Annie Fischer: Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos. 14, 24 & 30 - Angel 35733 (sealed)

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redgarnett Store ITEM DESCRIPTION:

This beautiful LP – a still-sealed copy – from Angel Records (35733, US pressing*, label iteration unknown – presumably red/silver Angel label, mono) features the wonderful Annie Fischer in a triptych of magnificent Beethoven performances, all warmly recorded at EMI Studio No. 3, Abbey Road, London, in October and November 1958.

The exact contents are as follows, all works by Ludwig van Beethoven:

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”

Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp minor Op. 78 “à Thérèse"

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major Op. 109

This is exalted playing by any measure, performances that can be spoken of in the same breath as those by Schnabel, Serkin, Solomon, Richter, et al.

There are excellent liner notes on the reverse side of the jacket by Burnett James, printed in English only. The striking jacket design was executed by Atelier Joubert.

*Please note: The reverse side of the jacket suggests this is a US pressing, but typically during this period the jackets were printed in the USA, but the LPs themselves were pressed by EMI in England. Given the weight and inflexibility of the whole, this is most certainly the red/silver Angel label – ED1, and not the later (and lighter in weight) blue label, though I cannot absolutely guarantee that.

CONDITION:

The gradations of condition I use are as follows: MINT, Near-Mint, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor.

The condition of the jacket is near-MINT. Really there are no flaws to speak of and the album appears almost as new. There are no seamsplits, owners' markings, bends, or other defects, and whole remains solid, bright, glossy, and highly attractive – overall, an outstanding collector's copy.

The condition of the LP is MINT. This is a still-sealed, unplayed copy – the ideal collector's copy.

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