Bernhard Stavenhagen (1862-1914): Chopin-Liszt - My Joys

[MrGer2295]

BERNARD STAVENHAGEN (24 November 1862 – 25 December 1914) was a German pianist, composer and conductor. His musical style was influenced by Franz Liszt, and as a conductor he was a strong advocate of new music.

MOLTO BELLO!!! Thank you for sharing this Wonderful video.

[LazlosPlane]

@1Thompsonmusic No. 8 and one half hours a day.  8 won't cut it at all.

[gerardbedecarter]

Wensleydale Press WP018 CD3 track 6 contains a recording of a playback on a Yamaha grand piano of Stavenhagen playing 'My Joys' by Chopin/Liszt from Welte vorsetzer roll no. 1035 cut on 9 December 1905. See 'Rediscovering the Liszt Tradition' by Gerard Carter, p. 87. This book includes '3 CDs of historic reproducting piano recordings of Franz Liszt's piano works performed by his celebrated Weimar pupils' and was published by Wensleydale Press, Sydney in 2006). Excellent sound. Track time: 3:54.

[SophieMenter]

Very interesting. Thanks for uploading it.

[theguyof1900]

was this done on a cylinder recoreding????? because it kinda sounds like it????>

[Alanpini]

Thanks - there is supposed to be a roll of Hungarian rhapsody no.12 by Stavenhagen...would love to hear it :-)

[d60944]

Go to my profile and check out my playlists - it is posted there in the Stavenhagen playlist (though don't hold your breath, as it's a not the greatest roll-audio conversion)

[arwena55]

it sounds as the signals from the universe, I imagine on the base of the rest that I can hear it is a very fine interpretation

[colombosithon]

This is a well-known commercial Odeon disc recording made of a Welte roll and issued in Europe in the 1930s.

[autopiano]

A prominent Welte collector has listened to your youtube video and advises this is indeed a recording of the Welte roll. He was aware of the recordings and stated they were made in the 1930s. The reason for doing so, he doesn't know. Hope this helps!

[pianopera]

I think your supposition is correct: it might be a primitive recording of a piano roll.

The website of the Reproducing Piano Roll Foundation mentions it (in the rollography) as Welte no. 1035.

As happens so often with rolls, tempi are sometimes distorted (impossible speed of octaves etc.) but still we can hear an echo of a very original and highly virtuosic pianist.

BTW how did you get this?

[d60944]

The sound file was gifted to me, kindly!