Teasing the Korean Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 I've seen lots of "Stravinsky Conducts" LPs over the years, but I've never seen this one that I scored yesterday. Igor conducts the updated longer suite of Firebird on one side; the entire Rite - All 35 minutes - is on the other side. This one has a great cover (I can't find the image online - maybe someone can help me). It is clearly from the mono Hi Fi era, with that huge Columbia "LP" logo. So, a couple of questions. I have some LPs with sides approaching around 30 minutes, but this one has 34 or 35 minutes, making it the longest single side of a record I've ever seen. Has anyone seen a side with more than 35 minutes? I'll be curious to check out the sound (I haven't played it yet); I don't have high hopes for the sonics. Does anyone know if these are the same recordings that were released in stereo years later? This album is from the mono era, but I know that within the classical world, stereo recordings were being done prior to stereo LP technology. Quote
Spontooneous Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 These are the recordings with the New York Philharmonic (then the "Philharmonic-Symphony"), right? If so, they're mono recordings from the '40s. The later stereo versions were done with the "Columbia Symphony Orchestra," a convenient name for whatever studio group they were using. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Posted January 23, 2011 Correct, Philharmonic Symphony of NY. Thanks. Quote
brownie Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 This one has a great cover (I can't find the image online - maybe someone can help me). It is clearly from the mono Hi Fi era, with that huge Columbia "LP" logo. This one? Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Posted January 23, 2011 That's it. I love that mid-century modern design. Quote
Spontooneous Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Enjoy that long "Rite" side. That New York version is arguably the best of all the composer-conducted versions (I'm remembering four). Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Posted January 23, 2011 Thank you both. Looking forward to spinning this - I'll report back. Quote
Spontooneous Posted January 26, 2011 Report Posted January 26, 2011 Just ran across my Stravinsky-as-performer discography. In case anybody cares: That "Firebird" was made Jan. 28, 1946. This "Rite" goes clear back to April 29, 1940. Quote
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