GRIEG- PERCY GRAINGER Vanguard VRS-1098 Vinyl LP Record 1957 "DOCUMENTED RAREST"

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119

"The LP record of this concert has become one of the legendary rarities of the LP era, currently selling to collectors at $1,000.00 or more per copy, on the rare occasions when one becomes available..."

- Seymour Solomon, Vanguard Records 

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Vanguard VRS-1098 is, according to the Canfield Guide, "one of the rarest and most desirable of of all classical LPs. Suppressed before issue -- only a handful exist." 

“Percy Grainger was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. He also made many adaptations of other composers' works. Although much of his work was experimental and unusual, the piece with which he is most generally associated is his piano arrangement of the folk-dance tune ‘Country Gardens’. As his stature in the music world increased, Grainger became acquainted with many of its leading figures, including Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Richard Strauss and Debussy. In 1907 he met Frederick Delius, with whom he achieved an immediate rapport – the two musicians had similar ideas about composition and harmony, and shared a dislike for the classical German masters. Both were inspired by folk music; Grainger gave Delius his setting of the folksong ‘Brigg Fair’, which the older composer developed into his famous orchestral rhapsody, dedicated to Grainger. The two remained close friends until Delius's death in 1934.

Grainger first met Grieg in May 1906. As a student Grainger had learned to appreciate the Norwegian's harmonic originality, and by 1906 had several Grieg pieces in his concert repertoire, including the piano concerto. Grieg was greatly impressed with Grainger's playing, and wrote that the Australian was ‘a genius that we Scandinavians cannot do other than love’. Through 1906–7 the two maintained a mutually complimentary correspondence, which culminated in Grainger's ten-day visit in July 1907 to the composer's Norwegian home, ‘Troldhaugen’ near Bergen. Here the two spent much time revising and rehearsing the piano concerto in preparation for that year's Leeds Festival. Their plans for a long-term working relationship were thwarted by Grieg's sudden death in September 1907; this relatively brief acquaintance had a considerable impact on Grainger, and he championed Grieg's music for the rest of his life.”

This is a very very rare record almost Extinct. It is in excellent shape with only the slightest signs of wear and has never been played. It has all inserts. It is from my personal collection ,This is a true must have for any serious Classical - Percy Grainger OR Greig collector! If you have any questions please ask. Thanks so much. As always!!