Sir Edward Elgar: Variations on an original theme, "Enigma", op.36 WAV HF Download
Philips SBR 6224 (10" -1957 reissue). Matrices: AA 06686 1R -8 / 2R -9 Rec: 26/27 Nov.1954 - Walthamstow Town Hall (+ 13/14 Dec.1954)
Sir Edward German: "Gipsy suite" - Four characteristic dances: WAV HF Download
Valse melancholique (Lonely Life) ~ Allegro di Bravura (The Dance) ~ Menuetto (Love Duet) ~ Tarantella (The Revel)
HMV ALP 1983 First edition 1963 LP/matrix: 2XEA 2164 -1N. Recorded: 1956
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart.
An 'HISTORICAL' Request... Had intended including SBR 6225 (Str.Ser./Cockaigne) but the former may not be suitable to transfer due to some surface noise (the performance is pretty bad - hardly justifies inclusion instead of, eg, the 'Not on CD' Collins/NSO or Collingwood/LSO).
Much of this 'Enigma' isn't to my taste - the Faure-like languorous drawl is quite enervating. Presumably EMI used a stereo tape for the CD issue of the 'Gipsy Suite'. May still upload the 'Cockaigne', but Bantock's 'Fifine' is too commonplace..
Elgar: 1955 EMG review / 1975 CBS sleeve-note / HMV sleeve >>> Extra! Book CD/EMI: 10 track mono FLAC
7-zip
folder: Beecham in rehearsal
Pristine Classics
"For a digital transfer of a LP record and the most natural sound The Music Parlour wins hands down": - 'Haydnesque'
10 May 2013
5 May 2013
Holst. The Planets - London Philharmonic / Sir Adrian Boult - Nixa/Westminster 1954
Gustav Holst: "The Planets" suite, op.32
1: Mars ~ 2: Venus ~ 3: Mercury // 4: Jupiter ~ 5: Saturn ~ 6: Uranus ~ 7: Neptune
2 files zip FLAC (+ slight 'de-click') ZS Download
2 files zip WAV HF Download
London Philharmonic Choir -&- London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
PYE/Nixa NLP 903 CBS matrices: XTV20373 -1E / XTV20374 -1AB (c.1956 LP/c.1955 recut: marginally superior to the original 1A/1A).
Recorded: 10-14 September 1953 - Walthamstow Town Hall 1945 BBC SO / Boult - on HISTORICAL
Even The Record Guide, 1955, commented upon some noisy surfaces; so the manual editing has been extremely tedious.
Very slight de-click applied to the zip FLAC due to some residual (very minor) low-level 'surface-noise'. Sleeve-note >>>
1: Mars ~ 2: Venus ~ 3: Mercury // 4: Jupiter ~ 5: Saturn ~ 6: Uranus ~ 7: Neptune
2 files zip FLAC (+ slight 'de-click') ZS Download
2 files zip WAV HF Download
London Philharmonic Choir -&- London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
PYE/Nixa NLP 903 CBS matrices: XTV20373 -1E / XTV20374 -1AB (c.1956 LP/c.1955 recut: marginally superior to the original 1A/1A).
Recorded: 10-14 September 1953 - Walthamstow Town Hall 1945 BBC SO / Boult - on HISTORICAL
Even The Record Guide, 1955, commented upon some noisy surfaces; so the manual editing has been extremely tedious.
Very slight de-click applied to the zip FLAC due to some residual (very minor) low-level 'surface-noise'. Sleeve-note >>>
28 April 2013
Szymanowski. Violin Concertos 1 -&- 2 (Wilkomirska / Treger) - Muza 1961/2
Karol Szymanowski:
Violin Concerto no.1, op.35 (1916)
Wanda Wilkomirska, violin STEREO FLAC HF Download
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Witold Rowicki
Violin Concerto no.2, op.61 (1932/3)
Charles Treger, violin STEREO FLAC HF Download
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Robert Satanowski
Rediffusion Aurora AUR 5063 1978 Nimbus LP/matrices (Polskie Nagrania/Muza SX 0383 stereo)
Sleeve-note >>>
Violin Concerto no.1, op.35 (1916)
Wanda Wilkomirska, violin STEREO FLAC HF Download
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Witold Rowicki
Violin Concerto no.2, op.61 (1932/3)
Charles Treger, violin STEREO FLAC HF Download
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Robert Satanowski
Rediffusion Aurora AUR 5063 1978 Nimbus LP/matrices (Polskie Nagrania/Muza SX 0383 stereo)
Sleeve-note >>>
26 April 2013
Bernard Vitebsky / Mervyn Vicars - Beethoven. Piano Concerto 3 - Concert Artist 1955
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Concerto for Piano & Orchestra no.3 in C minor, op.37
I: Allegro con brio (cadenza: Ignaz Moscheles) ~ II: Largo ~ III: Allegro - Presto 2 files zip FLAC HF Download
Bernard Vitebsky, piano ~ Concert Artist Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mervyn Vicars
SAGA/ARC Fidelity FDY 2043 Re-issued 1963 (originally: Concert Artist LPA 1079...that LP catalogue deleted almost immediately..)
Recorded: late 1954/early 1955 - Levy's Sound Studios, London ?
The performance/recording is really quite good; especially side 1/the excellent Moscheles cadenza. Slight 'De-Click' applied.
Perhaps FDY 2036 (Mozart Sym.41/EKNachtmusik: 'Orchestre des Beaux Arts/Louis Maillot') was a Vicars recording?
His EKN (London Mozart Ensemble) was LPA 1076 c/w Div.K.136-138).
Not on CD. Original cover 'design' / 2007 Obituary >>>
Concerto for Piano & Orchestra no.3 in C minor, op.37
I: Allegro con brio (cadenza: Ignaz Moscheles) ~ II: Largo ~ III: Allegro - Presto 2 files zip FLAC HF Download
Bernard Vitebsky, piano ~ Concert Artist Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mervyn Vicars
SAGA/ARC Fidelity FDY 2043 Re-issued 1963 (originally: Concert Artist LPA 1079...that LP catalogue deleted almost immediately..)
Recorded: late 1954/early 1955 - Levy's Sound Studios, London ?
The performance/recording is really quite good; especially side 1/the excellent Moscheles cadenza. Slight 'De-Click' applied.
Perhaps FDY 2036 (Mozart Sym.41/EKNachtmusik: 'Orchestre des Beaux Arts/Louis Maillot') was a Vicars recording?
His EKN (London Mozart Ensemble) was LPA 1076 c/w Div.K.136-138).
Not on CD. Original cover 'design' / 2007 Obituary >>>
17 April 2013
Colin Davis / English Chamber Orchestra - Haydn. Symphony 84 / Mozart. Concertone K.190 - L'Oiseau-Lyre 1961
W.A.Mozart: Concertone for 2 violins, oboe & violoncello, K.190I: Allegro spirituoso ~ II: Andantino grazioso ~ III: Tempo di Menuetto - Vivace
(Emanuel Hurwitz & Eli Goren, violins - Peter Graeme, oboe - Terence Weil, 'cello)
STEREO FLAC HF Download
Josef Haydn: Symphony no.84 in E flat major
I: Largo - Allegro ~ II: Andante ~ III: Menuet - Allegretto ~ IV: Vivace
STEREO FLAC HF Download
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Colin Davis
L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60030 Original 1961 LP/matrices: ZTT 551 -1D / ZTT 552 -1D. Recorded: 1960 (London: IBC Studio A ?)
Haydn not on CD (Mozart: Decca Eloquence) Nice performances & recordings EMG review + Sleeve-note >>>
29 March 2013
Dimitri Mitropoulos / New York Philharmonic - Mendelssohn. Symphonies 3 / 5 - CBS 1954
Felix Mendelssohn:
Symphony no.3 in A minor, op.56 - "Scotch"
I: Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato - Assai animato ~ II: Vivace non troppo ~ III: Adagio ~ IV: Allegro vivacissimo
WAV HF Download
Symphony no.5 in D major, op.107 - "Reformation"
I: Andante - Allegro con fuoco ~ II: Allegro vivace ~ III: Andante ~ IV: Choral: Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
WAV HF Download
The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos
Philips ABL 3082 1956 UK LP/matrices: AA01174 1L =5 / 2L =9 Recorded: 2 November 1953 - Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York
Compare to "Mr Pristine's" inept '32-bit XR Transformation' (from CD-R dubbing).
His 320mp3 'before/after' sample HERE (direct sample link: http://tinyurl.com/mnwcyt) EMG review + Sleeve-note >>>
Symphony no.3 in A minor, op.56 - "Scotch"
I: Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato - Assai animato ~ II: Vivace non troppo ~ III: Adagio ~ IV: Allegro vivacissimo
WAV HF Download
Symphony no.5 in D major, op.107 - "Reformation"
I: Andante - Allegro con fuoco ~ II: Allegro vivace ~ III: Andante ~ IV: Choral: Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
WAV HF Download
The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos
Philips ABL 3082 1956 UK LP/matrices: AA01174 1L =5 / 2L =9 Recorded: 2 November 1953 - Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York
Compare to "Mr Pristine's" inept '32-bit XR Transformation' (from CD-R dubbing).
His 320mp3 'before/after' sample HERE (direct sample link: http://tinyurl.com/mnwcyt) EMG review + Sleeve-note >>>
22 March 2013
Anatole Fistoulari / Paris Conservatoire - Gounod/Thomas/Ponchielli - Decca 1950
Charles Gounod: "Faust" - Ballet music
Ambroise Thomas: "Mignon" - Overture
Amilcare Ponchielli: "La Gioconda" - Dance of the Hours
L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 3 files zip WAV HF Download
Decca ACL 112 First issued as Decca LK 4018. Matrices: ARL 358 -1Nr / ARL 357 -1Nr.
Recorded: (a) 17 February (b/c) 14 February 1950 - La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris.
28 March 2010 files - re-edited March 2013 Not on CD
Ambroise Thomas: "Mignon" - Overture
Amilcare Ponchielli: "La Gioconda" - Dance of the Hours
L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 3 files zip WAV HF Download
Decca ACL 112 First issued as Decca LK 4018. Matrices: ARL 358 -1Nr / ARL 357 -1Nr.
Recorded: (a) 17 February (b/c) 14 February 1950 - La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris.
28 March 2010 files - re-edited March 2013 Not on CD
15 March 2013
Carl Schuricht / Paris Conservatoire - Wagner. Tristan & Isolde / Gotterdammerung -&- Schumann - Decca 1954
Richard Wagner: "Tristan & Isolde" - Prelude & Liebestod WAV HF Download
Richard Wagner: "Die Gotterdammerung" (arr: Carl Schuricht)
- Dawn & Siegfried's Rhine Journey -&- Siegfried's Death & Funeral Music WAV HF Download
"Die Gotterdammerung" - as above: ACL transfer
Robert Schumann: Overture, Scherzo & Finale in E, op.52 (Andante con moto - Allegro ~ Vivo ~ Allegro molto vivace)
2 files zip WAV HF Download
L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris conducted by Carl Schuricht
Decca LXT 5026 1955 pressing/ matrices: ARL2188 -2A / ARL2189 -2A + Gotterdammerung: ACL 117 - c.1960 Matrix: ARL2189 -4Ar
Schumann: ACL 231 (LXT 2985) 1964 Matrix: ARL1700 -5K. Recorded: 4/5 & 8-11 June 1954 - La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris.
ACL files from March 2012: "Tristan" proving too complex (& this LXT 'Geon' vinyl also hugely impractical to edit). Wagner: Japan only CD? EMG review + LXT 5026 Sleeve-note >>>
Richard Wagner: "Die Gotterdammerung" (arr: Carl Schuricht)
- Dawn & Siegfried's Rhine Journey -&- Siegfried's Death & Funeral Music WAV HF Download
"Die Gotterdammerung" - as above: ACL transfer
Robert Schumann: Overture, Scherzo & Finale in E, op.52 (Andante con moto - Allegro ~ Vivo ~ Allegro molto vivace)
2 files zip WAV HF Download
L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris conducted by Carl Schuricht
Decca LXT 5026 1955 pressing/ matrices: ARL2188 -2A / ARL2189 -2A + Gotterdammerung: ACL 117 - c.1960 Matrix: ARL2189 -4Ar
Schumann: ACL 231 (LXT 2985) 1964 Matrix: ARL1700 -5K. Recorded: 4/5 & 8-11 June 1954 - La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris.
ACL files from March 2012: "Tristan" proving too complex (& this LXT 'Geon' vinyl also hugely impractical to edit). Wagner: Japan only CD? EMG review + LXT 5026 Sleeve-note >>>
12 March 2013
Enrique Jorda / Paris Conservatoire - Francesca da Rimini -&- Music from Spain - Decca 1950
Tchaikovsky: "Francesca da Rimini" (Fantasia after Dante), op.32 WAV HF Download
Decca ACL 89 (LXT 2531) Reissued 1960. Matrix: ARL 363 -3Dr
Falla: "La Vida Breve" - Spanish Dance no.1
Granados: Danzas Espanolas, op.37 - Andaluza (#5) ~ Oriental (#2) ~ Rondalla aragonesa (#6)
Turina: La Procesion del Rocio, op.9 - Fiesta en Triana ~ La Procesion
Albeniz, orch: Arbos: "Iberia" - El Puerto ~ Triana
Decca ACL 12 (LXT 2521) Reissued 1958. Matrices: ARL337 -2Dr / ARL337 -1Dr 4 files zip WAV HF Download
L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris conducted by Enrique Jorda
Rec: 24/28 February 1950 - La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris. 18 Dec 2009 files: re-edited March 2013 Not on CD EMG LXT 2531 review >>>
Decca ACL 89 (LXT 2531) Reissued 1960. Matrix: ARL 363 -3Dr
Falla: "La Vida Breve" - Spanish Dance no.1
Granados: Danzas Espanolas, op.37 - Andaluza (#5) ~ Oriental (#2) ~ Rondalla aragonesa (#6)
Turina: La Procesion del Rocio, op.9 - Fiesta en Triana ~ La Procesion
Albeniz, orch: Arbos: "Iberia" - El Puerto ~ Triana
Decca ACL 12 (LXT 2521) Reissued 1958. Matrices: ARL337 -2Dr / ARL337 -1Dr 4 files zip WAV HF Download
L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris conducted by Enrique Jorda
Rec: 24/28 February 1950 - La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris. 18 Dec 2009 files: re-edited March 2013 Not on CD EMG LXT 2531 review >>>
7 March 2013
Thurston Dart / Philomusica - 6 Brandenburg Concertos - L'Oiseau-Lyre 1959
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Six Brandenburg Concertos:
Concerto no.1 in F major, BWV 1046 / Concerto no.2 in F major, BWV 1047 2 files zip FLAC HF Download
Concerto no.1 in F major, BWV 1046 - reissue FLAC HF Download
Concerto no.3 in G major, BWV 1048 / Concerto no.4 in G major, BWV 1049 2 files zip FLAC HF Download
Concerto no.1 in F major, BWV 1046 / Concerto no.2 in F major, BWV 1047 2 files zip FLAC HF Download
Concerto no.1 in F major, BWV 1046 - reissue FLAC HF Download
Concerto no.3 in G major, BWV 1048 / Concerto no.4 in G major, BWV 1049 2 files zip FLAC HF Download
Concerto no.5 in D major, BWV 1050 / Concerto no.6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 2 files zip FLAC HF Download
Philomusica of London directed by Thurston Dart, harpsichord
L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60005/6 STEREO Original 1959 LP's/matrices: ZTT 495 -1K / 496 -1K + ZTT 497 -1K / 498 -1K
1958 mono issues: OL 50167 (1/2/4) & OL 50160 (3/5). Concerto 6 re-recorded 10/11 October 1958 - Decca West Hampstead Studios.
No.1 additionally from DPA 577 (1977: matrices 2A/2A). 4 April 2010 files: re-edited March 2013 Sleeve-notes, etc + 1958/9 EMG reviews >>>
L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60005/6 STEREO Original 1959 LP's/matrices: ZTT 495 -1K / 496 -1K + ZTT 497 -1K / 498 -1K
1958 mono issues: OL 50167 (1/2/4) & OL 50160 (3/5). Concerto 6 re-recorded 10/11 October 1958 - Decca West Hampstead Studios.
No.1 additionally from DPA 577 (1977: matrices 2A/2A). 4 April 2010 files: re-edited March 2013 Sleeve-notes, etc + 1958/9 EMG reviews >>>
4 March 2013
George Weldon conducts... Elgar -&- Handel - EMI 1954/1960
G.F. Handel: arr. Hamilton Harty "Water Music" - suite / "Royal Fireworks" - suite 2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by George Weldon
HMV XLP 20033. mono matrices: 2YEA 1976 -4N / 2YEA 1977 -2N Recorded: 1960. EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road
Sir Edward Elgar:
"Sea Pictures", op.37 - (Gladys Ripley, Contralto) FLAC ZS Download
"In the South" (Alassio), op.50 FLAC ZS Download
HMV XLP 30008. (Columbia 33SX 1028) 1962 pressing/matrices: XAX 526 -3N / XAX 527 -3N
G.F. Handel, arr. Elgar: Overture in D (Chandos Anthem No. 2)
G.F. Handel: "Solomon" - Sinfonia; Arrival of the Queen of Sheba / Occasional oratorio - March
Columbia SED 5516 1958 pressing/matrices: 7TCA215 -3N / 7TCA216 -2N 2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Weldon Recorded: 19 February 1954 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road.
"Sea Pictures" was supposedly recorded 26 February 1954 @ Abbey Road - so either EMI made a post-production re-recording mess - or the tape was replayed @ Kingsway Hall - adding the Organ that way. In any event the sound is poor-quality - which precluded my adding it to the 2009 post.
The Handel/RPO was issued on CD (Royal Classics ROY 6442 -1994). This mono version was released before the stereo LP and has excellent sound + superb orchestral playing.
Handel/RPO files from February 2012. In the South/Overture: 29 October 2009 post: re-edited. Sleeve-notes / SED 5516 scan >>>
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by George Weldon
HMV XLP 20033. mono matrices: 2YEA 1976 -4N / 2YEA 1977 -2N Recorded: 1960. EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road
Sir Edward Elgar: "Sea Pictures", op.37 - (Gladys Ripley, Contralto) FLAC ZS Download
"In the South" (Alassio), op.50 FLAC ZS Download
HMV XLP 30008. (Columbia 33SX 1028) 1962 pressing/matrices: XAX 526 -3N / XAX 527 -3N
G.F. Handel, arr. Elgar: Overture in D (Chandos Anthem No. 2)
G.F. Handel: "Solomon" - Sinfonia; Arrival of the Queen of Sheba / Occasional oratorio - March
Columbia SED 5516 1958 pressing/matrices: 7TCA215 -3N / 7TCA216 -2N 2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Weldon Recorded: 19 February 1954 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road.
"Sea Pictures" was supposedly recorded 26 February 1954 @ Abbey Road - so either EMI made a post-production re-recording mess - or the tape was replayed @ Kingsway Hall - adding the Organ that way. In any event the sound is poor-quality - which precluded my adding it to the 2009 post.
The Handel/RPO was issued on CD (Royal Classics ROY 6442 -1994). This mono version was released before the stereo LP and has excellent sound + superb orchestral playing.
Handel/RPO files from February 2012. In the South/Overture: 29 October 2009 post: re-edited. Sleeve-notes / SED 5516 scan >>>
22 February 2013
Quintetto Chigiano play... Dvorak. Piano Quintet - Decca 1950
Antonin Dvorak:
Piano Quintet in A major, op.81
I: Allegro ma non troppo ~ II: Dumka (Andante con moto) ~ III: Scherzo (Furiant) ~ IV: Finale (Allegro)
2 files zip WAV ZS Download
Quintetto Chigiano:
Riccardo Brengola & Mario Benvenuti, violins - Giovanni Leone, viola - Lino Filippini, 'cello - Sergio Lorenzi, piano
Decca LXT 2519 1951 pressing. Matrices: ARL341 -3A / ARL342-4B Recorded: 12-13 April 1950 - Decca West Hampstead Studios
Slight de-click + Re-EQ. Another splendid Not on CD performance... EMG review/sleeve-note >>>
Piano Quintet in A major, op.81
I: Allegro ma non troppo ~ II: Dumka (Andante con moto) ~ III: Scherzo (Furiant) ~ IV: Finale (Allegro)
2 files zip WAV ZS Download
Quintetto Chigiano:
Riccardo Brengola & Mario Benvenuti, violins - Giovanni Leone, viola - Lino Filippini, 'cello - Sergio Lorenzi, piano
Decca LXT 2519 1951 pressing. Matrices: ARL341 -3A / ARL342-4B Recorded: 12-13 April 1950 - Decca West Hampstead Studios
Slight de-click + Re-EQ. Another splendid Not on CD performance... EMG review/sleeve-note >>>
31 January 2013
The Boskovsky Quartet play... Dvorak. String Quartet 3 - Decca 1951
Antonin Dvorak:
String Quartet no.3 in E flat major, op.51
I: Allegro ma non troppo ~ II: Dumka (Andante con moto - Vivace) ~ III: Romance (Andante con moto) ~ IV: Finale (Allegro assai).
2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
The Boskovsky Quartet:
Willi Boskovsky, violin - Philipp Matheis, violin - Gunther Breitenbach, viola - Nikolaus Hubner, 'cello
Decca LXT 2601 1952 LP/1951 Matrices: ARL 793 -1A / ARL 794 -1A Recorded: c.March 1951 - Brahmssaal, Vienna
(Mint LP: Very lightly 'de-clicked': mvt.3 has a few slight traces of 'scrape/swish'). Not on CD (April 2013: 480 4715)
EMG review/sleeve-note >>>
String Quartet no.3 in E flat major, op.51
I: Allegro ma non troppo ~ II: Dumka (Andante con moto - Vivace) ~ III: Romance (Andante con moto) ~ IV: Finale (Allegro assai).
2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
The Boskovsky Quartet:
Willi Boskovsky, violin - Philipp Matheis, violin - Gunther Breitenbach, viola - Nikolaus Hubner, 'cello
Decca LXT 2601 1952 LP/1951 Matrices: ARL 793 -1A / ARL 794 -1A Recorded: c.March 1951 - Brahmssaal, Vienna
(Mint LP: Very lightly 'de-clicked': mvt.3 has a few slight traces of 'scrape/swish'). Not on CD (April 2013: 480 4715)
EMG review/sleeve-note >>>
2 January 2013
George Malcolm... J.S.Bach recital / "Mr Malcolm Goes to Town" - Decca 1961/2
J. S. Bach: Side One: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 / Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
Side Two: Toccata and Fugue in D major, BWV 912 / French Suite No.5 in G major, BWV 816 2 files zip FLAC HF Download
Decca SDD 272 (original issue SXL 2259) 1972 LP/matrices: ZAL 4894 -3W / ZAL 4895 -2W
Recorded: Side One: 30 January 1959 / Side Two: 24/25 March 1960 - West Hampstead Studios 2/1
Templeton: Bach Goes to Town / Malcolm: Bach Before the Mast // Paradies: Toccata / Daquin: The Cuckoo / Rimsky-Korsakov (arr: Malcolm): The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
Decca CEP 5502 (mono) 1962 45 EP/matrices: EFF 2499 / 2500 -1C 2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
Recorded: 24/25 March 1960 - West Hampstead Studio 1 George Malcolm, harpsichord
SDD 272 mastered @ a low-level: additionally, here is the excellent Chromatic Fantasia - ZS Download - noise-reduced by almost the tiniest amount + some 50hz hum eradication: but, already, the clarity/speed of the sound has been degraded: this is 'pro' software. Sleeve-notes >>>
Side Two: Toccata and Fugue in D major, BWV 912 / French Suite No.5 in G major, BWV 816 2 files zip FLAC HF Download
Decca SDD 272 (original issue SXL 2259) 1972 LP/matrices: ZAL 4894 -3W / ZAL 4895 -2W Recorded: Side One: 30 January 1959 / Side Two: 24/25 March 1960 - West Hampstead Studios 2/1
Templeton: Bach Goes to Town / Malcolm: Bach Before the Mast // Paradies: Toccata / Daquin: The Cuckoo / Rimsky-Korsakov (arr: Malcolm): The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
Decca CEP 5502 (mono) 1962 45 EP/matrices: EFF 2499 / 2500 -1C 2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
Recorded: 24/25 March 1960 - West Hampstead Studio 1 George Malcolm, harpsichord
SDD 272 mastered @ a low-level: additionally, here is the excellent Chromatic Fantasia - ZS Download - noise-reduced by almost the tiniest amount + some 50hz hum eradication: but, already, the clarity/speed of the sound has been degraded: this is 'pro' software. Sleeve-notes >>>
11 December 2012
Puccini. La Boheme - Beecham - RCA 1956 / Jussi Bjorling recital - RCA/Decca 1957
Rudolpho, a poet.................... Jussi Bjorling, Tenor
Marcello, a painter..................... Robert Merrill, Baritone
Schaunard, a musician.................... John Reardon, Baritone
Colline, philosopher........................... Giorgio Tozzi, Bass
Benoit, the landlord / Alcindoro, a state counsellor...... Fernando Corena, Bass
Mimi, a seamstress................................ Victoria de los Angeles, Soprano
Musetta, a grisette.................................... Lucine Amara, Soprano
Parpignol, a toy vendor.................................. William Nahr, Tenor
A Customs Officer........................................... Thomas Powell, Baritone
A Sergeant....................................................... George del Monte, Baritone
Columbus Boychoir (director: Herbert Huffman) ~ Chorus (chorus master: Thomas Martin)
RCA Victor Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
RCA Victor LM 6042 1/2 1957 USA LP's/matrices: G2RP3580 -1S/3581 -1S/3582 -7S/3583 -3S (A1/B1/A1/A2) Rec: 16/17/30 March & 1-3/5/6 April 1956 - Manhattan Center, N.Y.
Complete Opera: 4 files zip FLAC HF Download Act 1 / Act 2: 2 files zip WAV HF Download Act 3 / Act 4: 2 files zip WAV HF Download
Ponchielli: "La Gioconda" - Cielo e mar! / Puccini: "La Fanciulla del West" - Ch’ella mi creda / Giordano: "Fedora" - Amor ti vieta.
Cilea: "L’Arlesiana" - E la solita storia / Verdi: "Un Ballo in Maschera" - Di' tu se fidele / Puccini: "Manon Lescaut" - Tra voi belle
Jussi Bjorling with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra conducted by Alberto Erede 2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
RCA SB 2011 STEREO 1959 Decca pressing/matrix: J2RY3029/D -2K Recorded: Aug./Sept.1957 - Teatro Pergola, Florence EMG 1957/1959 reviews >>>
Marcello, a painter..................... Robert Merrill, Baritone
Schaunard, a musician.................... John Reardon, Baritone
Colline, philosopher........................... Giorgio Tozzi, Bass
Benoit, the landlord / Alcindoro, a state counsellor...... Fernando Corena, Bass
Mimi, a seamstress................................ Victoria de los Angeles, Soprano
Musetta, a grisette.................................... Lucine Amara, Soprano
Parpignol, a toy vendor.................................. William Nahr, Tenor
A Customs Officer........................................... Thomas Powell, Baritone
A Sergeant....................................................... George del Monte, Baritone
Columbus Boychoir (director: Herbert Huffman) ~ Chorus (chorus master: Thomas Martin)
RCA Victor Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
RCA Victor LM 6042 1/2 1957 USA LP's/matrices: G2RP3580 -1S/3581 -1S/3582 -7S/3583 -3S (A1/B1/A1/A2) Rec: 16/17/30 March & 1-3/5/6 April 1956 - Manhattan Center, N.Y.
Complete Opera: 4 files zip FLAC HF Download Act 1 / Act 2: 2 files zip WAV HF Download Act 3 / Act 4: 2 files zip WAV HF Download
Ponchielli: "La Gioconda" - Cielo e mar! / Puccini: "La Fanciulla del West" - Ch’ella mi creda / Giordano: "Fedora" - Amor ti vieta.
Cilea: "L’Arlesiana" - E la solita storia / Verdi: "Un Ballo in Maschera" - Di' tu se fidele / Puccini: "Manon Lescaut" - Tra voi belle
Jussi Bjorling with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra conducted by Alberto Erede 2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
RCA SB 2011 STEREO 1959 Decca pressing/matrix: J2RY3029/D -2K Recorded: Aug./Sept.1957 - Teatro Pergola, Florence EMG 1957/1959 reviews >>>
2 December 2012
Helen Watts -&- Thurston Dart. "Songs for Courtiers & Cavaliers" - L'Oiseau-Lyre 1956
Caccini: Dolcissimo sospiro ~ Calestani: Damigella tutta bella ~ Folgorate ~ Cifra: In quel gelato core ~ Grandi: Vientene, o mia crudel
d'India: Infelice Didone ~ Torna il sereni zeffiro 2 files zip WAV ZS Download
Henry Lawes: A Complaint against Cupid ~ No constancy in man ~ An eccho ~ Tavola: In quel gelato core ~ Parting ~ Dissuasion from presumption ~ Sufferance ~ Among rosebuds ~ A lady to a young courtier ~ I prithee send me back my heart
Hymns to the Holy Trinity: Hymn to God the Father ~ Hymn to God the Son ~ Hymn to God the Holy Ghost 2 files zip WAV ZS Download
Helen Watts, Contralto - with Thurston Dart, harpsichord -&- chamber organ
L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 50128 c.1964 LP/1956 matrices: TT 379 -1B / TT 380 -1B Recorded: c.June 1956 - Decca West Hampstead Studios ??
A very fine (and well recorded) recital - the 'Didone' lament is splendid - as are Crofts 'Hymns'. Not on CD Sleeve-note >>>
d'India: Infelice Didone ~ Torna il sereni zeffiro 2 files zip WAV ZS Download
Henry Lawes: A Complaint against Cupid ~ No constancy in man ~ An eccho ~ Tavola: In quel gelato core ~ Parting ~ Dissuasion from presumption ~ Sufferance ~ Among rosebuds ~ A lady to a young courtier ~ I prithee send me back my heart
Hymns to the Holy Trinity: Hymn to God the Father ~ Hymn to God the Son ~ Hymn to God the Holy Ghost 2 files zip WAV ZS Download
Helen Watts, Contralto - with Thurston Dart, harpsichord -&- chamber organ
L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 50128 c.1964 LP/1956 matrices: TT 379 -1B / TT 380 -1B Recorded: c.June 1956 - Decca West Hampstead Studios ??
A very fine (and well recorded) recital - the 'Didone' lament is splendid - as are Crofts 'Hymns'. Not on CD Sleeve-note >>>
28 October 2012
Otto Klemperer conducts... Brahms. Symphonies 1 & 4 - Columbia 1957
Johannes Brahms: Symphony no.1 in C minor, op.68
I: Un poco sostenuto - Allegro ~ II: Andante sostenuto ~ III: Un poco allegretto e grazioso ~ IV: Adagio - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
2 files zip FLAC uploaded soon/later
HMV SXLP 30217 (originally Columbia SAX 2262: the original 1958/9 matrices sound less good) 1982 LP/1976 matrices: YAX 24 -18 / YAX 25 -10
Johannes Brahms: Symphony no.4 in E minor, op.98
I: Allegro non troppo ~ II: Andante moderato ~ III: Allegro giocoso ~ IV: Allegro energico e passionato
2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
Columbia SAX 2350 Original 1960 pressing/matrices: YAX 269 -2 / YAX 270 -2
The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer
Rec: Sym.1: 29/31 Oct. + 1 Nov.1956 + 28 March 1957 ~ Sym.4: 27-29 March 1957, Kingsway Hall.
'Mr Pristine's' 'new/bargain' version: it's... Amazing how Cheap he can sell El-Cheapo 1970's EMI box sets... his Sym.4 mvt.1 sample
- and listening to the RH channel only discloses a very weird 'phasey' sound (not to mention the 'usual' jacked-up treble...)...
[Apparently (see RMCR thread) it has very poor phase stability @c.26% - whereas even my 'slightly defective' initial transfer of Brahms 4 is @ 87%!!]
Sleeve-notes, etc >>>
I: Un poco sostenuto - Allegro ~ II: Andante sostenuto ~ III: Un poco allegretto e grazioso ~ IV: Adagio - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio 2 files zip FLAC uploaded soon/later
HMV SXLP 30217 (originally Columbia SAX 2262: the original 1958/9 matrices sound less good) 1982 LP/1976 matrices: YAX 24 -18 / YAX 25 -10
Johannes Brahms: Symphony no.4 in E minor, op.98I: Allegro non troppo ~ II: Andante moderato ~ III: Allegro giocoso ~ IV: Allegro energico e passionato
2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
Columbia SAX 2350 Original 1960 pressing/matrices: YAX 269 -2 / YAX 270 -2
The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer
Rec: Sym.1: 29/31 Oct. + 1 Nov.1956 + 28 March 1957 ~ Sym.4: 27-29 March 1957, Kingsway Hall.
'Mr Pristine's' 'new/bargain' version: it's... Amazing how Cheap he can sell El-Cheapo 1970's EMI box sets... his Sym.4 mvt.1 sample
- and listening to the RH channel only discloses a very weird 'phasey' sound (not to mention the 'usual' jacked-up treble...)...
[Apparently (see RMCR thread) it has very poor phase stability @c.26% - whereas even my 'slightly defective' initial transfer of Brahms 4 is @ 87%!!]
Sleeve-notes, etc >>>
14 October 2012
Elgar. Symphony 2 - Halle / Barbirolli - HMV 1954
Sir Edward Elgar:
Symphony no.2 in E flat, op.63
Side 1. I: Allegro vivace e nobilemente ~ II: Largetto // Side 2. III: Rondo (Presto) ~ IV: Moderato e maestoso.
The Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli 2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
HMV ALP 1242 1962 pressing. Matrices: 2XEA 645 -6N / 2XEA 646 -6N. Recorded: 8-9 June 1954 - Free Trade Hall, Manchester
Funfair: "...the ultimate showcase for Pristine, whose raison d’être is Ultimate Sound Quality....Sound is remarkable.." No Kidding, Barnaby Rayfield....and it becomes 'Remarkable' with the added treble-fizz/hazy reverb - not to mention indistinct/discoloured woodwind??
Compare the woodwind from 2'40" of Mr Pristine's mvt.3 sample Even a MusicWeb reviewer noticed the 'glassiness'..
Based on the superiority of the 1977 John Barbirolli Society RVW Sym 7 (SJB100 - PYE mastered/pressing) compared to the HMV ALP - then their 1978? reissue of this could have provided a better 'source'.. 1957 EMG review >>> (Boult's 1944 BBC SO recording is on HISTORICAL)
Symphony no.2 in E flat, op.63
Side 1. I: Allegro vivace e nobilemente ~ II: Largetto // Side 2. III: Rondo (Presto) ~ IV: Moderato e maestoso.
The Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli 2 files zip FLAC ZS Download
HMV ALP 1242 1962 pressing. Matrices: 2XEA 645 -6N / 2XEA 646 -6N. Recorded: 8-9 June 1954 - Free Trade Hall, Manchester
Funfair: "...the ultimate showcase for Pristine, whose raison d’être is Ultimate Sound Quality....Sound is remarkable.." No Kidding, Barnaby Rayfield....and it becomes 'Remarkable' with the added treble-fizz/hazy reverb - not to mention indistinct/discoloured woodwind??
Compare the woodwind from 2'40" of Mr Pristine's mvt.3 sample Even a MusicWeb reviewer noticed the 'glassiness'..
Based on the superiority of the 1977 John Barbirolli Society RVW Sym 7 (SJB100 - PYE mastered/pressing) compared to the HMV ALP - then their 1978? reissue of this could have provided a better 'source'.. 1957 EMG review >>> (Boult's 1944 BBC SO recording is on HISTORICAL)
3 October 2012
Robert Irving / New SO - Gluck -&- Gretry: Ballet Suites - Decca 1955
Christoph Gluck: Ballet Suite no.1 (arr: Felix Mottl)
Introduction ("Don Juan") - Air gai ~ Lento ~ Air gai ("Iphigenie en Aulide") ~ Dance of the Blessed Spirits ("Orfeo ed Euridice") ~ Musette ("Armide") - Air gai ("Iphigenie en Aulide") ~ Siciliene ("Armide") ~ Air gai ("Iphigenie en Aulide"). ZS Download
Andre Gretry: Ballet Suite (arr: Constant Lambert)
Largo - Andante ~ Gigue legere ~ Pantomime ~ Passepied ~ Largo ~ Pantomime ~ Tambourin ~ Loure ~ Air lent ~ Passepied ~ Gavotte ~ Finale.
ZS Download
Geoffrey Gilbert (flute solo) The New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Robert Irving
Decca LXT 5063 1959 Matrices: ARL 2519 -5Nr / ARL 2520 -4Nr Recorded: 14/15 February 1955, Kingsway Hall.
21 April 2010 post: Re-edited Oct.2012 Not on CD WAV files Sleeve-note >>>
Introduction ("Don Juan") - Air gai ~ Lento ~ Air gai ("Iphigenie en Aulide") ~ Dance of the Blessed Spirits ("Orfeo ed Euridice") ~ Musette ("Armide") - Air gai ("Iphigenie en Aulide") ~ Siciliene ("Armide") ~ Air gai ("Iphigenie en Aulide"). ZS Download
Andre Gretry: Ballet Suite (arr: Constant Lambert)
Largo - Andante ~ Gigue legere ~ Pantomime ~ Passepied ~ Largo ~ Pantomime ~ Tambourin ~ Loure ~ Air lent ~ Passepied ~ Gavotte ~ Finale.
ZS Download
Geoffrey Gilbert (flute solo) The New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Robert Irving
Decca LXT 5063 1959 Matrices: ARL 2519 -5Nr / ARL 2520 -4Nr Recorded: 14/15 February 1955, Kingsway Hall.
21 April 2010 post: Re-edited Oct.2012 Not on CD WAV files Sleeve-note >>>
15 September 2012
Pierre-Michel Le Conte - Massenet. Le Cid -&- Scenes Napolitaines / Bizet. Jolie Fille de Perth - Parlophone 1958
Massenet: "Le Cid" - Ballet Music
(Castillane ~ Andalouse ~ Aragonaise ~ Aubade ~ Catalane ~ Madrilene ~ Navaraisse) ZS Download
Massenet: "Scenes Napolitaines" (La danse ~ La procession ~ La fete) ZS Download
Bizet: "La Jolie Fille de Perth" - suite (Prelude ~ Serenade ~ Marche ~ Danse Bohemienne) ZS Download
Orchestre du Theatre National de L'Opera, Paris conducted by Pierre-Michel Le Conte
Parlophone PMC 1051 Original 1958 pressing/matrices: XAR 3 -1N / XAR 4 -1N
Very Scarce Not on CD WAV files Sleeve-note >>>
(Castillane ~ Andalouse ~ Aragonaise ~ Aubade ~ Catalane ~ Madrilene ~ Navaraisse) ZS Download
Massenet: "Scenes Napolitaines" (La danse ~ La procession ~ La fete) ZS Download
Bizet: "La Jolie Fille de Perth" - suite (Prelude ~ Serenade ~ Marche ~ Danse Bohemienne) ZS Download
Orchestre du Theatre National de L'Opera, Paris conducted by Pierre-Michel Le Conte
Parlophone PMC 1051 Original 1958 pressing/matrices: XAR 3 -1N / XAR 4 -1N
Very Scarce Not on CD WAV files Sleeve-note >>>
3 September 2012
Leopold Ludwig / Hamburg Opera - Wagner. Lohengrin -&- Die Meistersinger - Ducretet-Thomson 1955
Richard Wagner: "Lohengrin"
Prelude / Prelude, Act.3 & Bridal Chorus / "In Fermen Land" - Walter Geisler, Tenor
Richard Wagner: "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg"
Prelude / Prelude, Act.3 / "Wahnmonolog" - James Pease, Baritone
"Prize Song" - Walter Geisler, Tenor 7 files zip: FLAC: HF Download WAV: HF Download
Chorus & Orchestra of the Hamburg Opera conducted by Leopold Ludwig
Ducretet-Thomson DTL 93054 Original 1956 Decca pressing/matrices: ADU 107 -1B / ADU 108 -1B Rec: ('live performances') 1955 - France
Very Scarce Not on CD (slight 'bubbly' tape-noises are sometimes audible) Sleeve-note / EMG review >>>
Prelude / Prelude, Act.3 & Bridal Chorus / "In Fermen Land" - Walter Geisler, Tenor
Richard Wagner: "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg"
Prelude / Prelude, Act.3 / "Wahnmonolog" - James Pease, Baritone
"Prize Song" - Walter Geisler, Tenor 7 files zip: FLAC: HF Download WAV: HF Download
Chorus & Orchestra of the Hamburg Opera conducted by Leopold Ludwig
Ducretet-Thomson DTL 93054 Original 1956 Decca pressing/matrices: ADU 107 -1B / ADU 108 -1B Rec: ('live performances') 1955 - France
Very Scarce Not on CD (slight 'bubbly' tape-noises are sometimes audible) Sleeve-note / EMG review >>>
2 September 2012
Antony Hopkins / Boyd Neel Orchestra - De Lalande. Te Deum -&- Confitemini - L'Oiseau-Lyre 1957
Michel-Richard de Lalande:
Te Deum HF Download
Confitemini HF Download
Heather Harper, Eileen McLoughlin, Sopranos ~ John Whitworth, Counter-tenor ~ Leslie Fyson, Tenor ~ James Atkins, Bass
The St Anthony Singers ~ Desmond Dupre, viola da gamba ~ Eric Halfpenny, serpent ~ Thurston Dart, organ continuo
Boyd Neel Orchestra conducted by Antony Hopkins
L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 50153 1957 matrices: TT 411 -1B / TT 412 -1B Recorded: c.1956/7 FLAC files
10 April 2010 files re-edited Sept.2012 Not on CD Sleeve-note / 1957 EMG review >>>
Te Deum HF Download
Confitemini HF Download
Heather Harper, Eileen McLoughlin, Sopranos ~ John Whitworth, Counter-tenor ~ Leslie Fyson, Tenor ~ James Atkins, Bass
The St Anthony Singers ~ Desmond Dupre, viola da gamba ~ Eric Halfpenny, serpent ~ Thurston Dart, organ continuo
Boyd Neel Orchestra conducted by Antony Hopkins
L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 50153 1957 matrices: TT 411 -1B / TT 412 -1B Recorded: c.1956/7 FLAC files
10 April 2010 files re-edited Sept.2012 Not on CD Sleeve-note / 1957 EMG review >>>
29 August 2012
Thurston Dart: Maurice Andre, Jean Pirot, a.o. - "The Royal Brass Music of King James I" - L'Oiseau-Lyre 1960
Side One: Band 1: Thomas Simpson: Intrada ~ James Harding: Almande ~ Antony Holborne: The Fairy Round ZS Download
Side One: Bands 2 + 3: Thomas Leetherland: Pavan ~ Nicholas Guy: Almande no.13 ~ Holborne: The Choice //
Jerome Bassano: Fantasia ~ Giles Farnaby: Almande ~ Holborne: Galliard HF Download
Side Two: Bands 1-3: Robert Johnson: Almande no.7 ~ Holborne: As it fell on a holy eve ~ Giovanni Coperario: Fantasia no.76 ~
Alfonso Ferrabosco II: Almande no.5 // Richard Dering: Fantasia ~ Thomas Lupo: Almande ~ Anthony Bassano: Pavane no.16 //
Holborne: The fruit of love ~ Ferrabosco II: Pavane -&- Alman HF Download
Maurice Andre, Jean Pirot, trumpets -&- Maurice Suzan, Henri Arque, Camille Verdier, Bernard Gallot, trombones
Directed by Thurston Dart L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60019 Original pressing/matrices: ZTT 451 -1D / ZTT 452 -2D Recorded: c.1958 - France
STEREO FLAC files Jan.2011 files re-edited Not on CD Sleeve-note / 1960 EMG review >>>
Side One: Bands 2 + 3: Thomas Leetherland: Pavan ~ Nicholas Guy: Almande no.13 ~ Holborne: The Choice //
Jerome Bassano: Fantasia ~ Giles Farnaby: Almande ~ Holborne: Galliard HF Download
Side Two: Bands 1-3: Robert Johnson: Almande no.7 ~ Holborne: As it fell on a holy eve ~ Giovanni Coperario: Fantasia no.76 ~
Alfonso Ferrabosco II: Almande no.5 // Richard Dering: Fantasia ~ Thomas Lupo: Almande ~ Anthony Bassano: Pavane no.16 //
Holborne: The fruit of love ~ Ferrabosco II: Pavane -&- Alman HF Download
Maurice Andre, Jean Pirot, trumpets -&- Maurice Suzan, Henri Arque, Camille Verdier, Bernard Gallot, trombones
Directed by Thurston Dart L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60019 Original pressing/matrices: ZTT 451 -1D / ZTT 452 -2D Recorded: c.1958 - France
STEREO FLAC files Jan.2011 files re-edited Not on CD Sleeve-note / 1960 EMG review >>>
28 August 2012
Anthony Lewis conducts... Purcell. "Come Ye Sons of Art" / "The Tempest", Trumpet Sonata, etc - L'Oiseau-Lyre 1953/1958
Henry Purcell: "Come Ye Sons of Art" - Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary II (1694) WAV HF Download
Margaret Ritchie, Soprano ~ Alfred Deller, Counter-tenor ~ John Whitworth, Counter-tenor ~ Bruce Boyce, Baritone
Ruggero Gerlin, harpsichord ~ The St.Anthony Singers & L'Ensemble Orchestral de L'Oiseau-Lyre conducted by Anthony Lewis
L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 50166 1958 matrix: TT 455 -1L Recorded: Paris, 1953. (1954 10" LP: DL 53004)
Henry Purcell: "The Tempest"
'Arise ye subterranean winds' ~ 'Aeolus, you must appear' (Hervey Alan, Bass)
'Your awful voice I hear' ~ 'See, see, the Heavens smile' (William Herbert, Tenor)
Philomusica of London conducted by Anthony Lewis
L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60002 Original 1958 STEREO LP Matrices: ZTT 481 -1K / ZTT 482 -2K Recorded: 1958. Not on CD Sleeve-notes >>>
Margaret Ritchie, Soprano ~ Alfred Deller, Counter-tenor ~ John Whitworth, Counter-tenor ~ Bruce Boyce, Baritone
Ruggero Gerlin, harpsichord ~ The St.Anthony Singers & L'Ensemble Orchestral de L'Oiseau-Lyre conducted by Anthony Lewis
L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 50166 1958 matrix: TT 455 -1L Recorded: Paris, 1953. (1954 10" LP: DL 53004)
Henry Purcell: "The Tempest"'Arise ye subterranean winds' ~ 'Aeolus, you must appear' (Hervey Alan, Bass)
'Your awful voice I hear' ~ 'See, see, the Heavens smile' (William Herbert, Tenor)
"The Tempest": 'Halcyon days' / "Diocletian": 'What shall I do' (Jennifer Vyvyan, Soprano)
3 files zip FLAC HF Download
Sonata in D for Trumpet & Strings (Dennis Egan, trumpet)
"The Virtuous Wife": (March ~ Minuet I ~ Minuet II) / Chacony in G minor 2 files zip FLAC HF Download3 files zip FLAC HF Download
Sonata in D for Trumpet & Strings (Dennis Egan, trumpet)
Philomusica of London conducted by Anthony Lewis
L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60002 Original 1958 STEREO LP Matrices: ZTT 481 -1K / ZTT 482 -2K Recorded: 1958. Not on CD Sleeve-notes >>>
24 August 2012
Thurston Dart -&- Granville Jones / Philomusica - Handel. Water Music / Lute+Harp Concerti / Alexander's Feast - L'Oiseau-Lyre 1959
G. F. Handel: "The Water Music" Suite no.1 in F (part 1) / Suite no.1 in F (part 2) ~ Suite no.2 in G ~ Suite no.3 in D
Philomusica of London directed by Thurston Dart 2 files zip FLAC HF Download
L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60010 Original 1959 LP/matrices: ZTT 509 -2M / ZTT 510 -1M Recorded: c.1959
Lute & Harp Concerto in B flat major, op.4/6 I: Andante - Allegro ~ II: Larghetto ~ III: Allegro moderato FLAC: HF Download WAV: HF Download
Recorded: A/B: 8 June 1959 - Decca West Hampstead Studio 3 / C: 2 June 1959 - Watford Town Hall. STEREO files Sleeve-notes >>>
Philomusica of London directed by Thurston Dart 2 files zip FLAC HF Download
L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60010 Original 1959 LP/matrices: ZTT 509 -2M / ZTT 510 -1M Recorded: c.1959
Lute & Harp Concerto in B flat major, op.4/6 I: Andante - Allegro ~ II: Larghetto ~ III: Allegro moderato FLAC: HF Download WAV: HF Download
Harp Concerto in F major, op.4/5 I: Larghetto ~ II: Allegro ~ III: Alla Sicilana ~ IV: Presto
WAV: HF Download
WAV: HF Download
Concerto Grosso in C major. "Alexander's Feast" Allegro ~ Adagio ~ Allegro ~ Andante, con Presto
Desmond Dupre, lute ~ Osian Ellis, harp ~ Carl Pini & Neville Marriner, violins ~ Joy Hall, 'cello ~ Thurston Dart, organ & harpsichord.
Philomusica of London directed by Granville Jones L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60013 Original 1960 LP/matrices: ZTT 515 -2S / ZTT 516 -1S
15 August 2012
Karl Munchinger - Liszt. Mazeppa -&- Hamlet / Mozart. Violin Concertos (Ferras) - Decca 1954
Franz Liszt: "Mazeppa" HF Download
Franz Liszt: "Hamlet" HF Download
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Karl Munchinger.
Decca ECS 702 (originally mono LXT 5142) Matrix: ZAL 12248 -1L Recorded: La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris, 27/28 September 1954
W.A. Mozart: Violin Concerto no.3 in G major, K.216 I: Allegro ~ II: Adagio ~ III: Rondo (Allegro) HF Download
attrib. Mozart: Violin Concerto no.6 (7) in E flat major, K.268 HF Download
I: Allegro moderato ~ II: Un poco adagio ~ III: Rondo (Allegretto)
Christian Ferras, violin - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra conducted by Karl Munchinger STEREO FLAC files (Re-edited Aug.2012)
Decca ECS 697 (originally mono LXT 5044) Matrices: ZAL 2391 -1A / ZAL 2392 -1A Recorded: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Oct/Nov 1954
Franz Liszt: "Hamlet" HF Download
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Karl Munchinger.
Decca ECS 702 (originally mono LXT 5142) Matrix: ZAL 12248 -1L Recorded: La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris, 27/28 September 1954
W.A. Mozart: Violin Concerto no.3 in G major, K.216 I: Allegro ~ II: Adagio ~ III: Rondo (Allegro) HF Download
attrib. Mozart: Violin Concerto no.6 (7) in E flat major, K.268 HF Download
I: Allegro moderato ~ II: Un poco adagio ~ III: Rondo (Allegretto)
Christian Ferras, violin - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra conducted by Karl Munchinger STEREO FLAC files (Re-edited Aug.2012)
Decca ECS 697 (originally mono LXT 5044) Matrices: ZAL 2391 -1A / ZAL 2392 -1A Recorded: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Oct/Nov 1954
14 August 2012
Anatole Fistoulari -&- Roger Desormiere / Paris Conservatoire - Tchaikovsky. Nutcracker -&- Sleeping Beauty suites - Decca 1951
Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker", op.71 Suite no.1: Minature overture ~ March ~ Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy ~ Russian Dance ~ Arab Dance ~ Chinese Dance ~ Dance of the Mirlitons ~ Waltz of the Flowers HF Download
Suite no.2: Scene (Act.1) & Coda ~ Pas de deux ~ Scene & Grandfather Dance ~ Pas de deux ~ Waltz of the Snowflakes ~ Scene (Act.2) ~ Spanish Dance ~ Final Waltz & Apotheosis HF Download
Decca LXT 5371 (first issue: LXT 2611) 1957 matrices: ARL 901 -4Dr / ARL 902 -5Dr Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Sleeping Beauty", op.66 Suite: Introduction (Prologue) ~ Finale, Act.1 (The Lilac Fairy) ~ Pas d'action, Act.2 ~ Pas de caractere (Puss in Boots & the White Cat), Act.3 ~ Panorama, Act.2 ~ Valse, Act.3 HF Download
Decca ACL 8 (first issue: LXT 2610) 1958 pressing/matrix: ARL 899 -3Er
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari -&- Roger Desormiere WAV files
Recorded: La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris - 21-23 June & 15-20 June 1951 Re-edited May 2012 LXT 5371 sleeve-note / ACL 8 sleeve >>>
13 August 2012
Robert Irving / Philharmonia - Tchaikovsky. Swan Lake - HMV 1953
Peter Tchaikovsky:
"Swan Lake", op.20 - excerpts (54 minutes)
Side One. Act One: Scene ~ Valse ~ Sujet ~ Danses des coupes / Act Two: Scene ~ Danses des cygnes HF Download
Side Two. Act Three: Danse hongroise ~ Danse espagnole ~ Danse napolitaine ~ Mazurka ~ Pas de deux ~ Scene /
Act Four: Entr'acte ~ Scene ~ Danses des petits cygnes ~ Scene ~ Scene finale. HF Download
The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Robert Irving
HMV CLP 1018. 1959 pressing / matrices: 2XEA 398 -4N / 2XEA 399 -3N. Recorded: 4 May 1953 - Kingsway Hall. WAV files
Re-edited April 2012 (Minimal residual 'surface noises' are still apparent). Gorgeous playing.....and sound! Sleeve-note >>>
"Swan Lake", op.20 - excerpts (54 minutes)
Side One. Act One: Scene ~ Valse ~ Sujet ~ Danses des coupes / Act Two: Scene ~ Danses des cygnes HF Download
Side Two. Act Three: Danse hongroise ~ Danse espagnole ~ Danse napolitaine ~ Mazurka ~ Pas de deux ~ Scene /
Act Four: Entr'acte ~ Scene ~ Danses des petits cygnes ~ Scene ~ Scene finale. HF Download
The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Robert Irving
HMV CLP 1018. 1959 pressing / matrices: 2XEA 398 -4N / 2XEA 399 -3N. Recorded: 4 May 1953 - Kingsway Hall. WAV files
Re-edited April 2012 (Minimal residual 'surface noises' are still apparent). Gorgeous playing.....and sound! Sleeve-note >>>
12 August 2012
Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic - Mahler. Symphony 1 - CBS 1954
Gustav Mahler: Symphony no.1 in D major
I: Langsam ~ II: Kraftig Bewegt
III: Feierlich und Gemessen ~ IV: Sturmisch Bewegt
FLAC: HF Download
The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York conducted by Bruno Walter
Philips ABL 3222 Philips UK mastered/1959 pressing - Matrices: AA 01150 -1L =7 / AA 01150 -2L =5
Recorded: 25 January 1954 - Carnegie Hall, New York
June 2010 WAV files extensively re-edited August 2012. Now as a single-file Sleeve-note >>>
I: Langsam ~ II: Kraftig Bewegt
III: Feierlich und Gemessen ~ IV: Sturmisch Bewegt
FLAC: HF Download
The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York conducted by Bruno Walter
Philips ABL 3222 Philips UK mastered/1959 pressing - Matrices: AA 01150 -1L =7 / AA 01150 -2L =5
Recorded: 25 January 1954 - Carnegie Hall, New York
June 2010 WAV files extensively re-edited August 2012. Now as a single-file Sleeve-note >>>
11 August 2012
Antal Dorati / Minneapolis - Rimsky-Korsakov. Scheherazade - Mercury 1952
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov:
"Scheherazade", Symphonic suite, op.35.
I: The Sea & Sinbad's Ship ~ II: The Tale of the Kalandar Prince
III: The Young Prince & the Young Princess ~
IV: Festival of Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship goes to pieces on a Rock surmounted by a Bronze Warrior. Conclusion.
FLAC ZS Download WAV HF Download
Rafael Druian, violin - Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati
EMI / Mercury MMA 11022 1959 re-issue (John Johnson transfers). Recorded: 27-29 April 1952 - Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis.
August 2010 files - re-edited January 2012 Sleeve-note (text)>>>
"Scheherazade", Symphonic suite, op.35.
I: The Sea & Sinbad's Ship ~ II: The Tale of the Kalandar Prince
III: The Young Prince & the Young Princess ~
IV: Festival of Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship goes to pieces on a Rock surmounted by a Bronze Warrior. Conclusion.
FLAC ZS Download WAV HF Download
Rafael Druian, violin - Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati
EMI / Mercury MMA 11022 1959 re-issue (John Johnson transfers). Recorded: 27-29 April 1952 - Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis.
August 2010 files - re-edited January 2012 Sleeve-note (text)>>>
10 August 2012
Irma Kolassi / LPO - de Froment: Chausson -&- Ravel / Debussy / Greek Folk Songs - Decca 1954/1955
Maurice Ravel: Cinq melodies populaires greques.
(Chanson de la mariee ~ La-bas vers d'eglise ~ Quell galant m'est comparable ~ Chanson des cueilleusses de lentisques ~ Tout gal)
with Jacqueline Bonneau, piano From: LW 5246 Recorded: 2/3 December 1955 - West Hampstead Studios
Maurice Ravel: Chansons madecasses. (Nahandove ~ Aoua! ~ Il est doux)
(Chanson de la mariee ~ La-bas vers d'eglise ~ Quell galant m'est comparable ~ Chanson des cueilleusses de lentisques ~ Tout gal)
with Jacqueline Bonneau, piano From: LW 5246 Recorded: 2/3 December 1955 - West Hampstead Studios
Maurice Ravel: Chansons madecasses. (Nahandove ~ Aoua! ~ Il est doux)
with Geoffrey Gilbert, flute - William Pleeth, 'cello - Andre Collard, piano From: Decca LW 5246
Debussy: Fetes galantes: En sourdine ~ Fantoches / Trois chansons de Bilitis: La Flute de Pan ~ La Chevelure ~ La Tombeau des naiades
with Andre Collard, piano From: Decca LW 5161 Rec: 27 Sept.-1 Oct.1954 - West Hampstead Studios. 4 files zip WAV ZS Download
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Louis de Froment
Recorded: 9-10 May 1955 - Kingsway Hall. (Decca LX 3150) WAV ZS Download HF Download
Decca 'Grandi Voci' 417 559 Issued 1987. Matrices: ARL 19113 -1K / ARL 19114 -1K
Recorded: 9-10 May 1955 - Kingsway Hall. (Decca LX 3150) WAV ZS Download HF Download
Decca 'Grandi Voci' 417 559 Issued 1987. Matrices: ARL 19113 -1K / ARL 19114 -1K
Eight Greek Folksongs: (with Andre Collard, piano)
Side One: The Little Lamb ~ The spring under the plane tree ~ Rinaki ~ The price of a kiss
Side Two: Sirtos from Paros ~ The Priest's wife ~ Cradle song ~ Dourou Dourou 2 files zip WAV ZS Download
Decca LW 5129 (10") 1954 pressing. Matrices: TRL 297 -2B / TRL 298 -1B Recorded: 26/28 May 1954 - West Hampstead Studios.
Side One: The Little Lamb ~ The spring under the plane tree ~ Rinaki ~ The price of a kiss
Side Two: Sirtos from Paros ~ The Priest's wife ~ Cradle song ~ Dourou Dourou 2 files zip WAV ZS Download
Decca LW 5129 (10") 1954 pressing. Matrices: TRL 297 -2B / TRL 298 -1B Recorded: 26/28 May 1954 - West Hampstead Studios.
Files Re-edited: March 2012. Greek Folksongs sleeve-note >>>
3 August 2012
Puccini. La Tosca - Arturo Basile - Cetra 1955
Floria Tosca............................ Gigliola Frazzoni, Soprano
Mario Cavaradossi........................ Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tenor
Il barone Scarpia.............................. Giangiacomo Guelfi, Baritone
Il Sagristano...................................... Alfredo Mariotti, Bass
Cesare Angelotti.................................... Antonio Zerbini, Bass
Spoletta................................................ Vittorio Pandano, Tenor
Sciarrone / Un carceriere ........................... Alberto Albertini, Baritone
Un pastore.................................................. Editta Amedeo, Soprano
Chorus & Orchestra of Radiotelevisione Italiana, Torino conducted by Arturo Basile Complete Opera 3 file zip FLAC HF Download
Concert Hall CM 2286 A/B (from Cetra OLPC1261 1-2) 1964 Philips UK masters/pressings. Recorded: 12 October 1955 (?), Turin
Mario Cavaradossi........................ Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tenor
Il barone Scarpia.............................. Giangiacomo Guelfi, Baritone
Il Sagristano...................................... Alfredo Mariotti, Bass
Cesare Angelotti.................................... Antonio Zerbini, Bass
Spoletta................................................ Vittorio Pandano, Tenor
Sciarrone / Un carceriere ........................... Alberto Albertini, Baritone
Un pastore.................................................. Editta Amedeo, Soprano
Chorus & Orchestra of Radiotelevisione Italiana, Torino conducted by Arturo Basile Complete Opera 3 file zip FLAC HF Download
Concert Hall CM 2286 A/B (from Cetra OLPC1261 1-2) 1964 Philips UK masters/pressings. Recorded: 12 October 1955 (?), Turin
29 June 2012
Collins / Beinum - London Philharmonic: Bizet/Falla -&- Tchaikovsky/Bizet/Mozart/Handel - Decca 1950
Bizet: "Carmen" - suite (Act 1: Prelude ~ Act 4: Entr'acte ~ Act 2: Entr'acte ~ Act 3: Entr'acte ~ Act 3: Scene des Contrebandiers ~ Act 1: La garde montante ~ Act 2: Danse boheme) HF Download
Decca ACL 9 1958 matrix: ARL 280 -1Dr (First issue: LXT 2510) Recorded : 3 Feb 1950
Falla: "El Amor Brujo"- suite (Introduction & Scene - Dance of Terror ~ The Magic Circle ~ Ritual Fire Dance ~ Pantomime & Finale)
HF Download
Decca ACL 124 1961 matrix: ARL 5032 -1A (First issue: LXT 2518) Recorded: 4 Feb 1950
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Anthony Collins
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" - Fantasy Overture in B minor HF Download
Decca ACL 11 1958 matrix: ARL 271 -3Dr (First issue: LXT 2531) Recorded : 12 Jan 1950
Bizet: L’Arlesienne - suite 1: Prelude ~ Menuetto ~ Adagietto ~ Farandole HF Download
Decca ACL 9 Matrix: ARL 281 -2Dr (First issue: LXT 2510) Recorded : 11 Feb 1950
Mozart: Symphony no.35 in D major, K.385 “Haffner” I: Allegro con spirito ~ II: Andante ~ III: Minuetto & Trio ~ IV: Finale: Presto
HF Download
Decca ACL 66 1959 matrix: ARL 4526 -1A (First issue: LXT 2534) Recorded : 1 May 1950
Handel (arr: Hamilton Harty): "Water Music" - suite (Allegro - Air - Bouree - Hornpipe - Andante expressivo - Allegro deciso) HF Download
Decca LXT 5379 1957 matrix: ARL 367 -3Dr (First issue: LXT 2534) Recorded : 5 May 1950
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eduard van Beinum WAV files ACL sleeves/LXT sleeve-notes >>>
Decca ACL 9 1958 matrix: ARL 280 -1Dr (First issue: LXT 2510) Recorded : 3 Feb 1950
Falla: "El Amor Brujo"- suite (Introduction & Scene - Dance of Terror ~ The Magic Circle ~ Ritual Fire Dance ~ Pantomime & Finale)
HF Download
Decca ACL 124 1961 matrix: ARL 5032 -1A (First issue: LXT 2518) Recorded: 4 Feb 1950
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Anthony Collins
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet" - Fantasy Overture in B minor HF Download
Decca ACL 11 1958 matrix: ARL 271 -3Dr (First issue: LXT 2531) Recorded : 12 Jan 1950
Bizet: L’Arlesienne - suite 1: Prelude ~ Menuetto ~ Adagietto ~ Farandole HF Download
Decca ACL 9 Matrix: ARL 281 -2Dr (First issue: LXT 2510) Recorded : 11 Feb 1950
Mozart: Symphony no.35 in D major, K.385 “Haffner” I: Allegro con spirito ~ II: Andante ~ III: Minuetto & Trio ~ IV: Finale: Presto
HF Download
Decca ACL 66 1959 matrix: ARL 4526 -1A (First issue: LXT 2534) Recorded : 1 May 1950
Handel (arr: Hamilton Harty): "Water Music" - suite (Allegro - Air - Bouree - Hornpipe - Andante expressivo - Allegro deciso) HF Download
Decca LXT 5379 1957 matrix: ARL 367 -3Dr (First issue: LXT 2534) Recorded : 5 May 1950
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eduard van Beinum WAV files ACL sleeves/LXT sleeve-notes >>>
18 May 2012
Wilhelm Furtwangler / Vienna Philharmonic - Brahms. Symphony 1 - EMI 1952
Johannes Brahms: Symphony no.1 in C minor, op.68
I: Un poco sostenuto - Allegro ~ II: Andante sostenuto HF Download
III: Un poco allegretto e grazioso ~ IV: Adagio - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio HF Download
Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler
HMV ED 270124 1 1985 German EMI pressing/matrices: A-4 / B-4. WAV files
Live recording: 27 January 1952 - Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna. German/English Sleeve-note >>>
Compare this to the identical LP sample mp3 - of mvt.1 on Mr Pristines site >>> "glorious and so transformed">>> .....???
"....but now we hear them in Andrew Rose's meticulous remastering..... Don't miss these performances, now to be heard in the highest quality restoration. " - R.E.B., Classical CD Review, July 2012"... Wonder why my Brahms Symphony 1 transfer sounds So Superior, Mr Barnett....
I: Un poco sostenuto - Allegro ~ II: Andante sostenuto HF Download
III: Un poco allegretto e grazioso ~ IV: Adagio - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio HF Download
Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler
HMV ED 270124 1 1985 German EMI pressing/matrices: A-4 / B-4. WAV files
Live recording: 27 January 1952 - Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna. German/English Sleeve-note >>>
Compare this to the identical LP sample mp3 - of mvt.1 on Mr Pristines site >>> "glorious and so transformed">>> .....???
"....but now we hear them in Andrew Rose's meticulous remastering..... Don't miss these performances, now to be heard in the highest quality restoration. " - R.E.B., Classical CD Review, July 2012"... Wonder why my Brahms Symphony 1 transfer sounds So Superior, Mr Barnett....
8 May 2012
Antal Dorati / Minneapolis SO - Respighi. Feste Romane -&- Church Windows - Mercury 1955
Ottorino Respighi:
Feste Romane (Circenses ~ Giubileo ~ L’Ottobrata ~ La Befana) HF Download
Vetrate di Chiesa (La fuga in Egitto ~ San Michele Arcangelo ~ Il Mattutino di Santa Chiara ~ San Gregorio Magno) HF Download
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati WAV files
PYE / Mercury MRL 2002 1956 pressing - MG-50045 'YMG' matrices. Recorded: 20 November 1954.
(The end of 'Feste Romane' has tape (etc) congestion: have also slightly increased the volume)
MMA 11095 - the 1960 EMI release - has inherently quieter vinyl - but that Mercury transfer has less dynamic-range. Sleeve-note >>>
'Mr Pristine's' EMI transfer: 'sample mp3' (PASC194) - begins @ 5:27 on the Chiesa file >>>
Feste Romane (Circenses ~ Giubileo ~ L’Ottobrata ~ La Befana) HF Download
Vetrate di Chiesa (La fuga in Egitto ~ San Michele Arcangelo ~ Il Mattutino di Santa Chiara ~ San Gregorio Magno) HF Download
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati WAV files
PYE / Mercury MRL 2002 1956 pressing - MG-50045 'YMG' matrices. Recorded: 20 November 1954.
(The end of 'Feste Romane' has tape (etc) congestion: have also slightly increased the volume)
MMA 11095 - the 1960 EMI release - has inherently quieter vinyl - but that Mercury transfer has less dynamic-range. Sleeve-note >>>
'Mr Pristine's' EMI transfer: 'sample mp3' (PASC194) - begins @ 5:27 on the Chiesa file >>>
25 April 2012
Gerard Souzay / New SO / Bonneau - French Operatic Arias - Decca 1956
Gounod: "Philemon et Baucis" - Berceuse: Que les songes sont heureux / Gounod: "Romeo et Juliette" - Ballade de la reine Mab
Berlioz: "La Damnation de Faust" - Chanson de la puce -&- Serenade de Mephistopheles
Bizet: "La jolie Fille de Perth" - Quand la flamme de l'amour / Bizet: "Les Pecheurs de perles" - L'orage s'est calme
Massenet: "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame" - Legende de la Sauge / Offenbach: "Les Contes d'Hoffman" - C'est moi, Coppelius
Chabrier: "Le Roi malgre lui" - Romance du Roi
Gerard Souzay, Baritone - New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Paul Bonneau 3 files zip FLAC HF Download
Decca 'Grandi Voci' 414 613 Issued 1986 (originally in LXT 5269) Recorded: 9-10 April & 9-10 July 1956 - Kingsway Hall
16 March 2012
Paul Schoeffler recital - Mozart / Verdi / Wagner - Decca 1950
Wagner: "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" - Fliedermonolog & Wahnmonolog
Paul Schoeffler, Bass-Baritone - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
First issue:1951. Decca LXT 2560-1 (Act 2) Recorded: 2-9 September 1950
Mozart: "Le Nozze di Figaro" - Non piu andrai / "Don Giovanni" - Madamina, il catalogo
Verdi: "Otello" - Era la notte & Credo in un dio crudel
Wagner: "Die Walküre" - Wotan’s Farewell & Magic Fire Music
4 files zip FLAC HF Download 4 files zip WAV ZS Download
with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Karl Bohm & Rudolf Moralt (Wagner) 1951: Decca LXT 2554 Rec: 14/15 Sept.1950
Decca 'Grandi Voci' 411 660 1984 LP/matrices: ARL 12751 -4A / ARL 12752 -4A. Ljuba Welitsch - Decca 1950 - on HISTORICAL
Paul Schoeffler, Bass-Baritone - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch
First issue:1951. Decca LXT 2560-1 (Act 2) Recorded: 2-9 September 1950
Mozart: "Le Nozze di Figaro" - Non piu andrai / "Don Giovanni" - Madamina, il catalogo
Verdi: "Otello" - Era la notte & Credo in un dio crudel
Wagner: "Die Walküre" - Wotan’s Farewell & Magic Fire Music
4 files zip FLAC HF Download 4 files zip WAV ZS Download
with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Karl Bohm & Rudolf Moralt (Wagner) 1951: Decca LXT 2554 Rec: 14/15 Sept.1950
Decca 'Grandi Voci' 411 660 1984 LP/matrices: ARL 12751 -4A / ARL 12752 -4A. Ljuba Welitsch - Decca 1950 - on HISTORICAL
11 March 2012
Karl Munchinger / Stuttgart CO - J.S. Bach / Vivaldi / Mozart / Haydn - Decca 1949-1951
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suites No. 2 in B minor for Flute, Strings & Continuo, BWV 1067 HF Download
Overture ~ Rondeau ~ Sarabande ~ Bouree I & II ~ Polonaise ~ Menuet ~ Badinerie - Andre Pepin (Flute) & Doris Rossiaud (Continuo)
No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Overture ~ Air ~ Gavotte no.1 ~ Gavotte no.2 ~ Bouree ~ Gigue HF Download
Decca ACL 29 - 1958 Matrices: ARL 1729 - 1Dr / ARL 1728 -1Dr
W.A.Mozart: Serenade in G, K.525 - “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” / W.A.Mozart: Divertimento in D, K.136 (K125a)
Josef Haydn: Symphony no.45 in F sharp minor - “Farewell” I: Allegro assai ~ II: Adagio ~ III: Minuet & Trio (Allegretto) ~ IV: Finale: Presto - Adagio
Decca ACL 96 1960 LP/matrices: ARL 4774 -1A / ARL 1077 -4A 3 files zip FLAC HF Download
Antonio Vivaldi: "The Four Seasons" - op.8 / 1-4 Spring: Allegro ~ Largo ~ Allegro / Summer: Allegro non molto ~ Adagio ~ Presto HF Download
Autumn: Allegro ~ Adagio molto ~ Allegro / Winter: Allegro non molto ~ Largo ~ Allegro HF Download
Decca ACL 91 1960 LP c.1958 LXT matrices: ARL 791 -3Dr / ARL 792 -3Dr
Decca ACL 91 1960 LP c.1958 LXT matrices: ARL 791 -3Dr / ARL 792 -3Dr
Recorded circa: Oct.1950 & Nov.1949 / March 1951 / Oct.1951 / March '51 - Victoria Hall, Geneva WAV files Not on CD Sleeve-notes >>>
2 March 2012
Boyd Neel conducts... Handel. Water Music - Decca 1954
"The Water Music" (Arnold edition) HF Download
Side One: Overture - Adagio e staccato - Allegro - Andante - Moderato - Air - Bouree & Hornpipe
Side Two: Allegro molto - Allegro - Minuet - Aria - Lentement - Allegro - Minuet - Coro - Air - Hornpipe
The Boyd Neel Orchestra conducted by Boyd Neel
Decca ACL 19 (originally LXT2988) 1958 pressing/matrices: ARL 2996 -1Dr / ARL 2997 -1Dr Rec: 21 July 1954 - West Hampstead Studios.
FLAC file Not on CD
2 January 2012
Enrique Jorda / New SO - Dvorak. Symphony 9 - Decca 1951
Symphony no.9 in E minor, op.95 ('From the New World')
I: Adagio - Allegro molto ~ II: Largo
III: Scherzo (Molto vivace) ~ IV: Allegro con fuoco
FLAC HF Download
New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Enrique Jorda.
Decca ACL 18 (originally LXT 2608) 1959 LP. Matrices: ARL 883 -3Dr / ARL 884 -4Dr
Recorded: 2 July 1951 - Kingsway Hall Slightly re-edited August 2012 - now as a single file. Not on CD
16 December 2011
Herbert von Karajan / Vienna Philharmonic - Johann Strauss. Die Fledermaus: Gala Sequence - Decca 1960 / Overtures, Waltzes, Polkas - Decca/RCA 1959
Johann Strauss II: "Die Fledermaus" - Overture / Ballet Music (with Vienna State Opera Chorus) 2 files zip WAV ZS Download
Gala Sequence: Part 1 Renata Tebaldi ~ Fernando Corena ~ Birgit Nilsson ~ Mario del Monaco ~ Teresa Berganza ~ Joan Sutherland / Part 2 Jussi Bjorling ~ Leontyne Price ~ Giulietta Simionato & Ettore Bastianini ~ Ljuba Welitsch
2 files zip FLAC HF Download
Decca SET 201-203 1960 LP's Matrices: ZAL 4923 -4E / ZAL 4926 -1E / ZAL 4927 -1E.
Recorded: June/July 1960 - Sofiensaal, Vienna, also Rome & London.
The Gala Sequence was mastered at much lower-level than the main recording: as is the SDD, below; levels there set for 'Auf der Jagd' climaxes: so 'Fledermaus' is much quieter compared to the 1960 version..
Johann Strauss II: "Die Fledermaus" - overture / Johann Strauss II: Annen Polka & Auf der Jagd
Josef Strauss: Delirien - waltz (really nice..)
Johann Strauss II: "Gipsy Baron" - overture / Johann Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods. 5 files zip FLAC HF Download
Decca SDD 259 (RCA SB 2091) 1971 LP/matrices: ZAL 9925 -1W / ZAL 9926 -1W Recorded: 7/8 April 1959 - Sofiensaal, Vienna
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan. STEREO files (Re-edited) SDD 259 Sleeve-note >>>
Gala Sequence: Part 1 Renata Tebaldi ~ Fernando Corena ~ Birgit Nilsson ~ Mario del Monaco ~ Teresa Berganza ~ Joan Sutherland / Part 2 Jussi Bjorling ~ Leontyne Price ~ Giulietta Simionato & Ettore Bastianini ~ Ljuba Welitsch
2 files zip FLAC HF Download
Decca SET 201-203 1960 LP's Matrices: ZAL 4923 -4E / ZAL 4926 -1E / ZAL 4927 -1E.Recorded: June/July 1960 - Sofiensaal, Vienna, also Rome & London.
The Gala Sequence was mastered at much lower-level than the main recording: as is the SDD, below; levels there set for 'Auf der Jagd' climaxes: so 'Fledermaus' is much quieter compared to the 1960 version..
Johann Strauss II: "Die Fledermaus" - overture / Johann Strauss II: Annen Polka & Auf der Jagd
Josef Strauss: Delirien - waltz (really nice..)
Johann Strauss II: "Gipsy Baron" - overture / Johann Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods. 5 files zip FLAC HF Download
Decca SDD 259 (RCA SB 2091) 1971 LP/matrices: ZAL 9925 -1W / ZAL 9926 -1W Recorded: 7/8 April 1959 - Sofiensaal, Vienna
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan. STEREO files (Re-edited) SDD 259 Sleeve-note >>>
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