COLUMBIA LP SMC-91-333: Beethoven Violin Concerto, Leonid KOGAN (SAX-2386), 1960
  $   800

 


$ 800 Sold For
Mar 25, 2021 Sold Date
Jun 1, 2019 Start Date
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Background -

This is a HOLY GRAIL item for classical music collectors! This is the same performance as can be found on the Columbia UK LP SAX 2386. As serious collectors know, the SAX LP has sold in excess of $10,000 USD. This is your chance to own the same performance, on superb COLUMBIA / EMI German made vinyl, and to our ears, sounds FANTASTIC. Our copy is also a FIRST EDITION stereo LP in impeccable condition. Don't hesitate as it won't last long.

 One of the 20th century's greatest violinists, Leonid Kogan was less widely known than his somewhat older contemporary David Oistrakh, but no less a first-tier artist. More concentrated in tonal focus and with a quicker vibrato than Oistrakh and others of the Russian school, Kogan was avowedly a man of his time. His espousal of the four-octave scale for exercises assured the infallibility of his technique by strengthening his fingering hand in the upper positions. Although he died at age 58, he had amassed a discography that remains as a commanding legacy. Although his were not especially musical parents, Kogan conceived a fascination for the violin by age three. At six, he began lessons with Philip Yampolsky, a pupil of Leopold Auer. When Kogan's family moved to Moscow when he was ten, he began studies with Abram Yampolsky (no relation to Philip, but another Auer disciple). Kogan progressed through the Central School of Music, then the Moscow Conservatory, where he trained from 1943 to 1948. Postgraduate studies at the conservatory occupied him from 1948 until 1951. At age 12, Kogan was heard by violinist Jacques Thibaud, who predicted a great career for him. Although his parents resisted exploiting their son as a prodigy, Kogan made his debut at 17 and performed in many Soviet venues while still a student. Wider recognition came when Kogan shared first prize at the 1947 Prague World Youth Festival. In 1951, he  won first prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. Oistrakh, who was a member of the jury (along with Thibaud), thereafter came to regard Kogan as a colleague, while Kogan closely observed his elder associate during the latter's evening classes for other students. After teaching at the Moscow Conservatory and playing a busy schedule of concerts in the Soviet Union over the next few years, Kogan made his first appearances in Paris and London in 1955, following those with a tour of South America in 1956 and another of the United States in 1957. Less gregarious than Oistrakh, Kogan was not as aggressively promoted abroad by the Soviet government. After being named People's Artist in 1964, Kogan received the Lenin Prize in 1965. - Erik Eriksson

  • LP made by COLUMBIA / EMI (Germany) Records, in Germany

  • LP released in 1960

  • LP is recorded in STEREO (first issue)

  • Record Catalog Number: SMC 91 333

  • Record Labels are primarily WHITE, with a gold rim with RED lettering, sporting the COLUMBIA records logo on the labels.

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This listing is for a very rare, out of print LP - an OPENED and in near mint minus overall condition LP PRESSED and ISSUED by COLUMBIA / EMI (Germany) Records of a highly collectible title from their catalog - a superb title featuring -

Beethoven // Leonid Kogan / Constantin Silvestri

LP Title & Track Listing -
Beethoven: Konzert Für Violine Und Orchester D-dur Op. 61
A 1. Satz: Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Kadenz (Joachim) - Tempo I
B1 2. Satz: Larghetto
B2 3. Satz: Rondon Allegro - Kadenz (Joachim) - Tempo I
Performers / Credits and Other Information -
• Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
• Conductor – Constantin Silvestri
• Orchestra – Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire Paris
• Violin – Leonid Kogan
• German first stereo pressing. 
• White, red, gold Columbia label.
• Same performance as on Columbia SAX 2386 (which has sold in excess of $10,000 USD) - but on wonderful GERMAN made vinyl.

CONDITION Details:

The LP JACKET is in near mint minus condition. The LP jacket has NO splits - it's nice and solid and shows only some very light shelf wear along the seams and corners. Jacket has no cut out marks or writing on it. The colors are clean and clear - a superb copy in collectors grade condition.

The LP is in near mint minus overall condition. We found that the vinyl looked superb on this vintage LP! There are a couple of very light marks on the vinyl (spider marks). These types of marks are caused by sliding the LP in and out of the inner sleeve. They may be audible on some audio systems, but that really depends on the sensitivity of your gear. The LP retains much of the original gloss and sheen. The vinyl may have a bit of dust and perhaps a finger print or two on the vinyl so it should be cleaned before playing for best results. There are NO serious spindle marks on the record labels - a superb copy in collectors grade condition.
A Short Note About LP GRADING -
  • Mint = Only used for sealed items.
  • Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
  • Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
  • Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
  • Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.

For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them.

The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).

Do not let this rarity slip by!


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