Various Artists - The Decca Sound: The Mono Years

Label:	Decca
Genre:	Classical
Product No.:	ADEC 80701
UPC:	028947880271
Availability:	In Stock
Category:	Vinyl Box Sets
No. of Discs:	6
Note:	180 Gram

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53 CD Box Set

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Numbered, limited edition 180-gram mono 6LP box set!

This set contains 180-gram vinyl pressings of six classic mono LPs from Decca including Stravinsky's Petrouchka, Beethoven's Sixth Symphony "Pastoral," Britten's Four Sea Interludes + The Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra, Albeniz's Iberia backed by Turina's Danzas Fantasticas, Lalo's Namouna Ballet Suites, and Rachmaninov's Sonata in G minor for cello and piano.

The recordings in this set, including Decca's first LP (Ansermet's 1949 recording of Petrouchka), have been selected from a collection of celebrated recordings in the 53-CD set of The Decca Sound — Mono Years.
Newly presented in luxury 180-gram vinyl pressings, the set includes a newly written booklet detailing the history behind the Decca Sound from this period.

Features:
• Numbered, limited edition
• Lacquers cut at Abbey Road Studios
• Includes original cover art

 

	LP 1 - Side A:
	Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
	Petrouchka - Version 1911 - Scene 1:
	1. The Shrovetide Fair - The Crowds - The Conjuring-Trick Scene 2:
	2. Petrouchka's Room
	LP 1 - Side B:
	Scene 3:
	1. The Moor's Room - Dance Of The Ballerina
	Scene 4:
	2. The Shrovetide Fair Evening
	LP 2 - Side A:
	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
	Symphony No. 5 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
	1. Erwachen Heiterer Empfindungen Bei Der Ankunft Auf Dem Lande: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
	2. Szene Am Bach: Andante Molto Mosso
	LP 2 - Side B:
	1. Lustiges Zusammensein Der Landleute Allegro
	2. Gewitter, Sturm Allegro
	3. Hirtengesang. Frohe Und Dankbare) Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto)
	LP 3 - Side A:
	Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
	Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes", Op. 33a
	1. Dawn (Original Version)
	2. Sunday Morning (Original Version)
	3. Moonlight (Original Version)
	4. Storm (Original Version)
	From "Peter Grimes", Op.33b
	5. Passacaglia
	LP 3 - Side B:
	1. The Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra, Op. 34
	LP 4 - Side A:
	Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
	Iberia - Orchestrated Arbos - Book 1:
	1. Evocación
	2. El Corpus En Sevilla
	Book 2:
	3. Triana
	Book 1:
	4. El Puerto
	Book 3:
	5. El Albaicín
	LP 4 - Side B:
	Joaquin Perez Turina (1882-1949)
	Danzas Fantasticas
	1. Exaltación
	2. Ensueño
	3. Orgía
	LP 5 - Side A:
	Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)
	Namouna, Suite No. 1
	1. Prélude
	2. Sérénade
	3. Thème Varié
	4a. Parade De Foire; 4b. Fête Foraine
	LP 5 - Side B:
	Namouna, Suite No. 2
	1. Danse Marocaine
	2. Mazurka
	3. La Siesta
	4. Pas De Cymbales
	5. Danse Des Esclaves
	LP 6 - Side A:
	Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
	Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19
	1. Lento - Allegro Moderato
	2. Allegro Scherzando
	LP 6 - Side B:
	1. Andante
	2. Allegro Mosso

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