FURTWANGLER 9.Symphony BEETHOVEN - WALP 1286/87 ELECTROLA 2LP MINT
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Wilhelm Furtwangler ...
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 --- legendary 1951 Bayreuth festival recording!!
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano ... Elisabeth Hongen, alto ... Otto Edelmann, bass ... Hans Hopf, tenor ...
rare German first press vinyl 2LP box set released in the 1950s on red/gold ELECTROLA / HIS MASTER'S VOICE label with catalognumber WALP 1286/87. Yes, this copy has the square [33] on the lower label rim - collectors and audiophiles will know that later pressings have a triangle 33 on the label. Matrixnumbers are 2XRA 16-3, 2XRA 17-2, 2XRA 18-4 and 2XRA 19-6 ... Don't miss this fantastic early copy... The clothbound box with gold lettering, complete with booklet and stitched innersleeves and vinyl in pristine NEARMINT / MINT condition with clean labels and no spindlemarks - perfect! Best I have seen in many years ... Famous performance by Furtwängler conducting the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra recorded with true audiophile soundquality. Best results if you use a mono cartridge such as e.g. Ortofon SPU, Denon 102, EMT, Koetsu Mono ...etc. See photos ...See also my other auction with rare records, e.g. Furtwangler / Schubert on DGG "Alle Rechte", Bernstein / Mahler on DGG Digital, Janos Starker, cello on Mercury "Living Presence", Bruno Walter, Kathleen Ferrier on Decca LXT, ... many more.
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I am located in Germany and international shipping is not free... I ship worldwide using the German Postal Service - see postage rates below. All records will be professionally packed in special cardboard mailers to avoid damage during shipment. I am happy to combine shipping of course - please contact me for any further questions or special requests...
EU, UK&I:
£5.70 (6.-Euro) for 'registered' airmail package below 500gram (typically works for 1LP)
£9.15 (9.60Euro) for 'registered' airmail package up to 1kg.
£18.60 (19.50 Euro) for 'registered airmail' package up to 2kg
£17.20 (18.-Euro) for 'registered & insured package' up to 5kg - add £4.80 (5.-Euro) for up to 10kg
EUROPE w/o EU i.e. Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Norway, Switzerland, etc....:
£5.70 (6.-Euro) for 'registered' airmail package below 500gram (typically works for 1LP)
£9.15 (9.60Euro) for 'registered' airmail package up to 1kg.
£18.60 (19.50 Euro) for 'registered airmail' package up to 2kg
£29.50 (31.-Euro) for 'registered & insured' package up to 5kg - add £4.80 (5.-Euro) for up to 10kg
OVERSEAS i.e. Asia, Americas, Australia, Africa…:
£5.70 (6.-Euro) for 'registered' airmail package below 500gram (typically works for 1LP)
£9.15 (9.60Euro) for 'registered' airmail package up to 1kg.
£18.60 (19.50 Euro) for 'registered' airmail package up to 2kg
£40.00 (42.-Euro) for 'registered & insured' package up to 5kg - add £14.30 (15.-Euro) for up to 10kg - add £42.85 (45.-Euro) for up to 20kg
GERMANY: ... versichertes Paket 7.50Euro (£7.40) bis 10kg.
For insured' airmail add £1.50 per EUR 100.-Euro in value (e.g. add £5 for registered & insured in value of EUR 200.-) **Note that I can send items only via "registered" airmail if paid via paypal.