PAPER: Books - Polyphony Recordings

LP's: Conductors - continued
2637. BEECHAM: Handel/Beecham - The Great Elopement. Mozart - Divertimento #2. RPO. [in
print 2/53 - 3/56] RCA LHMV-1030. B++(mostly plays a fine A-, but a few flaws)
[082296] .......................................................................................................................................... 25.00
2638.*BEECHAM: Haydn - The Seasons. Morison; Young; Langdon; RPO; Beecham Choral
Soc. Cap SGCR-7184(3). A-(s/s) [081382] .................................................................................... 20.00
2639. BEECHAM: Mehul - La Chasse de Jeune Gretry - Air de Ballet. Delius - In a Summer Garden;
Over the Hills and Far Away. Massenet - Last Sleep of the Virgin. RPO. [The RPO horns
are spectacular in the Mehul! Both that and the Gretry are very scarce in their U.S. issue
(deleted 1959), and I don't believe the Summer Garden was ever released in the U.S. at all.
And none of them was ever in such a fine pressing! Mono-only recordings.] Philips G
03625 L. A- to A [073111] ............................................................................................................. 32.00
2640. BEECHAM: Sibelius - Tapiola. Debussy - Printemps. RPO. [in print 1/53 - 3/56] RCA LM-
9001. B+(occ tks; earliest labels) [082357] .................................................................................... 20.00
2641.*BEECHAM: Strauss - Ein Heldenleben. [RPO] Seraphim S-60041. A- [080933] ............................. 10.00
2642.*BERGLUND: Sibelius - Symphony #5; En Saga. Bournemouth Sym. Angel S-37104. A-
[074488] ............................................................................................................................................ 8.00
2643.*BERNSTEIN: Beethoven Overtures - Egmont, Consecration of the House, King Stephen,
Fidelio, Leonore #3. NYP. Col M-30079. A- [078274] ................................................................... 9.00
2644.*BERNSTEIN: Beethoven Overtures - King Stephen; Egmont; Prometheus; Leonore #3;
Coriolan; Fidelio. VPO. DGG 2531 347. A- [030842] .................................................................... 8.00
2645.*BERNSTEIN: Bernstein - Candide Overture; Facsimile; Fancy Free Ballet; Two Meditations
from "Mass;" Three Dances from "On the Town;" Symphonic Dances from "West Side
Story." NYP. Col MG-32174(2). A-(demo copy) [078284] ........................................................... 18.00
2646.*BERNSTEIN: Bernstein - Serenade for Violin, String Orchestra, Harp & Percussion
(Kremer); Fancy Free Ballet. Israel Phil. [Bernstein sings in "Big Stuff!"] DGG 2531
196. A- to A [064167] ....................................................................................................................... 7.00
2647. BERNSTEIN: Copland - Billy the Kid Suite. Gershwin - American in Paris. RCA Sym.
Camden CAL-439. A-(very fine pressing) [075350] ...................................................................... 11.00
2648.*BERNSTEIN: Copland - Organ Symphony (Biggs). Bernstein - Serenade for Violin, Strings,
Harp & Percussion (Stern). NYP. Col MS-7058. A- [074784] ..................................................... 10.00
2649.*BERNSTEIN: Haydn - Symphony # 82 & #83. NYP. Col MS-6609. A-(early "2-eyes" labels)
[064150] ............................................................................................................................................ 7.00
2650.*BERNSTEIN: Haydn - Symphony # 88 & #102. NYP. Col MS-7259. A-(early "2-eyes"
labels) [080936] .............................................................................................................................. 12.00
2651.*BERNSTEIN: Poulenc - Gloria (Blegen; NYP; Westminster Cho). Stravinsky - Symphony
of Psalms (LSO; English Bach Festival Cho). Col M-34551. A- [066455]................................. 10.00
2652.*BERNSTEIN: Prokofiev - Symphony #5. Israel Philharmonic. [dig] CBS 35877. A-
[060018] ............................................................................................................................................ 8.00
2653.*BERNSTEIN: Ravel - Concerto in G (Col Sym). Shostakovich Concerto #2 (NYP).
Bernstein also plays piano in both. Col MS-6043. A-("2-eyes" labels) [065558] ........................... 9.00
2654.*BERNSTEIN: Ravel - Daphnis & Chloe (complete). NYP; Schola Cantorum. Col MS-6260.
A-(early "2-eyes" labels) [080929] ................................................................................................. 12.00
2655.*BERNSTEIN: Saint-Saens - Symphony #3. Raver, organ; NYP. CBS MY-37255. A- to A
[060283] ............................................................................................................................................ 8.00