07 September 2025

Benno Moiseiwitsch - A Chopin recital - HMV 1956/1958

Frederic Chopin:

Ballade no.3 in A-flat major, op.47    21 December 1958
Nocturne in E major, op.62/2    19 December 1958
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, op.66    19 December 1956
Scherzo no.2 in B-flat minor, op.31    21 December 1958

Scherzo no.4 in E major, op.54    19 December 1958
Nocturne in G major, op.37/2    19 December 1958
Ballade no.4 in F minor, op.52    19 February & 19 December 1956

Barcarolle in F-sharp major, op.60    19 February 1956  (HMV CLP 1072 -2XEA889 -4N(a) -1957 LP)

Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano     8 files 16/44 FLAC  MediaFire Download

HMV  SXLP 30075  (1967-1st UK stereo)  1970 LP. Matrices: 2YEA270 -6 / 2YEA271 -9G.  Recorded: EMI Studio 3, Abbey Road.
The SXLP is distinctly preferable to the 1959 mono CLP but required considerable wet-cleaning & editing... 

NO Auto declick/re-eq (CLP1072 Barcarolle <+1dB treble: see EMG comments). Benno Moiseiwitsch's interpretations are 'characterful'.  Sleeve-note + CLP covers / EMG reviews >>> 








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