Mercury Records Collection: MG-50004: BORODIN: Symphony No.2 in B minor; STRAVINSKY: The Firebird

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MG-50004: BORODIN: Symphony No.2 in B minor;
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird - Ballet Suite /
Minneapolis Symphony, Dorati

Label Type :	Maroon Mercury Olympian Series Long Playing Microgroove
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	YMG10123A MF25 A1 I
	SIDE-B	YMG10123B MF22 A1 I

Comments

As the matrix number says, MG-50004 is a renumbered issue of MG-10123.

Even this MF25/MF22 copy sounds really nice. I wish I had a cleaner copy with MF1/MF1 stampers (if exists) ...

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

8 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	BORODIN: Symphony No.2 in B minor	26:00
	Allegro
	Scherzo: Prestissimo
	Andante
	Allegro
SIDE-B
B-1	STRAVINSKY: The Firebird - Ballet Suite	19:00
	Introduction - The Firebird and Her Dance
	Round of the Princess
	Infernal Dance of King Kastchei; Lullaby; Finale

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati (cond).
Recorded in Minneapolis, NM on February 19 - 20, 1952.

David Hall, recording director.
C.R. Fine and George Piros, engineer.

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MATSUBAYASHI 'Shaolin' Kohji <shaolin@rhythmaning.org>