Gerhard: The Plague - Audiophile legend- Original Decca Pressing in NM condition
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A Rare and beautiful record and recording-- One of the few to appear on both the TAS HP Super LP list and Salvatorre's High End Audio as "Divinity"

Copy is in superb condition; Lp has slight bend.

Matrix #s- 

ZAL-13126-26   side 2

ZAL-13125-1G   side 1


Roberto Gerhard - Antal Dorati ?– The Plague

Label: Decca ?– HEAD 6, Decca ?– HEAD.6 Series: Headline (2) – Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK Released: 1974 Genre: Classical Style: Contemporary

Tracklist

A The Plague: 1. Beginning To "Declare State Of Plague." "Close The Town"
B The Plague: 1. "Exile" To The End

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Constitution Hall, Washington D.C.
  • Printed By – Robert Stace
  • Printed By – Mundoprint B.V.

Credits

  • Adapted By (Text) [Translated] – Stuart Gilbert
  • Chorus – National Symphony Orchestra Chorus
  • Composed By – Roberto Gerhard
  • Conductor – Antal Dorati
  • Design – Decca Record Publicity Art Department
  • Engineer – Colin Moorfoot, Kenneth Wilkinson, Michael Mailes
  • Liner Notes – Antal Dorati, Roberto Gerhard
  • Narrator – Alec McCowen
  • Orchestra – National Symphony Orchestra, Washington D.C.*
  • Photography By – Eric Auerbach
  • Producer – James Mallinson
  • Text By – Albert Camus

Notes

Comes with 12" 6-page insert.
Belongs to the Decca Headine series, being number 6.
The Plague was commissioned by the BBC and Antal Dorati, who gave the first performance on April 1st 1964 in the presence of, and in consultation of the composer. The version that appears on this record, recorded on May 11th 1973 at the Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
Features on TAS list Best of the Bunch Classical.


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