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Five concertos transcribed and produced for two pianos by VViljanen 2023 on ground of sequences made from original scores by H.Fesefeldt 2015, H.F. in memoriam (-2019).

J.s.Bach: Five Concertos. BWV 1043, 1052, 1055 & 1056 , and.... Transcr. For Two Pianos by VV 2023

聴いた音楽いつからか解らないー９２３２３

Pipe Organ and piano renditions by VViljanen with modeled instruments.
In addition, some legendary guests of the past times  (reproduced  by VV from reconstructed and digitally simulated original reproducing piano rolls) 
are playing on the list: 
Artur Schnabel with J.S.Bach Italian Concert 
Alexander Siloti with Bach-Szabo Prelude on Cantate no 29 "Wir Danken Dir Gott"
Percy Grainger with bach-Liszt Fugue G Minor BWV542
Maria Carreras with W.F.Bach-M.Zadora: Organ Concerto D minor
Ignaz Friedman with J.S.Bach Toccata & Fugue Dm BWV565
Ferruccio Busoni with Bach-Busoni Chaconne BWV1004
E. Robert Schmitz with Bach-Liszt Prelude & Fugue A minor, BWV543/S.462
Adela Verne with Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue em op.35 no.1
Robert Lortat with Cesar Franck Fugue from 'Prélude, Chorale et Fugue*
Marcel Dupré; Fugue in C BWV564, organ roll transcribed for piano
and many others...

Bach Goes Virtual & Beyond

Legendary Piano Duos of The Past Revisited - and Beyond

J.S.Bach on the Roll and Beyond Revisited

Piano Concertos and related music, 
Selected by VV from SoundCloud

Piano Concertos and Beyond

Bach and Other Transcriptions on the roll and beyond...

Transcriptions On The Roll And Beyond

Tuija Hakkila, fortepiano (Joseph Böhm 1828)
FIBO cond. Tuomas Hannikainen
Live from Temppeliaukio Church 2006

Jan Ladislav Dussek: Piano Concerto E flat major

J.S.Bach: Fugue G Minor, BWV 578,  'The Little', 
Virtual rendition by Veikko Viljanen, 27Feb2014,
Garritan Classic Pipe Organ

Bach J.S. Fugue Gm BWV578, 'The Little'

Virtual rendition by VV 28Feb2014, Garritan Classic Pipe Organ
Photo by VV

Bach J.S.: Fantasia Gm 'The Great', BWV542-1

2022

Winter Spell (Guitar solo)

Piano and Strings musical original composition : @syntaleta
Guitars and Mix : Neno J.

No More (Collab w Syntaleta-remastered)

Garritan Classic Pipe Organ, virtual rendition & rec. by VViljanen 19Mar2014 [ver.2]

Bach J.S.: Passacaglia & Fugue  in C Minor BWV582

J.S.Bach: Concerto in D Minor - part I.  BWV1052 - Reprod. and transcription for pianoduo made  by VV June 23, 2023 from the score midi sequence/rendition made by HarfeSoft (Harm Fesefeldt (1942-2019)) in 2015 as base material, using on its slight revision, and articulation (re-arr. & re-rendition) Sibelius notation software, and then recorded  from its playback on a modelled Grand Blüthner Model 1, revoiced, reconfigured and the rec. setup made by VV.
Any kind of commercial use of this track is prohibited.
Photo: J.S.Bach Statue at yhe Leipzig Dom Kirche

J.S.Bach Concerto In D Minor - I.  BWV1052 - Reprod..VV2023

J.S.Bach Concerto In D Minor - 1st pt.  BWV1052 - Reprod..VV2023

J.S.Bach: Concerto In D Minor - 2nd part. BWV1052.   Reproduced and recorded by VViljanen June 10, 2023 after revision, and slight re-renditio, from an original score midi rendition of Harm Hesefeldt (2015), using on its revised version playback a modelled Grand Blüthner Model 1, revoiced, reconfigured, and the rec, setup made by VV.
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Photo: Statue of Johann Sebastian Bach at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig

BWV1052 J.S.Bach Concerto In D Minor - 2nd part

J.S.Bach: Concerto In D Minor - 2nd part. BWV1052. Rec.VV June 9, 2023

BWV1052 J.S.Bach Concerto In D Minor - III-  Reproduced for two pianos and Recorded byVViljanen 8.6.2023  from midisequence of Harm Hesefeldt 2015 (Harfesoft),  using on its revised version playback and recording  a modelled Blüthner grandpiano Model 1, revoiced, reconfigured and therec. setup made by VV.
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Photo: Detail of J.S.Staue at Thomaskirche Leipzig.

Concerto BWV1052 in D minor, 3rd part

J.S.Bach Concerto In D Minor - 3rd part. BWV1052.  Rec.VV June 8, 2023

J.S.Bach: Concerto in D Minor for two violins BWV1043: I-III. Transcribed for two pianos, reproduced and  recorded  by VV June 23, 2023 after sequence made by Harm Fesefeldt (1942-2019)in 2015, on playback of edited and revised version, on a pair of modeled Blüthner Model 1 Grand pianos, revoiced, reconfigured, as well as the rec. setup made by VV.
Any kind of commercial use of this track is prohibited.
Photo: JSB statue at Leipzig Domkirche.

J.S.Bach: Concerto in D Minor BwWV043 - Transcribed for two pianos by VViljanen, June 2023

J.S.Bach: Concerto in D Minor BWV 1043: I-III. Transcribed for two pianos by VViljanen, June 2023

Bach - Saint-Saens Overture of Cantata BWV29('We thank you, God, we thank you') played by Sidney Silber 1925, on Ampico piano roll #63423A. Scanned and converted into a digital form 2007 by Terry Smythe and Anthony Robinson/Kevin Keymer. Recorded in 2015 (and the rec updated 26 Sep 2017 and Jan1, 2025)  by VViljanen (by permission)from the digitally simulated reconstructed original reproducing piano roll.
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Basic info of the original roll:
OVERTURE, 29TH CANTATA
Roll Number: 63423, 63423H
Composer/Creator: Bach, Saint-Saens
Pianist: Silber
Roll System: Ampico
Country: US
Date: August, 1924
Category: classical, popular
Original Price: $2.00
*Info source: The Player Piano  Group web page (by permission)

Overture BWV29. Sidney Silber 1925 on Ampico 63423

Bach - Saint-Saens: Overture BWV29. Sidney Silber 1925 on Ampico 63423

Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite Op.46, Volavy & Brockway in 1914 on 55244
Recorded 2016, and the rec. updated 20 Jun 2017, by VV (by permission) from the digitized copy of the original roll.
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The basic info* of the original roll:
PEER GYNT, SUITE I Op. 46: No. 3 Anitra's Dance; No. 4 In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Roll Number: 55244, 55244K
Composer/Creator: Grieg
Pianist: Volavy, Brockway
Roll System: Ampico
Country: US
Date: n/a
Category: classical
Original Price: $2.50
*info source: from The Piano Player Group web page (by permission)

Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite Op. 46. Marguerite Volavy & Howard Brockway in 1914 on Ampico 55244

With Metropolitain Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Strauss - Burleske - Jean - Francois Latour

J.S. Bach: Ich Ruf Zu Dir. Orgelbüchlein Choral Nr 40, BWV 639.
Rendition by VViljanen 21 Nov 2015  with Garritan Classic Pipe Organ v.1.0  & Sib 7.5.   Stops: I Classical Quintadena 8' - II Baroque Copula Major 8' - Ped. Bar.Plenum, Principal 16', Bourd.16' & Contrebourd.32' - a Virtual rendition in Big European Cathedral environment.
Photo: VV

J.S. Bach: Ich Ruf Zu Dir. Orgelbüchlein Choral Nr 40, BWV 639

Rendition by VV 22 Nov 2015 with Garritan Classical Pipe Organ & Sib7.5
Stops: 1) I-II: Bar.Copula major 
2)  II: Rohr Schalmei 4', I: Copula major, Ped: PlnRd, Principal 16', 
3) II: Rohr Schalmei 4', I: Copula major, Ped Rauschpf IV, Pln, Tromp 8'4', Bourd 16',  
4)II: Tromb En Chamb, I: Cop.maj, Ped: Rauschpf IV, PlnRd, Princ 16', Fag 16', Contrefag 32', Contrebourd 32'

Bach J.S.: Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm Ich Her, BWV606

Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896):  RaymondOverture, played 1920  by Wilfrid Pelletier & Arthur Loesser on Ampico Piano Roll # 58177. Re-recorded Apr 2016 by VViljanen (by permission)from digitally simulateded reconstructed  original reproducing piano roll with a  modeled Grand Bluethner Model One, tone/sound modified/evvoiced, and the rec.setup made by VV.
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Photo: Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896)
The basic Info of the original piano roll:
RAYMOND OVERTURE
Roll Number: 58177, 58177H
Composer/Creator: Thomas
Pianist: Pelletier, Loesser
Roll System: Ampico
Country: US
Date: August, 1920
Category: classical, popular
Original Price: $2.00
Notes: Conducted by Bodanzky
*The roll canned and converted into digital form by Warren Trachtmann 2015

Ambroise Thomas:  Raymond Overture.  Wilfrid Pelletier & Arthur Loesser 1920 on Ampico 58177

Bach-Gounod:  AveMaria played by Hans Hanke 1921 on Ampico piano roll No 491. Scanned and emulated 2013  into digital form by Warren Trachtman, www.wstco.com.  Recorded/rendered by VViljanen in 2016 and the rec updated 19 May 2017, and  Dec 29, 2024 (by permission) from the digitally simulated reconstructed original reproducing piano roll. - The instrument used here, was Petrof Mistral 284 modeled grand piano, revoiced & reconfigured by VV, as well as the rec setup was made by VV.
Photo: Hans Hanke

Bach - Gounod:  Ave Maria. Played by Hans Hanke in 1921, on Ampico 491.

Bach-Tausig: Toccata and Fugue d BWV565 played by Ignaz Friedman (1882 - 1942) on Duo-Art 6732. 
Recorded in 2016 (and the rec updated Oct 12, 2017) by VViljanen (by permission)from the digitized copy of the original reproducing piano roll.
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Photo: Ignaz Friedman 1882-1942
Info of the original piano roll:
TOCCATA AND FUGUE, in D-minor (transcribed by Tausig)
Roll Number: 6732, 6732-4
Composer/Creator: Bach
Pianist: Friedman
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: March, 1924
Category: classical
Original Price: $3.00
*Info source: The Piano Player Group web page (by permission)

Bach - Tausig: Toccata and Fugue D Minor BWV565. Ignaz Friedman 1924 on Duo-Art 6732

Sibelius: Finlandia Op. 26. Rudolph Ganz** & Ernest Hutcheson*** in 1928 on Duo-Art 539.
Recorded in 2016, and the rec updated on Dec 8, 2017 (Somi Finland 100 Years), by VV (by permission) from  digitally simulated  reconstructed original reproducing piano roll, using on its replay and recordin a modeled  Bluethner Model One grand, revoiced, reconfigured, and setup by VV.
Photo: Jean Sibelius ((8 Dec 1865-1957). A detail of the Sibelius Monument**** in Helsinki. 
Basic info* of the original piano roll:
FINLANDIA, Op. 26, No. 7, Symphonic Poem for Orchestra (arrangement for Four Hands)
Roll Number: 539, 539-4
Composer/Creator: Sibelius
Pianist: Ganz, Hutcheson
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: April, 1928
Category: classical, orchestral
Original Price: $3.00
*Roll info source: The Piano Player Group web page (by permission)
**Rudolph Ganz (24 February 1877 Zurich – 2 August 1972 Chicago) was a Swiss-born American pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator.
Rudolph Ganz seems to have known Sibelius personally -  it can be read from the diaries of Sibelius, that he at least once went to Ganz's concert, although Sibelius otherwise nearly never visited any pianists' concerts (except those of Ferruccio Busoni's).
***Ernest Hutcheson (20 July 1871 - 9 February 1951) was an Australian pianist, composer and teacher.

****The monument is a sculpture by Finnish artist Eila Hiltunen titled Passio Musicae and unveiled on September 7, 1967. The sculpture eventually won a competition organised by the Sibelius Society following the composer's death in 1957. The competition took two rounds after one early winner was abandoned. Originally it sparked a lively debate about the merits and flaws of abstract art and although the design looked like stylised organ pipes it was known that the composer had created little music for organs. Hiltunen addressed her critics by adding the face of Sibelius which sits beside the main sculpture.
It consists of series of more than 600 hollow steel pipes welded together in a wave-like pattern. The purpose of the artist was to capture the essence of the music of Sibelius. The monument weighs 24 tonnes (24 long tons; 26 short tons) and measures 8.5 × 10.5 × 6.5 metres.
A smaller version of the monument is located at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. A work with a similar concept, also designed by Hiltunen, is located at the grounds of the United Nations headquarters in New York City.

Jean Sibelius: Finlandia Op. 26. Rudolph Ganz & Ernest Hutcheson in 1928 on Duo-Art 539

ADAGIO from Concerto in F-minor BWV 1056 (transcribed by Cortot),
played in 1922 by Alfred Cortot on Duo-Art piano roll No. 6330-4.
Recorded 2016 by VV /by permission)from the digitized copy of the original reproducing piano roll with virtual Grand Bluethner Model One (tone/sound modified/re-designed by VV).
Commercial use prohibited.
Basic info of the original piano roll:
Roll Number: 6330, 6330-3
Composer/Creator: Bach
Pianist: Cortot
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: April, 1921
Category: classical
Original Price: $2.75 (Price after 1922)
*Info source: The Player Piano Group web page (by permission)

Bach-Cortot: Adagio from Concerto F Minor BWV1056. Alfred Cortot, piano,  in 1921 on Duo-Art 6330

Michael von Zadora Plays in 1914 J.S.Bach Chromatische Fantasia BWV903 on Duo-Art No.5598-4. Recorded 2016  and july 27, 2023 (rec.upd.) by VV /by permission)from digitally simulated original reproducing piano roll with a modelled Grand Bluethner Model One (tone/sound modified/RE-designed by VV).
Any Kkind of Commercial use prohibited.
Basic info* of the original piano roll:
CHROMATISCHE FANTASIE from "Chromatic Fantasle and Fugue in D-minor"
Roll Number: 5598, 5598
Composer/Creator: Bach
Pianist: Zadora
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: December, 1914
Category: classical
Original Price: n/a
*iNFO SOURCE: tHE pLAYER pIANO gROUP WEB PAGE (BY PERMISSION)

J.S.Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Min.. Michael von Zadora Dec 1914  on Duo-Art5598

Percy Grainger (1882-1961) Plays in 1927 Bach Great Fugue BWV542 on Duo - Art Piano Roll 7174.
Recorded in 2016 by VViljanen (by permission)from the digitized copy of the original reproducing piano roll with virtual Grand Bluethner Model One, tone/sound modified/re-designed by VV.
COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED. 
Basic info of the original piano roll:

J.S. Bach: Fugue in G Minor BWV542 -  'The Great'. Percy Grainger in 1927 on Duo-Art 7174

Myra Hessr &  Harold Bauer play in 1926 Jules Burgmein*: Pierrot's and Pierrette's Story On Duo-Art piano roll 7069.
Recorded in 2016 (and the rec updated 25 Sep 2017) by VViljanen (by permission)from the digitally simulated reconstructed original reproducing piano roll.
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*Jules Burgmein = nickname of Giulio Ricordi (1840-1912)
Photo: Myra Hess (1890-1965).
Basic info** of the original roll:
PIERROT'S AND PIERRETTE'S STORY: Pierrot's Serenade; Love Duet; Marriage Gall; Wedding March (Four Hand piano duet)
Roll Number: 7069, 7069-4
Composer/Creator: Burgmein
Pianist: Hess, Bauer
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: October, 1926
Category: duets, popular, salon
Original Price: $3.00
**Info source: The Piano Player Group web page (by permission)

Jules Burgmein: Pierrot's & Pierrette's Story. Myra Hess  &  Harold Bauer in 1926 on Duo-Art 7069

Percy Grainger plays in Nov.1927  Bach-Liszt: Great Fugue from Fantasia & Fugue Gm BWV542 on Duo-Art Piano Roll 7174.
Recorded in 2016 and July 27, 2023 (rec.update) by VViljanen (by permission)from a reconstructed and digitally simulated  original reproducing piano roll with a modelled Grand Bluethner Model One, tone/sound modified/re-designed by VV.
ANY KIND OF COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED.
The info* of the original reproducing  piano roll:
ORGAN FANTASIA AND FUGUE in G-minor, Part 2: The Fugue (transcribed by Liszt)
Roll Number: 7174, 71740
Composer/Creator: Bach
Pianist: Grainger
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: November, 1927
Category: classical
Original Price: $2.50
*surce: The Player Piano Group web page by permission

J.S.Bach-Liszt: Fugue Gm 'The Great', BWV542. Percy Grainger 1927 on Duo-Art 7174

Percy Grainger plays Edward Grieg: Concerto Am op.16 - III.Allegro molto moderato e marcato, in 1921 on Duo-Art piano-rolls 6475, 6479 and 6485.
Recorded in 2016 by VViljanen (by permission)from  by Julian Dyer digitally simulated reconstructed  original reproducing piano rolls. Rec updated Feb 4, 2023 by VV.
ANY KIND OF COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED.
Photo: Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
Basic info* on the original piano rolls:
CONCERTO, Op. 16 in A-minor, 1st Movement: Allegro molto moderato (with orchestral accompaniment adapted and edited by Grainger)
Roll Number: 6475, 6475-6
CONCERTO, Op. 16 in A-minor, 2nd Movement: Adagio (with orchestral accompaniment adapted and edited by Grainger)
Roll Number: 6479, 6479-6
CONCERTO, Op. 16, in A-minor, 3rd Movement: Allegro moderato e marcato
Roll Number 6485
Other information of the rolls:
Composer/Creator: Grieg
Pianist: Grainger
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: Oct-Nov 1921, 3rd part: ?
Category: classical
Original Price: $3.50 (Price after 1922)
*Info sorce: The Piano Player Group web page (by permission)

Grieg : Concerto Op. 16 Am  - III. All. molto mod. e marcato. Percy Grainger 1921 on Duo-Art 6485

Percy Grainger plays Edward Grieg: Concerto Am op. 16, on Duo-Art piano-rolls 6475, 6479 and 6485.
Recorded in 2016 by VViljanen (by permission)from the digitally simulated reconstructed original reproducing piano rolls. Rec updated Feb 5, 2023 by VV a modelled concert grand reconfigured, revoiced and rec.setup made by VV.
ANY KIND OF COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED.
Photo: Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
The information* on the original piano rolls:
CONCERTO, Op. 16 in A-minor, 1st Movement: Allegro molto moderato (with orchestral accompaniment adapted and edited by Grainger)
Roll Number: 6475, 6475-6
CONCERTO, Op. 16 in A-minor, 2nd Movement: Adagio (with orchestral accompaniment adapted and edited by Grainger)
Roll Number: 6479, 6479-6
CONCERTO, Op. 16, in A-minor, 3rd Movement: Allegro moderato e marcato
Roll Number 6485 (with orchestral accompaniment adapted and edited by Grainger)
Other information of the rolls:
Composer/Creator: Grieg
Pianist: Grainger
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: Oct-Nov 1921, 3rd part: 
Category: classical
Original Price: $3.50 (Price after 1922)
*info source: from The Piano player Group web page (by permission)

Grieg: Concerto Op. 16 Am - II. Adagio. Percy Grainger in 1921 on Duo-Art 6479

Percy Grainger plays Edvard Grieg: Concerto Am op.16, on Duo-Art piano-rolls 6475, 6479 and 6485.
Recorded in 2016, and the rec. updated Feb 4, 2023,  by VViljanen (by permission)from Julian Dyer digitally simulated reconstructed original reproducing piano rolls.
ANY KIND OF COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED.
Photo: Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
The information on the original piano rolls:
CONCERTO, Op. 16 in A-minor, 1st Movement: Allegro molto moderato (with orchestral accompaniment adapted and edited by Grainger)
Roll Number: 6475, 6475-6
CONCERTO, Op. 16 in A-minor, 2nd Movement: Adagio (with orchestral accompaniment adapted and edited by Grainger)
Roll Number: 6479, 6479-6
CONCERTO, Op. 16, in A-minor, 3rd Movement: Allegro moderato e marcato
Roll Number 6485
Other information of the rolls:
Composer/Creator: Grieg
Pianist: Grainger
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: Oct-Nov 1921, 3rd part: ?
Category: classical
Original Price: $3.50 (Price after 1922)
*info source: from The Piano Player Group web page (by permission)

Grieg: Concerto Op.16 Am - I. All. molto moderato. Percy Grainger 1921 on Duo-Art 6475

Grainger: Children's March 'Over the Hills And Far Away'. Percy Grainger & Lotta Hough 1920 on Duo-Art 6368.
Recorded in 2016, and the rec. updated Nov 24, 2017and Feb 22, 2023 by VViljanen (by permission)from playback of digitally simulated reconstructed original reproducing piano roll, using a modelled Grand Blüthner modified by VVV
Photo: Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
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Basic info* of the original piano roll:
CHILDREN'S MARCH: Over the Hills And Far Away (arrangement for Two Pianos)
Roll Number: 6368, 6368-5
Composer/Creator: Grainger
Pianist: Grainger, Hough
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: December, 1920
Category: popular, salon
Original Price: $3.25 (Price after 1922)
*Info source: The Piano Player Group web page (by permission)

Grainger: Children's March, Percy Grainger & Lotta Hough in 1920, on Duo-Art 6368

Alexander Siloti plays in 1923 Bach-Szanto-Siloti: Prelude To Cantata 29, Wir Danken Dir, Gott, on Duo-Art 66000
Recorded 25 May 2017  by VViljanen (by permission)from reconstructed and digitally simulated original reproducing Duo-Art piano roll , and the rec updated July 21, 2022 by VV (rec,v.5, using in replay of the roll a modelled Grotrian Royal concert grand. 
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Photo: Alexander Siloti 1863-1945,  pupil of Franz Liszt
Basic info* of the original piano roll:
PRELUDE to Cantata, Wir Danken Dir, Gott (Unto Thee, 0 God) (arrangement by Siloti)
Roll Number: 6600, 66000
Composer/Creator: Bach
Pianist: Siloti
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: February, 1923
Category: popular, salon
Original Price: $2.50
*source: from The Player Piano Group web page (by permission)

Bach-Szanto-Siloti: Prelude to Cantata 'Wir Danken Dir Gott' BWV29. Alexander Siloti 1923 on Duo-Art

Maria Carreras Plays In 1923-24 W.Fr.Bach-Zadora: Organ Concerto Dm, 1-2 parts, on Duo-Art piano rolls 66970 and 67190.
Recorded and combined  in 2017 by VViljanen (by permission)from the digitized copies of the original reproducing piano rolls with virtual Grand Bluethner Model One, tone/sound modified/re-designed by VV.
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Photo: Maria Carreras Italian-born pianist, popular in the 1910s and 20s, left many recordings on piano rolls.
Info* of the original piano rolls:
1. ORGAN CONCERTO, In D-minor, Part 1 (transcribed by Zadora)
Roll Number: 6697, 66970
Composer/Creator: W. F. Bach
Pianist: Carreras
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: December, 1923 
Category: classical
Original Price: $2.50
2. ORGAN CONCERTO, in D-minor, Part 2 (transcribed by Zadora)
Roll Number: 6719, 67190
Composer/Creator: W. F. Bach
Pianist: Carreras
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: February, 1924
Category: classical
Original Price: $2.50
*Source: The Piano Player Group web page (by permission)

W.F.Bach-Zadora: Organ Concerto in  D Minor. Maria Carreras, piano, 1923-24 on Duo-Art

Josef Lhévinne plays César Cui: Causerie (Conversation) Etude Op.40 No.6, in 1925 on Ampico 64273.
Re-recorded Feb 3, 2017 by VViljanen (by permission)from digitally simulated reconstructed original reproducing piano roll, using on its playback a modelled grand, reconfigured, revoiced, redesigned and the mic/rec setup made by VV.
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Photo: César Cui 1835-1918
Josef Lhévinne 1874-1944
The basic info of the original piano roll:
CAUSERIE (CONVERSATION) Etude Op. 40, No. 6, F major
Roll Number: 64273, 64273H
Composer/Creator: Cui
Pianist: Lhevinne
Roll System: Ampico
Country: US
Date: April, 1925
Category: classical
Original Price: $2.00
*Info source: The Piano Player Group web page (by permission)

César Cui: Causerie, Etude Op. 40 No 6. Josef Lhévinne 1925 on Ampico 64273

J.S.Bach: Prelude And Fugue C#, WTK No.3, Ethel Leginska In 1925, on Duo-Art 68859.
Recorded 26 Feb 2017 and July 27, 2023 by VViljanen - (by permission)from digitally simulated original reproducing piano roll with virtual Grand Bluethner Model One (tone/sound modified/designed by VV). COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED.
Photo: Ethel Leginska (1886-1970), was a British pianist, composer, conductor and music educator. She was a student of Theodor Leschetizky, later studying composition with Rubin Goldmark and Ernest Bloch, and conducting with Eugene Goossens, Robert Heger and Gennaro Papi.[1] Among her students were harpsichordist Gavin Williamson, James Henry Fields, Daniel Pollack and Bruce Sutherland.[2] She was a pioneer of women's opportunity in music performance and conducting,[3] being the first woman to conduct many of the world's leading orchestras. (source: Wikipedia)
Basic info of the original piano roll:
PRELUDE and FUGUE, 3 in C-sharp from "Well-tempered Clavichord"
Roll Number: 6885, 68859
Composer/Creator: Bach
Pianist: Leginska
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: June, 1925
Category: classical
Original Price: $2.25

J.S.Bach: Prelude And Fugue in C# Major. WTK I - 3. Ethel Leginska 1925, on Duo-Art 68859

GabrielMarie: Causerie (Conversation), Pauline Haggard 1925 on Duo-Art 6840.
Recorded by VViljanen (by permission) from playback of the digitally simulated reconstructed  original reproducing piano roll. The rec updated Feb 6, 2023 by VV using a modelled Blüthner grand modified and revoiced by VV.
ANY KIND OF COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED.
Photo: Gabriel Marie (1852-1928). Jean Gabriel Prosper Marie (8 January 1852, Paris – 29 August 1928, Puigcerdà, Girona, Spain) was a French romantic composer and conductor.
The basic info of the original piano roll:
CONVERSATION (Salon Piece)
Roll Number: 6840, 68407
Composer/Creator: Marie
Pianist: Haggard
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: February, 1925
Category: popular, salon
Original Price: $1.75
(Source of the roll info: The Piano Player Group web page)

Gabriel Marie: Causerie (Conversation).  Pauline Haggard 1925 on Duo-Art 6840

Mozart: Andante And Five Variations K501. Guy Maier & Lee Pattison In 1910's On Welte 7533.
Recorded 3 Nov 2017, by VViljanen - (by permission) from digitally simulatedreconstructed original reproducing piano roll Welte 7533, using on its playback a modeled grand revoiced & setup by VV.
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Photo: Guy Maier (1891-1956) & Lee Pattison (1890-1966) - "the Piano Twins", the both of them having been pupils of Carl Baermann (1839 -1913), a pianist who studied with Franz Liszt.

Mozart: Andante And Five Variations K501. Guy Maier & Lee Pattison In 1910's On Welte 7533

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My warmest thanks to everyone stopping by for listening to my tracks, the most of the representing a  'REVIEW   OF THE PAST TIME PIANISTS' INTERPRETATIONS ON THE HISTORICAL PIANO ROLLS, and in addition to them, also to a minor but growing  LISTS 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.