0137-0 CD
The Welte Mignon Mystery Vol. III
Richard Strauss
today playing his 1906 interpretations
Selected works by Strauss
EAN/barcode: 4009850013709
This is not an historical recording. Yet mysteriously the music is performed in an interpretation which is historically authentic down to the last detail. The key to this mystery is: the original performer was present at the recent recording session, but not physically: the music is heard on a modern Steinway. Never has music stored in the Welte-Mignon system sounded so ”right” or so well. Thanks to TACET’s much-praised recording technique, and because the Welte-Mignon memory system and sound production mechanism have now been newly adjusted for the fi rst time by the leading expert in the fi eld – and are thus able to meet TACET’s requirements. (Welte-Mignon was invented in 1904.) The Welte-Mignon mystery can now speak to us without distortion.
Video on the Welte Mignon piano with the expert Hans W. Schmitz
Tracks
| Nr. No. N° |
Werk - Satz Composition - movement Oeuvre - mouvement |
Komponist Composer Compositeur |
Künstler Artist Interprète |
Dauer Duration Durée |
|
| 1 | Salome | Fragments | Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) | Richard Strauss | 3:37 |
| 2 | Dance of the Seven Veils | Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) | Richard Strauss | 8:54 | |
| 3 | A Hero's Life op. 40 | Love Scene | Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) | Richard Strauss | 3:51 |
| 4 | Fire Famin Op. 50 | Love Scene | Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) | Richard Strauss | 5:37 |
| 5 | Mood Pictures op. 9 | No. 1, On the silent Forest Path | Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) | Richard Strauss | 4:01 |
| 6 | No. 2, The Lonely Waters | Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) | Richard Strauss | 3:10 | |
| 7 | No. 3, Intermezzo | Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) | Richard Strauss | 3:40 | |
| 8 | No. 4, Rêverie | Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) | Richard Strauss | 2:38 | |
| 9 | Cecilia op. 27, 2 | Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) | Richard Strauss | 1:46 | |
| 10 | Secret Invitiation op. 27, 3 | Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) | Richard Strauss | 2:32 | |
total playing time: 40:27
See reviews for this production
Pianiste (07/01/2011):
LES LEÇONS DU PASSÉ
La magie des Welte-MignonDebussy, Ravel, Mahler, Einecke, Grieg, Granados… jouent leurs œuvres.
Vous aimeriez entendre Ravel, Debussy, Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Reger jouant sur un piano d'aujourd'hui leurs propres Oeuvres? Et que diriez-vous aussi d'une restitution « parfaite » des interprétations des premiers Horowitz, Fischer, Lhévinne et autres Schnabel? Le label allemand Tacet propose une anthologie des rouleaux gravés par le procédé Welte-Mignon. more...
Audiophile Audition (02/01/2006):
The liner notes to this restoration open with the disclaimer: "This is not an historical recording: quite the opposite. more...
Pizzicato (01/01/2006):
Klassik heute (10/26/2005):