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Producer’s note
Many of these recordings date from the earliest days of electrical recording which only beganin 1925. Although the system was perfected within a very few years and ultimately was a vastimprovement over the previous ‘acoustic’ process, some of the discs from 1925 and 1926 seemto have been recorded at an excessively low level, resulting in a weak signal that can becomeseriously compromised by the inevitable surface noise of shellac discs. This, coupled with thedifficulty of finding pristine copies of the original discs, has meant that several sides are noisierthan one would have hoped. In addition, Murdoch’s first electrical session of 23 November 1925suffers from both a ‘boxy’ acoustic and an out-of-tune piano. In the interests of preserving theserare discs it seems better to include everything rather than just the best of them and I hopecollectors can hear past these defects and enjoy the very musical playing of this almost forgottenartist. (APR / Michael Spring)
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Songs without Words (Felix Mendelssohn)
William Murdoch, Piano - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
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William Murdoch, Piano - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
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Etude No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25 (Frédéric Chopin)
William Murdoch, Piano - Frederic Chopin, Composer
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Valse No. 3 in F Major, Op. 34 (Felix Mendelssohn)
William Murdoch, Piano - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
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Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 (Felix Mendelssohn)
William Murdoch, Piano - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
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Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47 (Felix Mendelssohn)
William Murdoch, Piano - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
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Romanze No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 28 (Robert Schumann)
William Murdoch, Piano - Robert Schumann, Composer
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Liebesträume S. 541 (Franz Liszt)
William Murdoch, Piano - Franz Liszt, Composer
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Grandes Etudes de Paganini, S.141 (Franz Liszt)
William Murdoch, Piano - Franz Liszt, Composer
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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244 (Franz Liszt)
William Murdoch, Piano - Franz Liszt, Composer
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‘Hark, Hark the Lark’ Lieder von Fr. Schubert, S558/9 (Franz Liszt)
William Murdoch, Piano - Franz Liszt, Composer
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Marche militaire No. 1 in D Major, Op. 51, D.733 (Franz Schubert)
William Murdoch, Piano - Franz Schubert, Composer - Carl Tausig, Arranger
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Waltz No. 15 in A-Flat Major, Op. 39 (Johannes Brahms)
William Murdoch, Piano - Johannes Brahms, Composer
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Humoresques de concert, op. 14 (Ignacy Jan Paderewski)
William Murdoch, Piano - Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Composer
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Scenes of Country Life, Op. 19 (Edvard Grieg)
William Murdoch, Piano - Edvard Grieg, Composer
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Kuolema, Op. 44 (Jean Sibelius)
William Murdoch, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer
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Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
William Murdoch, Piano - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer
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10 Préludes, op. 23 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
William Murdoch, Piano - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer
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13 Préludes, op. 32 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
William Murdoch, Piano - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer
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Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
William Murdoch, Piano - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer
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DISC 2
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" (Ludwig van Beethoven)
William Murdoch, piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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William Murdoch, piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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William Murdoch, piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" (Ludwig van Beethoven)
William Murdoch, piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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William Murdoch, piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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William Murdoch, piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
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Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
William Murdoch, piano - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Ferruccio Busoni, Arranger
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Preludes, Book 1, L. 117 (Claude Debussy)
William Murdoch, Piano - Claude Debussy, Composer
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Préludes, Book 2, L. 123 (Claude Debussy)
William Murdoch, Piano - Claude Debussy, Composer
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Preludes, Book 1, L. 117 (Claude Debussy)
William Murdoch, Piano - Claude Debussy, Composer
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Iberia, B. 47, Book 1 (Isaac Albéniz)
William Murdoch, Piano - Isaac Albeniz, Composer
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4 Piezas españolas (Manuel de Falla)
William Murdoch, Piano - Manuel de Falla, Composer
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William Murdoch, Piano - Manuel de Falla, Composer
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Miniature Scherzo (Adam Carse)
William Murdoch, Piano - Adam Carse, Composer
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Sun and Shade (Richard Walthew)
William Murdoch, Piano - Richard Walthew, Composer
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Dew Fairies (Thomas Dunhill)
Thomas Dunhill, Composer - William Murdoch, Piano
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Legend (Ernest Markham Lee)
William Murdoch, Piano - Ernest Markham Lee, Composer
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Le bal poudre (Orlando Morgan)
William Murdoch, Piano - Orlando Morgan, Composer
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The Rambling Sailor (Alec Rowley)
Alec Rowley, Composer - William Murdoch, Piano
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Serenata (Felix Swinstead)
William Murdoch, Piano - Felix Swinstead, Composer
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Primrose Mount (George Dyson)
William Murdoch, Piano - George Dyson, Composer
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Reverie in B Major, Op. 86 (York Bowen)
William Murdoch, Piano - York Bowen, Composer
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Piano Sonatina (John Ireland)
William Murdoch, Piano - John Ireland, Composer
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Album review
Producer’s note
Many of these recordings date from the earliest days of electrical recording which only beganin 1925. Although the system was perfected within a very few years and ultimately was a vastimprovement over the previous ‘acoustic’ process, some of the discs from 1925 and 1926 seemto have been recorded at an excessively low level, resulting in a weak signal that can becomeseriously compromised by the inevitable surface noise of shellac discs. This, coupled with thedifficulty of finding pristine copies of the original discs, has meant that several sides are noisierthan one would have hoped. In addition, Murdoch’s first electrical session of 23 November 1925suffers from both a ‘boxy’ acoustic and an out-of-tune piano. In the interests of preserving theserare discs it seems better to include everything rather than just the best of them and I hopecollectors can hear past these defects and enjoy the very musical playing of this almost forgottenartist. (APR / Michael Spring)
Details of original recording : Recorded 1925, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 43 track(s)
- Total length: 02:33:12
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Carl Tausig Ferruccio Busoni William Murdoch
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: APR
- Genre: Classical
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