DECCA LP SXL-2313: Herold - Lanchbery – La Fille Mal Gardée - 1980s NED SEALED
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May 7, 2022
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Background -
A superb long time TAS List / HP List record! We believe that this SEALED item is a DUTCH pressing (made in the Netherlands), but we can't say for certain without opening the LP up and inspecting the vinyl. The total weight of the jacket and the LP comes in at 189 grams. Audiophiles are well aware of the superior vinyl used to make LPs in the Netherlands and what better way to get this spectacular recording but in brand new and SEALED condition? We believe it was issued in the early 1980s, but there is nothing on the jacket to indicate a date of issue for this LP. To find one sealed is as they say, "as rare as hens teeth".The score for La fille mal gardée is credited to Ferdinand Hérold, arranged by John Lanchbery, but in fact its history is much more complicated than that. The ballet, first choreographed by Jean Dauberval in 1789, had a score made up of folk songs and popular songs, but for a revival in 1828 Ferdinand Hérold cobbled together a new score out of some of the original numbers, pre-existing compositions, particularly popular selections from Rossini operas, and some of his own material. Using the original scenario, Frederick Ashton created new choreography for the Royal Ballet and John Lanchbery provided the score. Lanchbery used Hérold's score as the basis for his, but he deserves much more than arranger credit for his transformation of the existing material, particularly in his wonderful sense of fun and his clever orchestration. Humor in music has always been a tricky business, and more often than not, when music is considered humorous, it is because of a humorous text or dramatic situation, and not a quality inherent in the music. Lanchbery's gift for musical humor shines in this goofy scenario, in which an amorous young couple goes through many shenanigans to thwart the girl's mother's plans for her marriage to the village idiot. The present disc includes seven excerpts from the ballet. Lanchbery's performance, leading the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, must be considered authoritative. His approach is appropriately light and graceful and the orchestral playing is sparkling. - Stephen Eddins
As a conductor, John Lanchbery was largely associated with ballet, though he also worked in so-called television opera and operetta. As a composer and arranger, he wrote music for films, television and radio, and fashioned new orchestral versions of famous ballets, including Les Sylphides, The Tales of Hoffmann, Don Quixote, and Giselle. He also adapted the scores of popular operettas to ballet, among them Die Fledermaus, Rosalinda, and The Merry Widow. Lanchbery may be best known today for his numerous ballet recordings, which include acclaimed performances of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake. From the mid-twentieth century forward, Lanchbery served as music director for major ballet companies in England, the U.S., and Australia. When he appeared in the concert hall, he generally conducted ballet music or lighter scores like Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Many of his recordings are still available from EMI, DG, Decca, and Naxos.
John Lanchbery was born in London on May 15, 1923. He began violin lessons at eight. In his later teens he studied music at the Royal Academy of Music in London, not finishing until after military service in World War II. In the postwar era, Lanchbery worked for a music publisher as he concluded studies at the RAM.
His first important post came in 1948 as music director of the Metropolitan Ballet, a small company founded the year before that would disband in 1950. Lanchbery became music director of Sadlers Wells Theatre Ballet in 1951 and worked there with Kenneth MacMillan on several notable ballets: MacMillan's first effort, Somnambulism (1953; music by Stan Kenton), was orchestrated by Lanchbery and was a huge success.
Lanchbery probably achieved his greatest acclaim as principal conductor at the Royal Ballet (1959-1972), with whom he made many successful tours abroad. During his tenure, Lanchbery made numerous popular arrangements of well-known ballet scores, including Don Quixote, for a 1966 production danced by Rudolf Nureyev.
Lanchbery arranged music for the 1970 ballet movie Tales of Beatrix Potter. The score, like the film, achieved success as a recording in its several incarnations, among which is a 1998 EMI CD containing the original soundtrack. Lanchbery held two further music directorships: one at the Australian Ballet (1972-1977) and the other with the American Ballet Theater (1978-1981). After 1981 he freelanced as a conductor and from the 1970s spent much time in Australia, eventually becoming a citizen in 2002. - Robert Cummings
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LP made by DECCA Records, in the Netherlands / Holland / Dutch (we believe)
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LP released in the early 1980s (we believe)
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LP is recorded in STEREO
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Record Catalog Number: SXL 2313
Ferdinand Herold / John Lanchberry
LP Title:
La Fille Mal Gardee (excerpts)
Track Listing -
A1. Introduction, Dance Of The Cock And Hens, Lise And Ribbon
A2. Thomas And Alain
A3. Picnic, Flute Dance, Quarrel, The Fanny Ellsler Pas-De-Deux
B1. Simone, Clog Dance, Maypole Dance, Storm And Finale (Act 1)
B2. Spinning, Tambourine Dance (Aria Con Variazoni), Harvesters
B3. Thomas, Alain And The Notaries
B4. Pas-De-Deux, Finale
Performers / Credits and Other Information -
• Copyright © – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Arranged By – John Lanchbery
• Composed By – Hérold
• Mastered By – Decca Recording Studios UK
• Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
• Sleeve Notes – Ray Minshull
This version has:
a) a front sleeve with both LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE" (top) and "THE ROYAL BALLET PRODUCTION" (bottom) in green (some other releases have green/red);
b) "Recording First Published (P) 1962" on the right-hand side of the label, immediately below the "narrowband".
c) "MADE IN HOLLAND" at the the bottom rim of the labels
© 1962, The Decca Record Company Limited (Sleeve Notes)
Pressed in Holland on Premium Virgin Vinyl. Very quiet Vinyl.
Rave review in The Absolute Sound issue 31, page 127.
• Matrix / Runout (Label, side 1): ZAL 5483
• Matrix / Runout (Label, side 2): ZAL 5484
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side 1): ZAL-5483-8V
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, stamped, side 2): ZAL-5484-7V
CONDITION Details:
The LP and JACKET are all assumed to be in mint overall condition as this item is FACTORY SEALED! No dings, no cut outs, no torn cellophane...visually perfect - see pictures with this listing as they are of the actual item being sold.
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.
For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them.
The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Do not let this rarity slip by!
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