[78-L] Karajan Brahms ^

DAVID BURNHAM burnhamd at rogers.com
Thu Oct 13 00:01:50 PDT 2011


This has nothing to do with 78s but I know some 78Lers will know the answer.

Is the recording of Brahms' First Symphony by Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic that came out on RCA's Soria series and the same group's recording on English Decca the same recording?  The Decca version I have is the "Stereo Treasury" release and has a date of 1960;  the RCA recording has no date.  They certainly sound similar and I've listened in vain for any noise or flub which would identify the recording, but I don't understand why both companies would have the same recording in the same markets at the same time, (although the RCA isn't dated, the Soria series came out around 1960 as I recall).

Thanks!
db


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