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Maurice Cole, piano
Tracks 1 to 6 were probably produced by Jim Dalton and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1962 and were released around July 1963 as Classics Club X1057.
Tracks 7 to 9 were probably produced by Robin O'Connor and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1965 and were released in May 1966 as Saga STXID5268.
Reissue produced and transfers from the original long-playing records by Damian Rogan
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Maurice Cole, piano
Tracks 1 to 6 were probably produced by Jim Dalton and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1962 and were released around July 1963 as Classics Club X1057.
Tracks 7 to 9 were probably produced by Robin O'Connor and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1965 and were released in May 1966 as Saga STXID5268.
Reissue produced and transfers from the original long-playing records by Damian Rogan
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Maurice Cole, piano
Tracks 1 to 6 were probably produced by Jim Dalton and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1962 and were released around July 1963 as Classics Club X1057.
Tracks 7 to 9 were probably produced by Robin O'Connor and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1965 and were released in May 1966 as Saga STXID5268.
Reissue produced and transfers from the original long-playing records by Damian Rogan
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Maurice Cole, piano
Tracks 1 to 6 were probably produced by Jim Dalton and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1962 and were released around July 1963 as Classics Club X1057.
Tracks 7 to 9 were probably produced by Robin O'Connor and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1965 and were released in May 1966 as Saga STXID5268.
Reissue produced and transfers from the original long-playing records by Damian Rogan
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Maurice Cole, piano
Tracks 1 to 6 were probably produced by Jim Dalton and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1962 and were released around July 1963 as Classics Club X1057.
Tracks 7 to 9 were probably produced by Robin O'Connor and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1965 and were released in May 1966 as Saga STXID5268.
Reissue produced and transfers from the original long-playing records by Damian Rogan
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Maurice Cole, piano
Tracks 1 to 6 were probably produced by Jim Dalton and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1962 and were released around July 1963 as Classics Club X1057.
Tracks 7 to 9 were probably produced by Robin O'Connor and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1965 and were released in May 1966 as Saga STXID5268.
Reissue produced and transfers from the original long-playing records by Damian Rogan
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Maurice Cole, piano
Tracks 1 to 6 were probably produced by Jim Dalton and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1962 and were released around July 1963 as Classics Club X1057.
Tracks 7 to 9 were probably produced by Robin O'Connor and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1965 and were released in May 1966 as Saga STXID5268.
Reissue produced and transfers from the original long-playing records by Damian Rogan
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Maurice Cole, piano
Tracks 1 to 6 were probably produced by Jim Dalton and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1962 and were released around July 1963 as Classics Club X1057.
Tracks 7 to 9 were probably produced by Robin O'Connor and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1965 and were released in May 1966 as Saga STXID5268.
Reissue produced and transfers from the original long-playing records by Damian Rogan
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Maurice Cole, piano
Tracks 1 to 6 were probably produced by Jim Dalton and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1962 and were released around July 1963 as Classics Club X1057.
Tracks 7 to 9 were probably produced by Robin O'Connor and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1965 and were released in May 1966 as Saga STXID5268.
Reissue produced and transfers from the original long-playing records by Damian Rogan
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CRQ 579 REDISCOVERING MAURICE COLE VOL. 2: BRAHMS AND BEETHOVEN
Track 1: Brahms – Rhapsodie in B minor Op.79 No.1
Track 2: Brahms – Ballade in D minor Op.10 No.1 “Edward”
Track 3: Brahms – Ballade in D major Op.10 No.2
Track 4: Brahms – Intermezzo in E major Op.116 No.6
Track 5: Brahms – Intermezzo in C major Op.119 No.3
Track 6: Brahms – Rhapsodie in E flat major Op.119 No.4
Track 7: Beethoven – Variations in E flat major Op.35 “Eroica”
Track 8: Beethoven – Rondo in G major Op.51 No.2
Track 9: Beethoven – Variations in F major Op. 34
released August 27, 2023
Maurice Cole, piano
Tracks 1 to 6 were probably produced by Jim Dalton and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1962 and were released around July 1963 as Classics Club X1057.
Tracks 7 to 9 were probably produced by Robin O'Connor and recorded at the Saga Studio, Maresfield Gardens, London NW3, during 1965 and were released in May 1966 as Saga STXID5268.
Reissue produced and transfers from the original long-playing records by Damian Rogan
In a review published in The Gramophone in November 1962, of Cole's recording of Bach's 48, his playing was aptly described thus: '"…unfailing musicality, control of part-playing, complete accuracy, admirably firm rhythm, and an avoidance of all posturing and pretentiousness.'
A biography of Maurice Cole may be found at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Cole_(pianist)
Newsreel footage of Cole playing Liszt's Liebestraume No. 3 , filmed in 1930, may be viewed at:
www.britishpathe.com/asset/64328/
Programme notes for the works presented here may be found at wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
A complete discography of Classics Club and Saga recordings by Philip Stuart may be downloaded for free at the books section of the CRQ Editions website:
crqeditions.co.uk
CRQ 578 and CRQ 579 - Rediscovering Maurice Cole Vols 1 and 2 - are each priced at £4 to allow the set to be purchased for the same price as a single album: £8.
NOTE: Following the publication of this recording CRQ Editions follower E. J. Lee contacted Robin O'Connor about it.
Mr. O'Connor replied: 'I remember Maurice Cole. Lovely, bookish person, very quiet and professorial'.
We are most grateful to Mr. Lee and Mr. O'Connor for this valuable memory.
