COLUMBIA UK 3-LPs SMS-1006 / SAX 2308-10: Handel - Messiah - Sargent - 1959 UK
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Background -
Classical LP collectors know how rare and expensive these Columbia UK titles are. We are pricing this one very low only because of one mark on side 6 of the set, about half an inch from the outside rim. This mark will likely sound on audio systems and you can actually see the detail in the last picture we have posted with this listing. So, if you are expecting a mint set, this box set is not for you. However, if you would like to get a rare Blue & Silver stereo UK Columbia title for your collection that plays well for 98% of the recorded performance, then this set is for you.Sargent was born into a family that had dwelled in the town of Stamford in South Lincolnshire for more than five centuries. Though a coal merchant by profession, his father also served as church organist and choirmaster. It was decided at an early age that young Malcolm, too, would pursue a career in church music. In 1909, the 14-year-old boy was unexpectedly asked to fill in for an absent conductor at a local rehearsal of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers, making quite an impression.
At 16, Sargent took the associateship diploma of the Royal College of Organists and was sent as an apprentice to the organist of Peterborough Cathedral. In 1914, he received his bachelor of music degree from Durham and became parish organist of Melton Mowbray, where Sargent quickly began to set up community musical activities. Sargent served in the 27th Durham Light Infantry during World War I and upon discharge took his doctorate of music (Durham again) and became a pupil of pianist Benno Moiseiwitsch. In 1921 Sir Henry J. Wood invited Sargent to conduct his own Impression on a Windy Day (Sargent's first and only real venture into composition) at a Promenade Concert in London. By 1923, Sargent had joined the teaching staff of the Royal College of Music.
In 1924, he served as chief conductor of the Robert Mayer children's concerts, and for two seasons, beginning in 1926, led the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in London. He served as assistant conductor for the Ballet Russe's London seasons in 1927 and 1928. Never forgetting his foundation in choral music, Sargent accepted leadership of the Royal Choral Society in 1929 (a post he held for the next 20 years) and the Huddersfield Choral Society in 1932. In that same year, he helped Beecham found the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Between 1939 and 1957, he held chief conductorships with the Hallé Orchestra, the Liverpool Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. From 1948 until the year before he died, Sargent organized and conducted the Promenade Concerts in London.
Sargent gave the premieres of three Vaughn Williams operas (Hugh the Drover, 1924; Sir John in Love, 1929; Riders to the Sea, 1937), as well as Holst's At the Boar's Head in 1925 (with the recently founded British National Opera Company). Sargent introduced Walton's Troilus and Cressida at Covent Garden in 1954.
Frequent touring introduced Sargent's uniquely energetic brand of music-making to a wide audience around the world (including the U.S.S.R., South Africa, and the Far East). In 1947, he was knighted for his conspicuous service to British music. He firmly believed that the works of Elgar, Walton, and Delius would eventually take their place alongside the great classics of Western art music. Sargent used guest appearances with the NBC Symphony as an opportunity to expose American audiences to a wide range of British composers.
He maintained a hectic schedule, and yet somehow found time to maintain a variety of extra-musical interests; the breadth and depth of his knowledge was revealed when he became a member of the BBC Brains Trust during the war. Sargent never lost touch with his rural roots (he in fact founded a symphony orchestra in Leicester) and his down to earth attitudes to music came as a breath of fresh air to many listeners tired of the weary, pedantic approach of many serious musicians. A firm believer in fundamental musical intent as opposed to superficial accuracy, Sargent was not loathe to alter a musical score in instances when he felt an advancement in instrument technology made a better realization of the composers intent possible. - Blair Johnston
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LPs made by COLUMBIA UK Records, made in the UK / England / Great Britain
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LPs released in 1959
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LPs are recorded in STEREO
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Record Catalog Number: SMS 1006 // SAX 2308 - 2310
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Record Labels are primarily Powder BLUE with Silver rim, with BLACK lettering.
G.F. Handel // Sir Malcolm Sargent et al
Messiah
Track Listing: A1 Overture
A2a Recit: Comfort Ye
A2b Air: Ev'ry Valley
A2c Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord
A3a Recit: Thus Saith The Lord
A3b Air: But Who May Abide
A4 And He Shall Purify
B1a Recit: Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive
B1b Air: O Thou That Tallest
B2a Recit: For, Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth
B2b Air: The People That Walked In Darkness
B2c Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Pastoral Symphony
C1a Recit: There Were Shepherds
C1b And Iol The Angel
C1c And The Angel Said Unto Them
C1d And Suddenly. Chorus: Glory To God
C2 Rejoice Greatly
C3a Recit: Then Shall The Eyes
C3b Air: He Shall Feed His Flock (Come Unto Him)
C4 His Yoke Is Easy
D1 Behold The Lamb Of God
D2 He Was Despised
D3a Chorus: Surley He Hath Borne Our Griefs
D3b And With His Stripes
D3c All We, Like Sheep
D3d Recit: All They That See Him
D3e Chorus: He Trusted In God
D4a Recit: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
D4b Air: Behold And See
D4c Recit: He Was Cut Off
D4d Air: But Thou Did'st Not Leave His Soul In Hell
E1 Lift Up Your Heads
E2 The Lord Gave The Word
E3 How Beautiful Are The Feet
E4 Their Sound Is Gone Out
E5a Why Do The Nations
E5b Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asundar
E6a Recit: He That Dwelleth In Heaven
E6b Air: Thou Shalty Break Them
E7 Hallelujah
F1 I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
F2 Since By Man Came Death
F3a Recit: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
F3b Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound - Trumpet [Solo] – Alan Stringer
F3c (a) Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb
F3c (b) Amen
Performers / Credits / Other Information: • Bass Vocals – James Milligan
• Choir – Huddersfield Choral Society
• Chorus Master – Herbert Bardgett
• Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
• Conductor – Sir Malcolm Sargent
• Contralto Vocals – Marjorie Thomas
• Orchestra – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Organ – Eric Chadwick
• Soprano Vocals – Elsie Morison
• Tenor Vocals – Richard Lewis
3-LP Box set contains 16-page booklet of synopsis, arias and credits.
• Matrix / Runout (Record 1 Center label): SAX 2308
• Matrix / Runout (Record 2 Center label): SAX 2309
• Matrix / Runout (Record 3 Center label): SAX 2310
CONDITION Details: The 3-LP box is in excellent plus condition! The box has NO splits or crushed corners. The corners and seams are solid with just some shelf wear noticeable. The colors on the jacket are sharp and clean.
The set comes with a paper insert / libretto, only in VG condition - well used but fully intact!
The 3-LPs are in excellent overall condition! We found that the vinyl looked excellent for most of this vintage LP set. There is one significant mark on side 6, about half an inch from the outside rim of the LP which will sound on audio systems. If not for this mark, the set would be close to being in mint minus overall. The rest of the vinyl may have a light mark or two (spider marks) and the vinyl retains much of the original gloss and sheen - spider marks (caused by sliding the LP in and out of the inner sleeve), may sound on some audio systems, depending on the sensitivity of your audio gear. The LPs may have a bit of dust and perhaps a finger print or two on them so they should be cleaned before playing for best results. There are NO serious spindle marks on the record labels.
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).
Don't let this rarity slip by!!!
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