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Classical Vinyl Album

Artist:Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Title:Philharmonia Promenade Concert
Format:Vinyl Album
Label:  Columbia
Country:UK
Date:1961
Catalogue:SAX 2404
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Community: 2 Own
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Orchestra / EnsemblePhilharmonia Orchestra
ConductorHerbert von Karajan


TrackArtistTitleComposerRating
Side 1
01Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan The Skaters - Waltz, Op. 183Emil WaldteufelRate
02Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von KarajanTritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214Johann Strauss IIRate
03Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von KarajanRadetzky March, Op. 228Johann Strauss IRate
04Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan"España", Rhapsody For OrchestraEmmanuel ChabrierRate
05Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von KarajanJoyeuse MarcheEmmanuel ChabrierRate
Side 2
06Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan Thunder And Lightning Polka, Op. 324Johann Strauss IIRate
07Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von KarajanOverture, Light CavalryFranz Von SuppéRate
08Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von KarajanPolka From "Schwanda The Bagpiper"Jaromir WeinbergerRate
09Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von KarajanOverture, Orpheus In The UnderworldJacques OffenbachRate


Notes

First Pressing:

Powder Blue/Turquoise label with Silver Rim.

Later pressings: Red Labels with "Half Moon + Magic Notes".

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Comments and Reviews
 
Magic Marmalade
25th Jan 2016
 Added back cover sleeve notes detail scans (legible).
 
 
Magic Marmalade
24th Jan 2016
 Review
Continuing my further adventures in Classical music, I was pleased to find this one when out on the dig.

It's a real joy to listen to this one, as it's packed with popular classics, of the prom variety, which will appeal to more casual Classical listeners who perhaps like the BBC proms, but aren't into the more demanding stuff (like myself!), or are looking for an easy way into the world of classical music.

Tunes you can recognise, even if you aren't particularly aware of the names of the composers or the works themselves (tunes you can hum too!).

A very bouncy, vigorous "romp", that certainly had me bopping around the room.

A note on the vinyl:

This is another of the "big" labels of classical music... the Powder-Blue/turquoise Columbia label, which signifies the early stereo pressings for this label, and along with the Decca "wide Band" labels (SXL catalogue number prefix), and the HMV White and Gold rimmed "Nipper" labels (ASD prefix - (As with a handful of Columbias also having the ASD prefix, instead of SAX)) represent the very best, and most sought after classical pressings.

(Some of the titles on these labels fetch truly mind melting prices at auction - couple of thousand in a few cases ((this particular title is perhaps one of the cheapest, but can still get upwards of fifty quid in mint))).

...And it's easy to see (and hear!) why... the vinyl of these; Of which I now have an example of each; is incredible.

They can reach places other vinyl cannot touch... deeper, wider, and higher in frequency and range, and deliver unparalleled detail, power, breadth.

Although only an observation of my own, I can discern that this is not because of any special quality in terms of thickness of vinyl, or weight... but the fineness of the vinyl substance itself (a finer grain maybe, or a purity of the plastic). And also the absolute precision of the press or cut... the grooves are razor sharp, and incredibly finely pressed.

This is best seen when you gently roll the vinyl around under a light source, as this fineness of detail in the pressing causes a kind of "oil-slick- rainbow" effect to be visible on the disc... that is: the grooves are so precise, I suppose you'd say they split the reflection of the white light into it's constituent colours of the spectrum (A greater degree of refraction (?)).

Great stuff.

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