[78-L] Rite of Spring

[Robert Shirer]

Thanks Chris and David!
Bob Shirer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Zwarg" <doctordisc at truesoundtransfers.de>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Rite of Spring


At 22:02 05.10.2008, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>I want to add my thanks to Ron.  I've missed all of this.
>
>Got one of those nice calls last week from a collector cleaning house: 
>"Come look at the 78s before I throw them out."  There were many nice vocal 
>and operatic records, and some nice classical sets, many of which I already 
>had.  The gem for me was Columbia Masterworks 129, with Stravinsky 
>conducting a "Symphony Orchestra" in the Rite of Spring.  The matrices are 
>LX 1027 and onward.  It is old style blue label, imported recording, and 
>the set itself looks like late twenties or so. I'd be grateful for any 
>further information about when and where and with what orchestra it was 
>recorded.  The discs are practically mint, and the sound is very fine.

Paris, May 7th and 8th 1929, unknown orchestra (probably a Paris studio 
group, which was largely composed of members of the Opéra and Opéra-Comique 
pit bands).

Chris Zwarg

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