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  

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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!

Ernest Ansermet / Suisse Romande - Stravinsky. Petrushka -&- Fire Bird - Decca 1949/1950

Igor Stravinsky:  "Fire Bird"  - suite 1910/1919
Introduction & Dance of the Fire Bird  ~ Dance of the Princesses  ~ Dance of King Kastchei  ~ Lullaby  ~ Finale       WAV  Mega Download
Decca  ACL 78    1960 LP/c.1958 matrix: ARL 1808 -2DR     
Igor Stravinsky:  "Petrushka"  - Ballet 1911  
Side One:  First Tableau: The Shrovetide Fair   /   Second Tableau: In Petrushka's Room
Side Two:  Third Tableau: In the Moor's Room   /  Fourth Tableau: The Shrovetide Fair (evening)
LXT 2502  +   ACL 31      4 files zip FLAC  Mega Download
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande  conducted by  Ernest Ansermet 
Decca  LXT 2502    1952 LP/1949 'Wax' matrices: ARL 222 -3AW / ARL 223 -5AW 
Decca  ACL 31   1958/9 LP/1958 matrices: ARL 222 -1DR / ARL 223 -2DR    Rec: Oct.1950 (Fire Bird) -&- 29-30 Nov 1949 - Victoria Hall, Geneva
(LXT 2502: CBS EQ / RIAA playback.  ACL 31 has greater 'clarity'/lower distortion (see comments..).  LXT sleeve-note / EMG reviews  >>>

Karl Munchinger / Stuttgart CO - J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Haydn - Decca 1949-1951

Johann Sebastian Bach:  Orchestral Suites        
No.2  in B minor,  BWV 1067   Overture ~ Rondeau ~ Sarabande ~ Bouree I & II ~ Polonaise ~ Menuet ~ Badinerie   - Andre Pepin,  flute  &  Doris Rossiaud,  continuo
No.3  in D major,  BWV 1068   Overture ~ Air ~ Gavotte no.1 ~ Gavotte no.2 ~  Bouree ~ Gigue
Decca  ACL 29  - 1958 Matrices: ARL 1729 - 1DR / ARL 1728 -1DR       2 files zip FLAC  Mega Download

W.A.Mozart:  Serenade in G, K.525 - “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”     /     W.A.Mozart:  Divertimento in D, K.136  (K.125a)  
Josef Haydn:  Symphony no.45 in F sharp minor - “Farewell”      I: Allegro assai  ~  II: Adagio  ~  III: Minuet & Trio (Allegretto)  ~  IV: Finale: Presto - Adagio    

Decca  ACL 96   1960 LP/matrices: ARL 4774 -1A / ARL 1077 -4A      3 files zip FLAC   Mega Download
                                                   

Antonio Vivaldi:  "The Four Seasons" - op.8 / 1-4      Spring: Allegro  ~  Largo  ~  Allegro   /   Summer: Allegro non molto  ~  Adagio  ~  Presto
Autumn: Allegro  ~  Adagio molto  ~ Allegro   /   Winter: Allegro non molto  ~  Largo  ~  Allegro
Decca  ACL 91   1960 LP  c.1958 LXT matrices: ARL 791 -3DR / ARL 792 -3DR           2 files zip FLAC  Mega Download 

Reinhold Barchet, violin  ~  Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra  conducted by  Karl Munchinger       (Haydn: Symphony 45  with wind players from  Suisse Romande Orchestra)  
Recorded circa: October 1950 & November 1949  //  March 1951 & October 1951  //  March 1951  - Victoria Hall, Geneva       Not on CD       Sleeve-notes >>>

Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale - Glyndebourne / Pritchard - HMV 1955 ..... SRO / Ansermet - Decca 1956

Igor Stravinsky:  "The Soldier's Tale"  
Libretto by C.F.Ramuz. English translation by Michael Flanders & Kitty Black.  
As performed 1954 at the Glyndebourne/Edinburgh Festival production.
Robert Helpmann (The Devil) - Terence Longdon (The Soldier) - Anthony Nicholls (The Narrator)  
Arthur Leavins, violin - Edmond Chesterman, double-bass - Jack Brymer, clarinet - Gwydion Brooke, bassoon - Richard Walton, cornet -
Sidney Langston, trombone - Stephen Whittaker, timpani.
Conducted by  John Pritchard
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HMV  HQM 1008  (ALP 1377) 1965 pressing/1956 matrices: 2XEA 822/3 -1N. Recorded: 12/13/28 April + 4/25 May 1955 - EMI Studio 3, Abbey Road.    (Ortofon 'Model C' PU / Leak "Varislope Stereo" valve control amp used)

Igor Stravinsky:  "Le Histoire du Soldat" - Concert Suite:     
The Soldier's March ~ Music to Scene 1 ~ Music to Scene 2 ~ The Royal March ~ The Little Concert ~
Three Dances (Tango, Waltz, Ragtime) ~ The Devil's Dance ~ Great Choral ~ Triumphal March of the Devil   

Michel Schwalbe, violin -  Hans Fryba,  double-bass -  Leon Hoogstoel, clarinet -  Henri Helaerts,  bassoon - 
Poalo Longinotti, trumpet -  Pierre Aubapan,  trombone -  Charles Peschier, percussion.
Conducted by  Ernest Ansermet   
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Decca  LXT 5321   Matrix (c.1962): ARL 3488 -5AR.   Recorded: October 1956, Victoria Hall, Geneva.
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