Golden Guinea LP GSGC 14003: Handel Music Royal Fireworks - MACKERRAS - OOP, UK

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Background on this eBay item -

Sir Alan Charles Maclaurin Mackerras, AC, CH, CBE (17 November 1925 – 14 July 2010) was an Australian conductor. He was an authority on the operas of Janá?ek and Mozart, and the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. He was long associated with the English National Opera (and its predecessor) and Welsh National Opera and was the first Australian chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Charles was born in Schenectady, New York, to Australian parents, Alan Mackerras and Catherine MacLaurin. His father was an electrical engineer and a Quaker. In 1928, when Charles was aged three, the family moved to Sydney, Australia. They initially lived in the suburb of Vaucluse, and in 1933, moved to the then semi-rural suburb of Turramurra. Mackerras was the eldest of their seven children, including five brothers, the others being Malcolm, Colin, Alastair and Neil and two sisters, Joan and Elisabeth. They are descendants of the pioneer Australian musician Isaac Nathan. Mackerras studied violin at the age of seven and later the flute and was setting poems to music at eight, and wrote a piano concerto when he was 12.

Mackerras initially attended his father's alma mater, Sydney Grammar School, and also St Aloysius College in Sydney. While at Sydney Grammar, he showed a precocious talent by composing operas and conducting student performances in his early teens but his non-musical studies suffered. Unconvinced that music was a viable profession, his parents removed the young Mackerras from temptation by sending him to board at The King's School. The school's focus on sport and discipline led the young artist to run away several times and he was eventually expelled.

At age 16, Mackerras studied oboe, piano and composition at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music. He earned additional income from writing orchestral scores from recordings. In 1943, Mackerras joined the ABC Sydney Orchestra as second oboist and at age 19, became principal oboist. On 6 February 1947, Mackerras sailed for England on the RMS Rangitiki intending to pursue conducting. He joined Sadler's Wells Theatre as an orchestral oboist and cor anglais player. He later won a British Council Scholarship, enabling him to study conducting with Václav Talich at the Prague Academy of Music. While there, he formed a strong friendship with Ji?í Tancibudek, Principal Oboe of the Czech Philharmonic, who introduced him to the operas of Leoš Janá?ek, thus commencing Mackerras's life-long passion for that composer's music. Tancibudek later emigrated to Australia himself.

In 1947, Mackerras married Judy Wilkins, a clarinettist. They had two daughters, Fiona and Catherine. Fiona died of cancer in 2007. He was also the uncle of the Australian conductor Alexander Briger.

• Golden Guinea (PYE - Collector Series) Record LP item - BLUE (2 shades) record labels with BLACK lettering.
  

• Record Made in: U.K. (England / Great Britain)

• Pressing is in STEREO

• Record Speed: 33 1/3 rpm

• Record Made in: 1959 according to the record label
  

• Record Catalog Number: GSGC 14003
  

Featured on this item is the music of:

Handel

Music on this LP -

• Music For the Royal Fireworks

• Concerto A Due Cori in F Major (Concerto No. 2 for Two Wind Bands and Strings)

CONDITION Details:

• The LP jacket is in near MINT minus condition.

• The jacket has NO seam splits - it is completely intact and only shows some light shelf wear, primarily along the seams and corners. Front of the jacket is covered in "clarifoil" - a shiny plastic that helps protect the art work of the jacket and used in the highest quality Decca and EMI recordings made in the UK.
  

• It has NO drill holes or saw marks of any kind - see pictures with this listing for a better understanding of the condition of this item.
  

• There is NO hand writing on the front or back of the jacket (see point above).
  

• The cover has clean and sharp colors - see picture with this listing for more detail. 

• The LP is in near MINT minus condition!
  

• It retains most of the original gloss and sheen!
  

• The record has no serious marks on it, obviously well taken care of.
  

• NO significant spindle marks either - just a couple of light ones.
  

• This is the copy you have always wanted in your collection - any picky audiophile or collector should be happy with this one!
  

• This LP may have a slight mark or two (spider marks) which are caused by sliding the LP in and out of the inner sleeve and are usually not audible on most audio systems, depending of course, on the sensitivity of your turntable, arm and cartridge - as for any record, we recommend a thorough cleaning before playing!

A Short Note About LP GRADING -

• Mint = Only used for sealed items.
• Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
• Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
• Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
• Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.