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Robert Schumann, Byron Janis
Schumann Piano Concerto Arabesque, Variations
Album US 1964 on Mercury label
Classical
This is the first US version for this cat#. LABELS: - Dark maroon coloured labels with silver print - Deep 'groove' in label area - NO "VENDOR" text on labels SLEEVE: - "PRINTED IN U.S.A." on back - Sleeve notes in English only on back OTHER INFORMATION: - Schumann Piano Concert was recorded April 21-23, 1962, at Edison High School. - Variations on a theme by Clara Wieck and Arabesque were recorded at Fine Recording Studio A, New York City on December 19, 1963. - Corresponding mono issue has cat# MG50383 The Schumann Piano Concerto was the last Mercury MSO session and it took place April 21-23, 1962, at Edison High School, see Mercury Living Presence and Minneapolis by Thomas Fine. "The auditorium was discovered too late, after a decade of wrestling with Northrop’s cavernous size and dry acoustics. The Mercury-MSO relationship ended on a high note: Pianist Byron Janis recorded a lovely rendering of Schumann’s Piano Concerto...."
Musicians
 | Robert Schumann p, 1810-1856 DE album by |
 | Byron Janis p, *1928 US piano, album by |
 | Stanislaw Skrowaczewski , *1923 PO conductor |
 | George Piros , US transferred by, tape-to-disc-transfer |
 | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra , orchestra |
Producers
| George Maas design, cover |
| Harold Lawrence directed by, musical director |
| Robert Eberenz engineer, associate engineer |
| Robert Fine technician, technical supervisor, engineer, chief engineer |
| Peter Gravina photography by |
| Wilma Cozart recording supervisor, recording director |
| Jess T. Casey sleeve notes |
Composers
| Robert Schumann |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piano Concerto In A Minor, Opus 54 | Robert Schumann, Byron Janis | ||
| 2 | Allegro Allettuoso | Robert Schumann, Byron Janis | 14:34 | |
| 3 | Intermezzo-Andantino Grazioso | Robert Schumann, Byron Janis | 4:30 | |
| 4 | Allegro Vivace | Robert Schumann, Byron Janis | 10:42 | |
| 5 | Quasi Variazioni (Sonata No. 3 In F Minor, Opus 14) | Robert Schumann, Byron Janis | 7:17 | |
| 6 | Arabesque, Opus 18 | Robert Schumann, Byron Janis | 7:07 |
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