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Matrix Details

  • Matrix No.
    OXEA 1344
  • Company
  • Title
  • Master Size
  • Notes
    We have no data on which ballades feature on OXEA 1343 and which feature on OXEA 1344, but it seems likely that ballades 1 & 2 would be on side A and ballades 3 & 4 would be on side B.

Personnel

Take Info

TakeDateLocationStatusTechnologyTypeNote
initial takes1954-06-28EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, LondonTapeCommercial (originally unissued)
retakes1954-06-29EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, LondonTapeCommercial (originally unissued)
2N 1957-12-03EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, LondonTapeCommercial (originally unissued)take date may be a tape transfer date rather than a recording date

Sources

  • Bryan Crimp (2010). [Liner notes]. In Alfred Cortot: The Late Recordings, Vol. 4 [CD]. Appian Publications & Recordings.
  • Liner notes of Alfred Cortot (2012). Alfred Cortot Anniversary Edition [CD-ROM]. EMI Music France

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