Kurtz, Efrem & Philharmonia Orchestra: Tchaikovsky the Nutcracker Suite from the Ballet (Vinyl LP)
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A tall imposing figure, so tall, in fact, that he often dispensed with a podium, Efrem Kurtz was a distinguished Russian conductor, who had studied with Glazunov and Tcherepnin and was a pupil of Arthur Nikisch. Kurtz had a broad symphonic and operatic repertory and conducted the premieres of works by Copland, Barber, Walton, Hindemith, Stravinsky, Shostakovich and Khachaturian. But he was most highly regarded for his interpretations of Russian music. Kurtz was a familiar name to the record collector of the 1950s and embarked upon a series of Tchaikovsky ballet recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra for EMI in 1958. HIQ has already released Swan Lake and the release The Sleeping Beauty is in preparation. Recorded March 1958, Kingsway Hall, London. Recording Producer: Peter Andry. Balance Engineer: Neville Boyling. Cut at Abbey Road Studios from the original stereo analogue master tapes with the Neumann VMS82 lathe fed an analogue pre-cut signal from a specially adapted Studer A80 tape deck with additional 'advance' playback head, making the cut a totally analogue process. Also features the original album artwork. 180 gram Audiophile Vinyl Cut from the Original Stereo Analogue Master Tapes at Abbey Road Studios! Overture, No. 2 - Marche No. 3 - Petit Galop Des Enfants Et Entrée de Parents No. 8 - Scène No. 9 - Valse Des Flocons de Neige, No. 12 - Divertissement; Le Chocolat; Le Café, No. 12 - Divertissement: Le THÉ; Trépak; Danse Des Mirlitons, No. 13 - Valse Des Fleurs, No. 14A - Pas de Deux, No. 14B - Pour Le Danseur No. 14C Pour la Danseuse No. 14D - Coda No. 15 - Valse Finale
A tall imposing figure, so tall, in fact, that he often dispensed with a podium, Efrem Kurtz was a distinguished Russian conductor, who had studied with Glazunov and Tcherepnin and was a pupil of Arthur Nikisch. Kurtz had a broad symphonic and operatic repertory and conducted the premieres of works by Copland, Barber, Walton, Hindemith, Stravinsky, Shostakovich and Khachaturian. But he was most highly regarded for his interpretations of Russian music. Kurtz was a familiar name to the record collector of the 1950s and embarked upon a series of Tchaikovsky ballet recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra for EMI in 1958. HIQ has already released Swan Lake and the release The Sleeping Beauty is in preparation. Recorded March 1958, Kingsway Hall, London. Recording Producer: Peter Andry. Balance Engineer: Neville Boyling. Cut at Abbey Road Studios from the original stereo analogue master tapes with the Neumann VMS82 lathe fed an analogue pre-cut signal from a specially adapted Studer A80 tape deck with additional 'advance' playback head, making the cut a totally analogue process. Also features the original album artwork. 180 gram Audiophile Vinyl Cut from the Original Stereo Analogue Master Tapes at Abbey Road Studios! Overture, No. 2 - Marche No. 3 - Petit Galop Des Enfants Et Entrée de Parents No. 8 - Scène No. 9 - Valse Des Flocons de Neige, No. 12 - Divertissement; Le Chocolat; Le Café, No. 12 - Divertissement: Le THÉ; Trépak; Danse Des Mirlitons, No. 13 - Valse Des Fleurs, No. 14A - Pas de Deux, No. 14B - Pour Le Danseur No. 14C Pour la Danseuse No. 14D - Coda No. 15 - Valse Finale