Joseph Haydn:
Sonata In C Minor, no.20
I: Allegro moderato ~ II: Andante con moto ~ III: Allegro
Sonata In E Major, no.31
I: Moderato ~ II: Allegretto ~ III: Presto
Sonata In A Flat Major, no.46
I: Allegro moderato ~ II: Adagio ~ III: Presto
Sonata In G Major, no.40
I: Allegretto innocente ~ II: Presto
Kathleen Long, piano 4 files 16/44 zip FLAC Mega Download 4 files 24/48 zip XR FLAC Mega Download
Decca LXT 5144 1956 pressing/matrices: ARL2896 -2A / ARL2895 -3A. Recorded: 21-23 September 1955 - West Hampstead Studios. Wet-Cleaned 'to perfection' but Decca must've wiped the stampers with a filthy rag: so mucho editing (again). '1.3' de-click +<1.4dB treble. The covers for LXT2963 (Faure/Francaix) + LM4541 (Scarlatti: NO CD) added below (not transferring those...) NOT ON CD Sleeve-note >>>
Thanks for this recording. I am looking forward to listening to it!
ReplyDeleteHeard it more than once! Some slight patches of 'fizzle' (impossible to eradicate unless the sound was zapped) despite all the editing-time.
DeleteRefined/elegant playing - good sound (got EMG's highest rating). Had intended transferring almost 15 years back.
Wonder why not released on CD? Same situation as LXT5020 (Handel Op.3/Boyd Neel) which I transferred 2008/9..
Delightful music, elegantly played and sounds perfectly fine to me. Your "mucho editing" was not in vain.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this.
Should re-hear Backhaus/Haydn (34,48,52,Fantasia) - recall as excellent (Eclipse reissue).
DeleteNot exactly over-burdened with Haydn Sonatas (Brendel/McCabe)...
Have some decidedly nice Haydn's on (new) Columbia 33CX's: Hungarian St.Qt/Symphonies: Markevitch/Caracciolo - the latter possibly not on CD?