Thank you for this, very enjoyable. I wonder how common playing the 1st movement at the pace Lamond does was in the preceding century? Also, are you sure this as at the correct tempo? The last movement seems almost absurdly fast in parts and I know Lamond usually doesn't play quite this fast, is it possible this is a 72-74rpm disc recorded at 78rpm?
Well all of Lamond's fellow students do play the first movement at around the same tempo, plus many other recordings and piano rolls from the era keep within 4-5.5 minutes. I do think he might be rushing to fit the mvt within the time limit alloted to old 78s, but not by much. Otherwise he would've just spread it out amongst 2 discs like he did for the 3rd mvt here. In his electric recording where time would've been less of an issue, he only takes an extra 20 seconds. Lamond played Liszt's flashier pieces slower than most, but that was because it's what his master had preferred for those works. Beethoven in contrast was usually taken at much greater speeds during the 19th century by most pianists, including Lamond. Athough I really don't have the best ear, I do not hear anything in the record that would suggest that it is playing too quickly, and I trust Marston's expertise in transferring records.
1926 Recording: ua-cam.com/video/RYKaTYquLnE/v-deo.html
Thank you for this, very enjoyable.
I wonder how common playing the 1st movement at the pace Lamond does was in the preceding century? Also, are you sure this as at the correct tempo? The last movement seems almost absurdly fast in parts and I know Lamond usually doesn't play quite this fast, is it possible this is a 72-74rpm disc recorded at 78rpm?
Well all of Lamond's fellow students do play the first movement at around the same tempo, plus many other recordings and piano rolls from the era keep within 4-5.5 minutes. I do think he might be rushing to fit the mvt within the time limit alloted to old 78s, but not by much. Otherwise he would've just spread it out amongst 2 discs like he did for the 3rd mvt here. In his electric recording where time would've been less of an issue, he only takes an extra 20 seconds.
Lamond played Liszt's flashier pieces slower than most, but that was because it's what his master had preferred for those works. Beethoven in contrast was usually taken at much greater speeds during the 19th century by most pianists, including Lamond. Athough I really don't have the best ear, I do not hear anything in the record that would suggest that it is playing too quickly, and I trust Marston's expertise in transferring records.
This tempo is just perfect. It is written in cut time 2/2. Most people play it in 4/4.
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