ROYAL BALLET GALA/ RCA LIVING STEREO LDS-6065 2-LP TAS

$

405

THE ROYAL BALLET: Gala Performances (TAS List!!!)
Ernest Ansermet, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Suites from The Nutcracker, La Boutique, Coppelia, Giselle, Swan Lake, Carnaval, Sleeping Beauty, Les Sylphides
Classic Records/RCA Living Stereo LDS 6065-2
TT: 89:22  AAA+  Stereophile Record 2 Die 4 and TAS List 2-LP BOX SET COMPLETE: LPs, BOX, TRAY, PROGRAM BOOK & RARE PLAYBILL ALL IN BEAUTIFUL MINT- CONDITION!!!

This is the much coveted, limited edition, long out-of-print, original Classic Records RCA Living Stereo Soria Box Set, complete, in beautiful M- condition.  The sound is as close as you can get to the original master tapes. 

Both LPs are pristine, play-tested one time only with a new MicroBenz Ruby III cartridge. The surfaces are DEAD SILENT. The sound is beautiful beyond description. There is a very, very slight bend on the cover of the program booklet (see photo). Otherwise, everything is pristine and like new (LPs, Box, Tray, Program Book and Playbill!).

Absolutely stunning condition -- the best you will ever find!!!

We ship worldwide. Media Mail shipping in the U.S. is FREE.  First class international mail is approximately $15.  Other services are available at actual cost for shipping and packing materials.  Additional LPs won within 3 days will automatically be combined for discounted shipping (free for Media or $1 for Priority in US and $3 abroad per additional LP).

This set is the Granddaddy of them all, the Mother and Father of all LP sets. The Great One!!! Stunning sound originally captured by U.K. Decca engineers for RCA Living Stereo in a way that's never been equaled. From the moment you drop the needle, you are captivated in a way different than any other recording. If you're a Tchaikovsky fan like me, you will go nuts when you hear these performance of Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. All the other works shine under Ansermet as well, especially Chopin's Les Sylphides, Schumann's haunting and poignant Carnaval and the Rossini-Respighi La Boutique Fantasque. This set will stand apart from your other records and give you years of joy!

This first Classic pressing is far superior to the later 180-gram gatefold issue or the contemporary 200-gram version. Only 5000 copies of this immortal set were ever made (this one is an early pressing, in the first 1000 -- for even more spectacular sound!). These sets are among the most coveted LPs on the planet, and this copy is like new!  You will not be disappointed (unless you're outbid). If you've been wanting to own this incomparable set, this copy is the one for you!

SELECTIONS:

Tchaikovsky: from the Nutcracker Suite
  March
  Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
  Arabian Dance
  Chinese Dance
  Dance of the Toy Flutes
  Waltz of the Flowers
Rossini-Respighi: from the La Boutique Fantastique
  Tarantella
  Andante mosso
  Can-Can
Delibes: from Coppelia
  Introduction (Allegro marcato) and Mazurka - Act I
  Introduction (Andante) and Waltz - Act I
  Czardas - Act I
  Valse de la Poupee - Act II
Adam: from Giselle
  Introduction and Waltz - Act I
  Pas de Deux and Variation - Act II
Tchaikovsky: from Swan Lake
  Scene - Act II
  Dance of the Little Swans (Pas de Quarte) - Act II
  Scene* - Pas de Deux - Act II
  Waltz - Act II
      *solo violin: Charles Taylor
Schumann: from Carnival*
  Pierrot
  Reconnaissance
  Aveu
  Pantalon et Columbine
      *Orchestration by Glazounov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Liadov and Tcherepnin for original Diaghileff production
Tchaikovsky: from the Sleeping Beauty
  Introduction - The Lilac Fairy - Prologue
  Rose Adagio - Pas d' Action - Act I
  Waltz - Act I
Chopin: from Les Sylphides*
  Overture: Prelude in A major, Opus 28, No. 7
  Mazurka in C major, Opus 67, No. 3
  Grande Valse Brillante in E flat major, Opus 18
      *Orchestration by Roy Douglas

This awesome and pristine box set will be packed extremely carefully using high-quality packing materials including cardboard bracing, bubble wrap and a very sturdy box, with extra protective padding.  Insurance is highly recommended.  We are not responsible for damage or loss of uninsured items. 

We gladly accept PayPal (preferred), U.S. Money Orders and U.S. Cashier's checks.

THANK YOU FOR BIDDING!  GOOD LUCK ON THIS ONE!

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