Gina Bachauer plays Brahms: 16 Waltzes Op.39

Gina Bachauer's EMI recording of Brahms's 16 Waltzes Op.39, recorded at EMI's Abbey Road Studios on 27-28 September 1956.
Although the first of Bachauer's recordings for HMV were reissued on the APR label, the bulk of her decade worth of recordings for the prestigious label have not been reissued on CD - a great shame, as her significant output of concertos and solo works for the label invariably find her in very fine form.
The pianist's LP of Brahms Waltzes paired with Scriabin's 24 Preludes Op.11 (found on my channel here - • Gina Bachauer plays Sc... ) is a wonderful example of her playing, with the Abbey Road engineers and Steinway No.299 capturing her full-bodied sonority and refined nuancing to perfection.
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[@steveegallo3384]

Priceless.....BRAVA Maestra.....from Acapulco!

[@berlinzerberus]

Fantastic - I very much like Gina Bachauer, a pupil of Rachmaninoff. With power, passion and musical taste, how it supposed to be! 🎹

[@IoanaNoemyToma]

Doamne, miluiește!

[@TB-us7el]

Excellent colour and phrasing. Obviously a fantastic pianist, but a little bit aggressive for waltzes, to my taste.