Gerald Moore Talks About the Art of Accompanying - "The Unashamed Accompanist" (Angel, 1960s) - 1

This is the first of six installments from the Angel Records LP, "Gerald Moore - The Unashamed Accompanist," a recorded talk in which Moore (Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1899-1987) discusses the art of accompanying, with musical illustrations (provided at the piano). According to the program notes on the LP jacket: "The importance of the piano part in a song is shown, how it paints pictures, tells stories, evokes moods. And some of the problems are discussed -- with point and wit -- such as balance and transposition. Among Lieder used as examples are Schubert's Wohin, Auf dem Wasser zu Singen, Der Lindenbaum, Das Wandern, Wanderers Nachtlied, Tränenregen, Frühlingstraum, Die Allmacht, Im Frühling, Der Einsame and Erlkönig, and Brahms' Vergebliches Ständchen and Der Schmied."

The LP serial number is 35262.

Images are from the LP jacket (front and reverse) and the record label, supplemented with what I could collect from the internet.

The Library of Congress catalog entry for the 1944 book by Moore of the same title can be reviewed here: http://lccn.loc.gov/44047423

You can review the LOC catalog entry for the LP (a version issued on the Seraphim label) here: http://lccn.loc.gov/r66002901

Part 1 of 6

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJO4XJnqsA

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAqkpUCbE-Q

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0fLgwfHW1Q

Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-ckKyIBu_A

Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp97eJSx3ME

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Vocal Works: Vishnevskaya, Ponselle, Lear, Valente, Siepi: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=EC77C1C1AAFCFB5A

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[Noshirm]

@davidhertzberg At last! (;-D) SOMEhow I am a late starter when it comes to great posts, but I do cotton on in time, and then the light dawns.

[davidhertzberg]

@Noshirm Great, you found them! 

[Noshirm]

David - yet another winning set of posts! Thanks so much. (:-D)

[shibadoc]

He has been my hero. For decades.

[davidhertzberg]

@racheezz Hello, I am not entirely sure but I think there are more (no pun intended there). I cannot recall the titles, sorry. david (from my new channel)

[racheezz]

Thank you so much for uploading this! Is this the only lecture by Gerald Moore?

[AKI0YK]

I have two copies of this LP, one for listening and the other for keeping. I'm honored to inform this was issued in CD format as TESTAMET SBT 1176 in 1999 with a previously unpublished recording of Schumann's 'Ich gralle nicht' from Dichterliebe: Gerald Moore voice and Victoria de los Angeles piano. It's not a typo, GM is singing, surely for the first time in his long recording career.

[pyroprince78]

Many many thanks for uploading this! It is an incredible resource!

[196404383]

Just love him!

[classicalgal14]

<3 him!!!

[Shaghayegh11]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!!

I love gerald moore, and i've learned so much just listining to cds of him! this is fantastic