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In honor of Mozart's 257th birthday tomorrow, here's one of the rarer recordings of the "Jupiter" Symphony, the second of four that Bruno Walter was to make, and the first of two with the New York Philharmonic. At the time of its issue, its competition would have been included Beecham on Columbia, as well as Walter's earlier recording with the Vienna Philharmonic on Victor. Two years later came Toscanini's version on Victor. All three of the competing sets turn up rather more frequently than this one does:
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 ("Jupiter")
and
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, K. 588 - Overture
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York conducted by Bruno Walter
Recorded January 23, 1945
Columbia Masterworks set MM-565, four 78-rpm records
Link (FLAC files, 81.42 MB)
Link (MP3 files, 44.18 MB)
How fascinating - Dumbarton Oaks just put up the 33 transfer of this recording (here), it will be fascinating to compare the 2 different formats/publications! (I wouldn't dare compare the transfers :-) ) Thank you!!
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DeleteThanks for the Jupiter with its glorious, mind-blowing finale. Which even if you don't know Thing One about counterpoint is still
ReplyDeleteglorious and mind-blowing MUSIC! You're big on anniversaries; how
about an anti-anniversary for Arschbischof Colloredo I mean, how would youo like to be remembered by history only because you treated one of the great musical geniuses of all time like sso much [shinola]? [Admittedly Wolfie was probably pushing his lluck asking
for so much leave, but not to recognise genius when it stares you in the face.... Post a rec of Wolfie's naughty aongs, aand we'll
all join in heaping execration on his head and wishing him in helll
-- where his particular punishment would be to listen to Lang Lang play the Yellow River Cto for all eternity.
Thank you a lot Bryan for sharing this recording in the original format, yesterday I was looking for it to have a reference of how this recording sound on 78.
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ReplyDeleteAnd now all Bryan's wonderful files are suspended.
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Hope you get this Arschlocherei with the copyright gestapo sorted soon! If the industry
ReplyDeletegoons have their way, nothing that was ever published any time, any where will be P.D.
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abetting them!
Mike in Plovdiv
Thanks for this gem, and for your quick thinking. Great work, Bryan.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Bryan!
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