Peter Tchaikovsky:
Coronation March ("Solemn March") in D major (1883)
Jurisprudence March in D major (1885)
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Melodiya CM 02175/6 (Recorded: c.1964)
Suite no.1 in D minor, op.43 (1879)
I: Introduction & Fugue ~ II: Divertissement ~ III: Intermezzo ~ IV: Miniature March ~ V: Scherzo ~ VI: Gavotte
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arvid Jansons
Dmitri the Pretender (1867) I: Act 1 Introduction ~ II: Mazurka
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yevgeny Akulov
HMV/Melodiya SXLP 30244 Recorded c.1964. 16 + 24-bit FLAC files @ https://pristineaudiophile.blogspot.com
The Music Parlour
"The Closest Approach To The Original Sound"
20 April 2025
24/48: Tchaikovsky. Suite 1 (A.Jansons) - Dmitri (Akulov) - 2 Marches (Rozhdestvensky) - Melodiya 1964
14 April 2025
David Josefowitz / Vienna State Opera - Beethoven. Christus am Oelberge - Concert Hall 1967
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Christ on the Mount of Olives", op.85
Side One: Introduction, Recitative & Aria Side Two: Recitative & Duet, Recitative & Chorus of the Soldiers, Recitative - Trio - Chorus
Seraph: Wendy Fine, Soprano ~ Jesus: Kurt Equiluz, Tenor ~ Peter: Marius Rintzler, Bass
Vienna State Opera Chorus & Orchestra conducted by David Josefowitz
2 files 16/44 FLAC MediaFire Download
Concert Hall SMSC 2550 Turicaphon matrices. 1969 Phonogram UK pressing. Recorded 1967. (also as a short-lived CD).
20 June 2012 post. Rather popular previously. Philips GP412/II / Rega RB300 arm. (CD-RW) Saves transferring the Scherchen 1965 EMI LP which isn't such a dynamic performance. Sleeve-note -&- WRC ST406 sleeve-note with the text >>>
09 April 2025
24/48: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducts... Shostakovich. Transcriptions & Film Music - EMI/Melodiya 1983
Youmans: "Tea for Two" - Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
D.Scarlatti: L.413 / L.375 - Two Pieces, op.17 – Wind Ensemble
Beethoven: Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea - Evgeny Nesterenko, Bass - Instrumental Ensemble
J.Strauss II: "The Pleasure Train" - Polka Schnell – Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Rimsky-Korsakov: "I waited for you in the Grotto", op.40/4 – Alla Ablaberdyeva, Soprano - USSR Symphony Orchestra
Shostakovich: "Armer Columbus", Overture, op.23 – Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Shostakovich: "The Tale of the Priest and his Hired Man Balda" Suite, op.36 – USSR Symphony Orchestra
(Overture ~ The Procession of the Obscurantists ~ The Merry-Go-Round ~ Bazaar ~ The Priest's Daughter's Dream ~ Finale)
Shostakovich: Two Fables of Krylov, op.4 "The Dragon-Fly and the Ant" - Galina Borisova, Mezzo-soprano – USSR Symphony Orchestra
"The Ass and the Nightingale" - Moscow Conservatoire Chorus – Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
HMV Melodiya ASD 1650331 (1 September 2021 24/96 post: a few teensy edits) 16 + 24-bit FLAC files @ https://pristineaudiophile.blogspot.com
01 April 2025
Peter Maag / Suisse Romande - Mozart. Symphonies 28/29 - Decca 1951
W.A.Mozart: Symphony no.28 in C major, K.200
I: Allegro spiritoso ~ II: Andante ~ III: Minuet & Trio ~ IV: Presto
W.A.Mozart: Symphony no.29 in A major, K.201
I: Allegro moderato ~ II: Andante ~ III: Minuet & Trio ~ IV: Allegro con spirito
2 files 16/44 FLAC MediaFire Download
Decca LXT 2840 (London LLP 389 & LXT 2562). 1953 LP/1951 matrices: ARL798 -1B / ARL515 -1A
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Peter Maag
Recorded: c. October 1950 & March 1951 - Victoria Hall, Geneva. Sleeve-note / EMG reviews >>>
Older transfer (24-bit) which might be of interest as has early matrices. '1.3' declick. EQ was problematic - so used RIAA + 1dB (max) treble @10kHz (treble emphasis is noted in the EMG reviews below - 'Posthorn' Serenade is ACL88 - not transferred). IMO the Andante of Sym.29 is very dreary!
24 March 2025
Gerard Souzay & Jacqueline Bonneau - Schumann. Dichterliebe -&- Wolf. 4 lieder - Decca 1952
Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, op.48
Hugo Wolf: Four lieder
2 files 16/44 FLAC MediaFire Download
Gérard Souzay, Baritone -&- Jacqueline Bonneau, piano
Decca LXT 2734 1952 LP/matrices: ARL1095 -2B / ARL1096 -1B. Recorded: c.August/September 1951 - Paris.
Very Quickly deleted LP (replaced with 1953 recording of Dichterliebe: LXT2875) NOT ON CD Sleeve-note / EMG review >>>
Souzay - 1956 French Opera arias ( Fabulous performances + immaculate 1986 Dutch vinyl ! )
02 March 2025
Claudia Muzio - The Columbia Italiana recordings - 1934-5
Bellini: Ah! Non Credea Mirarti (La Sonnambula: Act.3) - Bellini: Casta
Diva (Norma: Act.1) - Verdi: Tacea La Notte Placida (Il Trovatore:
Act.1) - Verdi: Teneste La Promessa... Addio Del Passato (La Traviata:
Act.3) - Verdi: Pace, Pace, Mio Dio (La Forza Del Destino: Act.4) -
Boito: L'Altra Notte In Fondo Al Mare (Mefistofele: Act.3) - Mascagni:
Voi Lo Sapete, O Mamma (Cavalleria Rusticana)
Verdi: Già Nella Notte Densa (Otello: Act.1) -with Francesco Merli, Tenor - Verdi: Dio Ti Giocondi, O Sposo (Otello: Act.3) -with Francesco Merli, Tenor - Puccini:
Sì, Mi Chiamano Mimì (La Bohème: Act.1) - Puccini: Donde Lieta Uscì
(La Bohème: Act.3) - Puccini: Vissi D'Arte (Tosca: Act.2) - Giordano:
La Mamma Morta (Andrea Chénier: Act.3)
Cilea: Esser Madre È Un
Inferno (L'Arlesiana: Act.3) - Cilea: Poveri Fiori (Adriana
Lecouvreur: Act.4) - Refice: Per Amor Di Gesù (Cecilia: Prologue) -
Refice: Grazie, Sorelle (Cecilia: Finale) - Refice: Ombra Di Nube -
Refice: Ave Maria
Pergolesi: Se Tu M'Ami - Donaudy: O Del Mio
Amato Ben - Donaudy: Spirate Pur - Delibes: Les Filles De Cadiz -
Delibes: Bonjour, Suzon - Crist: C'est Mon Ami - Debussy: Beau Soir -
Reger: Mariä Wiegenlied - Buzzi-Peccia: Colombetta
Claudia Muzio, Soprano - Orchestra conducted by Lorenzo Molajoli (& Licinio Refice)
HMV Treasury EX 290163 (2LP) My September 1984 set. 28 FLAC files + Booklet @ https://musicparlourhistorical.blogspot.com
11 September 2024
Witold Rowicki / Warsaw SO - Lutoslawski. Concerto for Orchestra, Venetian Games, Funeral Music - Muza 1959/1961
Witold Lutoslawski:
Concerto for Orchestra (Muza XL0132 - 12,13,15 April 1961)
Venetian Games (Muza XL0132 - 27,28 December 1961)
Funeral music (Muza XL0072 - 5 December 1959)
Warsaw Symphony Orchestra conducted by Witold Rowicki
3 files 16/44 zip FLAC Mega Download
Philips 'Sequenza Special' 412 377-1 (1984 LP: originally Philips 835303AY -1965). Recorded: National Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw. CD-RW transfer. Original surface: no auto-declick/re-eq. Sleeve-note+Labels / SRG7+EMG+High Fidelity+Hi-Fi News reviews >>>
08 July 2024
24/48: Beatrice Lillie / LSO / Skitch Henderson - Peter and the Wolf -&- Carnaval des animaux - Decca 1960
Sergei Prokofiev: "Peter and the Wolf", op.67
Camille Saint-Saens: "Le Carnaval des animaux"
(Julius Katchen & Gary Graffman, pianos & Kenneth Heath, 'cello)
2 files 16/44 FLAC Mega Download 2 files 24/48 XR FLAC Mega Download
Beatrice Lillie, Narrator - London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Skitch Henderson
Decca SXL 2218 1973 pressing/matrices: ZAL4785 -5W / ZAL4786 -4W. Recorded: 10/12 February 1960 - Kingsway Hall.
Session photograph / Rear sleeve / EMG review >>>
06 July 2024
24/48: Oivin Fjeldstad / LSO - Grieg. Peer Gynt - Decca 1958
Edvard Grieg: "Peer Gynt". op.23 - incidental music
SIDE ONE: Prelude ~ Morning Mood ~ The Death of Ase ~ Anitra's Dance ~ In the Hall of the Mountain King
SIDE TWO: Ingrid's Abduction and Lament ~ Arab Dance ~ Peer Gynt's Home-Coming ~ Solvejg's Song ~ Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Øivin Fjeldstad
Decca SXL 2012 (London CS 6049 - 1960 pressing). Recorded: 17-19 February 1958 - Kingsway Hall.
16 + 24-bit FLAC files @ http://pristineclassics.blogspot.com
21 December 2023
24/48: Carmen Dragon - Capitol SO - Orientale - Capitol 1958
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov: "Caucasian Sketches" - Procession of the Sardar
Fritz Kreisler/arr: Dragon: "Tambourin Chinois" (this is great..)
Cesar Cui/arr: Dragon: "Orientale"
Ludwig van Beethoven: "The Ruins of Athens" - Turkish March
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov/arr: Dragon: "Sadko" - Song of India
Amy Woodforde-Finden/arr: Dragon: "Kashmiri Song"
Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker" - Arab Dance
Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker" - Chinese Dance
Alexander Luigini: "Ballet Egyptien" - Dance
Modest Moussorgsky: "Khovantchina" - Persian Dance
10 files 16/44 zip FLAC Mega Download 10 files 24/48 zip XR FLAC Mega Download
Capitol Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carmen Dragon
EMI Capitol SP 8453 1959 First Edition LP. Matrices: SP1-8453 -D6 / SP2-8453 -D8. Recorded: 28-30 March / 19-20 June 1958 - Samuel Goldwyn Studio, Hollywood. Sleeve-note >>>
08 October 2022
Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia - Beethoven. Symphony 7 - EMI stereo 1955
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no.7 in A major, op.92
I: Poco sostenuto -Vivace ~ II: Allegretto ~ III: Presto -Assai meno presto ~ IV: Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven: "Prometheus" overture, op.43*
5 files 16/44 zip FLAC Mega Download
Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer
HMV ED 29 1341 1987 DMM pressing. CDRW transfer. Matrices: A-1 / B-3. Recorded: 3-7 October 1955 / *25 November 1957 - Kingsway Hall
Had intended including this with the original Columbia mono Symphonies 3/5/7 earlier this year. ( "Prometheus" not included in the 1977 2LP SXDW 3032 which has the 1969 sessions). Sleeve-note / 1988 Hi-Fi News review >>>
15 August 2020
Sir Thomas Beecham / BBC SO - Sibelius. Symphony 2 - BBC 1954
Symphony no.2 in D major, op.43
I: Allegretto ~ II: Tempo andante ma rubato ~ III: Vivacissimo ~ IV: Allegro moderato
2 files zip FLAC Mega Download
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
HMV ALP 1947 1964 pressing. Matrices: 2XEA2231/2 -1N. Recorded 'live' - 8 December 1954 - Royal Festival Hall (less than "Hi-Fi"...!!
Sleeve-note + The Times + EMG reviews >>>
(The 1959 RFH Dvorak Symphony 8 - HMV ALP 2003 - is on Pristine Classics )
23 February 2018
Balakirev. Russia, Tamara, 3 Russian themes - Gauk / Golovanov / Anosov - CCCP 1952
"Russia" - Second Overture on Russian Themes (1863–1864, rev: 1884) USSR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Gauk
"Tamara" (1867–1882) Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nikolai Golovanov
Overture on 3 Russian themes (1858) USSR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nikolai Anosov
3 files zip FLAC Mega Download
SAGA XID 5101 1961 mono. ( MK D518, D0703, D923 ) 1.3 de-click + v.slight treble. Overtures +4dB amplification (a very low-level cut) and +2dB from c.6:30" for Tamara (seems under-recorded thereafter...). Sleeve-note >>>
07 January 2018
Mozart. Violin Concerto 5 - Oscar Shumsky ... Symphony 35 - Wallenstein - MAR 1956
Symphony no.35 in D major, K.385. "Haffner"
I: Allegro con spirito ~ II: Andante ~ III: Menuetto ~ IV: Presto
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alfred Wallenstein
Concerto no.5 in A major for Violin and Orchestra, K.219
I: Allegro aperto ~ II: Adagio ~ III: Rondo - Tempo di minuetto
Oscar Shumsky, violin - The Little Orchestra of New York conducted by Thomas Sherman
2 files 16/44 zip FLAC Mega Download
World Record Club T 21 1958 Oriole pressing/Philips UK matrices: W6558/9 -1. From: Music-Appreciation Records MAR5613.
Original surfaces/CD-RW transfer (Shure M95HE -1st time used for transfers) . Sleeve-note/label >>>
01 January 2018
Sir Ernest MacMillan / Toronto S.O. - Handel. Messiah - Beaver 1952
16/44 FLAC Sides 1/2/3 Mega Download Sides 4/5/6 Mega Download
Lois Marshall, Soprano - Mary Palmateer, Contralto - Jon Vickers, Tenor - James Milligan, Bass
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir & Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Ernest MacMillan
World Record Club TP 216-8 1962 pressings/matrices: W7596-7601 -2N,2N,2N,3N,2N,2N. Recorded: 5 January 1952 - Massey Hall, Toronto.
NOT ON CD CD-RW transfer (Illustration is from the SKIRA booklet for Beecham's 1959 set: DURER: "The Adoration of the Trinity" (1511)
A Thoroughly convincing performance. Track listing / info >>>
17 December 2017
A Journey Into Stereo Sound ...an introduction to ffss - Decca 1958

A Journey Into Stereo Sound ...an introduction to ffss
2 files zip FLAC Mega Download
Decca SKL 4001 1963 pressing. Matrices: ZAL3941 -6E / ZAL3942 -7E.
Original surface / CD-RW transfer. NOT ON CD
12 June 2017
Ketelbey. "In a Persian Market" - Vienna State Opera / Armando Aliberti - Westminster 1958
In a Chinese Temple Garden / Bank Holiday / In the Mystic Land of Egypt / Jungle Drums
In a Persian Market / In a Monastery Garden / Bells across the Meadows / With Honour Crowned
8 files 16/44 zip FLAC Mega Download
Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Armando Aliberti
EMI World Records STP 359 (Westminster WST 15005). 1966 pressing/matrices: SW7938 -4 / SW7939 -3. Recorded: June 1957 - Vienna.
NOT ON CD Sleeve-note >>>
03 May 2017
Liszt. Via Crucis - Francis Jackson / BBC Northern Singers / Gordon Thorne - Saga 1961
Side One: I: Jesus is condemned to death (organ solo) ~ II: Jesus bears His Cross (organ solo) ~ III: Jesus falls for the first time ~ IV: Jesus meets His Blessed Mother (organ solo) ~ V: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry the Cross (organ solo) ~ VI: St. Veronica wipes Jesus' feet with her veil ~ VII: Jesus falls for the second time ~ VIII: The women of Jerusalem weep for Jesus (organ solo) ~ IX: Jesus falls for the third time.
Side Two: X: Jesus is stripped of His clothing (organ solo) ~ XI: Jesus is nailed to the Cross ~ XII: Jesus died on the Cross ~ XIII: Jesus is taken down from the Cross (organ solo) ~ XIV: Jesus is laid in the tomb.
2 files 16/44 zip FLAC Mega Download
Francis Jackson, organ - BBC Northern Singers conducted by Gordon Thorne
Saga STXID 5079 1965 stereo release/pressing. Recorded: 1959. Town Hall, Birmingham (1.3 de-click). Sleeve-note / SRG5 review >>>
27 March 2017
Jan Hus Tichy / Prague National - Tchaikovsky. Mazeppa, Eugene Onegin, Joan of Arc, Pique Dame - Supraphon 1962
"Eugene Onegin" Acts Two & Three - Ivo Zidek / Eduard Haken / Milada Subrtova & Premsyl Koci
"Joan of Arc" Act One - Eva Zikmundova
"Pique Dame" Act One - Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova, Vera Krilova
"Pique Dame" Act Two - Vera Krilova / Jindrach Jindrak
8 files zip FLAC Mega Download
Prague National Theatre Orchestra conducted by Jan Hus Tichy
Supraphon SUAST 50469 c.1964 LP/matrices: E159 -A / E160 -A Recorded: c.1961 NOT ON CD EMG review / sleeve-notes >>>
Excellent clean sound ....mildly 'tickly' surfaces.
06 February 2017
Clemens Krauss / Vienna Philharmonic - Richard Strauss. Salome - Decca 1954
Richard Strauss: "Salome", op.54 - A Music Drama in One Act (1905)
Salome....................... Christel Goltz, Soprano
Jochanaan.................... Hans Braun, Baritone
Herodes........................ Julius Patzak, Tenor
Herodias......................... Margareta Kenney, Mezzo-Soprano
Narraboth......................... Anton Dermota, Tenor
Ein Page............................. Else Schurhoff, Soprano
Erster Nazarener.................... Ludwig Weber, Bass
Zweiter Nazarener.................... Harald Proglhoff, Bass
Erster Soldat............................ Walter Berry, Bass
Zweiter Soldat............................ Herbert Alsen, Bass
Ein Cappadocier............................ Ljubomir Pantscheff, Bass
Ein Sklave..................................... Hermann Gallos, Tenor
Erster Jude..................................... Rudolf Christ, Tenor
Zweiter Jude...................................... Hugo Meyer-Welfing, Tenor
Dritter Jude......................................... Kurt Preger, Baritone
Vierter Jude.......................................... Murray Dickie, Tenor
Funfter Jude............................................ Franz Bierbach, Bass
Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Clemens Krauss
4 files zip FLAC Mega Download FLAC (Side 4 - Final scene + preceding 4mins) Mega Download
Decca ACL 207-8 (LXT 2863/4) 1965 set. c.1958 matrices: ARL2101-4 -2DR/-1DR/-2DR/-2DR. Recorded: 15-21 March 1954 - Musikvereinsaal, Vienna
CD-RW: original surfaces/no auto-declick.. ACL 208 cover/sleeve-note >>> Philips 1952 Salome - VSO/Moralt >>> Ljuba Welitsch - Final scene - 1949 + 1944/1948 >>>
CARLOS KLEIBER 1977 Covent Garden "ELEKTRA" https://operaparlour.blogspot.com/2024/04/carlos-kleiber-roho-richard-strauss.html
13 January 2017
Maria Callas / Tullio Serafin - Donizetti. Lucia di Lammermoor - EMI 1953
Lucia............................ Maria Callas, Soprano
Edgardo.......................... Guiseppe di Stefano, Tenor
Enrico.............................. Tito Gobbi, Baritone
Raimondo............................ Rapphaele Arie, Bass
Arturo.............................. Valiano Natali, Tenor
Alisa................................. Anna Maria Canali, Mezzo-Soprano
Normanno............................ Gino Sarri, Tenor
Orchestra & Chorus of "Maggio Musicale Fiorentino" conducted by Tullio Serafin
16/44 FLAC: ACT ONE Mega Download ACT TWO Mega Download ACT THREE Mega Download
HMV SLS 5056 (2LP 1977 -1985 set). Matrices: XBX9127-30 -1/-1/-2/-4 (disc 2 c.1982 recut). Rec: Jan/Feb.1953 -Teatro Comunale, Florence.
Bought recently: CD-quiet surfaces/minimal editing needed. Wonderful performance (especially Act 3) - more idiomatic (esp. the chorus) than the 1960 SAX/33CX version/s.
The second LP appears slightly 'brighter'. The 'stereo' processing seems pretty good (by David Pickett). Somewhat unenthusiastic (...) EMG/Record Guide reviews >>>
06 January 2017
SXL 6040
Johann Strauss II: Rosen aus dem Suden - Waltz, op.388
Josef Strauss: Eingesendet - Polka schnell, op.240
Johann Strauss II: Du und Du - Waltz, op.367
Eduard Strauss: Bahn frei - Polka schnell, op.45
Josef Strauss: Brennende Liebe - Polka mazurka, op.129
Johann Strauss II: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald - Waltz, op.325
Johann Strauss II: Demolirer Polka, op.269
Johann Strauss I: Radetzky-Marsch, op.228
16/44 WAV Side One: Mega Download Side Two: Mega Download
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Willi Boskovsky
Decca SXL 6040 First edition 1963 LP/matrices: ZAL5716/7 -2E/1E. Recorded: 2-6 November 1962 - Sofiensaal, Vienna. Sleeve-note >>>
RAW files - un-edited CD-RW transfer: not going to slosh Water'n'Sudso over this BRAND NEW LP - nor edit it for Hours..it's fine ('noise-free') as it is...but may later edit-away the few minor ticks ...or you can do that...
12 December 2016
Owen Brannigan sings... Songs You Remember - Song of the Flea, Mandalay, Linden Lea, etc - HMV 1961
A2-4: Riding Down From Bangor, Leanin', Clementine
A5: On The Road To Mandalay
A6-9: My Bonny, Silent Worship, Vilikins And His Dinah, The Plough Boy
B1-4: Father O'Flynn, Mr. Maguire, Border Ballad, My Love She's But A Lassie Yet
B5: Ten Green Bottles
B6-10: Yorkshire Coortin' Song, Lancashire Slumber Song, Yarmouth Fair, Linden Lea, Drinking
7 files zip 16/44 FLAC Mega Download
Owen Brannigan, Bass - Ernest Lush, piano
HMV CSD 1350 First edition 1961 pressing/matrices: 2YEA529 -1 / 2YEA530 -3 Sleeve-note >>>
06 December 2016
Hugo Rignold / Covent Garden Orchestra - Chopin-Jacob. Les Sylphides - Parlophone 1952
Prelude in A major, op.28/7 ~ Nocturne in A flat major, op.32/2 ~ Valse in G flat major, op.70/1 ~ Mazurka in D major, op.33/2 ~
Mazurka in C major, op.67/3 ~ Valse in C sharp minor, op.64/2 ~ Prelude in A major, op.28/7 ~ Grande Valse Brillante in E flat major, op.18.
FLAC Mega Download
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden conducted by Hugo Rignold
Parlophone PMD 1003 (10") 1956/7 pressing. 1952 matrices: XE25 -1N / XE26 -1N. Recorded: 29/30 March 1951
This is a contributors request. The LP was considerably less than 'Hi-Fi' and required much editing/re-EQ to make it sound presentable!
NOT ON CD EMG + Record Year-2 reviews / Sleeve-note >>> Rignold Prokofiev Cinderella 1957 >>> 1950 Desormiere Sylphides >>>
27 November 2016
Robert Irving / Royal Opera House - Sadler's Wells Ballet Silver Jubilee - HMV 1956
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'..)
17 November 2016
Sir Malcolm Sargent / BBC Symphony Orchestra - Rachmaninov. Symphony 3 - HMV 1954
I: Allegro moderato ~ II: Adagio ma non troppo ~ III: Allegro
FLAC Mega Download (groove 'fizzle' necessitated a NOS Shure M97G 'nude' spherical /SME III arm)
EMI Music for Pleasure MFP 2078 (HMV ALP 1118) 1968 LP/matrices: 2XEA402 -5 / 2XEA403 -3. Recorded: 5 May 1953 - EMI Studio 1 Abbey Road.
NOT ON CD. ('Guild' 2014 dub) CD-RW transfer. Sleeve-note / EMG reviews >>>
20 August 2016
Bliss. Piano Concerto / Mewton-Wood ... Tippett. Double Strings Concerto / Walter Goehr - Concert Hall / HMV 1952
The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Walter Goehr
EMI Music for Pleasure MFP 2069 1967 LP/matrix: XEA642 -2. Recorded: 3 March 1952 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road.
Arthur Bliss: Piano Concerto in B flat major (1939) FLAC Mega Download
I: Allegro con brio ~ II: Adagietto ~ III: Andante maestoso - Molto vivace
Noel Mewton-Wood, piano - Utrecht Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Goehr
Nixa CLP 1167 (Concert Hall CHS 1167) 1953 LP/RCA Matrices: E2KP 6991-1C / E2KP 6992-1B. 'A2' Recorded: 1952.
NOT ON CD. Nixa + MFP sleeve-note / EMG + RG2 reviews >>> Solomon Cutner's 1943 recording >>>
The Bliss is a stunningly fine performance and in This transfer sounds absolutely splendid. Previously had 2 LP>CD transfers (same matrices) by Bryan Crimp & Mr.Pristine - who mentions a 'swish' on side 2; actually it's on both groove-walls to virtually the same degree: an unavoidable & very infrequent faint 'rustling' is anyway far preferable to Mr.Pee's "SUPERB" muffled/muddled nasality....absolute Pants, by comparison!
14 June 2016
Alexander Gauk / Moscow Radio - Shostakovich. Symphony 6 - MK/Artia 1959
I: Largo ~ II: Allegro ~ III: Presto (the last 2 mvts are the best..)
16/44 FLAC Mega Download
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Gauk
ARTIA ALP-167 (MELODIYA D 4984-5 -10") 1961 US LP. US mastered: 20 October 1960. (slightly enhanced treble/'1.3' declick)
Contibutor requested... CD-RW transfer NOT ON CD an MK sleeve / EMG review >>>