The 1996 recordings featured on this album marked the 'joint 100th birthday' of the two performers, Ernst Gröschel (78) and Martin Rummel (22).
Performer Biography
Ernst Gröschel, the pianist on this album, was admitted to the Conservatory of Music in Nuremberg at the age of nine.
Performer Biography
Ernst Gröschel was the first pianist to present Ludwig van Beethoven's grand piano by Conrad Graf to the public after its restoration and to record it.
Recording & Production
Otto Braun, the engineer for this album, was the inventor of the 'Ionen-Hochtöner,' a high-end loudspeaker system, and aimed for true-to-life recordings.
Instruments
Martin Rummel, the cellist, plays a Gustave Bernardel cello from 1898, known as the 'Ex-Tolbecque'.
Recording & Production
The recordings were made on tape and edited with scissors, with long passages created entirely without modern editing techniques.
Performer Biography
Ernst Gröschel, the pianist, was inspired by Frederic Lamond to play on historical keyboard instruments and is considered the first pianist to play Mozart and Beethoven entirely on such instruments.
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