Firkusny/Szell: Dvorak Piano Concerto (r. 1954) - Columbia ML 4967, superb copy

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redgarnett Store ITEM DESCRIPTION:

This beautiful and rather rare LP from Columbia Masterworks (ML 4967, US pressing, gray 6eye label, mono – no stereo edition exists) features Rudolf Firkusny’s first – and finest – commercial recording of Dvorak’s Piano Concerto in G minor Op. 33, made with conductor George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall, Cleveland on 9 April 1954.

No other pianist no consistently championed Dvorak’s remarkable Piano Concerto, and though there are other magnificent accounts of this work on record – by Sviatoslav Richter, no less – Firkusny’s insights will always remain quite special. Needless to say, Szell and the Clevelanders provide echt, perfectly graded accompaniment.

There are authoritative liner notes on the reverse side of the jacket by Charles Burr, printed in English only. The chaming cover art was executed by J. Kühl.

CONDITION:

The gradations of condition I use are as follows: MINT, Near-Mint, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor.

The condition of the jacket is near-MINT. There is minor wear along the open edge of the jacket, but really that is all. There are no seamsplits, owners' markings or other defects, and the whole remains solid, bright, and highly attractive – an outstanding collector's copy.

The condition of the LP itself is near-MINT. Though the surfaces are not perfectly silent (and thus I have rated it NM vs. MINT) this is a fine copy and playback is superb. If you must have perfect surfaces, then please do not buy this LP. Overall, this rates as a NM collector's copy.

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