MG-50036: SCHUMANN: Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120;
LISZT: Les Préludes, Symphonic Poem No.3 /
Detroit Symphony, Paray
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Label Type : | maroon Mercury Olympian Series Living Presence High Fidelity | |
| Matrix Number : | SIDE-A | YMG 50036A MF8 A1 I | |
| SIDE-B | YMG 50036B MF9 A1 I | ||
Comments
Although this is not the earliest MF1/1 copy, it still can enjoy great monaural recording by a single microphone hung about 15 feet above the conductor's podium - sharp and crisp. I'd like to listen to MF1/1 copy, though.
Personal Impression (and brief notes)
(will be added later)
Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)
8 out of 10
Track Listing
| SIDE-A | ||
| SCHUMANN: Symphony No.4 in D minor, Op.120 | (23:58 in total) | |
| A-1 | Ziemlich langsam; Lebhaft | - |
| A-2 | Romanze: Ziemlich langsam | - |
| A-3 | Scherzo: Lebhaft; Trio | - |
| A-4 | Finale: Langsam; Lebhaft | - |
| SIDE-B | ||
| LISZT: Les Preludes, Symphonic Poem No.3 | 15:30 in total | |
Personnel
Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray (cond).
Recorded at Old Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI
on December 26-28, 1953.
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