Herbert von Karajan (1973 Import Box Set 2 Vinyl Franz Lehar) Die Lustige Witwe

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IMPORT (Germany) – BOX SET

VPI MACHINE CLEANED & PLAYTESTED

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Album Title: Die Lustige Witwe (composer: Franz Lehar)

Featuring: Berliner Philharmoniker, Elizabeth Harwood, Teresa Stratas, Werner Hollweg, Rene Kollo, Zoltan Kelemen, Chor der Deutschen Oper Belin, Catherine Ott, Carol Pritchett, Maria Reinoso, Ernst Krukowski, Martin Vantin, Manfred Röhrl, Karl Renar, Kaja Borris, Mechthild Gessendorf

Catalogue Number: 2707 070

Year/Record Company: 1973 Deutsche Grammophon

2 LPs – Stereo - 12 inch vinyl records - 33 1/3                                                                  

This is the authentic release & not a pirated, bootlegged or copied version. This import LP record album box set comes from my personal collection & has been VPI machine cleaned & playtested. It is stored under temperature & humidity regulated, smoke and pet free conditions.

LP Condition: near mint

Shine: almost all

Scratches: a few feather

Label Wear: very minimal (completely readable)                                                                                      Labels: see photos

Spindle Hole Wear: very minimal

LP Sound: near mint (no skips, no hang-ups, no missing audio)

Surface Noise: very minimal                                              

Box Condition: excellent (embossed fabric cover, foil stamped, completely readable)

Shrink Wrap: none

Wear To Box: very minimal (no splits, no tape)

Back Ring Wear: none

Front Ring Wear: none

Ink or pencil marks: none

Water Stains: none                                                                          

Drill Holes: none                                                                                  

Saw Cuts: none

Stamps/Stickers: none

Sleeve Type: original anti-static sleeves

Sleeve Wear: minimal

Liner Notes: Christopher Hassal (English) Daniel Henry (French) Wolfgang Sedat (German)

Extras: 44 page full color lyric/picture booklet with full libretto, notes on the opera and pictures from its 1st performance

The Merry Widow (German: Die lustige Witwe) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt to keep her money in the principality by finding her the right husband – on an 1861 comedy play, L'attaché d'ambassade (The Embassy Attaché) by Henri Meilhac.

The operetta has enjoyed extraordinary international success since its 1905 premiere in Vienna and continues to be frequently revived and recorded. Film and other adaptations have also been made. Well-known music from the score includes the "Vilja Song", "Da geh' ich zu Maxim" ("You'll Find Me at Maxim's"), and the "Merry Widow Waltz". (source: Wikipedia)

SIDE ONE

Franz Lehar

Die lustige Witwe

Operette in drei Akten von Victor Leon und Leo Stein

1.    Akt

Nr. 1 – Nr 6 (Finale I)

SIDE TWO

Franz Lehar

Die lustige Witwe

Operette in drei Akten von Victor Leon und Leo Stein

2.   Akt

                                             Nr. 7 – Nr. 10

SIDE THREE

Franz Lehar

Die lustige Witwe

Operette in drei Akten von Victor Leon und Leo Stein

2.   Akt

Nr. 11 – Nr 12 (Finale II)

Nr. 12a Entr’akt

SIDE FOUR

Franz Lehar

Die lustige Witwe

Operette in drei Akten von Victor Leon und Leo Stein

3.   Akt

                                                  Nr. 12b

                                            Nr. 13 – Nr. 16

Herbert von Karajan (born Heribert Ritter von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years. Generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, he was a dominant figure in European classical music from the mid-1950s until his death. Part of the reason for this was the large number of recordings he made and their prominence during his lifetime. By one estimate he was the top-selling classical music recording artist of all time, having sold an estimated 200 million records. (source: Wikipedia)

Franz Lehár (Hungarian: Lehár Ferenc; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe), but he also wrote sonatas, symphonic poems and marches. He also composed a number of waltzes (the most popular being Gold und Silber, composed for Princess Pauline von Metternich's "Gold and Silver" Ball, January 1902), some of which were drawn from his famous operettas. Individual songs from some of the operettas have become standards, notably "Vilja" from The Merry Widow and "You Are My Heart's Delight" ("Dein ist mein ganzes Herz") from The Land of Smiles (Das Land des Lächelns). His most ambitious work, Giuditta in 1934 is closer to opera than to operetta. It contains the ever popular "Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß" ("On my lips every kiss is like wine"). (source: Wikipedia)

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