Mercury Records Collection: SR-90224: BARBER: Medea; Capricorn Concerto

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SR-90224: BARBER: Medea; Capricorn Concerto
Eastman-Rochester, Hanson

Label Type :	Maroon Mercury Stereo Living Presence High Fidelity
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SR 90224A FR1 JJ17 A1 I
	SIDE-B	SR90224B FR1 JJ17 A1 I

Comments

Equivalent release: Mercury MG-50224 (mono).

FR pressing: this true 1st pressing with FR1/FR1 stampers sounds really awesome - dynamic sonic and sharp stereophonic presence.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Both sides, a ballet suite and a concerto, are really refreshing as well as thrilling - great modern compositions and performances.

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

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
BARBER: Media - Ballet Suite, Op.23		25:15 in total
A-1	Parados
A-2	Choros, Medea And Jason
A-3	The Young Princess, Jason
A-4	Choros
A-5	Medea
A-6	Kontikos Agonias
A-7	Exodus
SIDE-B
BARBER: Capricorn Concerto, Op.21		16:02 in total
B-1	Allegro ma non troppo
B-2	Allegretto
B-3	Allegro con brio

Personnel

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

Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Howard Hanson (cond).
Recorded at Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY on May 4, 1959.

B-1:
featuring Sidney Mear (tp), Joseph Mariano (fl), Robert Sprenckle (oboe).

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