COLUMBIA UK LP SAX-2521: Samson François ?– Chopin 24 Preludes, 1963 UK Turq/Sil
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Background -
This is a first pressing STEREO edition issued by COLUMBIA UK / EMI. It has the earliest Turquoise (Blue) / Silver rim record labels with Black lettering and has the large COLUMBIA logos. The earliest edition COLUMBIA UK / EMI LPs are “Holy Grail” items for serious classical music collectors - especially for Samson Francois recordings. This is one such example, made in the UK, issued in stereo from 1963 in near mint minus overall, collectors grade condition - see pictures with this listing as they are of the actual item!A pupil of Alfred Cortot, but standing apart from others who also studied with the French master, Samson François was a pianist of exceptional persuasiveness in live performance, but only intermittently as arresting in the recording studio. Nonetheless, he left on disc several samples of work approaching his best concert form, albeit with some evidence of the eccentricities critics complained about. His interests were wider than his recorded legacy might suggest; even at his most idiosyncratic, he offered moments of wry humor and rare magic. His life was recalled in some detail in Jérôme Spycket's biography Scarbo, published in 1985. In addition to studies in Paris with Yvonne Lefébure and the esteemed Marguerite Long, François was a student of Alfred Cortot at L'École Normale de Musique, the school Cortot co-founded with Auguste Mangeot. Before François had reached the age of 20, he won the Long-Thibaud Competition and thereafter embarked on a career, one of international scale once WWII had ended. Even during the war, Jacques Thibaud brought François to the attention of Walter Legge, the English recording producer turned wartime concert organizer; François was soon flown to England for an extended tour of factories and camps. Concentrating on the Romantic piano literature, and especially the French repertory, he was acclaimed for his performances of Liszt, Schumann, and Chopin, as well as Fauré, Debussy, and Ravel. His Prokofiev, too, was impressive. French critics and audiences were especially receptive to his virtuosic approach. François found an appreciative audience in London as well, and enjoyed a largely positive reputation there during his mature years. François' early death denied the world a chance to hear how the pianist might have developed had he lived longer, but his recordings, some reissued in the new millennium, preserve sufficient work of high interest to assure him a place as a major artist. Among his remastered and re-released recordings are discs of the Chopin and Ravel piano concertos on EMI's Great Recordings of the Century series. The former, recorded with the Orchestre National de L'Opera de Monte Carlo and its then-director Louis Frémaux, reveals much of what made François special. Containing what Gramophone Magazine deemed "personal and immediate" playing, the artist's quicksilver intensity was awarded with a Diapason d'Or upon its original release. The Ravel recording holds both the concertos, accompanied by André Cluytens and the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, and a mercurial account of the composer's Gaspard de la nuit, all of it a fitting remembrance of an artist who pursued his own singular vision. This disc was originally a recipient of the Prix de L'Académie du Disque français. Among François' other pursuits was that of composition. Among his recordings is one of his own piano concerto. In addition, he once composed music for the legendary jazz singer and cabaret artist Peggy Lee. - Erik Eriksson
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LP made by COLUMBIA UK / EMI Records, in the UK (England / Great Britain)
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LP released in 1963
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LP is recorded in STEREO
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Record Catalog Number: SAX 2521
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Record Labels are primarily Turquoise (Blue) with a Silver rim, with Black lettering and has the large COLUMBIA logo on the labels.
Frederic Chopin // Samson Francois
Title -
24 Preludes
Music on this item -
Preludes, Op. 28
A1. No. 1 In C Major
A2. No. 2 In A Minor
A3. No. 3 In G Major
A4. No. 4 In E Minor
A5. No. 5 In D Major
A6. No. 6 In B Minor
A7. No. 7 In A Major
A8. No. 8 In F Sharp Minor
A9. No. 9 In E Major
A10. No. 10 In C Sharp Minor
A11. No. 11 In B Major
A12. No. 12 In G Sharp Minor
A13. No. 13 In F Sharp Major
B1. No. 14 In E Flat Minor
B2. No. 15 In D Flat Major
B3. No. 16 In B Flat Minor
B4. No. 17 In A Flat Major
B5. No. 18 In F Minor
B6. No. 19 In E Flat Major
B7. No. 20 In C Minor
B8. No. 21 In B Flat Major
B9. No. 22 In G Minor
B10. No. 23 In F Major
B11. No. 24 In D Minor
Performers / Other Information -
• Composed By – Frédéric Chopin
• Piano – Samson François
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): YLX 10 38 23 M6 228773
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): YLX 10 39 26 M6 230159
CONDITION Details:
The LP JACKET is in near mint minus overall condition! The jacket has NO seam splits. It has the flipped over or clamshell seams and spine. The front of the jacket is laminated with Clarifoil, not the back. The corners and seams are solid with just some light shelf / ring wear. The colors on the jacket are sharp and clean!
The LP is in near mint minus overall condition. We found that the vinyl looked superb - there are a couple of light spider marks (caused by sliding the LP in and out of the inner sleeve), which may sound on some audio systems, depending on the sensitivity of your audio gear. When play tested, it performed very well for a vintage record, with no skips, with some light noise periodically, mostly during quieter passages of the music. The LP retains much of the original gloss and sheen. It does 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. This is a TOP NOTCH copy of this supremely rare title!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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