[78-L] Menahem Pressler 78s was Deitrich Fischer-Diskau

[Thomas Stern]

according to 78discography, Pressler recorded a series of 78s for MGM:

30027 MENAHEM PRESSLER CRADLE SONG 47S114 (MGM-9) - - - 
30027 MENAHEM PRESSLER WALTZ IN A FLAT,OP.39,NO.15 47S113 (MGM-9) - - - 
30028 MENAHEM PRESSLER ARABESQUES,OP.18,PT.1 47S115 (MGM-9) - - - 
30028 MENAHEM PRESSLER ARABESQUES,OP.18,PT.2 47S116 (MGM-9) - - - 
30029 MENAHEM PRESSLER CARNIVAL EXCERPTS,OP.9 47S117 (MGM-9) - - - 
30029 MENAHEM PRESSLER CARNIVAL EXCERPTS,OP.8 47S118 (MGM-9) - - - 

Best wishes, Thomas.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of Don Cox
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Deitrich Fischer-Diskau


Hello DAVID

On 19/05/2012, DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
> Deitrich Fischer-Diskau has died at the age of 86. In my experience,
> he is the last, or one of the last remaining classical artists who
> made 78s, (and here I mean actually cut 78 rpm records, not tape
> recordings which were subsequently dubbed to 78 - and I can't even
> think of anyone who did that who's still alive). A very knowledgeable
> acquaintance has said the Kurt Masur made 78s but I can find no
> evidence of that.
> 
> One conductor who may have made 78s in Andre Previn, but not as a
> classical artist.
> 
Menahem Pressler could have recorded on 78s - he was born a couple of years
before Fischer-Dieskau, and is still playing.

His performing career began in 1946


Regards
-- 
Don Cox
doncox at enterprise.net

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