JOHN BROWNING EDITION
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS 1950-1965

MSR CLASSICS

LIMITED EDITION - ONCE THESE ARE GONE, THEY'RE GONE!

The 4-Disc JOHN BROWNING EDITION has been created with the support of the Estate of John Browning, family, friends and colleagues. The performances featured have been taken from the private recording collection of John Browning, and date back to his youngest days as a performer. The archival recordings from which these discs come were painstakingly remastered by Richard Price of Candlewood Digital using the finest technology available.

VOLUME I

J.S. BACH, CHOPIN & SCHUBERT

Recorded on the evening of JFK's assissination: November 22, 1963 at the College of William & Mary

Spoken Introduction by J. Browning concerning the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

J.S. Bach-Busoni: CHORALE PRELUDE: Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639

Chopin: FANTASY IN F MINOR, OP.49

Schubert: IMPROMPTU IN A-FLAT MAJOR, OP.142, NO.2

Chopin: MAZURKA IN F MINOR, OP. 63 NO.2

Chopin: MAZURKA IN F MINOR, OP. 68 NO.4

Chopin: SONATA NO.2 IN B-FLAT MINOR, OP.35

"...patient phrasing and heartfelt projection...purposeful sweep and steel-wristed authority...

technically staggering...moving, communicative music-making."

Classics Today - February 2006

"The ...program contains some of the most melting interpretations of Chopin which Browning ever inscribed..."

Audiophile Audition, 2005

VOLUME II

ALBENIZ, BARBER, CHOPIN, DEBUSSY, FALLA, HENDRIKS,
RACHMANINOV & RIMSKY-KORSAKOV

Recorded live in concert on November 21, 1950 in Denver, Colorado; on September 8, 1958

at The American Theatre, Brussels; and on October 9, 1964 at the College of William & Mary

Chopin: ETUDE NO.12 IN C MINOR OP.25

Chopin: NOCTURNE IN D-FLAT MAJOR, OP.27, NO.2

Debussy: NIGHT IN GRANADA (from ESTAMPES)

Debussy: FEUX D'ARTIFICE (from PRÉLUDES II, NO.12)

Barber: SONATA FOR PIANO, OP.26

Rachmaninov: ETUDE-TABLEAUX NO.2 IN C MAJOR, OP.33

Rachmaninov: ETUDE-TABLEAUX NO.5 IN E-FLAT MINOR, OP.39

Rachmaninov: ETUDE-TABLEAUX NO.3 IN C MINOR, OP.33

Rachmaninov: PRELUDE IN G MAJOR (NO.5 from OP.32)

Falla: ANDALUZA (NO.4 from PIEZAS ESPAÑOLAS)

Albeniz: EL PUERTO (from IBERIA)

Rimsky-Korsakov: THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEE

Hendriks: ETUDE IN B-FLAT MINOR

"[The Barber Sonata recording] preserves a terse performance of bravura,

energy and drama...[the Chopin and Debussy] are mesmerizing..."

American Record Guide - September/October 2006

VOLUME III

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

33 VARIATIONS ON A WALTZ BY ANTON DIABELLI, OP.120
PIANO SONATA NO.17 IN D MINOR, OP.31 NO.2 "THE TEMPEST"

Recorded live on September 2, 1965 in Austin, Texas

J.S. BACH, HAYDN. MOZART & SCARLATTI

Recorded live in concert on September 8, 1958 at The American Theatre, Brussels;

October 9, 1964 at the College of William & Mary

J.S. Bach: ITALIAN CONCERTO IN F MAJOR, BWV.971

J.S. Bach: PRELUDE IN E-FLAT, BWV.998

J.S. Bach: ORGAN PRELUDE AND FUGUE IN A MINOR, BWV.543

Haydn: PIANO SONATA NO.50 IN D MAJOR, HOB.XVI:37

Mozart: PIANO SONATA IN C MINOR, K.457

Mozart: RONDO IN F MAJOR, K.616

D. Scarlatti: SONATA IN E MAJOR, K.380 (L23)

"...contains cleanly executed Bach to rival Glenn Gould...these are all enjoyable performances

that do credit to the pianist...Both Haydn and Mozart...inspire Browning to give us some of his best playing...

Scarlatti's well known Sonata is performed with charm and grace...potential purchasers will be thankful for its release."
American Record Guide - September/October 2006

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