Showing posts with label Sammons -Albert. Show all posts
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15 November 2012

Lionel Tertis plays... Mozart. Sinfonia Concertante (Sammons / LPO / Harty), etc. - Columbia 1928-1933

Mozart:  Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major, K.384   
Albert Sammons, violin -&- Lionel Tertis, viola  ~ London Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Hamilton Harty
Handel:  Passacaglia  (Harpsichord suite no.7)    - Lionel Tertis, viola  ~ acc. by  Albert Sammons, violin  
Brahms:  Minnilied III, op.71 no.5   /   Mendelssohn: Song without words, no.20 in E flat   
Liszt:  Liebstraum no.3 in A flat major   /   Delius:  "Hassan" - Serenade**   /    Pugnani:  Prelude & Allegro 
Lionel Tertis, viola ~ accompanied by  Ethel Hobday  /  **George Reeves, piano          
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HMV  HQM 1055   1966 LP/matrices: 2YEA 2935 -1 / 2YEA 2936 -1   
Excellent Mozart transfer (from metalwork: superior to my 78's.....the remainder derive from noisy shellcrap).     Full details/sleeve-note >>>

05 September 2011

Delius. Violin Concerto (Sammons) / Caprice & Elegy (Harrison) / Piano Concerto (Moiseiwitsch) - HMV/Columbia 1930/1944/1946

Frederick Delius:
Concerto for Violin & Orchestra       I:  With moderate tempo  ~  II:  Slower  ~  III:  Tempo I - Allegretto - Piu moderato
Albert Sammons, violin  - Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Malcolm Sargent     (Columbia DX.1160-1162   Rec: 4 July 1944)
Caprice & Elegy (arr: Fenby)  
Beatrice Harrison, 'cello  - Chamber Orchestra  conducted by  Eric Fenby     (HMV B.3721   Recorded: November 1930)
Concerto for Piano & Orchestra        
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano -  The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by  Constant Lambert.   (HMV C.3533-5  Rec: 24 August 1946)    
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EMI World Records  SH 224    Issued 1975   Matrices: 2XEA 5233 -1 / 2XEA 5234 -1   
Moiseiwitsch's  'live'  1955 BBC SO/Sargent performance of the Piano Concerto is on The Music Parlour

21 February 2011

Albert Sammons / New Queens Hall / Henry Wood - Elgar. Violin Concerto - Columbia 1929

Sir Edward Elgar:
Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, in B minor, op.61
Allegro  ~  Andante  ~ Allegro molto 
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Albert Sammons, violin  - New Queen's Hall Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Henry Wood   
HMV  HLM 7011    Reissued 1972   Matrices: 1G / 1G    78 Transfer by Anthony Griffith    
Recorded: 18 March / 10 April 1929  (Columbia L.2346-51 - matrices WAX 4785-94)
Massive amount of editing-time: now minimal surface-noises/'glitches'. Superb performance   

11 February 2011

Sir Edward Elgar. Violin Sonata / String Quartet / Piano Quintet - EMI 1933/1935

Violin Sonata, in E minor, op.82   Allegro ~ Romance - Andante ~ Allegro non troppo      
Albert Sammons, violin   &  William Murdoch, piano.    Rec: 2 February 1935   Columbia LX 379-381 (matrices: CAX 7421-6)
String Quartet, in E minor, op.83   Allegro moderato ~ Piacevole  (Poco andante) ~ Allegro moderato 
The Stratton Quartet.   (George Stratton - Carl Taylor - Watson Forbes - John Moore)     Rec: 20 December 1933   HMV DB.2139-41  (2B 5530-5)
Piano Quintet, in A minor, op.84    Moderato - Allegro ~ Adagio ~ Andante - Allegro   
Harriet Cohen, piano  &  The Stratton Quartet.   Rec: 1 October 1933   HMV DB.2094-7  (2B 5354-61)
Organ Sonata no.2 in B flat, op.87a    Introduction - Toccata - Fugue    
Herbert Dawson at the Kingsway Hall Organ   Rec: 6 April 1933  HMV B.4422-3 (0B 3513-3516)           4 files zip FLAC  Mega Download
Cambridge Records  DIMP 1 (2LP)  Issued 1981.  78 Transfers by Bryan Crimp (a vast amount of editing needed!)