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Welte-Mignon LP "Legendary Masters of the Piano"
By Mark Reinhart

Robbie,  You asked about Welte-Mignon roll numbers which were recorded
on the LP "Legendary Masters of the Piano".  I have also taken the
liberty of listing recording dates if known.

Most people are unaware that during the early years the recording
session dates were indicated on the roll labels.  The later years were
not listed.

Charles Davis Smith collected this data and it is listed in his book,
"The Welte-Mignon, its music and musicians", co-author Richard Howe,
published by Vestal Press for AMICA, (C)1994, ISBN-1-879511-17-7

There are infrequent instances where different dates are listed,
perhaps because of label error.  There are also occurrences where a
specific label did not list the recording date but that other titles
from the performer from that session are known.  I have listed the
recording dates accordingly.

Mark Reinhart
Charles Town, West Virginia

 [ Thanks, Mark.  I'll add your data to the web page at
 [ http://mmd.foxtail.com/Pictures/Welte/index.html  -- Robbie

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"Legendary Masters of the Piano"
The Classics Record Library  WV6633  (3 12" LPs)

    performer/composer/title/roll nr./date recorded

1.1 Hofmann Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso #3031
1.2 Carreno Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 #365, 4/2/05
1.3 Carreno Chopin Nocturne #364, 4/2/05

2.1 Scharwenka Beethoven Sonata #236, 3/7/05
2.2 Gruenfeld Schumann Traumerie #225, 1/19/05 or 1/20/05
2.3 De Pachmann Chopin Waltz Op 64 No. 2, Welte Licensee #C-7209
2.4 De Pachmann Chopin Waltz Op 64 No. 1 #1220, 2/19/06
2.5 Lhevinne Scriabin Nocturne Left Hand #1300, 10/6/06
2.6 Lhevinne Czerny Octave Etude #2430, 7/7/11

3.1 Debussy Debussy La Plus Que Lent #2736
3.2 Ravel Ravel Sonatine #2887
3.3 Saint-Saens Saint-Saens Gavotte #802, 12/13/05
3.4 Faure Faure Barcarolle #2773
3.5 Grieg Grieg Butterfly #1275, 4/17/06
3.6 Scriabin Scriabin Etude #2073, 1910, most likely February

4.1 Granados Granados Spanish Dance No. 5 #2780, 9/14/13
4.2 Mahler Mahler Ich Ging mit Lust #768, 6/19/05
4.3 Strauss Strauss Salome #1182, 2/16/06
4.4 Gabrilowitsch Chopin Mazurka #298, 4/7/05
4.5 D'Albert Liszt-D'Albert Liebestraum #415, 5/19/05

5.1 Leschetizky Mozart Fantasie #1192, 2/18/06
5.2 Leschetizky Chopin Mocturne #1194, 2/18/06 or 2/19/06

6.1 Paderewski Chopin Ballade #1249, 2/27/06
6.2 Busoni Chopin Prelude #1319, 3/16/07
6.3 Busoni Verdi-Liszt #445, 6/10/05 (or less likely 5/9/05)


(Message sent Mon 11 Dec 2000, 18:09:30 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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