Victoria Hall, Geneva Recorded At Watford Colosseum Recorded At Walthamstow Assembly Hall Recorded At The Maltings Recorded At St. John's, Smith Square Recorded At Barbirolli Hall, St Clement Danes School Recorded At Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg Recorded At Air Lyndhurst Hall Recorded At Air Lyndhurst Studios Recorded At Potton Hall Recorded At Radio Studios, Geneva Recorded At Abbey Road Studios Recorded At Decca Studios Recorded At Henry Wood Hall, London Recorded At Beethovensaal, Hannover Recorded At Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Recorded At Fredric R. Mann Auditorium Recorded At Blackheath Halls Recorded At Radio Bremen Recorded At Warsaw National Philharmonic Hall Recorded At Auditorio - Palacio De Congresos, Zaragoza Recorded At Salle Wagram, Paris Recorded At Mozart Museum, Salzburg Recorded At The Music Room, Hatchlands Park, Surrey Recorded At LeFrak Concert Hall, Queens College, City University Of New York Recorded At Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Engineered At International Piano Archives Decca Classics extends thanks to Jonathan Summers at the British Library for help in preparation of this release.
This compilation (P) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited. Made in Czech Republic. (on box) Made in the EU. (on discs)
Hard lift-off lid cardboard box contains the CDs in individual original-front-cover-replica card sleeves plus a 93-page booklet with articles and a 168-page booklet with tracklists and recording information.
Individual CDs come in card sleeves with a facsimile LP front cover replica of the original release. Track listing, credits and other information are taken from the box set booklet.
CD 1 Title on box: Argerich: Schumann Concerto Title on CD & booklet: Argerich: Schumann / Katchen: Liszt Recording locations: Kingsway Hall, London, 3 & 4 January 1957 (Liszt). Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, 26-28 October 2006 (Live recording) (Schumann). First released as LXT 5330 (mono) / SXL 2097 (stereo) (Liszt); 475 8203 (digital only) (Schumann). Tracks 1 to 3 (Schumann): First release on CD / First international CD release. (P) 1957 (Liszt), 2006 (Schumann) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 69:09
CD 2 Title on box: Ashkenazy: Brahms 2 - Prokofiev 3 Title on CD & booklet: Ashkenazy: Brahms - Prokofiev Recording locations: Kingsway Hall, London, 28 & 29 January 1974 (Prokofiev). Sofiensaal, Vienna, 25 & 27 October 1982 (Brahms). First released as 410 199 (Brahms); I5BB219 (Prokofiev). (P) 1975 (Prokofiev), 1984 (Brahms) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 71:21
CD 3 Title on box: Ashkenazy: Chopin Études Title on CD & booklet: Ashkenazy: Chopin Recording locations: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 6 & 10-13 March, 2, 13, 29, 30 July & 23 September 1964 (Op. posth.). The London Opera Centre, 29-31 May 1971 (Op.25). Kingsway Hall, London, 29 June-1 July 1972 (Op.10). First released as SXL 6710 (Opp.10 & 25); SXL 6143 (Op. posth.). (P) 1964 (Op. posth.), 1975 (Opp.10 & 25) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 67:53
CD 4 Title on box: Ashkenazy: Rachmaninov For Two Pianos (+ Previn) Title on CD & booklet: Ashkenazy, Previn: Rachmaninov Recording locations: All Saints' Church, Petersham, 12-14 August 1974 (Opp.5 & 17). Kingsway Hall, London, 15 & 16 January 1979 (Op.45). First released as SXL 6697 (Opp.5 & 17); SX 6926 (Op.45). (P) 1975 (Opp.5 & 17), 1979 (Op.45) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 79:32
CDs 5-6 Title on box: Backhaus: Carnegie Hall Recital / Haydn Sonatas Title on CD & booklet: Backhaus: Carnegie Hall Recital / Haydn Recording locations: Carnegie Hall, New York City, 30 March 1954 (Recital; Live Recording); Victoria Hall, Geneva, April 1958 (Haydn). Tracks 1-1 to 2-9 (Recital): First released as LL 1108/9; (P) 1955 Decca Music Group Limited Bonus tracks 2-10 to 2-18 (Haydn): First released as LXT 5457; (P) 1958 Decca Music Group Limited Recital (tracks 1-1 to 2-9): Mono, First International CD Release. Front cover scan kindly provided by Carnegie Hall Archives. (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 166:09
CD 7 Title on box: Bolet: Godowsky Chopin Arrangements Title on CD & booklet: Bolet: Chopin-Godowsky Recording locations: Kingsway Hall, London, 3 & 4 October 1977. First released as DSLO 26 (P) 1978 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 51:50
CD 8 Title on box: Bolet: Liszt Schubert song Transcriptions Title on CD & booklet: Bolet: Liszt Recording locations: Kingsway Hall, London, 24-27 November 1981. First released as SXDL 7569 (P) 1983 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 50:37
CD 9 Title on box: Cherkassky: Rachmaninov 3 - Rubinstein 4 Title on CD & booklet: Cherkassky: Rachmaninov - Rubinstein Recording locations: The Colosseum, Watford, 12 & 14 November 1994 (Rachmaninov). Walthamstow Assembly Hall, 8 December 1994 (Rubinstein). Piano supplied by Steinway & Sons. First released as 448 401-2 (Rachmaninov); 448 063-2 (Rubinstein). (P) 1995 (Rubinstein), 1996 (Rachmaninov) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 81:44
CD 10 Title on box: Cherkassky: Kaleidoscope - Rachmaninov Title on CD & booklet: Cherkassky: Godowsky - Hofmann - Rubinstein - Tchaikovsky - Glazunov - Chaminade - Moszkowski - Rachmaninov Recording locations: All Saints' Church, Petersham, 20 & 21 May 1974 (Kaleidoscope). The Colosseum, Watford, 17 May 1995 (Rachmaninov). Piano supplied by Steinway & Sons (Rachmaninov). Publishers: Zimmermann Musikverlag GmbH (Hofmann); Bosworth & Co. Ltd (Rachmaninov Op.3 No.3, rev. Vernon Warner). First released as DSLO 7 (Kaleidoscope); 448 401-2 (Rachmaninov). (P) 1975 (Kaleidoscope), 1996 (Rachmaninov) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 71:05
CD 11 Title on box: Curzon: Beethoven Eroica Variations - Schubert Moments Musicaux - Britten Op.23 For Two Pianos (+ Britten) Title on CD & booklet: Curzon: Beethoven - Schubert / Curzon - Britten: Britten Recording locations: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 5 January 1944 (Britten) (Mono Recording). The Maltings, Snape, 4-6 February 1971 (Schubert, 14-17 April 1971 (Beethoven). Publishers: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd (Britten). First released as SXL 6523 (Beethoven, Schubert); K 1117-8 (Britten). (P) 1945 (Britten), 1971 (Beethoven, Schubert) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 68:30
CD 12 Title on box: Curzon: Mozart Title on CD & booklet: Curzon: Mozart 466 & 595 Recording locations: The Maltings, Snape, 24 & 25 September 1970. First released as SXL 7007 (P) 1982 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 65:03
CD 13 Title on box: Curzon: Mozart Title on CD & booklet: Curzon: Mozart 488 & 491 Recording locations: Kingsway Hall, London, 6, 7, 9 & 11 October (K491), 1, 2 & 4 December 1967 (K488). First released as SXL 6354 (P) 1968 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 56:16
CD 14 Title on box: Curzon: Davis: Gottschalk Piano Works / Rogé - Ortiz: Saint-Saëns Carnival Of The Animals Title on CD & booklet: Davis: Gottschalk / Rogé - Ortiz: Saint-Saëns Recording locations: Kingsway Hall, London, 15-17 January 1975 (Gottschalk), 22 March 1980 (Saint-Saëns). First released as SXL 6725 (Gottschalk); 414 460 (Saint-Saëns). (P) 1975 (Gottschalk), 1986 (Saint-Saëns) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 75:01
CD 15 Title on box: Eden & Tamir: Works For 2 Pianos Title on CD & booklet: Eden & Tamir: Works For Two Pianos Recording locations: St. John's Smith Square, London, 16-18 December 1969 (Two-piano Encores). Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 21-24 September 1964 (Bonus). First released as SXL 6484 (Two-piano Encores); SXL 6158 (Bonus). All tracks: First International CD Release Publishers: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd (Khachaturian; Weinberger); Éditions Max Eschig (Poulenc: Cythère); Chester Music Ltd (Poulenc: Sonata); Éditions Salabert, Paris (Milhaud); J & W Chester Edition / Wilhelm Hansen, London (Lutosławski). (P) 1965 (Bonus), 1970 (Two-piano Encores) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 66:54
CD 16 Title on box: Feinberg: The American Virtuoso Title on CD & booklet: Feinberg: The American Virtuoso Recording location: Barbirolli Hall, St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, 11-15 July 1991. First released as 436 121-2 Publishers: Éditions Hamelle & Cie (Grainger: Après Un Rêve); Éditions Alphonse Laduc Cie (Grainger: Nell); Schott Music Limited (Grainger: Now, O Now & Londonderry Air); Warner Chappell North America (Grainger/Gershwin); Chappell & Co. / New World Music Company Ltd (Wodehouse/Gershwin). (P) 1992 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 73:40
CD 17 Title on box: Freire: Villa-Lobos & Friends Title on CD & booklet: Freire: Villa-Lobos & Friends Recording location: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Hamburh, 21-25 February 2012. First released as 478 3533 Publishers: Editora e Importadora Musical Fermata do Brasil (tracks 1 to 7, 12 to 14); G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd (track 8); Durand Éditions S.A. (tracks 10, 11, 24, 27); Music Sales Corporation (tracks 9); Associated Music Publishers Inc. (tracks 16, 17); Universal Music Publishing MGB Brasil Ltda (tracks 16); Ricordi Brasileira SAEC (tracks 20, 26); G. Ricordi & Co (tracks 21 to 23, 30); Cembra Ltda (tracks 25); Esteban S. Mangione, São Paulo (track 28). (P) 2012 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 77:55
CD 18 Title on box: Grosvenor: Chopin - Liszt - Ravel Title on CD & booklet: Grosvenor: Chopin - Liszt - Ravel Recording locations: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Lyndhurst Studios, London, 23-26 April (tracks 1 to 13). Potton Hall, Suffolk, 7-10 June 2013 (tracks 14, 15). Tracks 1 to 13: Recording is a co-production with BBC radio 3; Piano supplied by Steinway & Sons. Benjamin Grosvenor was a member of the BBC Radio 3 new Generation Artists scheme. First released as 478 3206 (tracks 1 to 13); 478 7582 (tracks 14, 15) Tracks 14 & 15: First international CD Release. Publishers: Copyright Control (tracks 15). (P) 2011 (tracks 1 to 3), 2014 (tracks 14, 15) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 80:59
CD 19 Title on box: Gulda: Beethoven Title on CD & booklet: Gulda: Beethoven 1 & 2 Recording location: Sofiensaal, Vienna, 9-17 June 1970 (No.2), 19-21 April 1971 (No.1). First released as SDD 304 (P) 1971 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 66:47
CD 20 Title on box: Gulda: The Early Recordings Title on CD & booklet: Gulda: The Early Recordings Recording locations: Radio Studios, Geneva, 13 February 1947 (Bach BWV 825); Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 21 October 1947 (Bach BWV 860 & 911; Debussy Reflets); Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 22 October 1947 (Prokofiev); Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 2 & 3 December 1948 (Chopin; Debussy L'Isle Joyeuse; Mozart); Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 5-8 December 1949 (Beethoven). Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd (Prokofiev). First released as AK 1992-4 (Prokofiev; Debussy Reflets); K 28155 (Bach BWV 860); K 28115 (Bach BWV 825); AX 396/8 (Beethoven); K 2166 (Chopin Ballade); K 2167 (Chopin Berceuse & Études); M 639 (Debussy L'Isle Joyeuse); AK 2168/9 (Mozart) (P) 1947 (Bach BWV 911), 1948 (Prokofiev; Debussy Reflets), 1949 (Chopin Berceuse & Études), 1950 (Bach BWV 825 & 860; Chopin Ballade; Debussy L'Isle Joyeuse; Mozart), 1951 (Beethoven) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 73:49 All tracks: First International CD Release
CD 21 Title on box: Grosvenor: Jablonski: Tchaikovsky 1 - Grieg Concerto - Lutosławski Paganini Variations Title on CD & booklet: Jablonski: Tchaikovsky - Grieg - Lutosławski Recording locations: Abbey Road Studios, London, 3-5 May 1991 (Lutosławski). Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, 6 & 7 July 1993 (Tchaikovsky; Grieg). First released as 443 174-2 (Tchaikovsky; Grieg); 436 239-2 (Lutosławski) Publisher: Chester Music (Lutosławski). (P) 1992 (Lutosławski), 1994 (Tchaikovsky: Grieg) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 76:25
CD 22 Title on box: Kars: Debussy Préludes Title on CD & booklet: Kars: Debussy Recording location: St John's, Smith Square, London, 21 December 1970-1January 1971. First released as 3BB107-8 (P) 1971 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 84:11
CD 23 Title on box: Katchen: Brahms Hungarian Dances (+ Marty) Title on CD & booklet: Katchen - Marty: Brahms Recording locations: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London: 12-14 October 1964 (WoO 1 Nos.1-10), 26 August 1965 (WoO 1 Nos.11-21), 1 & 2 September 1965 (Op.35). First released as SXL 6217 (WoO 1), SXL 6218 (Op.35) (P) 1965 (WoO 1), 1966 (Op.35) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 66:48
CD 24 Title on box: Katchen: Rachmaninov Paganini Rhapsody - Dohnányi Nursery Variations Title on CD & booklet: Katchen: Rachmaninov - Dohnányi Recording location: Kingsway Hall, London: 18-20 June 1958 (Concerto), January 1959 (Dohnányi), 1 May 1959 (Paganini Rhapsody). First released as SXL 2176 (Dohnányi; Paganini Rhapsody), SXL 2076 (Concerto) Publisher: N. Simrock (Dohnányi). (P) 1959 (Concerto), 1960 (Dohnányi; Paganini Rhapsody) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 78:05
CD 25 Title on box: Katin: Mendelssohn Title on CD & booklet: Katin: Mendelssohn Recording location: Kingsway Hall, London, 9 & 10 February 1954 (Capriccio & Rondo), 9 & 10 February 1956 (Concertos). First released as LXT 5201 (Concertos), LXT 2932 (Capriccio & Rondo). All tracks are Mono recordings. (P) 1954 (Capriccio & Rondo), 1956 (Concertos) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 65:49
CD 26 Title on box: Kempff: J.S. Bach Title on CD & booklet: Kempff: J.S. Bach - Handel - Couperin - Rameau - Beethoven Recording location: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 30 March 1953 (tracks 1 to 8), 23 May 1955 (tracks 9 to 14). First released as LXT 2820 (Bach); LW 5212 (Handel; Beethoven); 71083 (Couperin; Rameau) Publisher: Copyright Control (Kempff arrangements). All tracks are Mono recordings; First International CD release. (P) 1954 (tracks 1 to 8), 1955 (tracks 9 to 14) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 61:38
CD 27 Title on box: Kempff: Schubert Title on CD & booklet: Kempff: Schubert Sonatas 16 & 21 Recording location: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 10 November 1950 (D960), 31 March 1953 (D845). First released as LXT 2834 (D845); LXT 2577 (D960). All tracks are Mono recordings; First International CD release. (P) 1951 (D960), 1953 (D845) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 69:14
CD 28 Title on box: Larrocha: Albéniz Title on CD & booklet: Larrocha: Albéniz Iberia Recording location: Kingsway Hall, London, 22-24 January 1973. First released as SXL 6586-87 Editor's note: This CD omits tracks Cantos De España & Navarra included in the first 2-LP release. (P) 1973 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 81:52
CD 29 Title on box: Larrocha: Liszt Sonata - Schumann Fantasie In C Title on CD & booklet: Larrocha: Liszt - Schumann - Falla Recording locations: Victoria Hall, Geneva, 6 September 1970 (Falla); Kingsway Hall, London, 20-25 June 1975 (Liszt; Schumann). First released as SXL 6756 (Liszt; Schumann); SXL 6528 (Falla). (P) 1971 (Falla), 1976 (Liszt; Schumann) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 85:39
CD 30 Title on box: Larrocha: Ravel Concertos - Fauré Fantasie Title on CD & booklet: Larrocha: Ravel - Fauré - Franck Recording location: Kingsway Hall, London, 9-12 May 1972 (Fauré: Franck), 18-21 June 1973 (Ravel). First released as SXL 6680 (Ravel; Fauré); SXL 6599 (Franck). (P) 1973 (Franck), 1974 (Ravel; Fauré) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 73:04
CD 31 Title on box: Levin: Mozart K271, 413 & 414 Title on CD & booklet: Levin: Mozart Recording locations: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, 17-19 August 1993 (K271; K414); Henry Wood Hall. London, 10-12 June 1994 (K413). First released as 443 328-2 (K271; K414), 444 571-2 (K413). (P) 1994 (K271; K414), 1995 (K413) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 77:10
CD 32 Title on box: Lipatti: Schumann Concerto / Joyce: Tchaikovsky 2 Title on CD & booklet: Lipatti: Schumann / Joyce: Tchaikovsky Recording locations: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, 30 & 31 May 1946 (Tchaikovsky); Victoria Hall, Geneva, 22 February 1950 (Schumann). First released as SDD 271 (Schumann); Previously unpublished, Matrix K 1527/30 (Tchaikovsky), First Ever Release. All tracks are Mono recordings. Editor's note: This CD omits opus Le Carnaval, Op.9 (Ballet) included in the original SDD 271 release. (P) 1970 (Schumann), 2017 (Tchaikovsky) Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 63:16
CD 33 Title on box: Lisitsa: Liszt Title on CD & booklet: Lisitsa: Liszt Recording location: Beethovensaal, Hanover, 5 & 6 December 2011. First released as 478 5352. (P) 2013 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 76:00
CD 34 Title on box: Long: Mozart K491 / Haskil: Beethoven 4 - Schumann Waldszenen Title on CD & booklet: Long: Mozart / Haskil: Beethoven - Schumann Recording locations: Kingsway Hall, London, June 1947 (Beethoven). Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 18 November 1947 (Schumann); Grote Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 21 September 1948 (Mozart). Tracks 4 to 15: First International Decca Release. First released as [r12338272=ACL 168 (Mozart)]; K 1944-7 (Beethoven); [r12992600=417 465 (Schumann)]. All tracks are Mono recordings. (P) 1948 (Beethoven), 1949 (Mozart; Schumann), Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 81:20
CD 35 Title on box: Lupu: Beethoven 3 & 5 Title on CD & booklet: Lupu: Beethoven Recording locations: Kingsway Hall, London, 27 & 28 November 1970 (No.3). Frederic R. Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, 9-30 March 1979 (No.5). Tracks 1 to 3 (No.5): First released as [r4298994=SXL 7503]; (P) 1979 Decca Music Group Limited Bonus tracks 4 to 6 (No.3): First released as [r1775043=SXL 6503]; (P) 1971 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 74:09
CD 36 Title on box: Lupu: Beethoven Sonatas 8, 14 & 21 Title on CD & booklet: Lupu: Beethoven (Sonatas) Recording locations: Kingsway Hall, London, 27 & 28 November 1970 (Variations). Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 13-16 June 1972 (Sonatas). Tracks 1 to 9 (Sonatas): First released as SXL 6576; (P) 1973 Decca Music Group Limited Bonus track 10 (Variations): First released as SXL 6503; (P) 1971 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 74:09
CD 37 Title on box: Lupu: Brahms Solo Piano Works Title on CD & booklet: Lupu: Brahms Recording locations: St John's, Smith Square, 31 March & 1 April 1970 (Opp.79 No.1 & 117); Kingsway Hall, London, 26-31 July 1976 (Opp.79 No.2, 118 & 119), 27 July 1981 (Theme And Variations). Tracks 1 to 11 (Opp.79 No.2, 118 & 119): First released as SXL 6831; (P) 1978 Decca Music Group Limited Bonus tracks 12 to 15 (Opp.79 No.1 & 117): First released as SXL 6504; (P) 1971 Decca Music Group Limited Bonus track 11 (Theme And Variations): First released as SXDL 7561; (P) 1982 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 81:19
CD 38 Title on box: Lympany: Khachaturian Concerto - Saint-Saëns 2 Title on CD & booklet: Lympany: Khachaturian - Saint-Saëns Recording location: Kingsway Hall, London, 8 May 1951 (Saint-Saëns), 31 October & 1 November 1952 (Khachaturian). Tracks 1 to 3 (Khachaturian): First released as LXT 2767; (P) 1953 Decca Music Group Limited Bonus tracks 4 to 6 (Saint-Saëns): First released as LX 3064; (P) 1951 Decca Music Group Limited Publisher: Anglo-Soviet Music Press Ltd (Khachaturian). (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 55:23
CD 39 Title on box: Michelangeli: Beethoven, Galuppi & Scarlatti Sonatas / Bernstein: Mozart K450 Title on CD & booklet: Michelangeli: Beethoven - Galuppi - Scarlatti / Bernstein: Mozart Recording locations: Rome, 1964 (tracks 1 to 8); Sofiensaal, Vienna, 12-30 March 1966 (tracks 9 to 11). Tracks 1 to 8: First released as SXL 6181; (P) 1965 Decca Music Group Limited Bonus tracks 9 to 11: First released as SET 332; (P) 1967 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 76:32
CD 40 Title on box: Mustonen: Beethoven & Bach Concertos - Shostakovich Preludes Title on CD & booklet: Mustonen: Beethoven - Bach - Shostakovich Recording locations: Blackheath Concert Halls, London, 7-9 October 1990 (Shostakovich); Radio Bremen, June 1993 (Beethoven; Bach). Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd (Shostakovich). Tracks 1 to 6 (Beethoven; Bach): First released as 443 118-2; (P) 1994 Decca Music Group Limited Bonus tracks 7 to 30 (Shostakovich): First released as 433 055-2; (P) 1991 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 83:00
CDs 41-42 Title on box: Ogdon: Messiaen Vingt Regards / Richter: Britten Concerto Title on CD & booklet: Ogdon: Messiaen / Richter: Britten Recording locations: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 10-12 April 1969 (Messiaen); The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk, 6 December 1970 (Britten). Tracks 1-1 to 2-5 (Messiaen): First released as ZRG 650-51; (P) 1969 Decca Music Group Limited Bonus tracks 2-6 to 2-9 (Britten): First released as SXL 6512; (P) 1971 Decca Music Group Limited Publishers: Durand Éditions S.A. (Messiaen); Hawkes & Son (London) Ltd (Britten). (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 161:58
CDs 43-44 Title on box: Paik: Chopin For Piano And Orchestra Title on CD & booklet: Paik: Chopin Recording location: Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, 7-12 June 2003. First released as 475 169-2; (P) 2003 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 140:50
CD 45 Title on box: Prats: Granados Goyescas Villa-Lobos Title on CD & booklet: Prats: Granados - Villa-Lobos - Fariñas - Cervantes - Lecuona Recording location: Sala Mozart, Auditorio de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 2 March 2011 (Live recording). Publishers: Belwin Mills Music Ltd (Villa-Lobos); Copyright Control (Fariñas); Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd (Lecuona). Piano supplied by Clemente Pianos First released as 478 2732 (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 81:51
CD 46 Title on box: Rogé: Bartók 1-3 & Rhapsody Title on CD & booklet: Rogé: Bartók Recording location: Kingsway Hall, London, 20 & 21 November 1974 & 9 June (Nos.1 & 2), 11 & 12 June 1976 (No.3). Tracks 1 to 3 (No.1): First released as SXL 6815; (P) 1977 Decca Music Group Limited Tracks 4 to 9 (Nos.2 & 3): First released as SXL 6816; (P) 1977 Decca Music Group Limited All tracks: First International CD Release. (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 84:16
CD 47 Title on box: Rogé: Fauré Piano Works Title on CD & booklet: Rogé: Fauré Recording location: Salle Wagram, Paris, 8-11 January 1989. First released as 425 606-2; (P) 1990 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 71:29
CD 48 Title on box: Rogé: Satie Piano Works Title on CD & booklet: Rogé: Satie Recording location: Kingsway Hall, London, 16-18 May 1983. First released as 410 220-2; (P) 1984 Decca Music Group Limited Publisher: Éditions Salabert S.A. (Gnossiennes 5 & 6). (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 59:32
CD 49 Title on box: Rubinstein: Brahms 1 / Rogé: Bartók Rhapsody Title on CD & booklet: Rubinstein: Brahms / Rogé: Bartók Recording locations: Frederic R. Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, 6 & 7 April 1976 (Brahms). Kingsway Hall, London, 7 & 9 June 1976 (Bartók). Tracks 1 to 3 (Brahms): First released as SXL 6797; (P) 1976 Decca Music Group Limited Bonus track 4 (Bartók): First released as SXL 6815; (P) 1977 Decca Music Group Limited Track 4: First International CD Release. (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 72:56
CD 50 Title on box: Schiff: Bach Goldberg Variations Title on CD & booklet: Schiff: J.S. Bach Recording location: Kingsway Hall, London, December 1982. First released as 417 116-2; (P) 1983 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 72:19
CD 51 Title on box: Schiff: Mozart For 4 Hands (+ Malcolm) Title on CD & booklet: Schiff - Malcolm: Mozart (4 Hands) Recording location: Mozart-Museum, Salzburg, 3-5 February 1993. A co-production with Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg. First released as 440 474-2; (P) 1993 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 76:35
CD 52 Title on box: Schiff: Scarlatti Sonatas Title on CD & booklet: Schiff: Scarlatti Recording location: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, 14-16 September 1987. First released as 421 422-2; (P) 1989 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 73:10
CD 53 Title on box: Thibaudet: Chopin Solo Piano Title on CD & booklet: Thibaudet: Chopin Recording locations: The Colosseum, Watford, 21-24 February 1999 (tracks 1 to 15); Hatchlands Park, Surrey, February 1999 (tracks 16 to 19). Tracks 16 to 19, from a recording for TV; recorded in association with Playback HD Limited. First released as 466 357-2; (P) 1999 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 78:25
CD 54 Title on box: Thibaudet: Conversations With Bill Evans Title on CD & booklet: Thibaudet: Bill Evans - Nyman Recording locations: The Lefrak Concert Hall, Colden Center for the Performing Arts, Queen's College, New York, 26-29 July 1996 (tracks 1 to 12); Unspecified location, 1999 (tracks 13, 14). Tracks 1 & 8: Includes overdubbed piano. Tracks 1 to 12: First released as 455 512-2; (P) 1997 Decca Music Group Limited Bonus tracks 13 & 14: (P) 1999 Decca Music Group Limited Tracks 13 & 14: First International CD Release. (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 66:52
CD 55 Title on box: Thibaudet: Gershwin Rhapsody In Blue, Concerto In F Title on CD & booklet: Thibaudet: Gershwin Recording location: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, 12, 13 & 15 November 2009 (Live concert recording). First released as 478 2189; (P) 2010 Decca Music Group Limited (C) 2017 Decca Music Group Limited Made in the EU. Total timing: 57:24