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Nation of educational broadcasters.
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The legendary pianists Washington State University brings you another in a series of
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recitals by the keyboard giants of the early 20th century. The masters of
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piano art who made most of their recordings before the era of modern electronics.
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These legendary concert artists made their records on thick rolls of perforated paper
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similar to the player piano rolls but designed for a much more complex instrument
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called the reproducing piano recital we will hear today is selected
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from more than a thousand of these roll recordings in the collection of Dr. Campbell style.
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The chairman of the music department at Washington State University. The performance will be on a
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Steinway duo are reproducing piano and Dr. Stout's home.
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Here now is Dr. Campbell start to introduce today's imaginary pianist.
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Percy Greene Ger was born near Melbourne Australia in 1882
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at the age of 10 he gave concerts in his native country thereby earning the means to go to
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Frankfurt Germany where he studied for the next six years. He became a people of
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Mussolini's about 1900 and enjoyed considerable success as a concert
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artist even prior to moving to the United States in 1014. Having been a
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close friend of Greeks he is well qualified to give us an authoritative performance of that composers
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a minor concerto not only does Percy Grenier play the solo piano part but
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has also arranged and recorded the orchestral accompaniment. Both parts are combined into one
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player role. It is in this form that you will now hear the concerto the first movement is
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marked Allegro molto matter up to the second movement Adagio and the third
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movement Allegro mater Otto a markup to a.
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You have been listening to the concerto in a minor by Edvard Grieg. It was played by a
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Percy Granger the featured artist on today's program. The next programme in the series will
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present her old power in an all Chopin recital which will include the
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holidays in C Minor Nocturne in F sharp the fantasy in F
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Minor and the waltz in a flat. Opus 42.
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This has been the legendary pianists a series of recitals from
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reproducing piano rolls by the great concert pianists of the early 20th
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century. Your host and commentator on these programs is Dr. Campbell Stout the
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chairman of the music department of Washington State University. The legendary
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pianists is produced by Omar Erickson for Washington State University
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Radio. Here Randall speaking. This is the an a b
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Radio Network.
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