Cantata, BWV.21. "Ich hatte viel Bekummernis"
Gunthild Weber, Soprano ~ Helmut Krebs, Tenor ~ Herman Schey, Bass ~ Karl Steins, oboe
Berliner Motettenchor, Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Fritz Lehmann
16/44 FLAC Mega Download 24/48 XR FLAC Mega Download 16/44 RE-EQ FLAC Mega Download
Deutsche Grammophon Archiv APM 14007 1955 UK pressing / German matrices: 031497/8 Mastered: 29 October 1952 by Karl-Heinz Westphal.
Recorded: 11 June 1952 - Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin. Pretty good sound (excellent Trumpet @ the end..)! (also in a 55CD set)
CONTRIBUTOR'S REQUEST.. Now no auto-declick (not really needed). 1 Re-Eq file. Inside card (no sleeve-note) / Re-EQ screenshot >>>
Thank you! Very excited to see this.
ReplyDeleteIf your ears are set a-tingling by the (correct, I think - Wiki says so, too) EQ - then will send you the original 'before' file as surely Bach shouldn't sound quite so exciting! (also the screen-shot gives the data to return it to RIAA)
DeleteThanks for the offer, but this sounds just fine as it is. I also have that 55-CD box set (I believe it is CD no. 2 in that set) and now can hear what it sounded like on vinyl. Cheers!
Delete3 more versions...but CD theoretically negates the point of uploading such vinyl from the 'majors' who can package otherwise non-commercial material in such boxes.
DeleteStrangely, DGG produced superior early mono transfers. Later 50's, supposedly RIAA releases, can be very inferior/muffled.
Thank you !
ReplyDeleteHello Bert .. think I'll upload a straight (incorrect) RIAA of this as it seems a little 'Bright'...at least via an old Foobar version - but not the Terratec software on a 98SE setup!
DeletePerformance is obviously fine - side 2 especially - though a review commented upon the Soprano being 'unsteady' -but not a series that sold too well (50's) in the UK. Asked-for on account of the Conductor: I'm not aware of the Cantatas (have about 6 of the Telefunken boxes unheard + others) possibly suspecting they were written to a 'Formula'!!
To my shame I’ve just discovered Lehmann & his Bach...beautiful, thanks so much for posting the links! I do love this ‘old style’ performance style of Bach.
ReplyDeleteSeems most of my Bach on LP is 'old-style'.
DeleteWould likely never have listened to this apart from the request - though have enjoyed a Fischer-Dieskau Cantata LP from this time.
CD is really best for such old material as '50's LP's can be inferior to the Tapes - assuming they've not deteriorated over the decades.