Showing posts with label Hollywood String Qt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hollywood String Qt. Show all posts

07 June 2013

Hollywood String Quartet play.... Schubert, Brahms, Smetana, Dvorak - Capitol 1951-1955

Franz Schubert:  String Quintet in C major, D.956 **     (with  Kurt Reher, 'cello)
I: Allegro ma non troppo ~ II: Adagio ~ III: Scherzo. Presto -Andante sostenuto -Presto ~ IV: Allegretto      2 files zip FLAC  Mega Download
Johannes Brahms:  Piano Quintet in F minor, op.44 **    (with  Victor Aller, piano)  
I: Allegro ma non troppo   ~  II: Andante un poco adagio  ~  III: Scherzo. Allegro  ~  IV: Finale             2 files zip FLAC  Mega Download
Antonin Dvorak:  String Quartet no.12 in F major, op.96  ('The American')    
I: Allegro ma non troppo   ~  II: Lento  ~  III: Scherzo. Molto vivace  ~  IV: Vivace ma non troppo
Bedrich Smetana:  String Quartet no.1 in E minor  ('From my life')   
I: Allegro vivo appassionato  ~  II: Allegro moderato a la polka  ~  III: Largo sostenuto  ~  IV: Vivace           2 files zip FLAC  Mega Download
The Hollywood String Quartet:  (Felix Slatkin  &  Paul Shure, violins,  Paul Robyn** / Alvin Dinkin, viola,  Eleanor Aller, 'cello)   
HMV  RLS 765  (HLM 7228-7230)  1982 LP's/matrices: P1 8133 -1U / P2 8133 -1U // P1 8269 -1U / P2 8269 -1U // P2 8307 -2U // P1 8331 -2U.  
Recorded:  15-17 January 1951  /  30-31 March 1954  /  23-24 January 1955  /  2 November 1955 - Capitol Studios, Hollywood.        Re-edited January 2014   
Unlike HERE there's been no 'faking' of the pitch (+ 'typical' screechy/elevated High Frequencies, blurring/information loss, et al. Mr.Pristine's  Smetana mp3 sample starts @ 6:58")