24/48: Sir Malcolm Sargent / RPO - Tchaikovsky. 1812, Romeo & Juliet, Marche Slave, etc - HMV 1960

 Peter Tchaikovsky:
"1812" Overture , op.49
"Marche Slav" in B flat minor, op.31
"Romeo & Juliet" - Overture-Fantasy 
"The Sleeping Beauty", op.66 - Waltz  

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Malcolm Sargent

HMV   SXLP 20023   Late 1960's matrices: 2YEA410/411 -6/6G.  1970's pressing.   Recorded: 25/27 January 1960 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road.   "1.3 declick + <1.4dB Treble" (added as R&J had some very low-level 'noises').   2014 MusicWeb 'Guild' review     NOT ON CD ?     EMG review pages / Sleeve-note >>>

24/48: Leonid Kogan - Lalo. Symphonie espagnole / Tchaikovsky. Serenade + Meditation (+ Violin Concerto) - EMI 1959

Edouard Lalo:  Symphonie espagnole, op.21
I: Allegro non troppo ~ II: Scherzando (Allegro molto) ~ III: Intermezzo (Allegro non troppo) ~ IV: Andante ~ V: Rondo (Allegro) 
Peter Tchaikovsky:  Sérénade mélancolique in B minor, op.26 
Leonid Kogan, violin - The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Kiril Kondrashin 

Peter Tchaikovsky:  Meditation in D minor, op.42
Leonid Kogan, violin - Paris Conservatoire Orchestra  conducted by  Constantin Silvestri 

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EMI  Classics for Pleasure  CFP 40040   Recorded: 25-27 February 1959 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road  -&-  17 November 1959 - Salle Wagram, Paris.

Peter Tchaikovsky:  Violin Concerto in D major, op.35  I:  Adagio moderato  ~  II:  Canzonetta (Andante)  ~  III: Allegro vivacissimo.  Rec:  10/11+28 November 1959 - Salle Wagram, Paris.

EMI  Classics for Pleasure  CFP 40083         2 files 16/44 zip FLAC  Mega Download    (The LP transfer was low-level (peaks @ -5dB -and side 2 needed 2 dB amplification...also noted in 1962)   CFP sleeves / EMG reviews >>>    N.B: The Lalo is excellent.

24/48: Wilhelm Furtwangler / Vienna Philharmonic - Tchaikovsky. Symphony 4 - HMV 1951

Peter Tchaikovsky:  Symphony no.4 in F minor, op.36

I: Andante sostenuto-Moderato con anima-Moderato assai, quasi Andante-Allegro vivo ~ II: Andantino in modo di canzona ~ III: Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato-Allegro ~ IV: Finale: Allegro con fuoco

Wiener Philharmoniker  conducted by  Wilhelm Furtwängler

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EMI Encore  ENC 109  (HMV ALP 1025). 1961 First Edition LP/matrices: 2XVH22/23 -7N.  Recorded: 4,8-10 January 1951 - Musikvereinsaal, Vienna.  

Very Hi-Fi for a 1951 EMI recording (Spectrum reaches 21kHz).  Original surface + No re-eq or auto de-click..  Sleeve-note/labels >>> 

24/48: Tchaikovsky. Violin Concerto - Alfredo Campoli / LSO / Ataulfo Argenta - Decca 1956

Peter Tchaikovsky: 
Violin Concerto in D major, op.35  
I:  Adagio moderato  ~  II:  Canzonetta (Andante)  ~  III: Allegro vivacissimo 

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Alfredo Campoli, violin  - London Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Ataulfo Argenta

London  CS 6011 (Decca SXL 2029). 1958 pressing/matrices: ZAL3456/7 -1E.  Recorded: 27-28 December 1956 - Kingsway Hall.   Sleeve-note/labels >>>

More Campoli: http://pristineclassics.blogspot.com/2015/07/2448-alfredo-campoli-plays-bruch-violin.html
The 1950 Ricci: http://pristineclassics.blogspot.com/2014/02/2496-tchaikovsky-violin-concerto.html

24/48: Charles Munch / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Bizet. Symphony 1 / Tchaikovsky. Francesca da Rimini - Reader's Digest 1963

Peter Tchaikovsky: "Francesca da Rimini", op.32
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Georges Bizet:  Symphony in C
I:  Allegro vivo  ~  II:  Adagio  ~  III:  Allegro vivace ; Trio  ~  IV:  Allegro vivace
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Charles Munch 
Reader's Digest  RDS 5025 (12LP boxset)  1963 Decca LP/matrices: P2RS-2091/2 -1G.  Recorded: 5 & 9/10 April 1963 -Walthamstow Assembly Hall. 

The Tchaikovsky is without faults as on the Brahms 4/Reiner... The Bizet is altogether excellent with some sparkling playing. Not bothering with the other Orchestral's in the Treasury set - CRQ Editions will do £9 specials of this/the lot - but 5 are already here (+Danon/Kempe/Krips/Reiner)...go there!

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24/48: Paul Kletzki / Philharmonia - Tchaikovsky ~ Smetana ~ Ravel - Columbia 1954

Peter Tchaikovsky:  Serenade for Strings, op.48
I: Pezzo in forma di Sonatina ~ II: Waltzer ~ III: Elegie ~ IV: Finale (Tema Russo) 

Maurice Ravel:  Boléro

Bedrich Smetana:  "The Bartered Bride" - overture

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The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Paul Kletzki

EMI Music for Pleasure  MFP 2045  1966 LP/matrices: XAX488 -5 / XAX345 -4  Recorded: 7-10 July 1952 & 15-24 June 1953 - Kingsway Hall
NOT ON CD    (The Tchaikovsky discloses a rather swimmy/nebulous acoustic in the quiet sections..)   MFP cover & Columbia sleevenote (zip folder includes Columbia sleeve in .bmp) >>>  

24/48: Sir Malcolm Sargent / Royal Philharmonic - "Lollipops" - Reader's Digest 1963

Anderson:  “The Syncopated Clock”
Johann Strauss:  “Perpetuum Mobile”, op.257   
Ravel:  “Pavane pour une infante défunte"  
Alfvén:  Swedish Rhapsody no.1, op.19   “Midsummer Vigil”  
Rossini:  “Il Signor Bruschino” - overture  
Johann & Josef Strauss:  “Pizzicato-Polka”  
Tchaikovsky:  “Humoresque” in E minor, op.10/2  
Dvorak:  2 Slavonic Dances, op.46/1 & op.72/2  
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Malcolm Sargent 
Reader's Digest  RDS 2022 (from 1963 12LP box-set). 1971 Decca pressing/matrices: P2RS2047/8 -3K/-8K. Recorded: 28/29 March 1963 -Walthamstow Town Hall
Nice sound (except Dvorak: op.72) & performances.  Reader's Digest sleeve-note / sleeve >>> 

24/48: Solomon / Philharmonia / Dobrowen - Tchaikovsky. Piano Concerto 1 - HMV 1952

Peter Tchaikovsky:  Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.23

I: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso ~ II: Andantino semplice ~ III: Allegro con fuoco

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Solomon Cutner, piano - The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Issay Dobrowen

HMV  CLP 1001  1959 LP/matrices: 2XEA39/40 -9N / -8N.   Recorded: 26-28 May 1949 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road.       Sleeve-note >>>

24/48: Massimo Freccia / Filharmonica di Roma - Reader's Digest 1960

Rossini:  "Semiramide" overture     Tchaikovsky:  "Sleeping Beauty" - waltz    Tchaikovsky:  Marche Slave, op.31
Herold:  "Zampa" overture    Verdi:  "Aida" Grand March    Handel:  "Xerxes" largo    Ponchielli:  "La Gioconda" Dance of the Hours
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Glinka:  "Russlan & Ludmilla" overture    Rubinstein:  Kamennoi-Ostrow    Rossini:  "William Tell" overture     Verdi:  "La Traviata" Preludes to Acts.1/3
Mascagni:  "Cavalliera Rusticana" intermezzo    Wagner:  "Die Gotterdamurung" Siegfried's Rhine Journey    Wolf-Ferrari:  "Susanna's Secret" overture **
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Orchestra Filharmonica di Roma  conducted by  Massimo Freccia 
Reader's Digest  RDS 5003/5009   12LP set: 1961 Decca LP's / matrices: L70Y6506/7 & 6517/8 - 1W/2W,  ** (1976 set RDS 9178)      Label pics >>> 

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 1961 pressings.  Decca Matrices: L70Y6513/4 -1W & L70Y6523/4 - 2W/1W. Recorded: 12-16 & 22 July 1960 - Kingsway Hall.     Labels >>>

24/48: Charles Munch / Boston SO - Tchaikovsky. Romeo and Juliet -&- Francesca da Rimini - RCA 1956

Peter Tchaikovsky:  "Romeo and Juliet" - Overture-Fantasia

Peter Tchaikovsky:  "Francesca da Rimini" - Fantasy after Dante, op.32

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Boston Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Charles Munch

RCA Victrola  VICS 1197  1967 Decca mastered LP (1st Edition pressing) / matrices: TVRS2232/3 -4K / -1K

Recorded: 12 March & 23 April 1956 - Symphony Hall, Boston.     Yet-Another-Francesca...      Sleeve-note >>>

24/48: Capriccio Italien - Dervaux ... Capriccio Espagnol - Vandernoot - Command 1961

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov:  "Capriccio Espagnol"
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra  conducted by  Andre Vandernoot  

Peter Tchaikovsky:  "Capriccio Italien"
Concerts Colonne Orchestra  conducted by  Pierre Dervaux 

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Command Classics  CC 11004-SD  35MM  1961 USA LP  Piros mastered -2K  (Pierre Dervaux: 21 May 1961 -Salle Wagram, Paris).
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24/48: Nicolai Malko / Philharmonia - 1812 ~ Zampa ~ Hebrides ~ Ruy Blas ~ Poet & Peasant - HMV 1953/6

Ferdinand Herold:  "Zampa" – overture      (January 1953)
Peter Tchaikovsky:  1812 0verture, op.49      (6 February 1953)  
Felix Mendelssohn:  "The Hebrides" – overture, op.26      (February 1956)  
Franz von Suppe:  "Poet and Peasant" – overture      (February 1956)  
Felix Mendelssohn:  "Ruy Blas" – overture, op.95      (1 March 1956)  
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The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Nicolai Malko  
EMI / MfP  MFP 2034  1966 matrices: MFP2034 -1 / 2XEA987 -6  Recorded: Kingsway Hall.  
(Originally transferred 2009: still mostly Not on CD).    Sleeve-note >>>

24/48: Leopold Stokowski / New York - Tchaikovsky. Francesca da Rimini -&- Hamlet - Everest 1958

Peter Tchaikovsky:  "Francesca da Rimini", op.32   
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Peter Tchaikovsky:  "Hamlet", op.67  
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The Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York  conducted by  Leopold Stokowski  
dell'Arte  DA 9006  45rpm. 1982 Nimbus LP.  Recorded: October 1958.
+1.5dB Treble as the sound was very dark/cavernous: sounds filtered to me - but supposedly superior to the original LP. Not 35mm as stated.  
Original sleeve-note (RootsVinyl) /  DA sleeve-note / 'EMG' + book reviews >>>.

24/48: Wolfgang Sawallisch / Philharmonia - Tchaikovsky. Swan Lake -&- Nutcracker - Columbia 1959

Peter Tchaikovsky:  "Nutcracker" - suite, op.71a          24/48 XR FLAC  Mega Download
(Miniature overture, March, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Russian Dance, Arab Dance, Chinese Dance, Waltz of the Flowers) 

"Swan Lake" - suite, op.20         24/48 XR FLAC  Mega Download
(Act II Swan theme, Act I Waltz, Act II Dance of the Little Swans,  Introduction to Scene & Second Dance of the Queen of the Swans, Act IV Scene)  
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The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Wolfgang Sawallisch  
Columbia  SAX 2285   1963 pressing/matrices: YAX85/6 -1/-5.  Recorded: 11/12 September 1957 -Kingsway Hall.  NOT ON CD   Sleeve-note / EMG review >>> 

24/48: Sir Thomas Beecham / Royal Philharmonic - Tchaikovsky. Symphony 2 - Philips 1954

Peter Tchaikovsky:
Symphony no.2 in C minor, op.17 - "Little Russian"  

I:  Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo  ~  II:  Andantino marziale, quasi moderato   //   III:  Scherzo -Allegro molto vivace  ~  IV:  Moderato assai

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Thomas Beecham

Philips  ABL 3015  Original LP - hand-inscribed matrices: AA01130 1L-10 / 2L-4.  Recorded: December 1953 - Walthamstow Town Hall.

Far superior to the reissue (GL5636) in realism/bass depth/power. This pressing was physically Pristine, but some 'noise' at start of side 1 prompted a re-wash - and the LP got damaged (the original dub was retained). I am not amused by this: like most of my collection it had never been 'washed' - and otherwise scarcely needed it.
Minimal '1.2' de-click/slight treble added - Sleeve-note >>> 

24/48: Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt / Hamburg Radio - Tchaikovsky. Symphony 5 - Decca 1953

Peter Tchaikovsky:
Symphony no.5 in E minor, op.64    
I:  Andante - Allegro con anima   ~   II:  Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza  
III:  Valse (Allegro moderato)   ~   IV:  Finale (Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace)
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Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt  
Decca  ACL 3   (LXT 2758)  1958 LP/c.1956/7 matrices: ARL1415 -1DR / ARL1416 -2DR.      
Recorded: c.September/October 1952 - Hamburg (Telefunken).   Hugely time-consuming to edit..
NOT ON CD       Sleeve-note / EMG review >>>

24/96: Roger Desormiere / Paris Conservatoire - Les Sylphides ... Sleeping Beauty - Decca 1950/1

 

Frederic Chopin / Orchestrated by Alexander Gretchaninov:  "Les Sylphides" -  Ballet  (arr: Desormiere)
Nocturne (op.32/2) ~ Valse (op.70/1) ~ Mazurka (op.33/2) ~ Mazurka (op.67/3) ~ Prelude (op.28/7) ~ Valse (op.64/2) ~ Grande Valse Brillante (op.18)
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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
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L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris  conducted by  Roger Desormiere    
Decca  ACL 8  1959 pressing/matrices: ARL1799 -1HR / ARL899 -3ER.  Recorded: 22 February 1950 / 15-20 June 1951 - La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris
Originally: LM4511 / LXT2610    Tchaikovsky: Sept.2010  files re-edited May 2012  -  (Les Sylphides NOT ON CD)

24/96: Tchaikovsky. Violin Concerto - Ruggiero Ricci - New SO / Sargent - Decca 1950

Peter Tchaikovsky:   
Violin Concerto in D major, op.35  
I:  Adagio moderato - Cadenza  ~  II:  Canzonetta - Andante  ~  III:  Finale - Allegro vivacissimo  
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Ruggiero Ricci, violin  ~ New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by  Sir Malcolm Sargent 
Decca  LXT 2509  (reissued 1957 as: LXT 5373)  1957 LP/matrices: ARL278 -1DR / ARL279 -1DR   Recorded: 26-27 January 1950 - Kingsway Hall  
Side One is really superb (the violin harmonics go to <30kHz in the Cadenza) - Side Two is marginally inferior (also in terms of performance) & transferred at a slightly lower level (a subdued pressing 'pimple' is near the start for a couple of revolutions)..  
Sleeve-note / 1950 EMG review >>>