Side One: Suite no.1 in F (pt.1) http://www.mediafire.com/?sotvcc8c8ovnsk6
Side Two: Suite no.1 in F (pt.2) ~ Suite no.2 in G ~ Suite no.3 in D
http://www.mediafire.com/?ifxcpj4f4x1sc4i
Philomusica of London directed by Thurston Dart
Editions de L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 60010
Matrices: ZTT 509 -2M / ZTT 510 -1M Recorded c.1959 Original LP STEREO FLAC files Sleeve-note >>>
Frank. Excellent, excellent, excellent! Oh, and excellent too!
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Thought I detected a trace of Wow - or maybe it was just a Handel-Headache?! Have the stereo WM with Boulez/Hague - which is a goodie. It would be interesting to compare the Dart recordings with all those Raymond Leppards (must have virtually every one) as I thought (whilst closely studying the waveform..) that the sound of Darts was somewhat more Authentic compared to the decade-later ECO Philips (and Oiseau-Lyre) LPs..
ReplyDeleteAnother great record for the early morning hours. This performance is new to me.
ReplyDeleteDownloading it now and will play it immediately (your transfers are so impeccable).
Many thanks. I love Thurston Dart's recordings.
Thanks to Audacity I was able to remove quite a few Cutting-Rasps early on side two. The Philomusica/Purcell King Arthur (under Anthony Lewis) is now OOC. Have the original 1959 stereos - and never listened to that, either..
ReplyDeleteAnthony Lewis is another conductor I like a lot: Handel, Semele and Purcell, Dido.
ReplyDeleteHaydn House has tranferred the Semele http://www.haydnhouse.com/HH17.htm but I already have that one on LP.
Listening to this in a hotel in Manchester. Delightful way to end a day. The transfer is excellent and the recording sounds much younger than it's 51 years. The performers seem to be enjoying themselves and loving the music. Thanks for this - I will be listening to it often.
ReplyDeleteThe LP sounded pretty OK. I did, early last year (?), upload the 1954 Boyd Neel version (the C.18th Arnold edition) and had to restrict the data-rate - but dont really have time to re-do dubs for that.
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