Bachauer: The First HMV recordings - Mozart - Liszt - Bach/Busoni - Liszt/Busoni (1949, 1951)
2/1/2005, 9 Tracks, 1:16:56
Featuring
Gina Bachauer
Alec Sherman
New London Orchestra
Ferruccio Busoni
Franz Liszt
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Recording & Production
Gina Bachauer's first recording session in 1949 involved a 33-bar cut in Liszt's Funérailles to fit it onto a 78 rpm side.
Performer Biography
During World War II, Gina Bachauer remained in Egypt and gave an estimated 600 concerts for the Allied Forces in the Middle East.
Performer Biography
Gina Bachauer and conductor Alec Sherman, who founded the New London Orchestra, were long-time friends and musical collaborators who later married in 1951.
Performer Biography
Gina Bachauer studied with Alfred Cortot in Paris and also worked with Sergei Rachmaninov whenever possible.
Recording & Production
One of the earliest examples of tape editing at EMI occurred during the recording of Mozart's 'Coronation' Concerto, when a wrong note in a cadenza was corrected by splicing in a different take.
Performer Biography
Gina Bachauer, born Luisa Dorothea Bachaouer, adopted the name 'Gina' as a young teenager and used it professionally.
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