Numbered, Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl! Six LP Box Set Mastered by Maarten de Boer at Emil Berliner Studios!
Mercury Living Presence celebrates a groundbreaking label with this Numbered, Limited Edition Box Set containing six 180g Vinyl LPs - a true legacy of a legendary label!
Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S., that reproduced some of the most sonically realistic recordings at the dawn of the stereo era. Precious few stereo LPs were pressed when these recordings were issued, and they became some of the rarest, most collectible classical discs ever. Mercury Living Presence continues to enjoy a special reputation as one of the most enterprising, prestigious and sonically spectacular labels in the history of classical recording.
Content from the excellent booklet essay as published in the recent 50 x CD cube release UNICD78356. has now been reset as a 12", LP-format square booklet.
"Starker's performances are searing without seeming melodramatic and the cellist's readily identifiable sound is faithfully reproduced... these recordings [are] vivid in their prtrayal of a flesh-and-blood musical event." - Andrew Quint, The Absolute Sound, October 2012
Features:
Numbered, Limited Edition
6LP Box
180g Audiophile Vinyl
Pressed at Optimal
Remastered by Maarten de Boer at Emil Berliner Studios
12" square LP format 12-page Booklet which includes the History of Mercury Living Presence and Detailed Biographies of Dorati, Fennell, Starker, Szeryng, and Janis
Musicians:
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky)
Antal Dorati, conductor (Tchaikovsky)
Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra (Balalaika)
Vitaly Gnutov, conductor (Balalaika)
Rudolf Beloc, domra soloist (Balalaika)
Eastman-Rochester "Pops" Orchestra (Espanola)
Frederick Fennel, conductor (Espanola)
Rolando Valdes-Bain, guitar (Espanola)
London Symphony Orchestra (Dvorak)
Antal Dorati, conductor (Dvorak)
Janos Starker, cello (Dvorak)
London Symphony Orchestra (Brahms)
Antal Dorati, conductor (Brahms)
Henryk Szeryng, violin (Brahms)
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (Rachmaninov)
Antal Dorati, conductor (Rachmaninov)
Byron Janis, piano (Rachmaninov)
Selections:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49
LP1 - Side 1:
1. Ouverture solennele "1812", Op. 49
LP1 - Side 2:
1. Commentary to the "1812 Overture" / Sound effects / Belles
2. Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Balalaika Favourites
LP2 - Side 1:
Nikolay Pavlov Budashkin (1910-1988)
1. Fantasy on Two Folk Songs
Anon. (Arranged by Vera N. Gorodovskaya)
2. At Sunrise
Pavel Kulikov (1901-1981)
3. The Linden Tree
Nikolay Osipov (1901-1945)
4. Kamarinskaya
Mikhailov-Shalayev
5. Fantasy on Volga Melodies
LP2 - Side 2:
Vasily Andreyev (1861-1918)
1. In the Moonlight
Vasily Soloviev-Sedoy (1907-1979)
2. Midnight In Moscow
Vasily Andreyev (1861-1918)
3. Under the Apple Tree
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
4. Dance of the Comedians
Yuri Nikolayevich Shishakov
5. The Living Room
Anon. (Arranged by Alexander Mosolov)
6. Evening Bells
Anon. (Arranged by Vladimir B. Popnov)
7. My Dear Old Friend, Please Visit Me
Vasily Andreyev (1861-1918)
8. Waltz of the Faun
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
9. The Flight Of the Bumble-Bee
Hi-Fi La Espanola
LP3 - Side 1:
Percy Faith (1908-1976)
1. Brazilian Sleigh Bells
Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963)
2. Andalucia
3. Malaguena
Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
4. Intermezzo
Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960)
5. Jamaican Rumba
Oscar Alberto Fernandez (1897-1948)
6. Batuque
LP3 - Side 2:
Jamie Texidor (1885-1957)
1. Amparito Roca
Manuel De Falla (1876-1946)
2. Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual Fire Dance)
Joaquin Perez Turnia (1882-1949)
3. La oracion del torero (The Bullfighter's Prayer)
Camargo Guarneri (1907-1993)
4. Danca brasileira (Brazilian Dance)
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104
LP4 - Side 1:
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio ma non troppo
LP4 - Side 2:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104 (Cont.)
1. III. Finale (Allegro moderato)
Max Bruch (1838-1920)
2. Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.77
LP5 - Side 1:
1. I. Allegro non troppo
LP5 - Side 2
1. II. Adagio
2. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
LP6 - Side 1:
1. I. Moderato
2. II. Adagio sostenuto
LP6 - Side 2:
1. III. Allegro scherzando
2. Prelude in E flat, Op. 23, No. 6
3. Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2
Mercury Living Presence celebrates a groundbreaking label with this Numbered, Limited Edition Box Set containing six 180g Vinyl LPs - a true legacy of a legendary label!
Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S., that reproduced some of the most sonically realistic recordings at the dawn of the stereo era. Precious few stereo LPs were pressed when these recordings were issued, and they became some of the rarest, most collectible classical discs ever. Mercury Living Presence continues to enjoy a special reputation as one of the most enterprising, prestigious and sonically spectacular labels in the history of classical recording.
Content from the excellent booklet essay as published in the recent 50 x CD cube release UNICD78356. has now been reset as a 12", LP-format square booklet.
"Starker's performances are searing without seeming melodramatic and the cellist's readily identifiable sound is faithfully reproduced... these recordings [are] vivid in their prtrayal of a flesh-and-blood musical event." - Andrew Quint, The Absolute Sound, October 2012
Features:
Numbered, Limited Edition
6LP Box
180g Audiophile Vinyl
Pressed at Optimal
Remastered by Maarten de Boer at Emil Berliner Studios
12" square LP format 12-page Booklet which includes the History of Mercury Living Presence and Detailed Biographies of Dorati, Fennell, Starker, Szeryng, and Janis
Musicians:
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky)
Antal Dorati, conductor (Tchaikovsky)
Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra (Balalaika)
Vitaly Gnutov, conductor (Balalaika)
Rudolf Beloc, domra soloist (Balalaika)
Eastman-Rochester "Pops" Orchestra (Espanola)
Frederick Fennel, conductor (Espanola)
Rolando Valdes-Bain, guitar (Espanola)
London Symphony Orchestra (Dvorak)
Antal Dorati, conductor (Dvorak)
Janos Starker, cello (Dvorak)
London Symphony Orchestra (Brahms)
Antal Dorati, conductor (Brahms)
Henryk Szeryng, violin (Brahms)
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (Rachmaninov)
Antal Dorati, conductor (Rachmaninov)
Byron Janis, piano (Rachmaninov)
Selections:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49
LP1 - Side 1:
1. Ouverture solennele "1812", Op. 49
LP1 - Side 2:
1. Commentary to the "1812 Overture" / Sound effects / Belles
2. Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Balalaika Favourites
LP2 - Side 1:
Nikolay Pavlov Budashkin (1910-1988)
1. Fantasy on Two Folk Songs
Anon. (Arranged by Vera N. Gorodovskaya)
2. At Sunrise
Pavel Kulikov (1901-1981)
3. The Linden Tree
Nikolay Osipov (1901-1945)
4. Kamarinskaya
Mikhailov-Shalayev
5. Fantasy on Volga Melodies
LP2 - Side 2:
Vasily Andreyev (1861-1918)
1. In the Moonlight
Vasily Soloviev-Sedoy (1907-1979)
2. Midnight In Moscow
Vasily Andreyev (1861-1918)
3. Under the Apple Tree
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
4. Dance of the Comedians
Yuri Nikolayevich Shishakov
5. The Living Room
Anon. (Arranged by Alexander Mosolov)
6. Evening Bells
Anon. (Arranged by Vladimir B. Popnov)
7. My Dear Old Friend, Please Visit Me
Vasily Andreyev (1861-1918)
8. Waltz of the Faun
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
9. The Flight Of the Bumble-Bee
Hi-Fi La Espanola
LP3 - Side 1:
Percy Faith (1908-1976)
1. Brazilian Sleigh Bells
Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963)
2. Andalucia
3. Malaguena
Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
4. Intermezzo
Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960)
5. Jamaican Rumba
Oscar Alberto Fernandez (1897-1948)
6. Batuque
LP3 - Side 2:
Jamie Texidor (1885-1957)
1. Amparito Roca
Manuel De Falla (1876-1946)
2. Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual Fire Dance)
Joaquin Perez Turnia (1882-1949)
3. La oracion del torero (The Bullfighter's Prayer)
Camargo Guarneri (1907-1993)
4. Danca brasileira (Brazilian Dance)
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104
LP4 - Side 1:
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio ma non troppo
LP4 - Side 2:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104 (Cont.)
1. III. Finale (Allegro moderato)
Max Bruch (1838-1920)
2. Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.77
LP5 - Side 1:
1. I. Allegro non troppo
LP5 - Side 2
1. II. Adagio
2. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
LP6 - Side 1:
1. I. Moderato
2. II. Adagio sostenuto
LP6 - Side 2:
1. III. Allegro scherzando
2. Prelude in E flat, Op. 23, No. 6
3. Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2
