Decca SXL 2010 - Backhaus / Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 - 1958 UK 1st WBg BBB
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Description
Beethoven
Wilhelm Backhaus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major
Decca - SXL 2010 - Original 1958 UK 1st Stereo Issue 12" LP Vinyl Record UK 1st / WBg / Ed.1 / "Original Recording By" /Scalloped flip back Blue back Border Cover
In superb playing and visual condition throughout.
The vinyl is Excellent Well cared for, with clean playing surfaces, and just very light signs of play in the runout deadwax.
The cover is Excellent Fantastic original condition - clean - light wear - no writing - no stickers - no splits rips or damage, just some very slight and small imperfections. (see detailed pics) These 1st issue covers are flimsy and fragile, and are very hard to find in such excellent condition.
The original Decca FFSS Company Inner Sleeve is Excellent Original and complete.
The Audio is Near Mint - superb near faultless audio with quiet surfaces, dead-wax and background.
Tracklist
Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58
A
1st Mov. Allegro Moderato Cadenza – Beethoven
B.a
2nd Mov. Andante Con Moto
B.b
3rd Mov. Rondo (Vivace) Cadenza – Backhaus
- Recorded At – Sofiensaal
- Lacquer Cut At – Decca Studios
- Printed By – James Upton Ltd.
- Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
- Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
- Composed By – Beethoven
- Conductor – Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
- Engineer [Uncredited] – Alan Abel
- Liner Notes – Dyneley Hussey
- Mastered By – E (24)
- Orchestra – The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
- Painting [Portrait Of Beethoven] – Neugass
- Piano – Wilhelm Backhaus
- Producer [Uncredited] – Erik Smith
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1958"
- Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on side A
- "B.I.E.M." in a box on side B
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down
Sleeve:
- Fully laminated
- 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)
- Blue border on back
- Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo on front and back
- Thin spine with no text on it
- "Cover shows the portrait of Beethoven painted in 1806 by Neugass for Prince Carl Linchnowsky"
- "Printed in England" on bottom flipback
- Printing date on sleeve is 1958 (JU58/10)
- Liner notes in English on back
CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 2010 on sleeve
- SXL.2010 on labels
OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 16 - 22 April 1958 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna
- Labelography code: ED1
- Sub tracks are not banded on vinyl
Advertised as a new release in "Decca Stereo LPs for Issue 15th September", Gramophone magazine, September 1958.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - machine stamped): ZAL-4041-1E 1 CB
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - machine stamped): ZAL-4042-3K 1 C
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