William Primrose, & 'primrose Quartet' , "strad" Cd (ltd. Ed.) Mono, The Strad 7
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(also featuring : pianist Jesus Maria Sanroma^ ; pianist David Stimer* ; and, The Primrose Quartet~ : violist Primrose ; violinists Oscar Shumsky & Josef Gingold ; and, cellist Harvey Shapiro) A valuable and collectable compact disc-package, featuring MONO recordings - all made between 1939-47 - of one of the greatest ever violists, Glasgow-born William Primrose (1904-82). On this "Strad"-label, limited edition product, Primrose plays pieces composed by no-less-than eight composers : Some of them world-famous, such as Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn, and the world ultra-legend that is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; Some of them perhaps, deserving of more contemporary attention, such as Darius Milhaud, Boris Myronoff, Julian Aguirre, Francisco Valle and Fritz Kreisler ... 1)-4) ^Sonata No.1 in F minor Op.120/1, by Brahms (22mins). 5) *"May Breeze (song without words)" Op.62/1, by Mendelssohn transcr. Kreisler (2mins). 6)-9) *Sonata No.1 Op.240, by Milhaud (11mins). 10) *"Saudades do Brazil", by Milhaud (4mins). 11) Caprice, by Myronoff (3mins, presumably solo viola). 12) *[Two pieces on single track, both transcr. Heifetz] "Huella", by Aguirre, PLUS "Ao Pe da Foguiera, Preludio 15", by Valle (total: 3mins). 13) *"Liebesleid", by Kreisler (3mins). 14) *"Schion Rosmarin", by Kreisler (2mins). 15)-18) ~Quartet in G major K.387, by Mozart (24mins). The cover opens into an 8-page, EX- condition, mono - except for the Outside Covers - booklet (sample Photo Two) containing : Tracklisting with movement-timings, composers' birth-and-death-years, etc. ; Fascinating, English-language essay, spread over four pages, by T. Potter ; Lovely and respectful caricature of Primrose, sadly by anon. ; Several period stills of the man - inc. one as a boy -, no individual photographer-credits given. The CD is in VG+ condition. (Product has no barcode [E.A.N.])
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