Commercial recording - These recordings are professionally made studio recordings. Up until the 1950's, they were recorded as 78-rpm record sides, fitting up to ca. 5 minutes of music each. Each side had to be recorded in one continuous take and no editing was possible. Sometimes this necessitated multiple takes to achieve a satisfactory result - though many of Cortot's recordings were successfully made in 1-2 takes per side.

Personnel

Take Info

MatrixTakeDateLocationWork/Movement/SectionStatusTechnologyTypeNote
CR 142021927-06-23Kingsway Hall, LondonElectricalCommercialTransferred (probably via telephone line) from Kingsway Hall to Small Queen's Hall
CR 142111927-06-23Kingsway Hall, LondonElectricalCommercialTransferred (probably via telephone line) from Kingsway Hall to Small Queen's Hall
CR 142211927-06-23Kingsway Hall, LondonElectricalCommercialTransferred (probably via telephone line) from Kingsway Hall to Small Queen's Hall
CR 142311927-06-23Kingsway Hall, LondonElectricalCommercialTransferred (probably via telephone line) from Kingsway Hall to Small Queen's Hall
CR 142431927-06-23Kingsway Hall, LondonElectricalCommercialTransferred (probably via telephone line) from Kingsway Hall to Small Queen's Hall
CR 142531927-06-23Kingsway Hall, LondonElectricalCommercialTransferred (probably via telephone line) from Kingsway Hall to Small Queen's Hall

Releases

Sources

  • Bolig, J. R. & Milmo, J. (2020). His Master’s Voice Celebrity Series Recordings and Historical Reissues, 1924‐1958. UC Santa Barbara Library
  • Kelly, A. (1998). BR/CR. Matrix Series prefixed BR/CR. Relay Recordings from Non-Studio Locations.

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