24/48: Edward Elgar. Violin Sonata - Alan Loveday & Leonard Cassini ... String Quartet - Aeolian Quartet - Concert Artist 1966

Sir Edward Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, op.82     Allegro ~ Romance - Andante ~ Allegro non troppo  

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Alan Loveday, violin  &  Leonard Cassini, piano 

Sir Edward Elgar:  String Quartet in E minor, op.83    I: Allegro moderato  ~  II: Piacevole (Poco andante)  ~  III: Finale (Allegro molto)   
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The Aeolian String Quartet     
(Sydney Humphreys  &  Raymond Keenlyside, violins - Watson Forbes, viola - Derek Simpson, 'cello)

Concert Artist  STCAM.5002  1966 LP/matrices.  The Violin Sonata is very vivid. 1963 published recordings. Scarce LP.   Recorded: Sonotape Studios, Soho, London.

NOT ON CD   Original surface ('CD quiet' + manual edits)   1965 Summit stereo LP of the Aeolian Qt in Elgar String Qt + Vaughan Williams Qt no.1 >>>     Sleeve-note / labels >>> 

24/48: Eduard van Beinum / Amsterdam Concertgebouw - Bruckner. Symphony 9 - Philips 1956

Anton Bruckner: Symphony no.9 in D minor

I: Feierlich, Misterioso  ~  II: Scherzo (Bewegt, lebhaft) Trio (Schnell)  ~  III: Adagio (Langsam, feierlich)

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Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam  conducted by  Eduard van Beinum

Philips Fontana  6530 058  1977 mono LP - Dutch matrices: 1L1 / 2L2 - UK pressing.  Recorded: 17-19 September 1956 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.  

(uninspiring 3rd movement! - poor intonation!!)  Sleeve-note / labels + Philips cover / 2nd mvt (screenshot) comparison ++ Moore review: Hi-Lites>>>

Ralph Moore's typically fawning review of Mr Pristine's 'Enhanced' Faked Rubbish @  https://www.musicwebinternational.com/2023/02/bruckner-symphony-9-pristine-audio/

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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Album-notes >>> 

24/48: Fritz Reiner / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Brahms. Symphony 4 - RCA/Decca 1962

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  
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Fritz Reiner 
Reader's Digest  RDS 5021 (12LP boxset) 1963 Decca LP/matrices:  NO8Y-0804/5 -1G.  Recorded: 2/3, 5 October 1962 -Walthamstow Assembly Hall. 

1.3 de-click + 1.5dB Treble.  Album-notes >>>  

The microphone-placement was possibly poor - or some fault in the cutter stylus - with a buzzy vagueness.

24/48: Josef Krips / London SO - Brahms. Symphony 4 - Decca 1950

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  
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London Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Josef Krips 
Decca  LXT 5368  (1957 reissue of LXT 2517) 1958 LP/matrices: ARL332 -2DR / ARL333 -1DR. Recorded: 17,19,20 April 1950 -Kingsway Hall.

Sleeve-note / 1950 EMG review >>>  (Listened to this as a 6yo..)  A superbly balanced & detailed recording.

24/48: Sir Adrian Boult / London Philharmonic - Vaughan Williams. Job - Decca 1954

Ralph Vaughan Williams:  "Job"  (A Masque For Dancing)    
Side 1:  Introduction and Saraband of the Sons Of God - Satan's Dance of Triumph - Minuet of the Sons Of Job and their Wives - Job's Dream    
Side 2:  Job's Dance of the Three Messengers - Dance of Job's Comforters - Elihu's Dance of Youth and Beauty - Galliard of the Sons of the Morning - Epilogue

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Joseph Shadwick, solo violin - London Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Adrian Boult
    
Decca  LXT 2937  1955 pressing/matrices: ARL2035/6 -1B.  Recorded: 9,11-13 January 1954 - Kingsway Hall
"1.3" Declick +2.75dB Treble (max) @ 10kHz.  Later LP transfers less good than this.. 
Boult's 1946 version   (more Boult RVW there..)      Boult's 1954 RVW Symphony 4  (sounds better than 'recent competition'...)       Sleeve-note  >>>  

24/48: Josef Krips / Royal Philharmonic - Mozart. Symphony 35 -&- Haydn. Symphony 104 - Reader's Digest 1962

W.A.Mozart: Symphony no.35 in D K.385, “Haffner”
I: Allegro con spirito ~ II: Andante ~ III: Menuetto ~ IV: Finale - Presto 

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Franz Josef Haydn: Symphony no.104 in D, “London”
I: Adagio; Allegro ~ II: Andante ~ III: Minuet & Trio ~ IV: Allegro spiritoso 

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Josef Krips

Reader's Digest  RDS 5026. 12LP boxset. 1963 Decca LP/Matrices: NO8Y-0815/0816 -1R. Recorded: 28-29 September 1962 -Walthamstow Assembly Hall.
Mozart 35 appears superior to Israel PO (SXL - the original unplayed LP is too valuable to wet-clean - nor prepared to wet-clean the other Krips 'as new' 1956/7 LXT). Have 3x sets of this 12LP box..4 other LP's are on this blog - see Munch, above.  Booklet notes + Covers for 4x Krips Mozart/Haydn's >>>

24/48: Anthony Collins / New SO - Elgar -&- Vaughan Williams - Decca 1952

Sir Edward Elgar:
Introduction and Allegro, op.47
Serenade in E minor, op.20

Ralph Vaughan Williams:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
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New Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Anthony Collins

Decca  LXT 2699  c.1957 1st edition re-cut matrices: ARL1195/1196-2DR. Recorded: 31 March/1 April 1952 - West Hampstead Studios.  Sleeve-note >>>

24/48: Karel Ancerl / Czech Philharmonic - Prokofiev. Alexander Nevsky - Supraphon 1963

Sergei Prokofiev:  "Alexander Nevsky", op.78

1: Russia under the Mongolian Yoke ~ 2: Song about Alexander Nevsky ~ 3: The Crusaders in Pskov ~ 4: Rise Up, you, Russian People
5: Battle on the Ice ~ 6: Field of the Dead ~ 7: Alexander's Entry into Pskov  

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Vera Soukupova, Contralto  -&-  Czech Singers' Chorus  conducted by  Jan Kuhn
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Karel Ancerl 

Supraphon  SUAST 50053  1964 pressing/matrices: VST91/92 -C/-B.  Recorded: 30 January ~ 2 February 1962 - Dvorak Hall, Prague. 

'1.3' de-click/+1.5dB Treble.   Sleeve-notes + Labels >>>

24/48: Sir Malcolm Sargent / LSO - Vaughan Williams. Serenade ~ Toward The Unknown Region ~ Greensleeves ~ The Wasps - HMV 1957

Ralph Vaughan Williams:
Serenade to Music 
(soloists: Elsie Morison, Margorie Thomas, Duncan Robertson, Trevor Anthony + Chorus)
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Toward the Unknown Region  (with Chorus)     "The Wasps" - overture    (Excellent 'Wasps'..)

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London Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Malcolm Sargent

HMV  ALP 1499  1957 LP/Matrices: 2XEA1217/1218 -1N /2N    Recorded: 7-9 May 1957 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road

The stereo CD was apparently an improvement. Same matrices here used for CLP/MFP reissues.
These (still  NOT ON CD ) 2010 transfers slightly re-edited  1952 Sargent/BBC SO RVW: Tallis Fantasia / Elgar Wand of Youth 2       Sleeve-note / EMG review >>>   ('1.3' de-click + slight Treble)

24/48: Albert Wolff / Paris Conservatoire - Auber. Overtures - Decca 1955

Daniel-Francois Auber:
Masaniello  (La Muette de Portici)
The Bronze Horse
Fra Diavolo
The Crown Diamonds 

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L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris  conducted by  Albert Wolff

Decca  LXT 5005  1955 LP/Matrices: ARL2355/6 -1A.  Recorded: 29 September 1954 - La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris

Sleeve-note / EMG reviews >>>  High-level LP mastering (+3dB). Treble +2.5dB @10kHz / flat Bass. '1' de-click   "Le Domino noir" included in SXL 2008 >>> 

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: Rozhdestvensky / Moscow Radio - Enescu. Symphony 1 -&- Roumanian Rhapsody 2 - Melodiya 1962

Georges Enescu:  Symphony no.1 in E flat major, op.13
I: Assez vif et rythme  ~  II: Lent  ~  III: Vif et vigoureux 

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Georges Enescu:  Roumanian Rhapsody no.2 in D major, op.11
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Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Melodiya  33CM 0253-4   Post-1974 Blue label.  '1.3' declick. Now as 24/48. The acoustic is vast/swimmy. .  NOT ON CD   Sleeve-note >>> (Enescu's 1951 Remington recordings of Rhapsodies 1&2/Dixtour (Varese-Sarabande LP) are on the main blog)  HERE >>>

24-bit: Carl Schuricht / Paris Conservatoire - Schumann. Symphonies 2 & 3 + Overture, Scherzo, Finale - Decca 1952-4

Robert Schumann:  Symphony no.2 in C major, op.61
I: Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo  ~  II: Scherzo (Allegro vivace)  ~  III: Adagio espressivo  ~  IV:  Allegro molto vivace 

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Robert Schumann:  Symphony no.3 in E flat major, op.97  "Rhenish"   I: Lebhaft  ~  II: Scherzo (Sehr massig)  ~  III: Nicht schnell  ~  IV: Feirlich  ~  V: Lebhaft 

Robert Schumann:  Overture, Scherzo & Finale, op.52    I: Andante con moto - Allegro  ~  II: Scherzo (Vivo)  ~  III: Finale (Allegro molto vivace) 

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L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris  conducted by  Carl Schuricht

Decca  ACL 236  (LXT2745) 1964 matrices/pressing: ARL1307/8 - 2K.  Decca  ACL 231  (LXT2985) 1964 matrices/pressing: ARL1701 -7K / ARL1700 -5K. Recorded: June 1952  -&-  June 1953 / June 1954 - La Maison de la Mutualite, Paris 
Symphony 3 dubbed +1dB then additionally normalized to -0.5dB peak to match. Symphony 2 much clearer than the original LXT.   Sleeve-notes / ACL covers / EMG LXT reviews >>>   

2012/3 transfers of Schuricht/PCO LXT ACL Wagner + the Schumann OSF >>>

24/48: Sir Thomas Beecham / Royal Philharmonic - Goldmark. Rustic Wedding Symphony - Columbia 1953

Karl Goldmark:
Rustic Wedding Symphony, op.26    
I: Wedding March  ~  II: Song of the Bride  ~  III: Serenade  ~  IV: In the Garden  ~  V: Dance 

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Thomas Beecham

Philips  NBL 5041  (Columbia 33CX 1067)  1957 UK pressing/matrices: AA02139/40 -2/-1. Recorded: 5-8 March 1952 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road.
Brighter than the 33CX; recording slightly better on side two - which anyway makes an attractive 22minute Suite.. '1.3 de-click'.
NBL Cover / 33CX sleeve-note / Record Guide review >>> 

24/96: Erich Kleiber / Amsterdam Concertgebouw - Beethoven. Symphony 5 - Decca 1953

Ludwig van Beethoven:
Symphony no.5 in C minor, op.67
I: Allegro con brio  ~  II: Andante con moto  ~  III: Scherzo (Allegro)  ~  IV: Allegro 

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The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam  conducted by  Erich Kleiber

Decca  LXT 2851  1954 pressing. Matrices: ARL1854/5 -1A.  Recorded: 26 September 1953 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.

RIAA with -2dB bass @ 50hz / +2.5dB treble @ 10khz.   Sleeve-note / EMG review >>>

24/48: Georg Solti / London Philharmonic - Kodaly. Psalmus Hungaricus -&- Peacock Variations - Decca 1954

Zoltan Kodaly:  Psalmus Hungaricus, op.13
(with William McAlpine, Tenor  -&-  London Philharmonic Choir)

Zoltan Kodaly:  Variations on a Hungarian Folksong  “The Peacock”

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London Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Georg Solti

Decca  LXT 2848  (original 1954 LP)  Matrices: ARL2069/2070 - 1A/3A.   Recorded: 26/30 April & 3 May 1954 - Kingsway Hall.

Sleeve-note / EMG review >>>   Excellent orchestral playing. Some choral-parts were highly-modulated.

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: Anatole Fistoulari / LSO - Khachaturian. Gayaneh - Everest 1960

Aram Khachaturian: "Gayaneh" - Ballet Suite
Sabre Dance ~ Lyrical Duet ~ Dance Of The Rose Maidens ~ Gopak ~ Lullaby ~ Lezghinka     
Russian Dance ~ Gayaneh's adagio ~ Dance Of The Young Kurds ~ Dance Of The Old Man ~ Fire

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London Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Anatole Fistoulari  

World Record Club  SCM 41  1963 EMI pressing/matrices: SW 7656-2 / SW 7657-1. Recorded: 2 November 1959 -Walthamstow Town Hall.
Sleeve-note / EMG review / label pics >>>  

24/48: Solomon / Philharmonia / Kubelik - Brahms. Piano Concerto 1 - HMV 1955

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto no.1 in D minor, op.15
I: Maestoso ~ II: Adagio ~ III: Rondo (Allegro non troppo) 

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Solomon Cutner, piano - The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Rafael Kubelik

HMV  ALP 1172  1957 LP/matrices: 2XEA432/3 -3N.  Recorded: 3-5 September 1952 - Kingsway Hall. 
Inconsistent in recording/performance + a plethora of tape-edits..the 1947 Brahms PC.2 is on Historical (also the Schnabel/Szell PC.1)     Sleeve-note >>>

Solomon plays...Brahms PC.2 + Bliss PC + Liszt Hungarian Fantasia >>>  

24/48: Benno Moiseiwitsch / Philharmonia / Ackermann - Schumann -&- Grieg. Piano Concertos - HMV 1954

Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
I: Allegro affettuoso ~ II: Intermezzo ~ III: Allegro vivace 

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
I: Allegro molto moderato ~ II: Adagio ~ III: Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Andante maestoso 

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Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano - The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Otto Ackermann

HMV  CLP 1008   1960 LP/matrices: 2XEA387/8 -5N.  Recorded: 8-10 & 21 September 1953 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road.    Sleeve-note >>>

24/48: Sviatoslav Richter / Kurt Sanderling - Rachmaninov. Piano Concerto 1 -&- Bach. Concerto BWV1052 - Parlophone 1958

Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.1 in F sharp minor, op.1
I: Vivace ~ II: Andante ~ III: Allegro vivace 

Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV.1052
I: Allegro ~ II: Adagio ~ III: Allegro 

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Sviatoslav Richter, piano - Moscow Radio SO / USSR Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Kurt Sanderling 
Parlophone  PMA 1037  1958 LP/matrices: XSOVX1/2 -1N /-3N.  Recorded: 18 February / 22 April 1955 - Moscow.      Sleeve-note / labels >>>

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 >>>