Donald Tovey - Recordings

Recordings

• Recordings of Tovey performing on piano were made for the National Gramophonic Society (NGS-114-117) on June 6 and 11, and September 4, 1928, playing Tovey's conjectural completion of Bach's The Art of Fugue, Bach's Sonata No. 2 in A Major BWV1015 (1st mvt), and Beethoven's 10th Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 96) accompanied by the violinist Adila Fachiri. The latter is the celebrated recording in which, during the first movement, after playing the exposition, the musicians stop playing and Tovey calls out 'Return to the beginning of the record. Second time...' (and then resumes playing), so that the listener shall (literally) have the da capo.
• The recording of The Art of Fugue with the Roth String Quartet (1934–1935) has Tovey's conjectural completion of the work, played by Tovey on the piano.
• Symphony in D, Op. 32 (1913): Reid Orchestra, cond. Donald F. Tovey, rec. 25 February 1937. SYMPOSIUM #1352; also:Malmö Opera Orchestra, cond. George Vass – with
• The Bride of Dionysus – Prelude. TOCCATA #TOCC 0033; also Prelude and vocal extracts from the full opera DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7241.
• Piano Concerto in A, Op. 15: Steven Osborne, piano; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, cond. Martyn Brabbins, HYPERION #CDA 67023
• Cello Concerto, Op. 40 (1935). Pablo Casals, soloist, BBC Symphony Orchestra, cond. Adrian Boult, rec. 1937, SYMPOSIUM #1115; also: Alice Neary, Cello, Ulster Orchestra, cond. George Vass TOCCATA #TOCC 0038
• Elegiac Variations for cello and piano, Op. 25, Alice Neary (cello) and Gretel Dowdeswell (piano) TOCCATA #TOCC 0038
• Cello Sonata in F, Op. 4, Rebecca Rust (cello) & David Apter (piano), MARCO POLO #8.223637