Alexander Brailowsky - The Berlin Recordings - Vol. 1 Chopin
4/23/2007, 30 Tracks, 2:15:07
Featuring
Julius Prüwer
Alexander Brailowsky
Berliner Philharmoniker
Frédéric Chopin
Did you know?
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Performer Biography
Sergej Rachmaninoff, the Imperial Inspector of the Russian Schools of Music, predicted that an 11-year-old Alexander Brailowsky was "destined... to be a great pianist."
Performer Biography
Alexander Brailowsky studied with Theodor Leschetizky, a renowned Polish piano teacher whose pupils included Paderewsky and Schnabel.
Performer Biography
Alexander Brailowsky, a Russian pianist, was born in Kiev in 1896 and displayed extraordinary talent for the piano at an early age.
Historical Context
Berlin was the cultural capital of Europe during the 1920s and until 1933, attracting important artists and fostering a high level of artistic versatility.
Recording & Production
These recordings were made by the German gramophone company Polydor in Berlin between 1928 and 1934, and their technical quality is still astonishing today.
Recording & Production
The original matrices for these Polydor recordings were unfortunately destroyed during the 1940-45 bombardment of Berlin.
Recording & Production
The first electrical sound recordings in 1925 significantly improved aural quality, allowing gramophone records to be taken seriously as a cultural medium.
