1933/1934 - Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28
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
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 1 in C major
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 2 in A minor
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 3 in G major
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E minor
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 5 in D major
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B minor
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A major
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 8 in F sharp minor
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 9 in E major
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 10 in C sharp minor
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 11 in B major
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G sharp minor
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 13 in F sharp major
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E flat minor
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D flat major "Raindrop"
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B flat minor
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A flat major
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 18 in F minor
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E flat major
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C minor
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 21 in B flat major
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 22 in G minor
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 23 in F major
- Chopin - Préludes, Op. 28: No. 24 in D minor
Personnel
- Cortot, Alfred - piano
Take Info
| Matrix | Take | Date | Location | Work/Movement/Section | Status | Technology | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B 7266 | 1 | 1934-06-20 | EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 2B 5215 | 1 | 1933-07-05 | EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 2B 5216 | 1 | 1933-07-05 | EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 2B 5217 | 1 | 1933-07-05 | EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 2B 5218 | 1 | 1933-07-05 | EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 2B 5219 | 1 | 1933-07-05 | EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 2B 5220 | 1 | 1933-07-05 | EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 2B 5221 | 1 | 1933-07-05 | 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