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Antal Dorati
Conductor
Chicago
Symphony
London Symphony
SCHUBERT:
Symphony Nº 8 in B Minor "Unfinished"
SCHUMANN: Symphony Nº 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
One of the rarest Dorati Mercury releases is the Schumann 4th Symphony, recorded in stereo with the London Symphony. It is a unique, powerful performance and the source for this release is the London-based, Antal Dorati Centenary Society. The Unfinished with the Chicago Symphony was recorded in mono and has been available on our website for several years but coupled with the Schumann Spring Symphony under Hans Swarowsky. This recording along with the Walter Susskind Schubert Tragic Symphony is available below. .
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Eduard van Beinum
Conductor
Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
BRUCKNER: Symphony
Nº
4 in E flat major
"Romantic"
This
June, 1952 concert recording has been released in the past on CD with
abrasive sound, dropouts, some rather loud coughs, hum, as well as a severe reduction in volume near the outset of the
first movement. Haydn House engineering has painstakingly removed
and repaired all of it. Why issue it again? The performance is
another Van Beinum knockout. (5th, 7th, 8th and 9th are available below.)
Brass choirs are very impressive here sending chills both to brain and
body! Our favorites have included recordings of the Bruckner 4th by
Böhm/VPO as well as the Klemperer/PO. This newly remastered Van Beinum
recording is now at the top of our Bruckner 4th list. As the other
Bruckner symphony by Van Beinum have received with very positive acclaim
with our "stereo effect" treatment, we decided to follow through
once again with this one. As with all other Haydn House "stereo
effect" releases, the sonic process can be eliminated by switching
your stereo output controls to mono.
Walter Susskind
Hans Swarowsky
Conductors
London
Symphony
SCHUBERT:
Symphony Nº 4 in C Minor 'Tragic" (London
Symphony)
SCHUMANN: Symphony Nº 1 in B Flat Major
(Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
HAYDN: Italian Overture Nº
4 in D Major (Vienna Philharmusica Symphony)
All three works on this CD have been previous Haydn House releases. The Schubert 4th with Walter Susskind conducting is our favorite recording of this music. It is thoughtful, never pushed, and with excellent Mercury sound but with severe tape hiss and unusual upper-bass noise underneath the recording. W. B.-P. painstakenly removed these problems letting the recording blossom forth the way the musicians and the engineers intended originally. The Schumann Spring and the Haydn Overture (sourced for a half-track reel tape) were reworked as well.
Frank Brieff
Conductor
New
Haven Symphony
MAHLER: Symphony Nº 1 in D Major "Titan" - with "Blumine Movement
This Mahler 1st Symphony recording was the very first ever issued to included the "Blumine" Movement that Mahler originally composed for the work. He later discarded "Blumine" section because he felt it was a redundancy. The full explanations as to why it wound up in the hands of the New Haven (Connecticut) Symphony is readily available on the internet. This recording has a kind of historical significance because of it. The performance is quite good and the recording has plenty of dynamic range as recorded in 1968 at the spacious Woolsey Hall on the Yale University campus. Mr. Brieff was once a violist in the Toscanini / NBC Symphony and and has a unique perspective with this music. His most popular release features short works for violin and orchestra with Isaac Stern.
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Antal Dorati
Conductor
Chicago
Symphony
KODÁLY:
Peacock Variations
BARTÓK: The Miraculous Mandarin
Remastered
from an FR Mercury LP. Over-bright sound has been tamed resulting in more
up-to date-sonics. A Dorati must have on all
fronts.
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Eduard van Beinum
Conductor
Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
BRUCKNER: Symphony Nº 8 in C Minor
Ranked as one of the "top shelf" Bruckner 8th ever. Recorded in mono in 1956 in a performance that is forceful in brass. d van Beinum uses the Robert Haas version here. There is no sluggishness either. (Making it slower does not make it more reverent!) The opening of the 4th movement in the mp3 sample tells all. The added stereo effect is an added bonus creating a wide sonic stage with detailed depth. ( The effect can be defeated by setting your amp to mono.) Upper bass hum had been removed and a slight bass boost has been added to bring this remastering over the top. The rest of the EVB's Bruckner recordings are available below. The Concertgebouw Orchestra is magnificent with its special, admired sonic signature.
Eduard van Beinum
Conductor
Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
BRUCKNER: Symphony Nº 5 in B-Flat Major
This incredible Bruckner recording never received a truly satisfying sonic improvement until now. It is a concert recording of March 12, 1959 but recorded in mono. There were many audience noise intrusion with minimum removal efforts but now, we removed 95 percent of them. The original recording equipment produced a low end hum as well and this has been removed. The overall bass of the recording was thin and this too, has been fixed. Our stereo effect enhancement was added to the final results and brings the performance way over the top where it belongs. This is now the famous Van Beinum Bruckner 5th resting in the sonic glory it truly deserves with the unique Concertgebouw Orchestra and sonic signature we all enjoy. The brass playing will make send you into orbit. The Bruckner 7th and 9th with Van Beinum is also available. Please see below.
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Günther Wand
Conductor
Gürzenich Symphony Orchestra of Cologne
BARTOK
Divertimento for String Orchestra
Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
These Bartok performances have now become
rather rare and for no good reason. The Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
has many competitors including the famous Reiner/CSO but this Wand
recording of it is more intimate and more direct, same for the less famous
Divertimento for Strings. The stereo sound is full bodied very good with a
wide stage. Please listen to the mp3 sample for proof.
Eduard van Beinum
Conductor
Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
MAHLER:
Symphony Nº 4
in G Major (Margaret Ritchie, soprano
)
FRANCK: Psyché - Symphonic Poem
Wonderful performances here! These early
1950's Amsterdam recordings have been elusive in recent years as more
recent recordings of same have been released but with far less élan and
insight brought forth by Eduard van Beinum and his Concertgebouw
Orchestra. I say his as it had the Mengelberg and "his"
sonic signature which is but a memory when one listens to the ACO
today. The added stereo effect was judiciously added for up-to-date
listening to widen the sonic stage without dumbing down the original mono
sound. The Franck Psyché is a "religious" experience and
demos the huge range of repertoire possessed by van Beinum as he swings
from Mahler to Franck. The AC hum "under" on the
original sound has been finally(!) eliminated
throughout.
Eugene Ormandy
Conductor
Philadelphia
Orchestra
* Margaret Harshaw, sop.
WAGNER
Die Götterdâmerung: Siegfried's
Funeral Music / Immolation Scene*
Tristan und Isolde: Prelude,
Liebesnacht and Liebestod
Another rare Ormandy / Philadelphia
recording!. Recorded in January and November of 1952 in the Academy
of Music. this CD was transferred from a near mint Columbia "6
eye" LP with Ormandy and his Philadelphia Orchestra with incredible
passion, lush strings and solid brass. Margaret Harshaw sings the
"Immolation Scene" giving a performance that can challenge the
so-called established best. This is a "must have" CD
along with the Ormandy CD below.
Eugene Ormandy
Conductor
Philadelphia
Orchestra
WAGNER:
"Parsifal" - orchestral highlights 1. Prelude;
2. Transformation Scene & Closing Scene - Act I; 3. Klingsor’s Magic Garden;
4. Good Friday Spell; 5. Closing Scene - Act III
One of the rare Ormandy / Philadelphia
recordings! Rarer still is when a recording of Parsifal Orchestral
Highlights is issued. This recording was realized in the early
1950's and is quite a surprise. The lush Philly strings is ever
present, the famous woodwind section is within and the brass is
revelation. The source was a first pressing, white label, "6
eye" Columbia LP. The sound is dated but with enough clarity to
serve the performance admirably.
However, the final minute of the second side "features" a slight
unsteady pitch, but we tamed this minor problem as best we could. The
cause of this is a defect in the master tape used to cut the
LP. Please don't let that stop you from buying this unique Ormandy /
Philadelphia CD.
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Eduard van Beinum
Conductor
Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
BRUCKNER: Symphony Nº 9 in D Minor
The success of our Bruckner 7th as listed below,
along with many email praises and requests put us to work on one
of the best recordings of the Bruckner 9th - some say that it is THEE
best - as recorded in September of 1956. We have added our stereo effect
to this recording to give it a sense of spread and depth which can only
enhance this wonderful recording.
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Josef Krips
Conductor
Vienna
Hofmusikkapelle
MOZART: Requiem K. 626
Werner
Pech, treble; Hans Breitschopf, alto;
Walter Ludwig, tenor; Harald Pröglöf. bass
Unique and highly respected recording of this
familiar work
Evgeny Svetlanov
Conductor
USSR
Symphony Orch.
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony Nº 6 in B Minor
“Pathétique”
Francesca da Rimini
These familiar works were recorded in concert
in Tokyo, Japan with splendid sound and incredible dynamics range.
Most of the older Soviet recordings only gave us a sonic peek at the power
of this orchestra. All is exposed here, including the powerful brass
sections and the percussion. The performances are heart rending,
pushed to the limit. Tchaikovsky fans must have this CD. It is
unmatched on all fronts.
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Conductor
St. Petersburg Philhamonic
Dresden Staatskapelle*
RACHMANINOFF:
Symphony Nº
2 in E Minor, Op. 27
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet. Fantasy-Overture*
This pairing features two exceptional recordings
as conducted by Kurt Sanderling. The Rachmaninoff send was recorded
in 1952 . The Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet was recorded in stereo in 1960.
Both recording are full blooded with all you would expect from these great
orchestras and Sanderling. Both works have been beautifully
transferred to CD.
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William Steinberg
Conductor
Montreal
Symphony
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Symphony
Nº
5 in B Flat Major
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Symphony Nº
1 in C Minor
These familiar works were recorded at the
Salle Wilfrid Pelletier in Montreal in 1975. Thanks heavens they
were as both are spectacular realizations. The overall sound is not
bad and we did our best to bring to this level without intruding on the
music itself. The Montreal Symphony hold nothing back here give its
all to Steinberg's interpretations. A well chosen Haydn House stereo
effect was added to the original mono sources with fine
results.
Antal Dorati
Conductor
London
Symphony *
Philharmonia
Hungarica
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Symphony
Nº
94 in G Major "Surprise"
Symphony Nº
101 in D Major "The Clock" *
Symphony Nº
103 in E flat Major "Drum Roll"
Before Antal Dorati embarked on his complete
Haydn Symphonies project for London/Decca during the 1970's, he had
already recorded several Haydn Symphonies for Mercury "Living
Presence" including the three works on this CD: the
"Surprise" and the "Drum Roll" with the Philharmonia
Hungarica - in the massive Vienna Konzerthaus in 1962 - and "The
Clock" with the London Symphony - at Watford Town Hall, near London
in 1957. The performances, sound and transfer make this CD a
"must have" for all Haydn enthusiasts.
George Tzipine
Marius Constant*
Conductors
Orchestre Nationale
ANDRÉ JOLIVET:
Symphonie Nº 1
TOLIA NIKOPROWETZKY: Hommage à Antonio Gaudi*
One of our more unique CDs of
modern music which takes hold of your imagination from start to finish.
All is beautifully performed and well recorded. The Jolivet Symphony was
recorded slightly shy in the bass so more was added to give the
performance more impact. The stereo image is typical ORTF with plenty of
width and a locked in center image. Both these works are well liked
here.
Eduard van Beinum
Conductor
Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
BRUCKNER: Symphony
Nº
7 in E Major
One of the best Bruckner 7th ever as recorded in May of 1953! And it is with the Concertgebouw Orchestra with is sonic signature, not like a generic European orchestra it has become of late. We've taken a mint LP copy, removed the underlying hum which was evident throughout and added our ambient stereo effect to widen the soundstage. The outcome is a sonic knockout with hefty brass and a solid bass foundation. Van Beinum was a Bruckner master in all respects conducting an orchestra with a longtime Bruckner tradition. The more Van Beinum you hear the more you want. Check out our Composers' Index for more Van Beinum in out catalog.
The Fine Arts Quartet
HAYDN: String Quartets Opus 74, Nos. 1, 2 and 3
The first in a series of CDs of all the string quartets of Franz Joseph Haydn as played by The Fine Arts Quartet with Leonard Sorkin and Abram Loft, violins; Bernard Zaslav, viola; and George Sopkin, cello. The playing is honest, straightforward with a strong Viennese influence. The sound is very good and close with a kind of sonic intimacy as though the quartet is playing just for you! We hope you will demand more from this unique Haydn String Quartets series. As one colleague put it, "These performances can be included in the best Haydn Quartet playing ever and the sound is 21st century too!"
Antal Dorati
Conductor
Minneapolis
Symphony
RAVEL:
Daphnis et Chloé (complete)
Another early Mercury
recording - December,1954 - quite similar in sound to the Bartok below.
It was quite
hard to find in decent LP condition for our transfer to CD. Numerous
requests made this all happen. Assisting is the Macalester College
Choir and captured in perfect balance with the orchestra. This is
must have Dorati as well as the Bartok recording below.
Antal Dorati
Conductor
Minneapolis
Symphony
BARTOK: Concerto for Orchestra
Antal Dorati pulls out all the stops again with the Minneapolis SO. The dynamic range (soft to loud) is incredible within this 1953 recording. It is typical Mercury one microphone sound with brilliant strings and forward brass. Many have asked us to release this recording but finding a mint pressing was quite difficult. Finally we secured a mint pressing and it is of the first edition, deep groove pressing run. This is must have Dorati who championed Bartok's music throughout his long conducting career. As this Bartok Concerto for Orchestra recording is under 35 minutes, it was decided to include on this CD the original remastered mono version followed by a stereo effect version of the same mono recording in order to widen the stage image and add a bit more acoustics to this incredible performance. Oh yes, a third choice will be available: just switch the stereo effect version to mono and listen with added acoustics! Final thought: Digital age reverb possibilities are limitless and can enhance a recording without adding artificially sounding, "old era" effects in the process. A customer review here
Sir Henry Wood
Conductor
London
Symphony
Sir Hamilton Harty
Conductor
London Symphony
Hallé Orchestra
THREE
SYMPHONIES OF FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Symphony Nº
45 in F Sharp Minor "Farewell" / Symphony Nº
95 in C Minor
Symphony Nº
101 in D "Clock"
These performances range
from 1927 to 1935 and are remastered from very rare 78 rpm releases
recorded in London. We removed the clicks and pops and reduced some
of the surface noise but never went beyond our artistic barrier in noise
reduction technique, as we
continue celebrate this anniversary year Haydn and his music. Sir Henry
Wood conducts the LSO with a spirited Farewell" including horns in
the upper register, a unique choice considering the 1934 recording
year. Sir Hamilton Harty conducts the LSO with a unique
"95" recorded in 1935 and oddly enough, the best sounding of the
three recordings, Harty conducts the Hallé in a 1927
"Clock". Due to time constraints, the massive third
movement of the "Clock" was edited in order to fit the 78 rpm
set. Not so here! We fixed all to give, finally, a complete
performance. We think Sir Hamilton would approve totally......and so
would Haydn. A customer review here
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Max Rudolf
Conductor
Cincinnati
Symphony
RICHARD STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier - Suite, Op. 59;
JOHANN STRAUSS II: Die Fledermaus
Overture
Wine Women and Song Waltzes, Op 333; Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324
GEORGES BIZET: Symphony in C Major; ALBERT ROUSSEL: Suite in F Major, Op. 33;
VINCENT D’INDY: Istar
WILLIAM SCHUMAN: New England Triptych; PETER MENNIN: Canto for Orchestra
ANTON WEBERN: Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1; LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA: Variazione per Orchestra
During the 1960's Decca US
issued a number of recordings with Max Rudolf and the Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra. These performances had a unique dedication behind them,
both from musicians and audio engineers. The results were quite
spectacular although the stereo stage was a bit exaggerated and the LP
pressings ranged from bad to good and could have been factors that brought
and end to this series. An avid customer provided us with clean near mint
pressings with which to work. The end results of our remastering fixes all and
bring forth these spirited recordings to the place they deserve. German
conductor, Max Rudolf, led the Cincinnati Symphony for 12 seasons -1958 to
1970. This 2 CD set has nearly 2½ hours of good music both familiar
and eclectic. It is a top seller! More Max Rudolf on page 3!!
Walter Schneiderhan, violin
Gustav Swoboda, violin
Senta Benesch, cello
BOCCHERINI TRIOS
Trio Nº
5 in C Major, Op. 35 / Trio Nº 2 in G Major, Op. 35 / Trio Nº 4
in D Major, Op. 35
Is music a series of musical phrases made up of notes? Or, is music a series of notes making up phrases? The correct answer is "yes" to the first question. Present day string playing seems to favor the second question. It seems that the printed scores are not sheets of staves of stems and circles/dots but of stems and little bananas! The effect is commonly referred to as either "ya-ya" or "banana note" playing which plagues our orchestras and string ensembles today with only a few exceptions. To drive the message home, this very rare recording gives us a good example of playing string instruments with the first question in mind, that is, playing music and not playing a series of notes. It is all masterful throughout although the source recording was often played and taken from a tough, 1950 green label Westminster LP. This CD is too good to overlook.
Wolfgang Sawallisch Conductor
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
BEETHOVEN
Symphony Nº 6 “Pastoral”
Fidelio Overture
Back in the catalog after a long absence. Being recorded in 1960 points to the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Van Beinum and the wonderful sound of this orchestra back then is in full bloom here especially the woodwind playing. Very special Beethoven is the end result. This is a must have Pastoral as the audio sample well demonstrates.
Miklós Rózsa
Conductor
RCA
Italiana Orchestra
MIKLÓS
RÓZSA
Overture
to a Symphony Concert, Op. 26a
Three Hungarian Sketches, Op. 14
Notturno Ungherese, Op. 25
Theme, Variations and Finale, Op. 13
MAX STEINER: Symphonie Moderne - on themes from
the movie, "Four Wives"
Werner Janssen conducting the Werner Janssen Symphony of
Los Angeles
(78 RPM rarity)
These recording have been in our archives for quite some time and demonstrate orchestral works of the Rózsa which are not available on CD. The performances are first rate and have quite bit of the composers ability to develop great themes which are, of course, abundant here and in his very popular film music. The sound is quite good and with a sound stage quality about it. As a filler, we included the very rare 78 RPM mono recording of one of Max Steiner's orchestra works. Wonderful music on all fronts!
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Walter
Hendl
Bernard Haitink
Aldo Ceccato
Conductors
HENRYK
SZERYNG AND MICHELE CAMPANELLA
EDUARD
LALO
Symphonie Espagnole
Henryk Szeryng, violin / Chicago Symphony, Walter Hendl,
conductor
BÉLA BARTÓK
Rhapsody Nº 1 for Violin and Orchestra
Henryk Szeryng, violin / Concertgebouw Orchestra,
Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink, conductor
FRANZ LISZT
Totentanz for Piano and Orchestra
Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra
Michele Campanella, piano / Monte Carlo Opera
Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato,
conductor
Here is a CD of lost
recordings and what a collection on one CD these recordings make.
The Lalo was take from a very rare Stereo Reel Tape and the rest from
nearly new LPs. Szeryng is superb as usual here with wonderful
backup by great orchestras. The Liszt with Campanella is revelatory
with gutsy help from the Monte Carlo Orchestra. The CD is filled to
capacity and can make a great home concert listening experience. All
is beautifully transferred to CD.
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Paul
Sacher,
Conductor
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Lamoureux Orchestra
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN:
Symphony Nº
67 in F; Symphony Nº
53 in D “Imperial”
JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH: Sinfonia in E Flat for Double Orchestra, Op. 18, Nº
1;
Sinfonia Concertante in A for Violin and Cello (Walter Schneiderhan, violin /
(Nikolaus Hubner, cello)
Sinfonia in D, Op. 18, Nº
4
Concerto in E Flat for Cembalo and Strings, Op. 7 Nº. 5
(Gustav Leonhardt, cembalo)
ALBERT ROUSSEL: Petite Suite for Orchestra, Op. 39; Concerto for Small Orchestra, Op. 34;
Piano Concerto, Op. 36 (Leila Gousseau, piano);
Sinfonietta for String Orchestra, Op. 52
The Swiss Conductor, Paul
Sacher, was a student of Weingartner and achieved a solid reputation with
his wonderful recordings, many of which were very early attempts to be
authentic without being "disruptive" with the music. The
above recordings are rare ones and deserve your attention. Both
CDs total over 2½ hours of music. The famous Sacher Bach Brandenburgs and
two more Haydn Symphonies can be found here