Yves St Laurent’s newest issues feature
von KARAJAN, Vol. 21 . . .
TSUYOSHI TSUTSUMI, Vol. 1 . . .
GIULIA BUSTABO, Vol. 1 . . .
DENIS MATTHEWS, Vol. 1 . . .
and the ‘sale’ titles continue . . .
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HERBERT von KARAJAN Cond. Berlin Phil.: Symphony #8 in F; von KARAJAN Cond. Berlin Phil., w.Wilma Lipp, Christa Ludwig, Waldemar Kemntt & Gottlob Frick: Choral Symphony #9 in d (both Beethoven). (Canada) 2-St Laurent Studio YSL T-1314, Live Performance, 26 April, 1960, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris. Transfers by Yves St Laurent. (C2001)
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Critic Review
“Unwittingly [Karajan] had filled the void left by the death of Hitler in that part of the German psyche which craves for a leader. He was unpredictable, ruthless and outspoken. Nobody - at any rate nobody in Austria - ever questioned Karajan's right to do exactly what he wanted. He moved everywhere with a circle of sycophants, who tried to justify their existence by speaking for him whenever possible, and I had to make it clear right away that I could not function at one remove from the conductor. As always, the direct approach worked. I don't think Karajan ever understood how much of his troubles were due to the people he allowed to surround him. Such petty issues often distorted one's view of Karajan the musician.”
- John Culshaw,
manager of classical recording
for Decca, 1967-75
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GIULIA BUSTABO, w. Otmar Nussio Cond. ORTF S.O.: Sonata #3 for Strings in C (Rossini); Violin Concerto #1 in D, Op. 6 (Paganini); Violin Concerto in d, Op.47 (Cond.by the COMPOSER); OTMAR NUSSIO Cond. Cimarosa & Vivaldi. (Canada) St Laurent Studio YSL T-1327, Live Performance, 19 May, 1966, Maison de la Radio, Paris. Transfers by Yves St Laurent. (S0815)
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Critic Reviews
“Bustabo was a technical gymnast of a quite extraordinary kind and at eighteen was already set for an international career….In 1941, in Germany, she and Mengelberg were taped in a splendid series of concerto performances of which the Bruch g minor was without question the most radiant and marvellous. It’s one of the very best performances ever recorded of this piece and shows her at her best.”
- Jonathan Woolf, MusicWebInternational
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TSUYOSHI TSUTSUMI, w. Ronald Turini (Pf.): Cello Sonata #3 in A, Op.69 (Beethoven); Cello Sonata,Op.4 (Kodaly); Cello Sonata in g, Op10 (Debussy); Cello Sonata in g, Op.19 (Rachmaninoff). [An important YSL issue; the Rachmaninoff Sonata alone is worth the price for this set!] (Canada) 2-St Laurent Studio YSL T-1294, Live Performance, 1 July, 1991, Bloomington, Indiana. Transfers by Yves St Laurent. (S0814)
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Critic Review
“Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi won International Casals Competition in Budapest om 1963, and was soon performing with the major orchestras around the world. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall with the New Japan Philharmonic, in Avery Fisher Hall with the NHK Symphony, and was the soloist at the opening concert of Tokyo’s new Suntory Hall. He has toured Japan with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and the former Soviet Union with Seiji Ozawa and the Toho Gakuen Orchestra, with whom he also performed at the United Nations in a concert that was televised worldwide. Other tours have been with Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, the Tokyo Philharmonic to London and Paris, and the Austrian Broadcasting Symphony. In North America and Europe he has performed with the National Symphony, the Chicago, Indianapolis, Toronto, and Vancouver symphonies; London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, Concertgebouw, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, the ORTF in Paris, the Berlin Radio Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome, and the Czech Philharmonic, with which he recorded the Dvorak Cello Concerto for CBS-Sony.”
- ICS biography
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DENIS MATTHEWS: Das wohltemperierte Klavier - Prelude and Fugue in e-flat, BWV 853 (Bach); Keyboard Sonata in E, Hob.XVI:31 (Haydn); Fantasie #1 with fugue in C, K. 394; w.Rudolf Schwarz Cond. Philharmonia Orch.: Piano Concerto #27 in B-flat, K.595 (both Mozart). (Canada) St Laurent Studio YSL 78-1342, recorded 1 April, 1954, Kingsway Hall, London. Transfers by Yves St Laurent. (P1431)
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Critic Review
“Denis Matthews made his orchestral debut at the Proms in 1938, playing Beethoven’s c minor piano concerto. He served in the RAF from 1940-46, and then resumed a full-time performing career, playing with all the major UK orchestras under Thomas Beecham, John Barbirolli and Malcolm Sargent. He had particular affinity with the music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, and was renowned for his unaffected refined pianism. A performer who was more concerned to serve the interests of the music rather than the musician’s ego, his brilliant, questioning mind brought magic and freshness to his interpretations, and made him an inspiring teacher who encouraged his students to think beyond the notes on the page. Later in his life, he gave up performing to dedicate himself to teaching and lecturing, broadcasting and writing. His edition of the Mozart piano sonatas, prepared with Stanley Sadie, became widely used. His study of Beethoven received wide critical acclaim.”
- Frances Wilson, INTERLUDE, 27 Feb., 2019
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. . . REPEATED . . .
FROM THE RECENT PAST . . .
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JEAN MARTINON Cond. Chicago Orch.: Symphony #5 in B-flat - Live Performance, 1 Feb., 1968, Orchestra Hall; w. ITZHAK PERLMAN: Violin Concerto #2 in g - Live Performance, 11 May, 1967, Orchestra Hall (both Prokofiev). (Canada) St Laurent Studio YSL T-1293. Transfers by Yves St Laurent. (C2000)
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JEAN MARTINON Cond. ORTF S.O. & Chorus; Peter Schreier, Marga Hoffgen, Peter Meven, Helen Donath, Horst Laubenthal & Siegmund Nimsgern. JOHANNES-PASSION (St John Passion) (Bach). (Canada) 2-St Laurent Studio YSL T-1290, Libe Performance, 11 April, 1973, Salle Pleyel, Paris. Transfers by Yves St Laurent. (C1993)
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EVGENI SVETLANOV Cond. USSR S.O.: The Fair at Sorochyntsi - Introduction (Mussorgsky); Manfred Symphony in b; Snegourotchka – Melodrama, Op.12; The Nutcracker - Pas de deux - Andante maestoso (all Tschaikowsky).. (Canada) St Laurent Studio YSL T-1316, Live Performance, 4 June, 1986, Theatre des Champs-Elysees. [Thrilling performances before an ecstatic audience; highly recommended!] Transfers by Yves St Laurent. (C1999)
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TAKASHI ASAHINA Cond. Chicago Orch.: Symphony #9 in d (Bruckner). (Canada) St Laurent Studio YSL T-1254, Live Performance, 24 Oct., 1996, Orchestra Hall. Transfers by Yves St Laurent. (C1994)
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HERBERT von KARAJAN Cond. Berlin Phil.: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Strauss); von KARAJAN Cond. Winds & Brass of Berlin Phil.: Gabrielli, Mozart & Beethoven; von KARAJAN Cond. Berlin Phil. Cellists: Rumba philharmonica - excerpts (Boris Blacher); BRANDIS QUARTET, Berlin: String Quartet in g (Debussy); AUGUSTIN DUMAY, YO-YO MA & MARK ZELTSER: Notturno in E-flat, D.897 (Schubert). (Canada) 2-St Laurent Studio YSL T-1304, Live Performance, 23 June, 1979, Maison de la Radio, Paris. Transfers by Yves St Laurent. (C1991)
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VLADIMIR SPIVAKOV & CHARLES REINER: Humoresque (Rodion Shchedrin); Baal Shem - Nigun (Bloch); Sonatensatz - Scherzo in c (Brahms); 5 Melodies, Op.35 (Prokofiev) - recorded 27 Jan., 1970; EUGENE KASH & CHARLES REINER: Violin Sonata in g (Debussy); IGOR OISTRAKH & CHARLES REINER: Violin Sonata #1 in G (Brahms) - recorded 24 Feb., 1972. [A duly appealing issue; the Shchedrin 'Humoresque' alone is worth its acquiring!] (Canada) St Laurent Studio YSL T-1234. Transfers by Yves St Laurent. (S0813)
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ARTURO TOSCANINI Cond. NBC S.O.: Complete Brahms Concert, 23 Oct., 1948: Serenade #1 in D; w. VLADIMIR HOROWITZ: Piano Concerto #2 in B-flat (both Brahms); ARTURO TOSCANINI Cond. NBC S.O.: Gesang der Partzen (Brahms), Live Performance, 27 Nov., 1948; Rare and Unusual 1933-39 Toscanini Recordings from Vienna, Lucerne, Palestine & Salzburg (incl. LOTTE LEHMANN's 'Abscheulicher'). (Canada) 2-Immortal Performances IPCD 1128. Essay about Toscanini by Robert Matthew-Walker; Transfers and Essay by Richard Caniell. Extensive notes, broadcast commentary and ovations. (C1936)
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ARTURO TOSCANINI Cond. NBC S.O: All Verdi Concert, 25 July, 1943, w.Gertrude Ribla, Nan Merriman, Jan Peerce & Francesco Valentino, with Commentary by Ben Grauer: RIGOLETTO - Act III; GERTRUDE RIBLA: Forza – Pace, pace, mio Dio!; NAN MERRIMAN: Don Carlos – O don fatale; JAN PEERCE: Luisa Miller – Quando le sere al placido; FRANCESCO VALENTINO: Ballo – Eri tu? - incl. Announcement of Mussolini's downfall; ARTURO TOSCANINI Cond. NBC S.O: The Star Spangled Banner (Key), Garibaldi Hymn & Commentary, 9 Sept., 1943. All Sibelius Complete NBC Concert, 18 Feb., 1939, The Swan of Tuonela; En Saga; Finlandia; Symphony #2 in D. (Canada) 2-Immortal Performances IPCD 1141. Notes by Robert Matthew-Walker. Transfers by Richard Caniell. (C1937)
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RADU LUPU: Violin Sonata #21 in e, K.304 (Mozart), Live Performance, Queen Elisabeth Hall, London, 13 Jan., 1974 (w. SZYMON GOLDBERG): Violin Sonata in D (Franck), (w. STOIKA MILANOVA), Live Performance, Smith Square, London, 11 Feb., 1972; Piano Quintet in g (Shostakovitch) (w. GABRIELI QUARTET), Live Performance, Smith Square, London, 5 March, 1973. (Canada) St Laurent Studio YSL T-1335. Transfers by Yves St Laurent. (P1428)
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BOOKS ON SALE
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Symposium's Harold Wayne series,
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Record Catalogue-Discographies . . .
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