[78-L] From Frosty to Toscanini...

[Ted Kneebone]

Writing of the 2 turntable cutter arrangement, I recall my copy of the 
Toscanini/NYPSO Beethoven 7th symphony (Victor) had those strange side 
breaks.  Some had lots of silence at the beginnings of sides.  Also the 
Rossini Semiramide overture.  Also, the Heifetz/Toscanini of Beethoven's 
violin concerto used that system.  At one point, part of a note was cut off 
at the end of a side, and the next side began with the remnant of the note 
from the previous side.  Koussevitzky's record of the Roman Carnival 
overture at the end had the sound cut off, the hall reverberation, not the 
music (RCA Victor).

I think the Toscanini Beethoven 7th was my first experience comparing the 78 
with the LP version. The 78 seemed to have more substantial sound than the 
LP.

Stokowski tried the fade out/fade in technique with his recording of the 
Chaikovskii Nutcracker Suite for Victor.  I think when they dubbed this for 
RCA/Camden, they connected the sides without the fades.

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