Dohnanyi recorded for Welte and Ampico, and I believe the MIDI file
mentioned by John Cowles is from Welte-Mignon roll number 494. Dohnanyi
recorded this and other works on September 13, 1905, at the Popper Studios
in Leipzig. At the time, Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies were incredibly
popular, resulting in at least eleven roll recordings of the 13th Rhapsody
being made by eleven different pianists. I wonder though if anyone has
ever heard Oswin Keller's Empeco roll recording of the work. A personal
favourite is Leo Ornstein's Ampico recording of this rhapsody, issued in
1916. But certainly I agree with John that the Dohnanyi Welte-Mignon
recording is excellent.
Peter Phillips
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