1935 MAHLER Symphony 2 Resurrection Ormandy Minneapolis Z SHELLAC 78

$

50

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A series of great early Opera performances: From 1902 G&Ts to 40s wartime German records:

FIRST COMPLETE ELECTRIC RECORDING of Mahler's Famed

SYMPHONY NO 2 RESURRECTION (after the 1924 Oskar Fried recording)

Great issue ON SUPERB pre war gold label pressing

Mahler, Gustav. Symphony No. 2 in C-Minor, "Resurrection."

The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Conductor.

with Corinne Frank, Soprano & Ann O'Malley Gallogly, Contralto.

Twin City Symphony Chorus, Rupert Sircom, Chorusmaster.

Originally issue Victor Red Seal M-256 (Mono/12 Discs/78 r.p.m.).

Recorded live in concert 1 June 1935 at Cyprus Northrup Memorial Auditorium

Z SHELLACK (litte z under oval VE)12x 12" 78 rpm record w originalalbum M 256 and booklet

Condition:

EXCELLENT rare scuffs, hint of greying on 1, plays exceptionally quiet, some buzzing on loud passages on 1.  Plays exceptionally quiet . Album like new

Here is some appreciation of  this recording:

The sound is state-of-the-art (for 1935), the microphone picking up solo instrumentalists just as readily as various sections or the entire orchestra itself. The dynamic range of the varied instrumentalists and soloists attests to the great care Ormandy himself chose in rendering this piece. There is also a minimum of surface noise from the original discs, although I can't detect that this is a result of radical filtering. The only drawback to this disc is that it was recorded pre-hi-fi, but I wasn't expecting a full frequency range, anyhow.

But, most important of all is Ormandy's performance, which is strikingly similar to his 1970 release with the Philadelphia Orchestra (RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-7066, out of print): He opens the first movement with a fiercely driven tempo that recalls some of his great Columbia recordings to mind (Franck's Symphony, Sibelius' Fifth Symphony, Saint-Saens' "Organ" Symphony with E. Power Biggs, among others). Despite the lightning-quick tempi, the orchestra has a well-polished, "warm," tone, and the strings have a strong, unified sound, stringendo at times, austerely dampened at others (this in contradistinction to the 1970 release, in which the strings have more of that characteristically lush "Philadelphia Sound.").

Ann O'Malley Gallogly's contralto sets an achingly beautiful yet desolate to the tone of the fourth movement (Urlicht). Here, the orchestra is held back, as they are in the opening to the finale, in tempo and in dynamics. The movement opens tragically, sadly, the horns tolling a haunting funeral dirge. From these depths, a rousing and triumphant finale wells up, trumpets sending forth a piercing, audible light. Ormandy employs church bells from Minneapolis which, though slightly out of tune, ring joyously above the music. The chorus comes across as solemn and impassioned. One senses the exaltation of Christ's resurrection and defeat of evil.

This recording of Mahler's 2nd is a welcome addition to any lover of great music, for after over 60 years, it still has the power to excite and inspire. If you haven't heard this sterling recording, then what better one to go to than one which introduced this masterwork to so many?

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