Admirers of Robert Casadesus and George Szell will be prepared for this CD's historical quality, and they may not mind the mono reproduction and the faulty sound as long as the performances of Mozart's K. 491 and K. 537 are satisfactory. That they are, and important parts of the performers' record, because the period of these Mozart recordings and Weber's Konzertstück -- 1952-1954 -- marks the early stage of Szell's and Casadesus' productive relationship with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra; many of their fine studio ...
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Admirers of Robert Casadesus and George Szell will be prepared for this CD's historical quality, and they may not mind the mono reproduction and the faulty sound as long as the performances of Mozart's K. 491 and K. 537 are satisfactory. That they are, and important parts of the performers' record, because the period of these Mozart recordings and Weber's Konzertstück -- 1952-1954 -- marks the early stage of Szell's and Casadesus' productive relationship with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra; many of their fine studio performances from the 1960s are available on Sony. This Urania release, however, is not as polished as the later Columbia recordings, due to the vicissitudes of live recording and the state of the original analog masters. Remastering has cleaned up much of the tape hiss, but dimmed the higher end of the audio range, so the orchestra's sound is somewhat squashed down and occasionally honky in the winds' middle register. Also, some flaws in the tape -- such as crimping, stretching, and...
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Carl Maria von Weber; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.