[78-L] Monteux, Antar Symphony, RCA Red Seal DM-1203, date?

[Michael Biel]

From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>

> Victor probably stopped issuing complete works as 78 sets in 1950, pushing the 
> unwashed masses towards the 45, with only Lanza, Cast Albums and some Boston 
> Pops singles (and other one-offs) continuing to appear on Red Seal 78s.  dl

They issued the 1950 Eleanor Roosevelt/Koussivitsky BSO Peter and the
Wolf on all three speeds.  You get bigger pictures and better sound with
the 78 set.  I have the Boston Pops "Look Sharp, Be Sharp" on a New
Orthophonic High Fidelity 78.  These later 78 pressings use that
fantastically quiet shellac.  
 
Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com


victrola78s at aol.com wrote:
> Bon jour! Just picked up RCA Victor Red Seal DM-1203 for three bucks?at an antique mall. This is Rimsky-Korsakoff's "Antar" Symphony N.2, Op.9, with Pierre Monteux & the San Francisco Symphony. Can anyone date this recording for me? I'm presuming it was no later than 1952, the end of Monteux's 'reign' with this orchestra. I'd not heard this before, so it was a new Rimsky-Korsakoff experience for me. I'll also presume it was recorded at the War Memorial in San Francisco. I don't recall what year RCA Victor?stopped issuing 78rpm classical sets. I do have the Toscanini Grand Canyon Suite on both 78s & Lp, an example of issuing recordings in all the formats.
> 
> Regarding Monteux's recordings, is there a discography available on the web somewhere? 
> 
> Merci,
> 
> Dennis Forkel
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