FRENCH VIOLIN RARITY : Henri MERCKEL plays Jean HUBEAU
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(3 RECORDS) 12" 33 rpm DISQUE "GRAMOPHONE" W-1503/4/5 (France, 1942)
ULTRA-RARE FRENCH VIOLIN ORIGINAL SET :
Henri MERCKEL, violin,
ORCHESTRE DES CONCERTS LAMOUREUX,
Eugène BIGOT.
Jean HUBEAU :
"Concerto en Do majeur pour violon et orchestre"
(Concerto in C major for violin and orchestra)
SUPERLATIVE PLAYING & SOUND !
THIS UNJUSTLY UNKNOWN CONCERTO IS WONDERFUL FOR VIOLIN LOVERS,
THE SOLOIST IS ALWAYS PRESENT, MOSTLY IN ACROBATIC HIGHER NOTES,
LIKE A BIRD IN THE SPRING, AND EUGENE BIGOT GIVES STRONG
LOUD PUNCTUATION IN THE BASS REGISTER…
A CONSTANT PLEASURE WITH NO LOST MINUTE.
VERY CONFIDENTIAL DIFFUSION.
THE FRENCH PIANIST AND COMPOSER JEAN HUBEAU (1917-1992),
pupil of Paul DUKAS, Jean & Noël GALLON, of Lazare LEVY for the piano,
first second great prize of Rome (1934), Louis DIEMER prize (1936),
has worked with Félix WEINGARTNER, and directed the Conservatory of Versailles.
As a pianist he has played with Pierre FOURNIER, Maurice MARECHAL,
Alfred LOEWENGUTH, Paul TORTELIER, André NAVARRA.
Henri MERCKEL (1897-1969) has learned with Guillaume REMY. The first to record the concerto of HINDEMITH, he was the soloist of 3 parisian orchestras, played chamber with Paul TORTELIER and Jean HUBEAU, and has been for a long time a professor at the Paris Conservatory.
SLEEVE CONDITION : modern white paper sleeves.RECORD CONDITION : F - VG - VG (Shiny surface. Side 1 has few little very superficial slits at a place in the middle, consequences of a VERY LIGHT FOLDING/BEGINNING OF BREAKING, NOT VISIBLE ON THE OTHER SIDE, not going at edge, not more of 3 inches long for all the spot, less or more in groove direction : it sounds 27 thuds - mostly light or average, only 7 are average-to-loud. THE RECORD IS NOT FRAGILE, CAN BE PLAYED WITH NO JUMP, ONLY FEW NOISES DISTURBING. Otherwise only few tiny digs or scratches, few little rubbing spots, one damp mark not sounding, allof this sounding few random clicks, thuds or plops, rare single light cracks. The records are slightly deformed (maximum 2 mm high) but no incidence or jump. NICE LISTENING EXCEPT DEFECTS ABOVE, NO LOSS OF TREBBLE NOTES !
( Please see our grading table on our ABOUT ME page )
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PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU ARE NOT SURE TO PAY WITHIN 7 DAYS
(LET US GET PAYMENT IN TIME, OR SOMEONE ELSE GET THE RECORD AT A LOWER PRICE).
(REALLY SORRY TO DO SO) WE SHALL FOLLOW
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ABOUT UNPAYED ITEMS
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WHICH MEANS LESS THAN 2 KG (4,8 POUNDS)
and is less expensive than "parcels" rates.
We offer shipping discounts for buyers, and can't accept they put off their payment till the next month or more : we expect it 7 days after our global advice.
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