1933 - Chopin - Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Commercial recording - These recordings are professionally made studio recordings. Up until the 1950's, they were recorded as 78-rpm record sides, fitting up to ca. 5 minutes of music each. Each side had to be recorded in one continuous take and no editing was possible. Sometimes this necessitated multiple takes to achieve a satisfactory result - though many of Cortot's recordings were successfully made in 1-2 takes per side.
Featured Works
Personnel
- Cortot, Alfred - piano
Take Info
| Matrix | Take | Date | Location | Work/Movement/Section | Status | Technology | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B 5236 | 2 | 1933-07-07 | EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 2B 5237 | 1 | 1933-07-07 | EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London | Electrical | Commercial |
Source
- Bolig, J. R. & Milmo, J. (2020). His Master’s Voice Celebrity Series Recordings and Historical Reissues, 1924‐1958. UC Santa Barbara Library