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I couldn't do side two of the above (just too out there for me tonight).....moved on to the following:
Saint-Saens Concerto No.1 in A Minor, Op.33, Miaskovsky Concerto in C, Op.66, Rostropovich, Sir Malcolm Sargent & Philharmonia Orchestra - RCA Maroon shaded dog LM-2016:
Now this is more my speed tonight. Such a beautiful recording. Not only are the sonics spectacular, Rostropovich's playing (and the accompaniment) are masterful. Wow, I am blown away again with this one.
Saint-Saens Concerto No.1 in A Minor, Op.33, Miaskovsky Concerto in C, Op.66, Rostropovich, Sir Malcolm Sargent & Philharmonia Orchestra - RCA Maroon shaded dog LM-2016:
Now this is more my speed tonight. Such a beautiful recording. Not only are the sonics spectacular, Rostropovich's playing (and the accompaniment) are masterful. Wow, I am blown away again with this one.
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BlueFox
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I have that SACD. I wish Sony would release a simple SACD ripping box, based on the original PS3. Do you keep your SACDs in plastic bags?
Mike, you have been discovering some real gems that were never recorded in stereo. I was fortunate to be able to hear Munch conduct the BSO live, in the mid-60's when I was in college. I got to Boston in the fall of 1963 when Leinsdorf had taken over the BSO from Munch. However, Munch still did some guest conducting of the BSO and I was lucky enough to hear him conduct the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony with Berj Zamkochian playing the organ, the same artists who had recorded LSC-2341 a few years earlier.
One set of mono recording that you can often find in the $1 bins are the London in the US (or Decca in the UK) classical recordings done from mid 1954 to mid 1958, when Decca was starting to record in stereo, but had not yet started releasing stereo records (which started in 1958). What many do not know is that Decca would normally have two different teams recording the albums - one for stereo and one for mono. And the mono team usually got the A team - Kenneth 'Wilkie' Wilkerson was the A team engineer - since mono is where Decca was making is money. What I learned in my interviews with the old Decca engineers was that not only did they have two teams, they had, in the case of Kingsway Hall, at least, two completely different recording studios. There were two sets of mikes, two different tape recording systems, and completely different edits for recordings themselves. So, for example, in the famous Espana album (with Argenta conducting the LSO) Wilkie did the mono album using a different choice of edits and takes than the more famous and much more pricey stereo album. I think I paid well over $100 for my stereo Decca original (now going for closer to $500) while I paid less than $5 for my London original mono album.
Good luck continuing your mono hunt.
PS. Another great series of mono albums are the Westminster chamber music albums done in the '50's, many with the great Barylli Quartet and Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet, two of three string quartets who were members of the Vienna Philharmonic (the other was the Weller Quartet who recorded for Decca).
Larry
One set of mono recording that you can often find in the $1 bins are the London in the US (or Decca in the UK) classical recordings done from mid 1954 to mid 1958, when Decca was starting to record in stereo, but had not yet started releasing stereo records (which started in 1958). What many do not know is that Decca would normally have two different teams recording the albums - one for stereo and one for mono. And the mono team usually got the A team - Kenneth 'Wilkie' Wilkerson was the A team engineer - since mono is where Decca was making is money. What I learned in my interviews with the old Decca engineers was that not only did they have two teams, they had, in the case of Kingsway Hall, at least, two completely different recording studios. There were two sets of mikes, two different tape recording systems, and completely different edits for recordings themselves. So, for example, in the famous Espana album (with Argenta conducting the LSO) Wilkie did the mono album using a different choice of edits and takes than the more famous and much more pricey stereo album. I think I paid well over $100 for my stereo Decca original (now going for closer to $500) while I paid less than $5 for my London original mono album.
Good luck continuing your mono hunt.
PS. Another great series of mono albums are the Westminster chamber music albums done in the '50's, many with the great Barylli Quartet and Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet, two of three string quartets who were members of the Vienna Philharmonic (the other was the Weller Quartet who recorded for Decca).
Larry
AJ Soundfield
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Brahms Variations of a theme by Haydn
Last night..and this morning ;-)
Last night..and this morning ;-)
BobNY
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My very first Decca purchase. NM-, but reasonably price due to ripped cover.
I feel like I'm at Kingsway Hall. A bit crisp on my system, but dynamics are TDF!:audiophile:
Congrats! You got the first number in the Decca SXL stereo catalogue. Now there are only 1300 more! A very nice sounding album - and usually not too expensive for a SXL2000 series.
It was engineered by the legendary Kenneth 'Wilkie' Wilkinson, recorded in Kingsway in May, 1958 and released along with several other albums as the first Decca stereo classical albums in August, 1958. Interestingly, Decca had started recording in stereo (in parallel to their mono recordings) in 1954, but were not ready to release stereo records until 1958.
Larry
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Thanks, Larry. Now I know why they are so coveted. The dynamics and transparency is off the charts! You're right, this LP is fairly reasonable compared to the other LPs in the SXL catalog. Unfortunately for me, don't think I will be buying too many more.
For tonight, I heard this piece live at Avery Fisher Hall (El Salon Mexico) for the very first time a few months ago and knew I had to have it in my library. A very fun and dynamic piece. Transparency not as good as the Decca, but still enjoyable.
For tonight, I heard this piece live at Avery Fisher Hall (El Salon Mexico) for the very first time a few months ago and knew I had to have it in my library. A very fun and dynamic piece. Transparency not as good as the Decca, but still enjoyable.
Allen, the Copland Mercury album is really excellent, one of the Absolute Sound Super Discs. Check in the deadwax whether you have a FR or RFR pressing. Both are fine (actually engineered by Robert Fine and produced by his spouse Wilma Cozart). The FR is earlier and tends to be more pricey. Don't remember that it is any better sounding.
Larry
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The Copland was excellent Larry. Really enjoyed the pieces and the recording. I didn't realize they were on the TAS list. I actually have two copies, an FR1 and the other is RFR1. I got the first fairly cheaply on ebay but paid through the nose for the 2nd copy at AudiphileUSA :-( But I'm glad I have them. Great performances, music, and recordings! Can't beat that!
