[78-L] abbreviated works

[Don Cox]

Hello DAVID

On 10/03/2012, DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
> dl wrote:
> 
> If it was the late 1920s, there was probably still a market for
> "highlights" and abbreviated performances, a carry-over from
> simplified symphonies and overtures on acoustical discs.
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> However I've never seen these abbreviated versions done by big name
> orchestras and conductors; they're more likely to be done by Prince's
> Orchestra or the Victor Symphony conducted by Boudon or O'Connell. But
> one recording which has ruthless cuts and breakneck speeds is Albert
> Coates' recording of Beethoven's 7th on three records. I also have a
> version of the "Eroica" by Hamilton Harty on six sides. I haven't
> heard that recording yet but it has to present the disc equivalent of
> more notes on the floor than in the reel.
> 
Another is Beecham's acoustic recording of the Fledermaus overture,
which also goes faster and faster toward the end as time runs out.

Regards
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Don Cox
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