Imogen Cooper, the pianist on this album, studied in Paris from age eleven with distinguished French pianists Jacques Février and Yvonne Lefébure.
Recording & Production
This 1973 recording was one of Imogen Cooper's earliest, with session notes indicating a focus on delivering complete takes of each movement.
Performer Biography
After returning to London, Imogen Cooper received encouragement from Clifford Curzon and Arthur Rubinstein, and later studied intensely in Vienna with Alfred Brendel.
Recording & Production
The original analogue tapes for these rediscovered recordings, typically one-inch, four-track, 30ips, were transferred to digital at 192k for preservation.
Interpretation
Imogen Cooper prefers live recordings, believing they are a truer record of an artist's intent, and that the energy of a listening audience fuels the performance.
Recording & Production
The 'rediscovered' recordings project has revealed over fifty unissued recording projects, some dating back to Nimbus's founding in the late 1960s.
Recording & Production
This album is part of a series of 'rediscovered' recordings from the Nimbus archive, unearthed during the 2020 COVID shutdowns.
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