Rating Key: * A dud: not recommended; ** Fair: could be worth a listen; *** A good, solid interpretation: recommended; **** A must-listen: highly recommended; ***** Sublime: A desert-island recording. In addition, for those who wish to focus their listening at a glance, I have highlighted in green what I believe are the “essential” recordings of the pianist (those I think all classical piano lovers should listen to), while those I place in more of an “honorable mention” category are in yellow.1 Primary sources for Marguerite Long discography: (1) liner notes for CD releases by APR and Cascavelle; (2) appendices of the book Marguerite Long: A Life in French Music by Cecilia Dunoyer.
| Composer | Work and Youtube Link If Available | Other Performers If Applicable | Source CD Label (Original Record Label If Different) | Source CD Title and Link to Amazon or Other Purchase Page | Recording Date (Place) | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beethoven | Piano Concerto #3 in c, Op. 37: | Felix Weingartner: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire | Cascavelle (Columbia) | L’art de Marguerite Long2While including a few of Marguerite Long’s Chopin and Fauré recordings that had never before been released on CD, APR also omitted a few concerto and ensemble performances from its 2022 two-volume release of her recordings. These include her Beethoven and Mozart concertos, the late Chopin second piano concerto with Cluytens, the Halffter Rapsodie portugaise, and her Mozart violin sonatas with Jacques Thibaud. Most of these recordings were released on this comprehensive four-disc set on the small French label Cascavelle back in 2003 (with the exception of the Chopin F minor concerto with Cluytens, which appears to have only been issued by EMI on CD, and the Mozart violin sonatas, only one of which was long ago available on disc on the historical English label Biddulph) and can be difficult or pricey to obtain. Luckily, they also appear to be mostly available on YouTube for now. | June 9–10, 1939 (Studio Albert, Paris) | *** |
| I. Allegro con brio | ||||||
| II. Largo | ||||||
| III. Rondo: Allegro – Presto | ||||||
| Beethoven | Piano Concerto #5 in E-flat (“Emperor”), Op. 73: | Charles Munch: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire | Cascavelle (Columbia) | L’art de Marguerite Long | June 11 & 18, 1945 (Studio Albert, Paris) | *** |
| I. Allegro | ||||||
| II. Adagio un poco mosso | ||||||
| III. Rondo: Allegro | ||||||
| Chopin | Barcarolle in F-sharp, Op. 60 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | March 6, 1933 (Paris) | *** | |
| Chopin | Berceuse in D-flat, Op. 57 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | January 12, 1937 (Paris) | ** | |
| Chopin | Fantasie-Impromptu in f-sharp, Op. 66 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | January 12, 1937 (Paris) | *** | |
| Chopin | Fantasy in f, Op. 49 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | May 11, 1929 (Studio Albert, Paris) | ** | |
| Chopin | Mazurka in f-sharp, Op. 59/3 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | November 6, 1929 (Studio Albert, Paris) | ** | |
| Chopin | Piano Concerto #2 in f, Op. 21: | Philippe Gaubert: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | June 28–29, 1929 (Studio Albert, Paris) | *** |
| I. Maestoso | ||||||
| II. Larghetto | ||||||
| III. Allegro vivace | ||||||
| Chopin | Piano Concerto #2 in f, Op. 21 | André Cluytens: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire | EMI (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Chopin, Faure, Ravel, Milhaud, Mozart, Beethoven | January 19–20, 1953 (Théâtre de Champs-Elysées, Paris) | **** |
| Chopin | Scherzo #2 in b-flat, Op. 31 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | July 23, 1936 & May 10, 1937 (Paris) | *** | |
| Chopin | Waltz in A-flat, Op. 64/3 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | June 3, 1929 (Studio Albert, Paris) | *** | |
| Chopin | Waltz in D-flat, Op. 70/3 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | November 12, 1929 (Studio Albert, Paris) | ** | |
| Debussy | Arabesque #1 in E | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | July 10, 1930 (Studio Albert, Paris) | **** | |
| Debussy | Arabesque #2 in G | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | July 10, 1930 (Studio Albert, Paris) | *** | |
| Debussy | Jardins sous la pluie | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | November 12, 1929 (Studio Albert, Paris) | *** | |
| Debussy | La plus que lente | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | November 6, 1929 (Studio Albert, Paris) | *** | |
| D’indy | Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25: | Paul Paray: Orchestre de l’Association Artistique des Concerts Colonne | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | May 24–25, 1934 (Studio Albert, Paris) | *** |
| I. Assez lent | ||||||
| II. Assez modéré, mais sans lenteur | ||||||
| III. Animé | ||||||
| Fauré | Ballade for Piano and Orchestra in F-sharp, Op. 19 | Philippe Gaubert: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | April 1, 1930 (Studio Albert, Paris) | ***** |
| Fauré | Ballade for Piano and Orchestra in F-sharp, Op. 19 | André Cluytens: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | October 30, 1950 (Théâtre de Champs-Elysées, Paris) | *** |
| Fauré | Barcarolle #2 in G, Op. 41 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | March 15, 1957 (Maison de la Mutualité, Paris) | ***** | |
| Fauré | Barcarolle #6 in E-flat, Op. 70 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | May 10, 1937 (Paris) | **** | |
| Fauré | Barcarolle #6 in E-flat, Op. 70 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | March 15, 1957 (Maison de la Mutualité, Paris) | *** | |
| Fauré | Impromptu #2 in f, Op. 31 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | March 6, 1933 (Paris) | ***** | |
| Fauré | Impromptu #2 in f, Op. 31 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | March 15, 1957 (Maison de la Mutualité, Paris) | *** | |
| Fauré | Impromptu #5 in f-sharp, Op. 102 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | March 6, 1933 (Paris) | ***** | |
| Fauré | Nocturne #4 in E-flat, Op. 36 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | May 10, 1937 (Paris) | ***** | |
| Fauré | Nocturne #6 in D-flat, Op. 63 | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | July 13, 1933 (Paris) | ***** | |
| Fauré | Piano Quartet #1 in c, Op. 15: | Trio Pasquier | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | February 13, 1956 (Maison de la Mutualité, Paris) | *** |
| I. Allegro molto moderato | ||||||
| II. Scherzo | ||||||
| III. Adagio | ||||||
| IV. Allegro molto | ||||||
| Fauré | Piano Quartet #2 in g, Op. 45: | Jacques Thibaud, violin; Maurice Vieux, viola; Pierre Fournier, cello | APR (HMV3The English equivalent of “Voix de son maître” (“His Master’s Voice”), as it is known in France.) | Marguerite Long: Volume 1—Fauré & D’Indy | May 10, 1940 (Studio Albert, Paris) | ***** |
| I. Allegro molto moderato | ||||||
| II. Allegro molto | ||||||
| III. Adagio non troppo | ||||||
| IV. Allegro molto | ||||||
| Halffter | Rapsodie Portugaise for Piano & Orchestra | Charles Munch: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire | Cascavelle (Columbia) | L’art de Marguerite Long | October 27, 1941 & March 31, 1942 (Salle du Conservatoire, Paris) | * |
| Milhaud | Alfama (No. 2 of L’Automne, Op. 15) | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | May 10, 1935 (Paris) | *** | |
| Milhaud | Paysandu (No. 12 of Saudades do Brazil, Op. 67) | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | May 10, 1935 (Paris) | *** | |
| Milhaud | Piano Concerto #1, Op. 127: | Darius Milhaud: Orchestre National de France | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | April 5, 1935 (Studio Albert, Paris) | *** |
| I. Très vif | ||||||
| II. Mouvement de barcarolle | ||||||
| III. Final | ||||||
| Mozart | Piano Concerto #23 in A, K. 488 | Phillipe Gaubert: [Unnamed orchestra] | Cascavelle (HMV) | L’art de Marguerite Long | December 13, 1935 (Studio Albert, Paris) | ** |
| Mozart | Violin Sonata in B-flat, K. 378 | Jacques Thibaud | Unreleased (Columbia)4This ensemble recording with Thibaud appears to have never been released on CD (the only version I found was on vinyl and released in Japan), so I have marked it as unreleased. | Unreleased | July 1943 (Studio Albert, Paris) | ** |
| Mozart | Violin Sonata in A, K. 526 | Jacques Thibaud | Biddulph (HMV) | Thibaud and Long Play Mozart | July 1943 (Studio Albert, Paris) | *** |
| Ravel | Piano Concerto in G: | Pedro de Freitas-Branco:5Some sources and releases have incorrectly cited the conductor of this performance as the composer himself, Maurice Ravel.[Unnamed orchestra] | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | April 14, 1932 (Studio Albert, Paris) | *** |
| I. Allegramente | ||||||
| II. Adagio assai | ||||||
| III. Presto | ||||||
| Ravel | Piano Concerto in G: | Georges Tzipine: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire | APR (Columbia) | Marguerite Long: Volume 2—Chopin, Debussy, Milhaud & Ravel | June 12, 1952 (Théâtre de Champs-Elysées, Paris) | ** |
| I. Allegramente | ||||||
| II. Adagio assai | ||||||
| III. Presto |