Poldi Mildner · German Broadcast Recordings 1933-1961 · 2CD

Name: Poldi Mildner · German Broadcast Recordings 1933-1961 · 2CD
SKU: MC 1083
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Poldi Mildner, acclaimed in two prior Meloclassic CD releases, emerged as a remarkable child prodigy, inaugurating her career with a debut performance at the age of twelve in her native Vienna. Her international career began in the 1930s, with performances across Europe, the United States, and later South America, culminating in her permanent relocation and citizenship in Argentina in 1942. Despite her early promise, Mildner remains relatively neglected in modern discourse. This collection pays tribute to her enduring artistry by offering a series of previously unreleased radio recordings, ranging from her radio debut for the German Kurzwellensender (KWS, shortwave transmitter) of the Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG) in Berlin in December 1933, to subsequent recordings made in Munich between 1950 and 1961. Much of the repertoire featured in this release has never appeared in any previous LP or CD release, offering a rare opportunity to discover her interpretations of works by Beethoven, Haydn, Schumann, Liszt, and Brahms for the first time and facilitating a more comprehensive assessment of her pianistic achievements.

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Track List

POLDI MILDNER German Broadcast Recordings 1933-1961

CD 1

SCHUMANN: Carnaval, Op 9
Recorded · 30 November 1950 · Munich · Funkhaus Studio 5 · BR · Radio Studio Recording

BRAHMS: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Händel, Op 24
Recorded · 20 November 1955 · Munich · Funkhaus Studio 5 · BR · Radio Studio Recording

CHOPIN: Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op 60
Recorded · 1 April 1958 · Munich · Seidlhaus · BR · Radio Studio Recording

BEETHOVEN: 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80
Recorded · 8 December 1933 · Berlin · KWS Senderaum · Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft · Radio Studio Recording

HAYDN: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob XVI:52 (*)
Recorded · 8 December 1938 · Berlin · KWS Senderaum · Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft · Radio Studio Recording

CD 2

CHOPIN: Mazurka in A Minor, Op 17, No 4
CHOPIN: Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, Op 30, No 4
LISZT: Transcendental Étude No 3 ‘Paysage’, HS 139/3
LISZT: Transcendental Étude No 5 ‘Feux follets’, HS 139/5
LISZT: Transcendental Étude No 10 ‘Appassionata’, HS 139/10
Recorded · 1 April 1958 · Munich · Seidlhaus · BR · Radio Studio Recording

LISZT: Transcendental Étude No 8 ‘Wilde Jagd’, HS 139/8
LISZT: Transcendental Étude No 12 ‘Chasse-neige’, HS 139/12
LISZT: Tarantella di Bravura, HS 386
SAINT-SAËNS/LISZT: Danse macabre, Op 40, HS 555
BORTKIEWICZ: Impromptu in E-flat Major, ‘Eros’, Op 24, No 3
Recorded · 11 November 1961 · Munich · Lothstrasse · BR · Radio Studio Recording

LISZT: Ballade No 2 in B Minor, HS 171
Recorded · 9 November 1951 · Munich · Seidlhaus · BR · Radio Studio Recording

LISZT: Grande étude de Paganini No 3 ‘La Campanella’, HS 140/3
Recorded · 22 November 1953 · Munich · Funkhaus Studio 1 · BR · Radio Studio Recording

LISZT: Mephisto Waltz No 1, HS 514 (*)
Recorded · 8 December 1938 · Berlin · KWS Senderaum · Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft · Radio Studio Recording

(*) The two historical radio broadcasts produced for the German Kurzwellensender (KWS, shortwave transmitter) of the Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG) in 1938 are incomplete due to the loss of discs from each set after World War II. Specifically, the first disc (KWS 49909) of the Liszt Mephisto Waltz (KWS 49909-49911) and the last disc (KWS 49906) of the third movement of the Haydn Sonata (KWS 49903-49906) are missing. Despite this incompleteness, we have decided to publish these broadcasts for artistic reasons, as they represent the only surviving recordings of these works by Poldi Mildner.

Article number: MC 1083
UPC barcode: 791154051221
Release date: 1 February 2025
Booklet: 12 Pages
Total timing: 75:56 CD1 · 76:29 CD2
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