27 November 2016

Robert Irving / Royal Opera House - Sadler's Wells Ballet Silver Jubilee - HMV 1956

Purcell  arr.Lambert:  "Comus" - Overture & Minuet
Boyce  arr.Lambert:  "Prospect Before Us" - Fugue in D major
Couperin  orch.Jacob:  "Harlequin in the Street" - Allegro
Mendelssohn  orch.Jacob:  "Lord of Burleigh" - Agitato & Allegro vivace
Auber  arr.Lambert:  "Les Rendezvous" - Allegro non troppo & Allegro
Gavin Gordon:  "The Rake's Progress" - Sarabande & Orgy
Liszt  orch.Jacob:  "Apparitions" - Consolation & Galop
Lambert:  "Horoscope" - Valse for the Gemini
Berners:  "Wedding Bouquet" - Tango & Waltz
Bliss:  "Adam Zero" - Dance of Summer
Prokofiev:  "Cinderella" - Waltz & Midnight  
11 files zip FLAC  Mega Download             11 files zip FLAC (1.2 de-click)  Mega Download     (This scarce LP was 'mint'..)   
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden  conducted by  Robert Irving  
EMI Angel  35521  (HMV CLP 1070)  1957 EMI pressing/matrices: 2XEA886 -2N / 2XEA887-2N.     NOT ON CD     HMV HQM 1078 reissue  (Gordon/Lambert/Bliss)    Sleeve-note >>>


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8 comments:

  1. Unknown27 February, 2017

    There is a stereo version of this record which was not issued until 1981 at the 50th anniversary of the Royal Ballet. It's part of a 2-record HMV Greensleeve set(ESDW 713,I think the no. is).

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    1. Tin Ear27 February, 2017

      That's interesting inasmuch as a knowlegeable Balletomane mentioned there was just a 50's stereo tape.
      I was aware of only "Valse for the Gemini" as a poor-sounding fill-up on an SXLP (Checkmate/Britten Matinees).
      Maybe I could find a review of the ESDW - but don't have it - and might suspect all the tracks weren't there!

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    2. Tin Ear27 February, 2017

      You're correct - page 915: Penguin 1982 Guide.
      The others were incomplete compared to the original CLP(XLP/SXLP)/CSD/ESD/ESD LP's (have all 4 (5))..

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    3. Unknown28 February, 2017

      After your reply yesterday, I checked my records and all 11 pieces are present.

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  2. alfred venison20 June, 2017

    thank you for this rare time capsule artifact. -a.v.

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    1. Tin Ear20 June, 2017

      Time Capsules get hidden - LP's take up (lots of) space..

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  3. Anonymous01 May, 2024

    o.k. Just a tad late. But nevertheless : Thank you for this jewel.

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    1. Tin Ear01 May, 2024

      Better late than.............!
      Quite a fun LP..especially the sparkling Couperin/Jacob.
      Turned-up just beforehand @ the local Oxfam. Wouldn't have expected to see anything that vintage - and now Nothing turns up!
      Never got around to Irving's mono Philharmonia CLP of Arnold/Britten (the latter sounding superior as the SXLP stereo reissue).

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