J.S.Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C# Minor WTK Nr.4. BWV873..
Reproduced into a audio recording by VV 2024 on a reading into a sequence by H.Fesefeldt (§942-2019, a German nuclear physics researcher and music sofware developer). A pair of slightly differently setup modeled grand pianos was used, revoiced and reconfigurated , and the rec setup made by VV.
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J.S.Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C# Minor WTK II Nr.4 BWV873.

J.S.Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C# Minor. WTK II Nr.4. BWV873.

.J.S. Bach: Canon alla  Ottava - BWV1080/Contrapunctus XII.
Movements: (1.) Canon - (2.) ...alla Ottava
 - Adapted & reproduced by VV Mar21, 2024  for piano, on/after a reading/sequence for string quartett, made by H.Fesefeldt 2002. H.F was a German nuclear physics researcher, and music sofware developer, who lived in 1942-2019.
The instrumentation, articulations, ornaments, tempos,the 'rhythmic feel', and the rec preset were  now re-read & set by VV.

J.S.Bach> Canon alla Ottava, adapted for piano

.J.S. Bach: Canon alla  Ottava. Contrapunctus XII.  BWV1080. Adapted for piano

Edvard Grieg: Sonata for piano & violin No.2 G major Op.13 transcribed for two pianos.
 I.Lento doloroso - Poco Allegro - Allegro vivace - Presto.
Reproduced for two pianos by VV on a sequence of H.Fesefeldt (1942-2019). Tempos selected byVV. A pair of Petrof Mistral 284 modeled Grands in a cathedral surroundings were used, the instrumental, as well as the rec. setups were done by VV.

Edvard Grieg: I.Lento Doloroso - Poco Allegro - All.animato. Op.13. Read for two pianos

Edvard Grieg: I.Lento Doloroso-poco allegro-all.vivace-presto. Mvt I of Op.13 Read for two pianos

J.S.Bach: II Largo Ma Non Tanto of Double Concerto D Minor. BWV1043. Transcribed for Two Pianos by VV  Oct.21, 2024. 
As source material, a score sequence read by H.Fesefeldt in 2010's, was used, but its articulations, tempos, and various other interpretational details were here modified by VV. A pair of modeled Petrof Mistral 284 Grands were used on its recording, in a cathedral surroundings, the instruments revoiced, and piano-technically reconfigured, and the rec. setup made by VV.
Photo collage by VV: JSB statue at Leipzig Thomaskirche & Crab Nebula filmed by NASA.

J.S.Bach II Largo Ma Non Tanto of Double Concerto D Minor. Transcribed by VV For Two Pianos. BWV1043

J.S.Bach: II Largo ma Non Tanto of Double Conc. D Minor. Transcribed by VV For Two Pianos. BWV1043

J.S.Bach: Allegro . Mvt. 3 Of Viola da Gamba Sonata No.3 G minor. BWV1029 Transcribed For Two Pianos by VViljanen Oct.2024.
Info of the original work:
The musicologist Philipp Spitta has described this sonata as being "of the greatest beauty and most striking originality."[6] The sonata begins with a theme by the viola da gamba, which is soon joined by the harpsichord. This is driven forward with lively figuration. The middle movement, in B♭ major, allows the parts to intertwine even more, ending with the allegro, which begins with repeated notes in the gamba part soon to be taken up by the lower harpsichord part.
The work is in three movements:
1.Vivace
2.Adagio
3.Allegro
Photo: A detail of JSB Denkmal at Thomaskirche, Leipzig projised on the view of Crab Nebula (by NASA)

J.S.Bach: 3.Allegro Of ViolaDaGamba Sonata BWV1029 Transcr. For Two Pianos

J.S.Bach: Allegro. Mvt.3 of Viola da Gamba Sonata No 3. BWV1029 Transcr. For Two Pianos

J.S.Bach: Adagio. Mvt.2 of Viola da Gamba Sonata BWV1029. Transcr. For Two Pianos by VV Oct.24, 2024.

J.S.Bach: Adagio. Mvt.2 of Viola da Gamba Sonata BWV1029. Transcr. For Two Pianos

Bruckner: Scherzo & Trio. Mvt3 Og Quartet ABW111.Transcr.for Two Pianos by VV Oct.30, 2024.
Additional information, see mvt.1 of this work.

Bruckner: Scherzo & Trio. Mvt3 Og Quartet ABW111.Transcr.for Two Pianos By VV

Bruckner: Scherzo & Trio. Mvt3 of Quartet ABW111.Transcr.for Two Pianos by VV

Antonin Dvorak: Scherzo Furiant. Mvt.3 of Quintett Op.81. Transcr for Two Pianos by VV.

Antonin Dvorak: Scherzo Furiant. Mvt.3 of Quintett Op.81. Transcr for Two Pianos by VV

Antonin Dvorak: Scherzo Furiant. Mvt3 of Quintett Op.81. Transcr for Two Pianos by VV

L.v.Beethoven: Allegro con brio. Mvt1 of Sonata for piano &violin No.7 C-minor, Op.30n2.Transcr.for two pianos. Reproduced by VV Oct.5, 2024. 
- A reading into a sequence of H.Fesefeldt (1942-2019, a German nuclear Physics researcher, and music software developer)  was used as source material for recording, after a considerable review, and modifying of articulation, and other details of his reading. A pair of modeled Petrof Mistral284 grand pianos, revoiced and reconfigured by VV, was used on recording of the modified sequence, the rec setup made by VV.

L.v.Beethoven: Allegro con brio. Mvt1 of Sonata for p&v, Op.30n2.Transcr.for two pianos

My warmest thanks to everyone stopping by for listening to my  'REVIEW   OF THE PAST TIME PIANISTS' INTERPRETATIONS ON THE HISTORICAL PIANO ROLLS, and also to a minor LIST of MY MY OWN RENDITIONS, all of the latter representing a variety of piano music & some pipe-organ classics, - and  TO THE Growing LISTS OF (just lately done and reproduced)  TRANSCRIPTIONS OF VARIOUS CHAMBER MUSIC CLASSICAL PEARLS FOR TWO PIANOS.
A HEADSET IS RECOMMENDED for optimal sound experience!
This kind of 'touching' on these old pre-sound-rec. era works by the great performers of the past, and giving my sound to these old 'punch rolls',  makes me feel  deep humbleness, .and I wish that this modest attempt to bring these  performances alive will satisfy you listening to them!
To introduce myself...
I am a Finnish M.D., PhD. and Hand Surgeon (now retired), previously when young with 10 years of professionally orientated piano studies at Turku Conservatory in 1965-1975, partly  along with medical University studies. 
The digital sound techniques have become very familiar to me already from 1980's along with my university research work  
and my musical activities.
As continuation to my musical and professional experience, I have, during the last few years of my retirement, adopted a music historical challenge
to bring the past time major and minor pianists, prior to sound-recording era, onto the same 'start line' with the present pianists, by making their presentations, played onto 'punch rolls' i.e. piano rolls, audible with modern digital techniques. This wouldn't be possible without the pioneering  efforts of Richard Stibbons, Wayne Stahnke, Terry Smythe, Warren Trachtman, Spencer Chase, and others, who developed the optical digitizing techniques of the piano rolls, and digitized them.

The main part of my recordings here in SC consists of selection recorded by me from optically digitized piano-rolls** (from 1910's on or earlier, classical and 'vintage era'). These recordings of mine are not and will not be commercially unavailable. - The rolls were first optically scanned and converted into a digital form by diverse operators** (see also to the info of each piece). The pieces here were partly (minor part) picked from various open net sources, publicly available, but mainly from the huge archive (n=ca.5000) of digitized copies copies of the original reproducing piano rolls, made available to me by one of the pioneers of roll digitizing tehchniques (willing to keep anonymous), and then recorded from this archive mainly with virtual grand piano (called by me 'Bluethner Model One') modified/re-designed by me, as well as the rec settings. 
Also a minor selection of my own renditions among my records can be found here, included on my playlist 'Bach Goes Virtual', the name of the list telling something about the techniques used for getting the end result... The list includes various organ works by J.S.Bach and others, and also a few piano renditions of mine. Then there are included also various pieces which have been in my repertoire, but here played mainly by the  'guest' great players of the past (before the sound recording era).
MY MOST HUMBLE THANKS TO THE NOBLE DONOR  OF THIS INVALUABLE PIANO ROLL MATERIAL FOR MY USE!!!
My Sincere Thanks also to The Player Piano Group, UK, for providing me their permission to use the information about the piano rolls collected and provided on their web page ( https://rolls.playerpianogroup.org.uk ),  and for simplifying my short historical presentations of these renditions on their re-publication here!
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY MOST HUMBLE THANKS TO EVERYONE  OF YOU FOR LISTENING, AND FOR YOUR 'LIKES' & COMMENTS !
YOUR LISTENING & FEEDBACK IS TRULY APPRECIATED..!!.
Use of good headphones or speakers will make your music experience more enjoyable!
Best wishes, all the best
Veikko
These recordings are not commercially available, and ANY KIND OF THEIR COMMERCIAL USE IS PROHIBITED.

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