Saturday, January 2, 2021

Sidney Foster - Rediscovering an American Master - Box Set 7CDs



Label : Marston
Format : Flac (image + cue)
Cover : Yes





Tracklist :



CD 1 :



15 January 1966, Salt Lake City, Utah
TCHAIKOVSKY
Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 231
Utah Symphony, Maurice Abravanel, conductor
This was made from an archival recording of a live broadcast and is not edited.
Toward the end of the first movement of this recording, the right channel of the stereo signal drops out for approximately four minutes. We have repaired this flaw by using the left channel to replace the right channel during this four-minute lacuna.
23 March 1941, New York City
BEETHOVEN
Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, conductor
This was made from a recording of a live broadcast and is not edited.
29 March 1955, Bloomington, Indiana
BACH-LISZT
Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542
10 October 1965, Bloomington, Indiana
MENDELSSOHN
Songs Without Words, Op. 62, No. 1, “May Breezes”



CD 2 :



3 May 1954, Complete Recital, Bloomington, Indiana
MENDELSSOHN
Fantasy in F-sharp Minor, Op. 28
SCHUMANN
Carnaval, Op. 9
CHOPIN
Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35
LISZT
Consolation in D-flat, S. 172, No. 3
Venezia e Napoli, S. 162, No. 3, “Tarantella”
SCRIABIN
Prelude for the left hand, Op. 9, No. 1
WEBER
Sonata No. 1 in C, Op. 24: Fourth Movement, “Perpetuum Mobile”
SCHUMANN
Romance in F-sharp, Op. 28, No. 2



CD 3 :



26 November 1973, Bloomington, Indiana
MOZART
Sonata No. 5 in G, K. 283
13 November 1971, Bloomington, Indiana
BEETHOVEN
Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53, “Waldstein”
30 October 1966, Bloomington, Indiana
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110
8 February 1968, Bloomington, Indiana
LISZT
Sonata in B Minor, S. 178



CD 4 :



30 June 1968, Bloomington, Indiana
SCHUMANN
Papillons, Op. 2
3 May 1962, Tokyo
Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
Japan Philharmonic, Michiaki Okuda, conductor
19 February 1970, Bloomington, Indiana
BRAHMS
Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5
26 November 1973, Bloomington, Indiana
GRIEG
Nocturne in C, Op. 54, No. 4



CD 5 :



27 April 1952, Bloomington, Indiana
FRANCK
Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue
27 April 1952, Bloomington, Indiana
CHOPIN
Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49
27 April 1952, Bloomington, Indiana
Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4
Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, No. 5, “Black Keys”
Etude in E-flat Minor, Op. 10, No. 6
Etude in F, Op. 10, No. 8
19 February 1970, Bloomington, Indiana
Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58
1 July 1969, Bloomington, Indiana
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
19 January 1975, Bloomington, Indiana
CHOPIN-FOSTER
Waltz in D-flat, Op. 64, No. 1, “Minute Waltz”
30 June 1968, Bloomington, Indiana
MOSZKOWSKI
Guitarre, Op. 45, No. 2



CD 6 :



3 November 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
RACHMANINOFF
Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 36
2 February 1974, Glassboro, New Jersey
SCRIABIN
Etude in D-flat, Op. 42, No. 1
Etude in F-sharp Minor, Op. 42, No. 2
Etude in F-sharp, Op. 42, No. 4
Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 42, No. 5
8 February 1968, Bloomington, Indiana
Sonata No. 9, Op. 68, “Black Mass”
8 July 1964, Bloomington, Indiana
BARTÓK
Dirge, Op. 9a, No. 4 4:12
2 October 1961, Bloomington, Indiana
PROKOFIEV
Sonata No. 9 in C, Op. 103
2 October 1961, Bloomington, Indiana
Visions Fugitives, Op. 22
Nos. 1,3,8,10,11,14,15,18
2 October 1961, Bloomington, Indiana
Gavotte, Op. 32, No. 3
8 February 1968, Bloomington, Indiana
PADEREWSKI
Cracovienne Fantastique, Op. 14, No. 6
27 April 1952, Bloomington, Indiana
HUMMEL
Rondo in E-flat, Op. 11



CD 7 :



19 May 1957, Bloomington, Indiana
BACH-LISZT
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV. 543
27 April 1952, Bloomington, Indiana
MOZART
Variations on a Minuet of Duport, K. 573
29 March 1955, Bloomington, Indiana
BRAHMS
Four Ballades, Op. 10
27 April 1952, Bloomington, Indiana
DEBUSSY
La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune, Preludes Book II, No. 7
Le vent dans la plaine, Preludes Book I, No. 3
27 April 1952, Bloomington, Indiana
DELLO JOIO
Sonata No. 3 in G
9-10 April 1965 Boston, Massachusetts
BARTÓK
Concerto No. 3
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, conductor
This is from an archival recording made by the Boston Symphony Orchestra of two live broadcasts, 9 and 10 April 1965. The editing was done by the BSO and is not additionally edited.

6 comments:

  1. Thank you for these recordings of a somewhat obscure pianist. I wonder if you have any recordings by Gunnar Johansen that you could share?

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  2. The sharing of these recording is a violation of copyright against Marston Records and is punishable by law. Please remove all files and images associated with the Sidney Foster release immediately, thank you.

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  3. Marston! Creative Commons for all the people of the world. The recordings of the past don't have a copyright.

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    1. Consider the incredible talent and painstaking and many hours of work to do these kinds of special restorations of historic audio material... I for could go purchase it and compensate these audio maestros for there incredible labors.

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  4. sorry, but where are the links?

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