Thank you very much for sharing all these historical works!! A truly great effort!

Orgel

Il cuore giovane, triste e smarrito, dal lontano paese natale, sono giunto qui. Per ritrovare quel volto familiare, ho attraversato mari, monti e cieli.
Lei, la mia stella, il mio splendente sole, è promessa ad altri, il suo cuore è lontano. Sognavo di abbracciarla ancora una volta, ora vedo l'ultima speranza svanire.
Destino crudele, hai portato via il mio amore, ma non puoi spegnere la luce nel mio cuore. Il tempo guarirà le ferite dell'anima, ma mai cancellerà il dolce nome tuo.
Complete MV on YouTube: https://youtu.be/toZ3RFY0L0k?si=8FM2YTnWnRkqPcB2

Addio, Mio Amore

46. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern from "Complete Organ Works" by Dietrich Buxtehude

In this tune, I've borrowed some melodies and chord changes from an organ chorale by J.S. Bach (BWV 721).

Jonas Brogren: keyboards and production
Jens Fredholm: guitar
Jacob Brogren: soprano sax
drums by Yurt Rock/ Antonio Sanchez
mastering by Jon Rinneby

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Max Reger: IV.Prestissimo assai. String Quartet G-Minor. Op.54 Nr.1 (IMR201).
Transcribed for 2 pianos by VV Apr.1, 2025.
The work is in four movements:
Movements/Sections	4 movements
1.Allegro agitato
2.Vivace assai
3.Largo mesto
4.Prestissimo assai
A pair of Petrof Mistral 284 modeled grands were used on its recording. The instruments were revoiced by VV, as well as was done the rec setup.
An original score for stringquartet, read & sequenced ca 2010's by H.Fesefeldt (1942-2019, a German nuclear physics researcher& music software developer), iwas used here as source material for this arrangement/transcription by VV.
Photo: A local view by VV.

Max Reger: IV.Prestissimo assai. Streich Quartett G-Moll Op.54 Nr.1. Transcription  for 2 pianos

Max Reger: 4.Prestissimo assai. String Quartet Gm Op.54 Nr.1 (IMR201)-Transcription  for 2 pianos

Reproduced for piano solo by VViljanen  Apr 3, and again 12, 2025, slightly modificating  & re-reading a  sequence generated by HFesefeldt* ca 2000's.
The work is in four movements:
1. Allegro energico
2. Adagio con gran espressione
3. Prestissimo assai - Un poco meno mosso.
4. Allegro enrgico
Photo by VV - a local lake view 2025
*Harm Fesefeldt (1942-2019) was a German nuclear physics researcher, and music software developer, who generated detailly interpreted midi sequences of the most part of essential classic chamber music for their  original instrument sets/combos, and freely shared his interpretations through his web site.

Max Reger: Sonate Op.42 Nr. 1 Dm for solo violin - transcribed for solo piano by VV

Max Reger: Sonate for Solo Violin Op.42  no.2 A Majo.
Thr work is in three movements:
1.Allegro con grazia
2.Andantino
3.Prestissimo
 -transcribed for piano solo by VV Apr.2025
Reproduced for solo piano by VViljanen Apr 6, 2025 of original score-to-sequence for solo violin generated ca. 2000's by H.Fesefeldt (1942-2019, a German nuclear physics researcher & music software developer)
Photo by VV - a local view

Max Reger: Sonate for Violin solo Op.42-2 in A Major  All. con grazia  etc- Transcr.for piano solo

Max Reger: 1.Allegro moderato of Op91-no3 Sonata for violin solo. Arr VV Apr8-2025
Photo: Max Reger (1873-1916)

Max Reger: 1. Allegro moderato of Op91-no3 Sonata for violin solo. Transcr. for piano solo

Max Reger: Sonate E minor for Violin Solo  Op.91nr5. Read & Transcribed  et reproduced  for Piano by VV Apr13-2024
The work is in four movements:
1.Allegro moderato
2.Con moto
3.Larghetto
4.Allegro enrgico
Transcribed & reproduced for piano solo by VViljanen Apr 13, 2025 of/after modifying a score sequence generated for violin solo of the original Reger score. Now, a petrof Mistral 284 modeled grand was used on recording, the instrument revoiced &  reconfigurated by VV, as well as also was made the setup .
Photo by VV - except just now  its full moon...👀😎✨
Any kind of commercial use of this track is prohibited

Max Reger: Sonate E minor for Violin Solo  Op.91nr5. Transcr. for Piano Solo by VV

Pietro Nardini: Sonata for Violin & Piano  no2 in D Major.  Mvt I. Adagio.Transcribed for two pianos by VV Apr 21,  2025.
The work is in four movements:
1. Adagio
2. Allegro con fuoco
3. Larghetto
4. Allegretto grazioso
A scoresequence generated by H.Fesefeldt (1942-2019, a German nuclear physics researcher & music software developer) was used here as source material for this recording by VV on a pair od Petrof Mistral 284 modeled grandpianos, revoiced & reconfigured by VV.
Photo: "Easter  Cheese Cake" by VV

Pietro Nardini: I. Adagio of Violin Sonata  n.2 in D Major. Transcr. for two pianos by VV

PPietro Nardini: II. Allegro con fuoco of Violin sonate  n.2 in D Major. 
Transcribed & reproduced  for two pianos by VVijanen Apr.21-29, 2025 (...take mr 14..👀🤔). 
A pair of Petrof Mistral 284 grands (modeled) were used on recording, the instruments revoiced & reconfigured , as well as  the rec. setup made by VV.
Photo: "Easter view of the local lake" by V.Viljanen 2025

Pietro Nardini: II. Allegro con fuoco of Violin sonate  n.2 D Major. Transcr. for two pianos by VV

Pietro Nardini: II. Allegro con fuoco of Violin sonata  no2 D Major. Transcr. for two pianos by VV

Pietro Nardini: III.Larghetto of Sonata n.2 D major. Transcribed for two pianos by VV
Photo: A local lakeview by VV Apr 15, 2025

Pietro Nardini: III.Larghetto of Sonata n.2 D major. Transcribed for two pianos by VV

Toccata Prima
Oder erstes musikalisches Blumen-Feld
By Johann Speth
(1664-1719)
Transcribed by Guido Menestrina

Johann Speth - Toccata Prima

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Arthur Friedheim 1919 on Duo-Art 6151.
Recorded 2016 by VViljanen  from the digitally simulated reconstructed original reproducing piano roll.
COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED.
The Basic Info* of the original roll:
RHAPSODIE HONGROISE, No. 2 in C-sharp minor
Roll Number: 6151, 6151-3
Composer/Creator: Liszt
Pianist: Friedheim
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: May, 1919
Category: classical
Original Price: $2.75 (Price after 1922)
*Info source: The Piano Player group web page (by permission)

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C#m. Arthur Friedheim 1919 on Duo-Art 6151

Zvuci Hrvatskih Povijesnih Orgulja Vol. 5 - Europska Renesansna I Barokna Glazba

Georg Bohm: Partita 'ach, Wie Nichtig, Ach Wie Fluchtig'

Fragmenten uit Willem de Ridders Radiola Improvisatie Salon. Uitgezonden via Hilversum 4 in januari 1981 (exacte datum onbekend). Met bijdragen van o.a. Marnix Carpentier Alting, Johan Zwart en Henk Vogel. Presentatie: Willem de Ridder & Han Reiziger.

Radiola Improvisatie Salon Jan 1981

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.

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C#m. Arthur Friedheim 1919 on Duo-Art 6151

Veikko Viljanen

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