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Rudolf Firkusny - Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection - 18 CDs

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Randy Lane

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Mar 8, 2019, 3:32:23 PM3/8/19
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I recall this being called out for recently when pondering what piano collections like this Sony could still produce.

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/rudolf-firkusny-the-complete-rca-columbia-album-edition/hnum/9010845/

Invocation

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Mar 8, 2019, 6:04:07 PM3/8/19
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在 2019年3月8日星期五 UTC-5下午3:32:23，Randy Lane写道：
> I recall this being called out for recently when pondering what piano collections like this Sony could still produce.
>
> https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/rudolf-firkusny-the-complete-rca-columbia-album-edition/hnum/9010845/

Great news! When will his EMI recordings be reissued...

Bozo

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Mar 8, 2019, 7:04:18 PM3/8/19
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FWW :

http://arbiterrecords.org/catalog/erica-morini-rudolf-firkusny-sonata-recital/

drh8h

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Mar 8, 2019, 9:41:56 PM3/8/19
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On Friday, March 8, 2019 at 3:32:23 PM UTC-5, Randy Lane wrote:
> I recall this being called out for recently when pondering what piano collections like this Sony could still produce.
>
> https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/rudolf-firkusny-the-complete-rca-columbia-album-edition/hnum/9010845/

And I was doing the calling! Maybe along with others. :) Good news! It will be a while though....

Rosin

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Mar 9, 2019, 7:19:18 AM3/9/19
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Comparing with Sony and Universal, Warner have fallen far behind in rediscovering their pianist catalogue, which should be as rich as the other two. What a shame.

drh8h

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Mar 9, 2019, 8:30:05 AM3/9/19
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EMI/Warner never even more than scratched the surface of their holdings of Gieseking, one of their greatest pianists. APR jumped in recently and filled some of the gaps. They seem to think he only played Debussy and Ravel. Not sure what their thinking is. Never reissued all of the incomplete Beethoven cycle he was recording at his death.

DH

Randy Lane

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Mar 9, 2019, 8:50:42 AM3/9/19
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Before the death of EMI and the acquisition of its classical catalog by Warner, the EMI France division set a high standard for pianist complete sets, though in paper sleeve format. The black boxes of Ciccolini, François, Meyer, Cziffra, Cotot, Nat, and maybe some I don't remember off the top of my head. Unfortunately the unit that compiled and remastered those sets was disbanded when EMI died.

Rosin

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Mar 9, 2019, 9:20:45 AM3/9/19
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Never expect them to dig out the tapes from golden age (Backhaus, Gieseking, Fischer, Schnabel). But what about Solomon, Andor Foldes, Moura Lympany, Maria Tipo, Stanislav Bunin, Alexis Weissenberg, Hans Richter-Haaser, Leonard Pennario, and Rudolf Firkusny? They all deserve better retrospective.

Me

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Mar 9, 2019, 1:10:36 PM3/9/19
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Seconded, on both counts!

Invocation

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Mar 9, 2019, 11:09:29 PM3/9/19
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在 2019年3月9日星期六 UTC-5上午9:20:45，Rosin写道：
I do not think Lympany recorded many for EMI. Eloquence is said to issue her complete Decca recordings later this year.

wade...@hotmail.com

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Mar 11, 2019, 12:56:45 PM3/11/19
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https://www.amazon.com/Dame-Moura-Lympany-Plays-Chopin/dp/B00005MHMR?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ2F6RDUSIYCWQMFQ&tag=sa-sym-new-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00005MHMR

plus Prokofiev PC 1 & Rachmaninoff PC 2 with Malko & Susskind

Frank Berger

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Mar 11, 2019, 1:25:28 PM3/11/19
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Olympia 180 has Rah 1+2 with Malko and Prokofiev 1 with Suskind. All
Philharmonia.

Invocation

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Mar 11, 2019, 1:35:49 PM3/11/19
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在 2019年3月11日星期一 UTC-4下午12:56:45，wade...@hotmail.com写道：
Yes, I know. That's why I said she did not record many for EMI.

drh8h

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Aug 23, 2019, 8:37:39 PM8/23/19
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On Friday, March 8, 2019 at 3:32:23 PM UTC-5, Randy Lane wrote:
> I recall this being called out for recently when pondering what piano collections like this Sony could still produce.
>
> https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/rudolf-firkusny-the-complete-rca-columbia-album-edition/hnum/9010845/

I am a little concerned that neither the U.S. nor U.K. Amazon sites are showing this even as the so-called release date approaches. Amazon.de still has it listed, but explicitly not available for shipment to the U.S. So what is going on here? Is this going to be like the Backhaus box, postponed to nowhere?

DH

Randy Lane

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Aug 23, 2019, 8:56:15 PM8/23/19
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Where do you Amazon.de or JPC say it cannot be shipped to the USA?
I don't see that anywhere.

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07NHQHWVC/

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/rudolf-firkusny-the-complete-rca-columbia-album-edition/hnum/9010845

Invocation

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Aug 23, 2019, 10:08:00 PM8/23/19
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在 2019年8月23日星期五 UTC-4下午8:37:39，drh8h写道：
I do not think they are postponed. At least you can still order from Japan. We will see when the release date arrives whether there will be a change but so far I have not seen a note on possible postpone of release from Japanese retailers.

drh8h

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Aug 23, 2019, 10:42:00 PM8/23/19
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Right under:

Dispatched from and sold by Amazon

DH

drh8h

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Aug 24, 2019, 8:48:15 AM8/24/19
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Seems strange the U.S. restriction is placed by Amazon.de on this set but not the Walter. Could they have received so many orders they don't think there will be enough copies for the home market?

DH

Randy Lane

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Aug 24, 2019, 11:57:26 AM8/24/19
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I see the restriction now.
Likely means copyright issues in USA.

linde...@gmail.com

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Aug 24, 2019, 3:14:20 PM8/24/19
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On Friday, March 8, 2019 at 3:32:23 PM UTC-5, Randy Lane wrote:
> I recall this being called out for recently when pondering what piano collections like this Sony could still produce.
>
> https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/rudolf-firkusny-the-complete-rca-columbia-album-edition/hnum/9010845/

Gieseking recorded some Beethoven Sonatas in stereo, shortly before his death. They were on LPs but I have not seen them in CDs in stereo.

Mort Linder

J.A.W.

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Aug 24, 2019, 5:44:06 PM8/24/19
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Op zaterdag 24 augustus 2019 21:14:20 UTC+2 schreef linde...@gmail.com:
EMI (now Warner) released some of them on CD and EMI Japan released all of them in a 6CD-box that's out-of-print and pretty expensive on the second-hand market.

Frank Berger

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Aug 24, 2019, 9:53:41 PM8/24/19
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Presto lists it for release Sept. 13. No mention about not shipping to
U.S. I see no reason to panic or wildly speculate about copyright issues.
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John Fowler

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Aug 27, 2019, 11:40:51 AM8/27/19
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Still listed on German and French Amazon for September 13, but unlisted on US and UK Amazon.
Cheapest on Amazon.de €44.86 = $50.30

The delivery notice now reads:
"This item can be delivered to United States."
Big Difference.

Frank Berger

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Aug 27, 2019, 1:01:28 PM8/27/19
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$48.75 at presto, plus shipping of course.

John Fowler

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Aug 28, 2019, 7:29:16 AM8/28/19
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Amazon.de price includes shipping

John Fowler

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Sep 12, 2019, 7:13:54 AM9/12/19
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My Rudolf Firkusny box was shipped today (one day early) from Amazon UK.
It is finally listed on Amazon US, but you have to order it from a third party seller in Germany.

drh8h

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Sep 12, 2019, 8:58:10 AM9/12/19
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On Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 7:13:54 AM UTC-4, John Fowler wrote:
> My Rudolf Firkusny box was shipped today (one day early) from Amazon UK.
> It is finally listed on Amazon US, but you have to order it from a third party seller in Germany.

You must have beat me to the line as mine hasn't shipped yet.

DH

Hank Drake

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Sep 18, 2019, 10:45:53 AM9/18/19
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On Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 8:58:10 AM UTC-4, drh8h wrote:

Mine arrived yesterday. Enjoying it now. Some of the music is unfamiliar to me so this is a double treat.

Hank

drh8h

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Sep 18, 2019, 12:01:25 PM9/18/19
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I envy you the pleasure. My copy has left the U.K., but isn't expected for another couple of weeks. Of course, it may be sooner. If you have a moment, who did the majority of the remastering? I am guessing this is not a Meyer project. We can't expect him to do everything.

Dennis

J.A.W.

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Sep 18, 2019, 12:39:43 PM9/18/19
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> I envy you the pleasure. My copy has left the U.K., but isn't expected for another couple of weeks. Of course, it may be sooner. If you have a moment, who did the majority of the remastering? I am guessing this is not a Meyer project. We can't expect him to do everything.
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> Dennis

Got my set yesterday. Mastering etc. details:
CDs 1-6 analogue disc and tape transfers, mixing and mastering by Andreas K. Meyer
CDs 7, 9-18 mastering by Martin Kistner and Matthias Erb
CD 8 analogue tape transfers by Brett Zinn, mastering by Martin Kistner

Bozo

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Dec 7, 2019, 10:34:23 AM12/7/19
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A 35-minute segment about that complete RCA and Columbia recordings of Rudolf Firkusny ,18 cd reissue box on Sony Classical reviewed at some length here at about 1:47:00 in, 2 excerpts from Janacek’s “Overgrown Path “; Schubert Impromptu D.935,#4 ; accompanying 3 Martinu songs for soprano; Barber “Excursions” Op.20, # 1; last movement of Dvorak PC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000c2rl

Had not realized Firkusny had studied with both Schnabel and Cortot.
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