Ormandy: "The Art of Swan Lake" (deluxe ed., LP sealed) - Columbia KS 6308
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Description
ITEM DESCRIPTION:
This beautiful and rare LP-Book gatefold set – a superb collector's copy (and the LP is still-sealed) – from Columbia Masterworks (KS 6308, US pressing, black/gray 6eye label, stereo) entitled "The Art of Swan Lake" features a remarkable issue limited-edition deluxe issue that combines an in-bound 24-page, lavishly illustrated booklet with a superlative pressing of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Ballet Suite, brought off with poetry and panache by conductor Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, a glittering performance recorded in the rich acoustics of Town Hall, Philadelphia, on 19 February 1961.
PLEASE NOTE:
Although the jacket is not shrinkwrapped, the LP is sealed in its original polysleeve – this is a pristine, unplayed, still-sealed copy.
The production values for this set are quite impressive, consisting of a very heavy and glossy front panel that opens to reveal a 24-page booklet entitled "The Art of Swan Lake - An Affectionate View of Tchaikovsky's Greatest Ballet" by Leo Lerman. Included in this booklet are the following:
> a complete plot synopsis.
> extensive notes on the work's composition.
> a wealth of documentary material (photos and bios of some of the more famous dancers who have undertaken the principal roles, illustrations of costumes from famous productions, reproductions of caricatures of famous names associated with this work, a discussion of the ballet's performance history at the Bolshoi, productions mounted by Ballanchine, and elsewhere).
Really, it is an extraordinary compendium of documentary information and history of Swan Lake, beautifully produced and printed on heavy archival paper.
Incidentally, the cover photo reproduces Edgar Degas's "The Dance Foyer at the Opera", held at the Louvre in Paris. As mentioned above, the texts were written by Leo Lerman, with the generous support of the New York Public Library.
CONDITION:
The gradations of condition I use are as follows: MINT, Near-Mint, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor.
The condition of the gatefold jacket is near-MINT. Really, there are no flaws to speak of and the album appears virtually as new. There are no seamsplits, bends, owners' markings, or other defects and the album remains solid, bright, glossy, and very striking in appearance – overall, a lovely collector's copy.
The condition of the LP itself is MINT. This is a pristine, unplayed copy – the ideal collector’s copy.
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