Antonio SCOTTI: Sonnambula - Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni 1906 Victor GP EX
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Description
12" red & gold "Grand Prize" Victor
88028
LA SONNAMBULA: Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni "Cavatina" (Bellini)
Antonio SCOTTI (baritone)
Conservative Grade: 2-3 - Fine Copy
Recorded New York, 03-May-1906 (mx C-3174-2)
HMV: 052139
Never reissued or doubled by either Victor or HMV
"This starts without recitative and the cavatina is sung in a measured tempo,
resulting in a masterly display of legato. A notable feature of this rendition is
the neat swelling of tone on the high notes, also the excellent diction. Naturally,
this is sung in the baritone setting, with a cadenza that is tasteful rather than
spectacular, in the way that Plancon's might seem to be."
- Record Collector, Vol 28 Nos 9 & 10, February 1984
Rubs, marks, but no significant groove wear to this C-plate pressing!
Correct playback speed, 76.0 rpm neatly written in red crayon in runoff area.
I have been a dealer in rare 78rpm discs since 1992, and offer only records in TOP Condition - no scratches, stressed grooves, or significant defects. My grading standards are identical to those of Lawrence F. Holdridge, the late Milt Weiss, Norbeck Peters & Ford, and other well-known USA dealers.
GRADING
1-2 TOP Condition - no visible wear or significant defects
2 VERY FINE COPY - only a few light non-sounding (NS) rubs or marks, or light-sounding thumps or light swish due to inherent pressing defects.
2-3 FINE COPY - a few more light ns rubs, marks, or blemishes.
3 VERY GOOD COPY - light gray traces (LGT), usually inaudible, and possibly other superficial, ns flaws
3-4 GOOD COPY - discs in this category have slightly more audible sonic wear from minor gray traces (MGT) usually on fortissimo passages, and possibly other sounding defects, such as ticks from small scratches (SS) or needle digs (ND).
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