STEREO 2-LP REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-48 ARNOLD OVERTURES SPECTACULAR HEAR SAMPLE

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Title: “ARNOLD: OVERTURES”

Label: REFERENCE RECORDINGS RR-48      ((STEREO)) 2LPs

ARNOLD/LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Condition: 

This 2-LP SET appears in near mint minus condition and it plays like new - just a smidgen of surface noise in a few spots, otherwise dead quiet - please listen to clip to hear what I mean. The buyer will be getting a musically interesting album that will be exciting and rewarding to listen to.  Where to start? This recording has been hailed as one of the finest orchestral audiophile efforts of all-time. And it is indeed fully deserving of such accolades! CAUTION: your loudspeakers – and eardrums - will be blown apart if you have the volume set too high! Regarding the music – Malcolm Arnold was a trumpeter and had a great flair for writing for that instrument plus brass, in orchestral settings – you will hear this throughout these overtures. The music itself is often thunderous – only to die down to a whisper, and then rise up again. The writing for orchestra is virtuoso-style, sometimes breezy in feel - and at times sounds like Sir William Walton, but with an edge - or even a jazzy intent. Which is to say, it is well-crafted and highly enjoyable. The percussion on this recording sound amazing – as do the strings, winds, and brass. This 2-LP set was issued at 33 1/3 rpm speed rather than 45 rpm, and the first two overtures are repeated on both sides of one of the LPs, while the remainder take up the two sides of the second LP. With the composer conducting his own music with his favorite orchestra - the London Philharmonic - it doesn't get any better than this. Enthusiastically recommended, in spite of being quite rare and very pricey! This superb recording is a must-have to those who love British orchestral music in general, or specifically the output of Sir Malcolm Arnold. The album jacket is in near mint minus condition, with slight wear. Original audiophile rice paper sleeves included.

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