This is the oldest available recording of the ‘Goldberg’, made in Paris in 1933. Wanda Aleksandra Landowska was a Polish harpsichordist and pianist whose performances, teaching, writings and especially her many recordings played a large role in reviving the popularity of the harpsichord in the early 20th century.
She recorded it again in New York in 1945 (see below). [Wikipedia]
Full name: Wanda Aleksandra Landowska
Born: 5 July 1879, Warsaw, Poland
Died: 16 August 1959, Lakeville, Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
Interviews: Youtube.com
Perspective:
*** Forgotten Pianists: Wanda Landowska on Interlude
*** 5 July: Wanda Landowska Was Born on Interlude
Review on the Gramophone
Alternative recording made in New York in 1945 (Internet Archive)
In Memoriam on Jewish Women’s Archive
The Challenges of a Modern Recording on a Pleyel Harpsichord by Christopher Lewis
Record Release on Discogs
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