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A treasure chest

Posted by jdaniel@jps.net on April 19, 2021 at 07:52:07

In Reply to: Decca Analog years posted by LtMandella on April 18, 2021 at 15:52:13:

I owned a few Decca/London analog Lps in the late 70s but didn't really dive deep until re-acquiring a turntable in the 00s.

Routinely excellent, often remarkable sound engineering, and artistry never less than good, IIRC.

Off the top of my head, Maazel's Cleveland years is worth investigating for at least the engineering. They turn in the best-recorded Berlioz Requiem of the era, IMHO, (though the interpretation didn't grab me). Other perhaps overlooked standouts include Rimsky Korsakov's Russian Easter Overture and one of my favorite Prokofiev 5th: very grim, dark, and built from the bottom up. Then there are the more popular TAS-listers, Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet and Respighi's Festivals/Pines.

The Bloch Cello works are indeed very well-recorded. I remember dropping the needle on that Lp. I didn't know the music at all but was struck by the engineering, above average even for Decca.

On to Mehta in LA: skip the famous (and IMHO sleepy Holst Planets) and try Mahler's 3rd, the Varese works, and Elgar's Enigma. Above-average artistry and enveloping, sometimes explosive sound that routinely put a smile on this listener's face.

Solti looms large, but there's so much already written about him elsewhere.

Again, off the top of my head while I sip coffee and wake up:

Weller and Kletski with the Suisse Romande.... I really liked Weller's Rach 2nd Symphony, (and hope HDTT will digitize it soon!) and Kletski's Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra caught my ear for the astonishing immediacy of the delicate opening of the 2nd mov't. Weller's Prokofiev is fine, but really didn't do much for me.

Abaddo with the LSO recorded some Prokofiev. I've mentioned being impressed with his Chout.

Fun! I hope the remastering is decent.

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