William Murdoch
William Murdoch (1888-1942) was an Australian pianist, one of the most distinguished pianists associated with British musical life in the first half of the twentieth century.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Harty’s acoustic concerto recordings and in chamber repertory with Albert Sammons, Lionel Tertis and other major British artists.
Murdoch’s playing combined refinement, structural clarity and the strong collaborative ...
BACH Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
LALO Symphonie Espagnole
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Romance No. 1 in G
SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Studio recordings, 1919-1925
Total duration: 2hr 14:43
Arthur Catterall, violin
John S. Bridge, violin
William Murdoch, piano
Daisy Kennedy, violin
Leo Strockoff, violin
Albert Sammons, violin
Orchestra conducted by Hamilton Harty
ELGAR Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
RUBBRA Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Short works by SAMMONS, DVOŘÁK, JUON, HORN
Recorded between 1924 and 1946
Total duration: 55:38
Albert Sammons, violin
William Murdoch, piano
Gerald Moore, piano
MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat, Op. 97, "Archduke"
Recorded 1925/26
Total duration: 62:21
Albert Sammons, violin
Lionel Tertis, viola (Mendelssohn)
William H. Squire, cello (Beethoven)
William Murdoch, piano
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"
FAURÉ Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, Op. 13
Recorded 1926 & 1937
Total duration: 56:10
Albert Sammons, violin
William Murdoch, piano (Beethoven)
Edie Miller, piano (Fauré)
BRAHMS Clarinet Trio
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio
Encores by DVOŘÁK, HARTY, HURÉ, DUNKLER
Studio recordings, 1924-28
Total duration: 77:24
W. H. Squire, cello
