Una Bourne: Australian Recording Pioneer - HMV Recordings 1914-1926 | APR APR6037

Una Bourne: Australian Recording Pioneer - HMV Recordings 1914-1926

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Label: APR

Cat No: APR6037

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 7th October 2022

Contents

Works

Albeniz, Isaac

Suite espanola no.1, op.47
» I Granada
» III Sevilla

Bourne, Una

Caprice
Marche grotesque
Nocturne
Petite Valse caprice

Cervantes, Ignacio

Cuban Dances (6)

Chaminade, Cecile

Danse creole, op.94
Etudes de concert (6), op.35
» no.2 Automne
» no.3 Fileuse (Spinner)
Les Sylvains, op.60
Pierrette - Air de ballet, op.41

Granados, Enrique

Moresque y cancion arabe
» no.1 Moresque

Grieg, Edvard

Lyric Pieces: Book 1 (8), op.12
» no.2 Waltz
» no.4 Elves' Dance
» no.5 Folk Tune
» no.6 Norwegian Melody
Lyric Pieces: Book 3 (6), op.43
» no.1 Butterfly
» no.4 Little bird
» no.6 To Spring
Lyric Pieces: Book 8 (6), op.65
» no.6 Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Piano Sonata in E minor, op.7

Heller, Stephen

Tarantelle (2), op.85
» no.2 in A flat major

Liszt, Franz

Einzug der Gaste auf Wartburg from 'Tannhauser' (Wagner), S445/1a
Isolde's Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (Wagner), S447
Rigoletto Paraphrase, S434
Spinnerlied (Spinning Song) from 'Der fliegende Hollander' (Wagner), S440

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Divertimento no.17 in D major, K334
» Menuetto (arr. Selim Palmgren)
Piano Sonata no.11 in A major, K331
» III Rondo alla turca

Olsen, Ole

Berceuse
Humoresque
Mazurka

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan

Humoresques de concert, op.14
» no.6 Cracovienne fantastique in B major
Miscellanea (7), op.16
» no.1 Legende in A flat major

Palmgren, Selim

Finnish Rhythms (5), op.31
» no.1 Karelian Dance
» no.2 Minuet
» no.4 Minuet-Waltz
Var (Spring), op.47
» no.1 Evening Whispers

Purcell, Henry

Bourrees (arr. Alfred Moffat)

Scharwenka, Xaver

Polish Dances, op.3
» no.1 in E flat minor

Scott, Cyril

Impromptu, op.41
Little Waltzes (3), op.58
» no.1
Summerland, op.54
» no.2 A Song from the East
» no.4 Fairy Folk
Water-Wagtail, op.71 no.3

Sgambati, Giovanni

Suite in B minor, op.21
» V Etude melodique

Shield, William

The Countess of Westmoreland's Delight (arr. Alfred Moffat)

Sinding, Christian

Pieces (6), op.32
» no.3 Rustle of Spring

Smetana, Bedrich

Czech Dances, Book 1
» Polka in B flat major

Smith, Sydney

Le Jet d'eau, op.17

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Morceaux (2), op.10
» no.2 Humoresque
Morceaux (12), op.40
» no.9 Valse in F sharp minor
The Seasons, op.37b
» no.6 June: Barcarolle
» no.11 November: Troika

Weber, Carl Maria von

Rondo brillante, op.62 J252

Artists

Una Bourne (piano)

Works

Albeniz, Isaac

Suite espanola no.1, op.47
» I Granada
» III Sevilla

Bourne, Una

Caprice
Marche grotesque
Nocturne
Petite Valse caprice

Cervantes, Ignacio

Cuban Dances (6)

Chaminade, Cecile

Danse creole, op.94
Etudes de concert (6), op.35
» no.2 Automne
» no.3 Fileuse (Spinner)
Les Sylvains, op.60
Pierrette - Air de ballet, op.41

Granados, Enrique

Moresque y cancion arabe
» no.1 Moresque

Grieg, Edvard

Lyric Pieces: Book 1 (8), op.12
» no.2 Waltz
» no.4 Elves' Dance
» no.5 Folk Tune
» no.6 Norwegian Melody
Lyric Pieces: Book 3 (6), op.43
» no.1 Butterfly
» no.4 Little bird
» no.6 To Spring
Lyric Pieces: Book 8 (6), op.65
» no.6 Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Piano Sonata in E minor, op.7

Heller, Stephen

Tarantelle (2), op.85
» no.2 in A flat major

Liszt, Franz

Einzug der Gaste auf Wartburg from 'Tannhauser' (Wagner), S445/1a
Isolde's Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (Wagner), S447
Rigoletto Paraphrase, S434
Spinnerlied (Spinning Song) from 'Der fliegende Hollander' (Wagner), S440

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Divertimento no.17 in D major, K334
» Menuetto (arr. Selim Palmgren)
Piano Sonata no.11 in A major, K331
» III Rondo alla turca

Olsen, Ole

Berceuse
Humoresque
Mazurka

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan

Humoresques de concert, op.14
» no.6 Cracovienne fantastique in B major
Miscellanea (7), op.16
» no.1 Legende in A flat major

Palmgren, Selim

Finnish Rhythms (5), op.31
» no.1 Karelian Dance
» no.2 Minuet
» no.4 Minuet-Waltz
Var (Spring), op.47
» no.1 Evening Whispers

Purcell, Henry

Bourrees (arr. Alfred Moffat)

Scharwenka, Xaver

Polish Dances, op.3
» no.1 in E flat minor

Scott, Cyril

Impromptu, op.41
Little Waltzes (3), op.58
» no.1
Summerland, op.54
» no.2 A Song from the East
» no.4 Fairy Folk
Water-Wagtail, op.71 no.3

Sgambati, Giovanni

Suite in B minor, op.21
» V Etude melodique

Shield, William

The Countess of Westmoreland's Delight (arr. Alfred Moffat)

Sinding, Christian

Pieces (6), op.32
» no.3 Rustle of Spring

Smetana, Bedrich

Czech Dances, Book 1
» Polka in B flat major

Smith, Sydney

Le Jet d'eau, op.17

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Morceaux (2), op.10
» no.2 Humoresque
Morceaux (12), op.40
» no.9 Valse in F sharp minor
The Seasons, op.37b
» no.6 June: Barcarolle
» no.11 November: Troika

Weber, Carl Maria von

Rondo brillante, op.62 J252

Artists

Una Bourne (piano)

About

Australia seems to have produced more than its fair share of pianists in the early days of recording, with Percy Grainger, William Murdoch and Eileen Joyce all being mainstays of the 78rpm catalogue. To their ranks we should add Una Bourne, signed to the most prestigious label of all – HMV, and a stalwart of the acoustic period of recording. Bourne had early success as a prodigy and travelled to Europe to study, but it was being asked to tour with Nellie Melba which established her career. Later, as well as playing as a soloist she played and recorded much chamber music. She excelled in what we might now call ‘salon music’ and character pieces, as can be seem from her recorded repertoire. Both Grieg and Chaminade were specialities. She favoured fast tempos and played with brilliance and charm in repertoire, much of which has now been neglected. In 1939 Bourne abandoned her international career and retired to teach in Australia. She has been all but forgotten and this is the first time almost any of her recordings have been reissued. They give a fascinating snapshot of musical taste and playing in the early 20th century, a time when classical music and popular were much closer bedfellows.

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