[78-L] Help with discography info on Col. Masterworks

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Jul 12 14:59:34 PDT 2009


Not sure I understand. M-47 is Beethoven's Symphony #4, Harty & the Halle 
Orchestra. What's in M-236?

dl

Sam Hopper wrote:
> During my research, I've come across a number of discrepancies  
> regarding album numbers.
> 
> It seemed Columbia changed the album contents while keeping the same  
> album number a number of times during the Masterworks series.
> 
> Examples include: M-47 and M-236
> 
> 
> On 13/07/2009, at 7:03 AM, David Lennick wrote:
> 
>> Looks as if they decided to add the album numbers after the fact,  
>> didn't they?
>> Or they changed some catalog numbers, which Columbia did frequently  
>> in those
>> days, whenever they changed the prices. How else to account for M-1  
>> having
>> higher disc numbers than M-3?
>>
>> dl
>>
>> Jack Raymond wrote:
>>> Sam Hopper wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am currently writing a book on the Columbia Masterworks 78rpm  
>>>> Album
>>>> series which details info in order of album (not composer).
>>>> Some assistance would be greatly appreciated with respect to the
>>>> following Col. M.W albums that I can't find info on:
>>>>
>>>> Columbia Masterworks Album M-1, M-2, M-3, M-12, M-17, M-18, M-107  
>>>> and
>>>> M-108
>>>>
>>>> I'm after info including:
>>>> Composition(s)
>>>> Performer(s)
>>>> (and) Record numbers
>>>
>>> I think this is the information you're looking for --
>>>
>>> 	Masterworks Set No. 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Opus  
>>> 92 -
>>> Felix Weingartner & London Symphony Orchestra (67034-D - 67038-D)
>>> 	Masterworks Set No. 2 Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F, Opus 93 -  
>>> Felix
>>> Weingartner & London Symphony Orchestra (67005-D - 67008-D)
>>> 	Masterworks Set No. 3 Dvorak: Symphony in E Minor, No. 5, Opus 95 -
>>> From the New World - Sir Hamiltion Harty & Halle Orchestra (67000-D -
>>> 67004-D)
>>> 	Album M-107 Smetana: Trio in G Minor, Op. 15 - Malkin Trio (67530- 
>>> D -
>>> 67533-D)
>>> 	Album M-108 De Falla: El Amor Brujo - Suite for Orchestra - Pedro
>>> Morales & Symphony Orchestra (67534-D - 67536-D)
>>>
>>> -- Jack Raymond
>>>
>>>




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