The legendary pianists; Chopin

The following tape recorded program is made available to this station by the National Association of educational broadcasters. The legendary pianists. Washington State University brings you another in a series of recitals by the keyboard giants of the early 20th century. The masters of piano art who made most of their recordings before the era of modern electronics. These legendary concert artists made their records on thick walls of perforated paper similar to the old player piano rolls but designed for a much more complex instrument called the reproducing piano recital we will hear today is selected from more than a thousand of these roll recordings in the collection of Dr. Campbell style. The chairman of the music department at Washington State University. The performance will be on a

Steinway duo are reproducing piano and Dr. Stout's home here now. Dr. Campbell start to introduce today's legendary pianist. Alfred Cortot. Born in 1907 is remembered as one of the finest French pianists of all times since he came to be recognised as an authority on the music of Chopin I've chosen all Chopin program for today's recital. The opening selection is the impromptu Opus 51. You have just heard Alfred quartos performance of impromptu Opus 51.

Continuing with our band program we will hear a group of 4 8 tunes as performed by Mr Carto. You have just heard a group of four Chopin Etudes the next number is the Andante

espionage tool in Pliny's as transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt. You have just heard the Chopin andante Spion Otto and Polonius as performed by Alfred court

tool. Today's programme will close with the Opus 55 number two Nocturne. That was Chopin's psycho Nocturne Opus 55 as played by

Alfred Carter. Though the featured artist on today's program. This has been of the legendary Pianists series of race idols from dual wired reproducing piano rolls by the great concert pianists of the early 20th century. Your host and the commentator on these programs is Dr. Campbell Stout the chairman of the music department of Washington State University the legendary pianist is produced by Omar H. Erickson for Washington State University Radio. Your uncle's beating. This is the and E.B. Radio Network.