Produced by Joseph S. Tushinsky, president of Superscope Inc. Superscope was the exclusive US distributor of the Sony brand tape recorders, microphones and audio tape at the time these were made.

Hosted by Los Angeles classical music radio station KFAC announcer, Felix DeCola. Felix was a fine piano player himself recording for the Stereotape label, including one album called the "STEREO-TONK HONKY-TAPE".

Opening Theme: Alfred Reisenhower (1905) "Chopin Portrait" by Robert Schumann [1810-1856] played by Vorsetzer machine on the Bosendorfer Imperial concert grand piano.

The grinding clunking mechanical noise of the Vorsetzer was reduced by placing it in a special built room that allowed just the "fingers" to protrude out toward the piano which was rolled up to the wall. Additionally, the Sony Electret C38 microphones were place inside the piano for maximum isolation . A Sony ES12 professional model tape deck made the audio recording

These were one hour programs consisting of two 30 minute segments. Performer name in [square] bracket is spelled phonetically.

Available on MP3

 

2-1 FREDERIC CHOPIN (30:33) [1810-1849]

1. Gottfried Galston, Revolutionary Etude, 2:22

2. Josef Lhevinne, Mazurka, 2:14

3. Vassily Sapellnikoff, Nocturne in E flat, 3:47

4. Ignace Paderewski, Etude "Butterfly", 1:00

5. Theodor Leschetizky, Nocturne in D flat, 5:43

6. Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler, Waltz "Minute", 1:56

7. Stephan Raoul Pugno, Fantasie impromptu, 3:41

8. Artur Schnabel, Etude "The black keys", 1:35

2-2 FREDERIC CHOPIN (22:00) [1810-1849]

1. Vladimir de Pachmann, Mazurka, Opus 67 #4, 2:21

 

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2. Laura Danziger, Impromptu in A flat, 3:26

3. Camille Saint-Saens, Nocturne in F sharp, 2:47

4. Olga Samaroff, Sonata in B minor, 4:30

3-1/2 [FRANZ LISZT PUPILS] This program probably the same as A070

14-1 ANTON RUBINSTEIN (29:30) [1829-1894]

1. Josef Lhevinne, Polka "Le Bal", 4:50

2. Rudolph Ganz, Nocturne, Opus 75 #8, 5:17

3. Frederic Lamond, Barcarolle in G minor, 3:09

4. Paul de Conne, Etude in E flat major, Opus 23, 3:31

5. Anatol von Ruessel, Waltz, Opus 16, Nicolas Rubinstein, 4:00

14-2 ANTON RUBINSTEIN (25:20) [1829-1894]

1. Paul de Conne, Nocturne in G flat major, Opus 28, 5:05

2. Vassily Sapellnikoff, Ballet "Hochzeitszug", 3:34

3. Josef Lhevinne, Kammenoi Ostrow, 7:17

4. Josef Hofmann, Concert Waltz, 4:36

a Josef Hofmann recital is available on CD from PastMasters

15-1 CLAUDE DEBUSSY (28:25) [1862-1918]

1. [Ernest Shelling], Tango "la soire dan Granada"

Claude Debussy plays from Preludes (1913)

2. Delphic dance

3. Sunken Cathederal

4. Dance of Puck

5. Rudolf Ganz, "The girl with the flaxen hair"

6. [Richard Bullock], "Reflections in the water"

15-2 CLAUDE DEBUSSY (28:25) [1862-1918]

1. Claude Debussy, "D'un cahier d'esquisses"

2. [Yolanda Nearer], "Garden in the rain"

3. Claude Debussy, The Childrens Corner (6 pieces) (1908)

Doctor/Lullabye/Serenade for the Doll/Snow dancing/Little

shepherd/Golliwogs cakewalk

All of this is recommended for tape recording off-air on your shiny new Sony tape deck.

The complete Claude Debussy concert is available on CD from PastMasters.

16-1 EDVARD GREIG (28:00) [1843-1907]

1. [Ella Honus], Nocturne Op 54 #4

2. Anatol von Ruessel, Norwegian Dance Op 35 #2

3. Rudolf Ganz, "Secret" Op 57 #4

4. Edvard Greig, "Pappillon (butterfly)"

5. [Carl Wendling], "Wedding day"

16-2 EDVARD GREIG (28:10) [1843-1907]

1. Stephan Raoul Pugno, "Springtime"

2. H. Mohle, "I love you"

3. Edvard Grieg, "Little bird"

4. [Tosta Debonici], "Erotic"

5. Olga Samaroff, 1st movement Piano Concerto in A

17-1 SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (27:40) [1873-1943]

1. [Leo Pushnov], Serenade Op 3 #4

2. [Jacques Pintel], Elegy for Arensky

3. [Elise Taylor], Humoresque

4. [Vera Morina], Serenade Op 3 #5

5. [Vera Morina], Barcarolle

17-2 SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (27:30) [1873-1943]

1. [Jacques Pintel], Prelude in G major, Op 23 (set of 10, 1904)

2. Josef Lhevinne, Prelude in B flat

3. [Constantine Igudenov], Prelude, Op 23 #6

4. Josef Hofmann, Prelude in D minor, Op 23 #3

5. [Jacques Pintel], Prelude in G minor, Op 23 #5

6. [Constantine Igudenov], Prelude in C#

18-1 PIANO CONCERTOS (30:45)

Fanny Weiland, Piano Concerto in A, Amadeus Mozart [1756-1791]

1. Allegro, 9:35

2. Andante, 7:05

3. Presto, 7:42

18-2 PIANO CONCERTOS (23:40)

1. Sander Laszlo, 1st movement Concerto in Eb,

Franz Liszt [1811-1886], 5:30

2. Raoul von Kozalski, Krakowiak, Opus 14, Frederic Chopin, 11:20

19-1 FELIX MENDELSSOHN [1809-1847]

1. [Ernest Shelling], Prelude and fugue in E minor, Op 35

2. [Alexander Krau], On wings of song - arr Liszt

3. [David Schorr], Fantasie in F# minor

4. [M. E. Burnham], Song without words "Consolation"

19-2 FELIX MENDELSSOHN [1809-1847]

1. Rudolf Ganz, "Spinning Song"

2. Vladimir de Pachmann, Song without words "May Breezes", Op 62 #1

3. Alfred Hoehn, Scherzo Capriccio

4. [Felix Dreischzech], Midsummer Night incidental music - arr Liszt

20-1 FREDERIC CHOPIN [1810-1839]

1. Josef Lhevinne, Etude #12, Op 25

2. Rudolf Ganz, Nocturne in Ab, Op 32 #2

3. Vladimir de Pachmann, Waltz in Ab, Op 34 #1

4. [Emile Zoar] Bolero, Op 19

20-2 FREDERIC CHOPIN [1810-1839]

1. Ignace Paderewski, Mazurka Op 24 #4

2. [Jose Demata], Tarrantel Op 43

3. Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler, Scherzo in Bb minor, Op 31

The complete Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler concert is available on CD from PastMasters.

21- 1/2 [All Liszt program]

22-1 FANNY BLOOMFIELD ZEISLER PLAYS PIANO CONCERTOS

1. "The Return" Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944)

2. Sonata "Pastorale" Scarlatti [arr Carl Tauzig]

3. Sonata "Capriccio" Scarlatti [arr Carl Tauzig]

4. "The Waltzing Doll" [Edward Poldini]

5. "Gondoliera" Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)

22-2 FANNY BLOOMFIELD ZEISLER PLAYS PIANO CONCERTOS

Sonata in C minor, Op 111, Beethoven (1770-1827)

The complete Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler concert is available on CD from PastMasters.

23-1 KEYBOARD IMMORTALS PLAY PIANO CONCERT FAVORITES

1. Josef Lhevinne "On Route" Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (1845-1895)

2. [Ella Honus], Piano Caprice Op 43 #6, Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

3. [Huntz Houser], Variations on "Canival of Venice", [Jules Schulhof]

4. [Constantine Igudenov] Intermezzo in Eb minor Op 118 #6,

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

23-2 KEYBOARD IMMORTALS PLAY PIANO CONCERT FAVORITES

1. [Michael Zydora] "Witches Dance"(1884) Edward MacDowell (1861-1908)

2. Paul de Conne, Nocturne in Eb, Op 9, Frederic Chopin

3. Paul de Conne, Die Fledermaus Waltzes, Johann Strauss (1825-1899)

4. [Gabriel Lowvitch] "Evening Song" Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

5. [Anthon Dokhenary] Hungarian Rhapsody #15 "Rakoczy March" Liszt

24- 1/2 [All Ignace Paderewski program]

 All listings in [GREEN] are for reference purposes only, otherwise these materials are available for sale.

Additional SUPERSCOPE stereo LP disc and 4 track tape releases of this music include:

Superscope // KBI (Keyboard Immortals) Label

also available on MP3

1970 release dates

A001 Sergei Rachmaninoff plays again

A003 Josef Hofmann: plays again

A005 Claude Debussy performs Debussy

A006 Benno Moiseiwitsch plays again

A049 Enrique Granados plays again

A068 Artur Rubenstein/Vladimir Horowitz play again

1971 release dates

A070 d'Albert/Stavennagen/Cone-Baldwin/Lamond/Sauer play Liszt

A071 [Josef Lhevinne plays again]

A072 Great Composers play their own works

A102 [Harold Bauer plays again]

A103 Serge Prokofiev plays again

A104 Alfred Cortot plays again

These seem to be a "set" of 12 recordings and I don't know if KBI released others later on and why so many "serial" numbers were omited. - we have all except the Lhevinne and Bauer tapes. Not all of these are authentic Vorsetzer recordings, some rolls are from a similar system that were converted to allow the Tuschinsky Vorsetzer to play them.

In 1968 Welte Vorsetzer music was released by another company as The Welte Legacy of Piano Treasures of which we have the following albums:

RTN 662 JOSEF HOFMANN PLAYS MENDELSSOHN HANDEL BEETHOVEN IN 1913

RTN 664 IGNACE JAN PADEREWSKE PERFORMS IN 1906

RTN 666 CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS PERFORMS HIS OWN WORKS IN 1905

RTN 667 WLADIMIR DE PACHMANN PLAYS CHOPIN IN 1906

RTN 668 FERRUCCIO BUSONI PLAYS BEETHOVEN LISZT CHOPIN BACH VERDI IN 1905

RTN 670 TERESA CARRENO PLAYS BEETHOVEN CHOPIN IN 1906

RTN 672 EUGEN D'ALBERT PLAYS SCHUBERT LISZT GRIEG CHOPIN IN 1913

RTN 673 RICHARD STRAUSS PERFORMS HIS OWN WORKS IN 1906 Available on CD from PastMasters