MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer's Night Dream TAS London/ORG AUDIOPHILE 45 RPM SEALED
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MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer's Night Dream
Peter Maag Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra
New & Sealed Audiophile Vinyl 2 Record Set (45 RPM)
Record Label: ORG 108 / London CS 6001
Limited edition of only 2500 copies!
Hard to find ORG audiophile release. Cut by Bernie Grundman on his newly upgraded mastering system and tube powered lathe, these LPs will be plated and pressed by Pallas in Germany and sleeved in deluxe heavy duty jackets printed in Europe. They represent the very finest examples of the vinyl LP format available today.
Record is new and still sealed in it's original plastic sleeve. Perforation is completely intact. Corners are sharp, colors vibrant and spine is straight. There is a price sticker on the top front plastic sleeve (NOT The record cover!).
LP 1
1. Overture, Op. 21
2. Scherzo, Op. 61, No. 1
3. You Spotted Snakes, Op. 61, No. 3
LP 2
4. Intermezzo, Op. 61, No. 5
5. Nocturne, Op. 61, No. 7
6. Wedding March
7. Dance of the Clowns, Op. 61, No. 11
8. Finale, Op. 61, No. 1
Review: Peter Maag conducts the London Symphony Orchestra with sopranos Jennifer Vyvyan and Marion Lowe Plus The Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Reissues The Fabulous 1959 Decca Recording: SXL 2060, Released In The US On London CS 6001.
The very first London "Blueback" probably engineered by the great K.E. Wilkinson in London's superb sounding Kingsway Hall combines stunning sonics with an accessible, lyrical musical program. Mendelsohn wrote the Overture opus. 21 in 1826 when he was but 17 years old. The remainder was written almost two decades later, commissioned by Prussian King Frederick William IV as accompaniment to an 1843 performance of the play.
Fortunately this accessible, tuneful piece of music is made that much more thrilling thanks to the spectacular, if somewhat bright recording (the microphones used had a boost). But don't let that quibble stop you because otherwise this is a "you are there" recording featuring spectacular soundstaging and image depth. "Holographic" would not be hyperbole in decribing the image solidity. But more importantly, the instrumental harmonics are mostly life-like—especially the woodwinds and brass. It's difficult to believe this was recorded fifty years ago.
With original Bluebacks averaging $40 online this double 45rpm edition pressed on dead quiet vinyl is not as expensive as it might at first seem. And unlike some ORG double 45 classical reissues, there are no side-ending fade-outs.
A superb reissue in every way.
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