Appian Publications & Recordings

Appian Publications & Recordings is a British company specialising in the restoration and re-issue of early recordings of classical music.

Known as APR, the company was apparently the brainchild of Edwin Alan and much of the transferring and remastering of historical recordings was done by Bryan Crimp, who previously spent time with EMI. cite web | url=http://klassi.net/new_reviews/opus5/index.htm | title=Vladimir Horowitz, pianist, in live performances of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, John Barbirolli, conductor | author=Lance G. Hill | accessdate=2006-04-18] In fact both persons are one and the same. The "APR" website refers to Crimp as the founder, and the company changed hands after his retirement in Sept 2004,cite web | url=http://www.aprrecordings.co.uk/ | title=APR :: Appian Publications & Recordings | year=2003 | accessdate=2006-04-18] and was relocated from Hexham in Northumberland to London. The new owner is Mike Spring who is employed at Hyperion label.

The company has gained a number of international honours for its work. The "Franz Liszt Society of Budapest"cite web | url=http://www.bmc.hu/lisztsociety/index2_en.htm | title=F. Liszt Society | year=2004 | author= Klára Hamburger | accessdate=2006-04-21] has awarded them the "Grand Prix International Liszt du Disque" nine times. Their current catalogue includes significant performances by famous musicians such as Vladimir Horowitz, Walter Gieseking, Kathleen Ferrier, Sergio Fiorentino and Arturo Toscanini.

ee also

* List of record labels

References

External links

* [http://www.aprrecordings.co.uk/ Official site]