[78-L] Question 1812 Overture

[Philip Carli]

Yes, it was a British recording; American Columbia released very few of the Grenadiers' excellent sides over here, and this was really the best; the ensemble is first class, the low brass on side A is majestic, and the woodwind work in the allegro is thrilling.  It's one of the of he best early Guards' band recordings. Williams gives a solid reading of the piece overall, even with the cut.  Prince's version is, unfortunately, so far reduced as to be hard to comprehend  -- and I generally support Charles Prince, but he was extremely erratic, and I think he and Columbia's engineers sometimes had an overly complacent relationship.

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 I read this & went looking for my copy of A-5874, but I don't have that one - I have Columbia A-5174 by Prince's Band, and
on only one side. I haven't played it for a long time, but recall that the 'bells' sounded like somebody knocking over a set
of orchestra chimes

 Was the Grenadier Guards version recorded in England?  It was issued in 1916 in the midst of the 48000 series of matrices,
but its numbers are 6608 & 6609 (this according to 78discography . com)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Carli" <Philip_Carli at pittsford.monroe.edu>


> There's also an excellent cut version by the Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards on Columbia (2 sides) from about 1911 --
> thrilling performance, presumably under Albert Williams.  I have a sneaking feeling I also have that red Vocalion 12", it
> might be by the Scots Guards.  The strange thing about it is the incomprehensible cutting which garbles the piece,
> although they give it 2 sides.  The Columbia is quite sensibly cut and still coheres.

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