SR-90184: MOZART: Symphony No.41 in D major (“Jupiter”);
Symphony No.39 in E flat major
London Symphony, Schmidt-Issertedt

[Front Cover] Label Type : maroon Mercury Stereo Living Presence High Fidelity
Matrix Number : SIDE-A SR 890184A FR4    A1    I    JJ 47
SIDE-B SR 90184B FR3    A1    I    JJ 47



Comments

Equivalent release: Mercury MG-50184 (mono).

with original Mercury inner sleeve.

There is an inscription of JJ 47 on the dead wax area - this may be the initial of the engineer John Johnson. If so, this FR4/FR3 lacquers were cut by Johnson, not by Piros.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

-

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

6 out of 10




Track Listing

SIDE-A
MOZART: Symphony No.41 in C major (“Jupiter”), K.551 27:28 in total
A-1 Allegro vivace -
A-2 Andante cantabile -
A-3 Menuetto - Allegretto -
A-4 Finale - Allegro molto -
SIDE-B
MOZART: Symphony No.39 in E flat major, K.543 27:00 in total
B-1 Adagio; Allegro -
B-2 Andante -
B-3 Menuetto - Allegretto -
B-4 Finale - Allegro -

Personnel


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

London Symphony Orchestra, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (cond).

Recorded at Watford Town Hall, London on June 30 (Side-B), July 1 (Side-A), 1958.

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




Jackets

Front Back
[SR-90184 FRONT] [SR-90184 BACK]



Labels

Side A Side B
[SR-90184 A] [SR-90184 B]



Inner Sleeve

Front Back
[SR-60077 FRONT SLEEVE] [SR-60077 BACK SLEEVE]



MATSUBAYASHI 'Shaolin' Kohji <shaolin@rhythmaning.org>
Initially Published: January 31, 2005.
Last Updated: (none)