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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Kenneth Alwyn, The London Symphony Orchestra
1812 Overture · Capriccio Italien · Marche Slave
Album UK 1958 on Decca label
Classical (Romantic)
This is the first UK version for this cat#. LABELS: - Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels - "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock - "Made in England" at bottom - "ffss" logo in a circle - "FULL FREQUENCY STEREOPHONIC SOUND" in wide silver band - "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1958" - Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on both sides - Matrix numbers printed upside-down SLEEVE: - Fully laminated - 'Halfmoon' flipbacks (aka scalloped) - Blue border on back - Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo on front and back - Thin spine with no text on it - Printing date on sleeve is August 1958 ("58/8") - "Printed in England" on back of sleeve - "Cover photo from the Pontel-Delaurentiis production - War and Peace" CATALOG NUMBERS: - SXL 2001 on sleeve - SXL.2001 on labels OTHER INFORMATION: - Recorded 2 & 8 May 1958 in Kingsway Hall, London - The 1812 Overture features real cannon shots, which were probably recorded elsewhere - Labelography code: ED1 - This was the first issue in Decca's SXL series - No corresponding mono issue in the UK, but issued in mono on the London label for the US market Advertised as a new release in "Decca Stereo LPs for Issue 27th August", Gramophone magazine, September 1958.
Musicians
 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , 1840-1893 RU album by |
 | Kenneth Alwyn , *1925 GB conductor, album by |
 | The London Symphony Orchestra , orchestra, album by |
 | The Band Of The Grenadier Guards , band |
Producers
| Kenneth Wilkinson engineer, uncredited |
| E mastered by |
| Michael Williamson producer, uncredited, sleeve notes |
| F.J. Harris directed by, director of music for the grenadier guards |
Composers
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1812 Overture, Op. 49 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Kenneth Alwyn, The London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 2 | Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Kenneth Alwyn, The London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 3 | Marche Slave, Op. 31 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Kenneth Alwyn, The London Symphony Orchestra |
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