24/96: Herbert von Karajan / Philharmonia - Mussorgsky-Ravel. Pictures at an Exhibition - Columbia 1957

Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Maurice Ravel): "Pictures at an Exhibition"

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The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Herbert von Karajan

Columbia  33CX 1421  1957 pressing. Matrices: XAX977/978 -1N.  Recorded: 11/12 October 1955 + 18 June 1956 -Kingsway Hall.  

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Sounds rather different to the 1980 SXLP stereo - possibly some takes are different?   No auto de-click/re-eq.   Sleeve-note / EMG review / labels >>>

24/48: Lorin Maazel / Philharmonia - Pictures at an Exhibition -&- Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune - Columbia 1962

Claude Debussy:  "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune"

Modest Mussorgsky - orch. Maurice Ravel:  "Pictures at an Exhibition"

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The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Lorin Maazel

EMI Eminence  EMX 2008  1983 LP/matrices: YAX953 -13 / YAX954 -5.  Recorded: June/August 1962 - Kingsway Hall.
Re-edited May '24 (from original 24/96 wav: no auto de-click).  Debussy NOT ON CD.  Sleeve-note / EMG+BeechamTrust reviews >>>  

1962 Maazel / Philharmonia  R.Strauss Zarathustra + Eulenspiegel >>> 

24/48: Sir Adrian Boult / New SO - Swan Lake -&- Nutcracker + Mendelssohn, Liszt, Elgar, Mussorgsky, Sullivan - Reader's Digest 1960

Felix Mendelssohn:  "Fingal's Cave" - Overture, op.26
Franz Liszt:  "Les Preludes"
Edward Elgar:  "Pomp & Circumstance March", op.39 no.1
Modest Mussorgsky:  "Night on the Bare Mountain"
Arthur Sullivan:  "di Ballo" - Overture
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Peter Tchaikovsky:  "The Nutcracker" - Suite, op.78a  (see label)
Peter Tchaikovsky:  "Swan Lake" - Ballet suite, op.20
Act2 - Scene, Act3 - Scene, Act2 - Allegro moderato, Act1 - Waltz, Act2 - Andante, Act3 - Mazurka, Allegro giusto
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New Symphony Orchestra (of London)  conducted by  Sir Adrian Boult  
Reader's Digest  RDS 5007, RDS 5012.  Original pressings.  Decca Matrices: L70Y6513/4 -1W & L70Y6523/4 - 2W/1W. Recorded: 12-16 & 22 July 1960 - Kingsway Hall.     Labels >>>  

24/48: Anthony Collins / Royal Philharmonic - "Concert Favourites" - HMV 1958

Sibelius:  "Finlandia", op.26
Weber; orch Berlioz:  "Invitation to the Dance", op.65
Mussorgsky; orch Rimsky-Korsakov:  "Night on the Bare Mountain"

Mendelssohn:  "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op.61 - Scherzo & Nocturne
Saint-Saens:  "Dance Macabre", op.40
Chabrier:  "Espana"

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Anthony Collins

HMV  ALP 1649  (Mono only). 1958 LP/matrices: 2XEA1370 -1N / 2XEA1371 -2N      NOT ON CD     Sleeve-note / labels >>>

24/48: Borodin. Symphony 1 - Alceo Galliera ... Mussorgsky. Sorochinsky Fair, Khovantschina, etc.- Walter Susskind - EMI 1955/6

Alexander Borodin:  Symphony no.1 in E flat   (rev: Rimsky-Korsakov / Glazounov)
I: Adagio-Allegro-Meno mosso-Tempo I-Animato assai-Andantino  ~  II: Scherzo -Prestissimo-Allegro-Prestissimo  ~  
III: Andante-Lento  ~  IV: Allegro molto vivo-Maestoso
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The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Alceo Galliera   
HMV  XLP 30107  (part Columbia 33CX 1356)   1968 LP/matrices: XAX855 -4 / 2XEA2903 -2.   Recorded: 6-8 April 1955   

Modest Mussorgky:  (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov, except ** Liadov)
"Night on the Bare Mountain"    
"Sorochinsky Fair":  Act One - Introduction, Act Two - Gopak **
Intermezzo in B minor
"Khovantschina":  Act One - Introduction, Act Four - Dance of the Persian Slaves, Entr'acte
Scherzo in B flat
Triumphal March - "The Capture of Kars"
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The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Walter Susskind   
EMI Music for Pleasure  MFP 2049  (Parlophone PMC 1018)   1966 LP/matrices: 2XMG79 -5 / 2XMG80 -4.   Recorded: 10/11 March 1953   
The Borodin sounds somewhat 'Gramophoney' - the exciting Mussorgsky previously transferred 2009 as mp3.    NOT ON CD     Sleeve-notes >>>    

24/96: Ernest Ansermet / Paris Conservatoire - Prokofiev. Symphony 1 ~ Glinka ~ Borodin ~ Mussorgsky - Decca 1953

Serge Prokofiev:  Symphony no.1 in D major, op.25  ("Classical")
I: Allegro con brio  ~  II: Larghetto  ~  III: Gavotte  ~  IV: Allegro vivace  
Mikhail Glinka:  "Russlan & Ludmilla" - overture  
Alexander Borodin:  "On the Steppes of Central Asia" 
Modest Mussorgsky:  "Night on the Bare Mountain" (arr: Rimsky-Korsakov)  
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L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris  conducted by  Ernest Ansermet 
Decca  ACL 123  (LXT 2833)  1967 pressing / 1961 matrices: ARL1760 -1LR / ARL1761 -1NR 
Recorded: 15-19 / 22-25 June 1953 - La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris
Presumably this was recorded with an EMI tape-recorder - as the frequency-range extends to almost 30kHz - thus the 24/96 files are rather superior (and 4x larger).   Difficult surfaces to edit 'to near-perfection' (which, of course, you require)      ACL 123 sleeve / LXT 2833 sleeve-note >>>

Robert Irving presents... "Musical Merry-Go-Round" - Sinfonia of London - HMV 1961

Side One:  Rodgers; arr.Gamley: The Carousel Waltz  /  Ibert: Clowns' Dance  /  Saguet: Visions d'Art  /  Stravinsky: Circus Polka  /
Khachaturian: 'Masquerade' - Waltz

Side Two:  Oscar Strauss; arr: Banks: La Ronde  /  Don Banks: Coney Island  /  Mussorgsky: Gopak /  Gamley: Prater Fest  / 
Smetana: 'Bartered Bride' - Dance of the Comedians
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The Sinfonia of London  conducted by  Douglas Gamley -&- Robert Irving 
HMV  CSD 1333  STEREO  Original 1961 LP/matrices: 2YEA 495 -2 / 2YEA 496 -2         
re-edited October 2022 from the 24/96 WAV files  - Excellent playing by the Orchestra.     Sleeve-note >>>