The original German Welte-Mignon reproducing piano system offered an alternative to the primitive acoustic recordings of the early decades of the last century. On this recording these immortal performances are brought to life freshly played on a restored Steinway-Welte Reproducing Piano, passed on to the family of this recording’s producer by the inventors of the process in 1952. More than just encoding the notes, Welte-Mignon piano rolls captured delicate detail and breathtaking dynamics, revealing the individual styles and unique interpretations not only of pianists but composers performing their own works, such as Xaver Scharwenka and his Polnischer Nationaltanz.