[78-L] Widely separated matrix numbers..!

[David Lennick]

An object lesson in not estimating recording dates from matrix numbers, even 
when they're close to known ones (or adjacent to them!), has just played itself 
out here.

The following two records, by cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, have consecutive 
matrix numbers but were recorded TWO YEARS APART.

XCO 25682/3 (11380-D)    HAYDN: DIVERTIMENTO IN D - January 8 1942

XCO 25684/5 (69836-D)    SCHUMANN: FANTASIESTUCKE OP. 73 - January 17 1940

Seems that good ol' Gregorovich did record the Haydn piece on January 17/40, 
and again in October that same year, but it took a third try..with a different 
pianist and in a different studio (Liederkranz Hall)..before they got it right.

This is a useful (if very slow) site for finding recording data. Not perfect..I 
found the above recordings listed there, including the unissued versions, but 
no take numbers shown.

http://www.dismarc.org/index.php?form=index&db=0

dl