SR-90122: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Le Coq d'Or Suite;
BORODIN: Polovetsian Dances from “Prince Igor&rdquo with Chorus
London Symphony, Dorati

	Label Type :	maroon Mercury type ?
	Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SR90122A FR2    A2    I
		SIDE-B	SR_90122_B FR1    B1    I

Comments

Equivalent release: Mercury MG-50122 (mono).

FR pressing: Ka-boom! Unreal dynamics. Full of transiency, dynamic sonics, tight and solid bass sound, as well as sharp and crisp mid-high range. Great stereophonic soundstage.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Interesting orchestral arrangements of two famous opera.

Le Coq d'Or Suite by RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - (歌劇「金鶏」組曲 in Japanese) - I don't even know the actual opera, but continuous melodious motions and sudden sonic booms are very interesting to listen to.

Polovtsian Dances from “Prince Igor” by BORODIN - (歌劇「イーゴリ公」より「だったん人の踊り」 in Japanese) - another opera I haven't seen yet. Oriental melodies with chorus are refreshing and interesting.

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

8 out of 10

Track Listing

Personnel

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

Side-A:
London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati (cond).
Recorded at Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England on July 5, 1956.

Side-B:
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Antal Dorati (cond).
Recorded at Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England on July 4, 1956.

Wilma Cozart, recording director.
C.R. Fine, engineer and technical supervisor.
Tape to disc transfer by George Piros.