SXL6426 BRIDGE CELLO SONATA ROSTROPOVITCH BRITTEN TAS
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Description
BRIDGE
SONATA CELLO & PIANO
SCHUBERT
SONATA ARPEGGIONE & PIANO
ROSTROPOVICH / BRITTEN
on
Decca Black silver N/B Label
English Pressed
Originally issued 1969
Stereo
Catalogue No SXL 6426
Stamper Nos 3Y & 5Y
TAS and HP listed
Critics Opine
No need to wonder how Rostropovich discovered the obscure English work. The pianist here is Britten, and as we all know, no one has done more to keep Bridge`s name alive than his grateful East Anglian pupil. Played indifferently, it is the kind of music which might seem to lack a face. But these two artists leave you convinced that if not exactly a masterpiece, it is at any rate very well written for both instruments, and for the most part, strongly felt. I particularly enjoyed the first movement, with its soaring cantilena and impassioned climaxes melting into interludes of a searching intimacy thoughts lying too deep for tears as it were. The second movement, starting adagio ma non troppo but constantly changing tempo, is much less concentrated in expression. Here you sense the dangers of the fantasy-type piece so beloved of this period. But there are some tenderly nostalgic things in passing, and few people will be able to resist the big climax when bowed with the intensity Rostropovich brings to it here.
Listening to Schubert`s Arpeggione Sonata on the first side, my reactions were the same as they often are after performances from Du Pre and Barenboim. It is supremely beautiful playing from both cellist and pianist, with never a dead note in even the MOSE incidental bit of figuration, and I suppose we really ought to be grateful that such a humble (albeit charming) little work comes in for so much love. But just as when Rostropovich and Britten did it at the Festival Hall a couple of years ago, so again here I found myself longing for them to let it occasionally play itself simply, naturally, and most important of all, in time instead of so consciously trying to interpret every single note. The engineering is superb: the sound is glorious, and so true to life that if you shut your eyes you can imagine the players in your own room.Visual and Aural Condition
The record is in Near mint condition there are no stylus scratches or scuffs.The labels are bright and clean with no stickers or writing, three spindle marks. The record as not been cleaned with any mechanical or chemical cleaners. I only use an anti- static cloth prior to checking its condition under halogen lights or bright sunshine. Then played completely through to check its aural condition, it plays superb apart from the odd light tic. Please remember that this is a 43 year old very rare vinyl record and rarely comes up for auction.
The Sleeve
The sleeve is in Near mint condition. There are no tears, splits, writing or stickers.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE LONG PLAYING VINYL RECORDS THEY ARE NOT CDS
The images I've provided are of the actual item you are bidding on - these are not stock images or images I've taken from other sites.
Viewed under 4 x 50 w Halogen lights or in direct sunlight this clearly shows any imperfections, any visual faults are noted and described, such as scratches, scuffs or spindle marks.
Though due to the very nature of vinyl there is always the inherent tick which is due sometimes to imperfection in the vinyl or debris in the track which a deep clean should remove. Though all records and the record decks/systems they are played on are all different, the stylus, pick up, amplifier and speakers all play a part in the perceived sound that we hear. If your requirements are for a clinical digital reproduced sound, please buy the CD not this vinyl record!
But if you are dissatisfied with the record for any reason I offer a full no quibble refund if you will return the record with its original packaging, at your own expense via a trackable method within fourteen days of receipt. PLEASE CONTACT ME PRIOR TO RETURNING ANY ITEM via ebay ask the seller a question.
Grading Score
Record – Sleeve
91 89
Mint
(95 is the highest figure given as no records are perfect, not even new and sealed ones)
85-94 Near Mint
Almost flawless; At 85 only the lightest scuff marks to the record and only slight wear to the cover....... Above 86 and up to 94, there should be fewer to no marks on the playing surface of the record or wear to the cover.
75-84 Excellent
Below 84, down to 80, there will be progressively more marking, but this will only be very light and superficial. The cover may have light ring wear, small edge creasing and or discolouration...... A few more surface marks will be seen at 75-79, obvious ring wear, creasing to cover, slight tears, some laminate lift. Remains of price labels or sticky tape evident to the cover.
65-74 Very Good
I do not list, unless it is a much sought item. There will be more obvious marks to the record including heavier scuffs and / or stylus scratches that may sound, the cover may have more obvious creasing, ring wear or laminate lift or worse tears.
Below 64 Poor
I do not list!!
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