[78-L] Menahem Pressler 78s was Deitrich Fischer-Diskau

[David Lennick]

Of course! And is Bernard Greenhouse still with us? He made 78s even earlier, 
for a Columbia educational series.

dl

On 5/19/2012 3:52 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
> according to 78discography, Pressler recorded a series of 78s for MGM:
>
> 30027 MENAHEM PRESSLER CRADLE SONG 47S114 (MGM-9) - - -
> 30027 MENAHEM PRESSLER WALTZ IN A FLAT,OP.39,NO.15 47S113 (MGM-9) - - -
> 30028 MENAHEM PRESSLER ARABESQUES,OP.18,PT.1 47S115 (MGM-9) - - -
> 30028 MENAHEM PRESSLER ARABESQUES,OP.18,PT.2 47S116 (MGM-9) - - -
> 30029 MENAHEM PRESSLER CARNIVAL EXCERPTS,OP.9 47S117 (MGM-9) - - -
> 30029 MENAHEM PRESSLER CARNIVAL EXCERPTS,OP.8 47S118 (MGM-9) - - -
>
> Best wishes, Thomas.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of Don Cox
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:49 PM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Deitrich Fischer-Diskau
>
>
> Hello DAVID
>
> On 19/05/2012, DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
>> Deitrich Fischer-Diskau has died at the age of 86. In my experience,
>> he is the last, or one of the last remaining classical artists who
>> made 78s, (and here I mean actually cut 78 rpm records, not tape
>> recordings which were subsequently dubbed to 78 - and I can't even
>> think of anyone who did that who's still alive). A very knowledgeable
>> acquaintance has said the Kurt Masur made 78s but I can find no
>> evidence of that.
>>
>> One conductor who may have made 78s in Andre Previn, but not as a
>> classical artist.
>>
> Menahem Pressler could have recorded on 78s - he was born a couple of years
> before Fischer-Dieskau, and is still playing.
>
> His performing career began in 1946
>
>
> Regards