[78-L] Alban Berg on Tilophan

[David Lennick]

Printed labels, even though they're hand numbered. And note the indentation 
around the hole..this is definitely a pressing.

dl

On 1/26/2011 6:06 PM, JOHN WRIGHT wrote:
> I've had an enquiry (so I haven't seen the records) regarding a set of 4
> double-sided Tilophan label records of Alban Berg's Violin Concerto. Louis
> Krasner soloist with the BBC SO, conductor Anton Webern.
>
> Now, the recording was actually the British premiere of the work, 1936,
> according to Wikipedia a private recording made on acetates which survived
> in Krasner's collection.
>
> The Tilophan 'label' is here:
>
> http://www.r2ok.co.uk/tilaphon.jpg
>
> And looks like a 'private-studio' type recording has been done, dubs from
> the acetates maybe? The set of discs are in Austrian jackets. Paillard?
>
> I've read that the original 8 acetates were provided by Krasner to make a CD
> of the music, produced in 1991 by Continuum Records and released on EMI's
> Testament label.
>
>> From their description I don't think the set of discs that the owner has are
> the original acetates. So are these Tilophan discs electrical dubs from
> ~1936 or later?
>
>
> John W
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> 78-L mailing list
> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com
> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
>
>