Grieg ,Franck, Litolff - Clifford Curzon, DECCA-SXL2173,1960,Vinyl 1st Pressing
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Hi...

I am taking a declutter view on my eclectic mix of Vinyl albums, moving on some which have been listened to less over the years and  hoping to pass on to others who  may have gaps to fill in their collection?.. Thanks for viewing.

 

A great  example of classical High Fidelity Recording when Stereo was the latest innovation.  

Grieg*, Litolff*, Franck*, Clifford Curzon ?– Piano Concerto / Scherzo / Symphonic Variations

Label:

Decca ?– SXL 2173, Decca ?– SXL.2173

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Stereo

Country:

UK

Released:

Jan 1960

Genre:

Classical

Style:

Romantic

Tracklist

 

–Grieg*, Clifford Curzon With The London Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By Øivin Fjeldstad

Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16

A1

1st Mov: Allegro Molto Moderato

A2.a

2nd Mov: Adagio

A2.b

3rd Mov: Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato

B1

–Franck*, Clifford Curzon With The London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Sir Adrian Boult

Variations Symphoniques

B2

–Litolff*, Clifford Curzon With The London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Sir Adrian Boult

Scherzo From Concerto Symphonique No. 4, Op. 102

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
  • Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall
  • Mastered At – Decca Studios
  • Printed By – Robert Stace
  • Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

  • Composed By – Franck* (tracks: B1), Grieg* (tracks: A1 to A2.b), Litolff* (tracks: B2)
  • Conductor – Sir Adrian Boult (tracks: B1, B2), Øivin Fjeldstad (tracks: A1 to A2.b)
  • Engineer [Uncredited] – Alan Reeve (tracks: A1 to A2.b), James Brown (13) (tracks: B1), Kenneth Wilkinson (tracks: B2)
  • Mastered By – D (36)
  • Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra* (tracks: B1, B2), The London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: A1 to A2.b)
  • Piano – Clifford Curzon
  • Producer [Uncredited] – John Culshaw

Notes

First issue.

 

LABELS:

- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels

- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock

- "Made in England" at bottom

- Decca 'Musical Notes" logo on side 1

- "B.I.E.M." in a box side 2

-  "E/T"  both sides

- Matrix numbers printed upside-down

 

 

SLEEVE:

- Front laminated

- 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)

- Base color is purple on front

- Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo in a box on front and without a box on back

- Thin spine with no text on it

- "© The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London, 1959"

- "Printed in England"

- "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited"

- Printing date on sleeve is November 1959 ("11-59")

- Unsigned sleeve notes in English on back

 

CATALOG NUMBERS:

- SXL 2173 on sleeve

- SXL.2173 on labels

(Source: Discogs)


Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Runout side A ( stamped): ZAL-4599-4D
  • Runout side B (stamped): ZAL-4600-2D

.  Vinyl:  Condition VG++ (Excellent ) ….  Good Shine, No Surface Marks... Sleeve: VG+, Some Storage marks, few creases, laminate front cover.
 Inner Sleeve:  Original Printed  Paper with Polythene lining, VG+ No Creases



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