8 RARE 1950's Concert Hall Limited Recordings Red Vinyl LP

$

40

Wow, what a rare find.

Release E-16;   GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL -   Concerti for Oboe and Orchestra   -   Paul Valentin, Oboist   -   Winterthur Symphony Orch. Henry Swoboda, conductor

Chaconne and Variations in G Major  -  Herman Chessid, harpsichordist

There are no dates printed on any of these but after researching the web it's believed that they were made in the 1950's.

 8 total.  These were sold by subscription only.  All copies are 1308 of the limited 3000 made.

From what I can gather, these unusual recordings -- which were, according to the information on the back of each jacket, published in limited editions of 3,000 each -- were by subscription only. A somewhat detailed discussion of this series can be found here:

http://homepages.ipact.nl/~otterhouse/mms.htm

Here is a link to an article in Time magazine from 1946, which gives a little background on the provenance of the series:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,852990,00.h­tml?iid=perma_share

ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI - Symphonies No. 4 in E Minor; No. 5 in D Minor - Concerti Grossi Nos. 1 and 3 - Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

Clemens Dahinden, Conductor

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HENRY PURCELL - Fantasias In Four Parts - Concert Hall String Orchestra - Walter Goehr, Conductor

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Release E-4; PAUL HINDEMITH - String Quartet No. 3, Op. 22 - The Pascal String Quartet - Piano Sonata No. 2

Earl Wild, Pianist

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Release F-15; RICHARD STRAUSS - Sonata For Violin and piano, Opus 18 - Louis Kaufman, Violinist - Artur Balsam, Pianist

SERGE PROKOFIEFF - Sonata in C Major for Violoncello and Piano - Raya Garhousova, 'cellist - David Stimer, Pianist

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Release E-17; ARTHUR HONEGGER & HenRI BARRAUD

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Release E-10; PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY - Souvenir De Florence, Op. 70

Daniel Guilet, Violinist

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Release E-16; GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL - Concerti for Oboe and Orchestra - Paul Valentin, Oboist - Winterthur Symphony Orch. Henry Swoboda, conductor

Chaconne and Variations in G Major - Herman Chessid, harpsichordist

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Franz Schubert - Three Overtures: Italian, Op. 170 Rosamunde, Op. 26 Die Zauberharfe, Op. 26

German Dances

Walter Goehr, Conductor

Release F-6