JOHN BROWNING
EDITION
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
RECORDINGS 1950-1965
VOLUME
I
J.S.
BACH, CHOPIN & SCHUBERT
Recorded
on November 22, 1963 at the College of William & Mary
LIMITED EDITION
MS1120 ~
$9.95
"Can
music heal cataclysmic tragedies? Witness a fascinating new CD of the
distinguished Denver-born American pianist John Browning. In a live recital at
the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, a few hours after the
assassination of President John F. Kennedy, on November 22, 1963, Browning
announces to the audience that he was asked by the college’s president to go
ahead with the recital, and explains that he’s changed the program. He asks
the audience to rise for a Bach chorale, dedicated to the memory of the late
president. The ensuing fiery music, by Chopin and Schubert, is played with ideal
emotion and rugged grace. The music’s life-affirming, exalting nature seems to
affect the silent audience, which respects Browning’s request for no applause.
At the end of the concert, we hear the poignant sound of his footsteps going
offstage, after having created a brief interlude of artistic meditation to help
heal listeners."
Spirituality & Health - July 2006
"...patient
phrasing and heartfelt projection...purposeful sweep and steel-wristed
authority...technically staggering...moving, communicative music-making."
Classics Today - February 2006
"The
...program contains some of the most melting interpretations of Chopin which
Browning ever inscribed..."
Audiophile Audition, 2005
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The
4-Disc JOHN BROWNING EDITION has been created with the support of the Estate of
John Browning, family, friends and colleagues. The performances featured have
been taken from the private recording collection of John Browning, and date back
to his youngest days as a performer. The archival recordings from which these
discs come have been painstakingly remastered at Squires Productions of
Elmsford, New York using the very latest sound restoration means available.
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ALSO AVAILABLE
JOHN
BROWNING EDITION ~ Volume II
MS1121
JOHN
BROWNING EDITION ~ Volume III
MS1122
JOHN
BROWNING EDITION ~ Volume IV
MS1123
