PHILIPS 2LPs SAL3805-6: Bach - Sonatas for Violin & Clavier - Szeryng - OOP 1969

$

200

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Background on this eBay item -

This is an extremely rare PHILIPS 2-LP set. The set was issued in 1969, and is highly sought after by both music lovers and collectors alike.

This is one of the most highly sought after interpretations of J.S. Bach's "Six Sonatas For Violin and Clavier (Harpsichord)". The violinist is none other than Henryk Szeryng and the harpsichordist is the esteemed Helmut Walcha.

Spectacular UK made PHILIPS pressed LPs in what appears to be as new condition - the records are just gorgeous and so is the box! If you let this one get away, you will NEVER find one in better condition than this.

This is an original PHILIPS (England) 2-LP set, dating from 1969! A true reference performance on this stereo recording!

Henryk Szeryng, violin

• Country: Poland/Mexico
• Born: September 22, 1918 in Zelazowa Wola, Poland
• Died: March 08, 1988 in Kassel, Germany

Polish-born violinist Henryk Szeryng was probably the finest product of Carl Flesch's legendary teaching career. Possessing an iron technique and a musical intellect of rare insight, Szeryng established himself as one of the pre-eminent concert violinists of the post-World War II decades.

Szeryng was born in 1918 to a wealthy Polish industrialist whose wife had a great love of music. Studies on the piano were abandoned for the violin, though Szeryng remained skilled at the keyboard for the rest of his life. Szeryng progressed quickly on his new instrument and by age nine was sufficiently proficient to perform the Mendelssohn concerto for famed violinist Bronislaw Hubermann, a friend of the family. On Hubermann's advice Szeryng was sent to Berlin to study with Carl Flesch; Szeryng would later declare that his technical prowess was solely due to that masterful teacher's influence. Two years later in 1933, Szeryng made his debut performance in Warsaw with the Beethoven concerto under Bruno Walter. That same year he embarked on a minor concert tour, soloing with orchestras in Bucharest, Vienna, and Paris.

Szeryng immediately took to the city of Paris and settled there for a period of further study and growth as a performer. There he came under the influence of legendary violinists Enescu and Thibaud, though he did not formally study with either. Szeryng also thought about pursuing composition as a career, and for six years took lessons from Nadia Boulanger.

At the outbreak of war in 1939 Szeryng enlisted with the Polish army. Being fluent in seven languages, he was assigned to General Sikorski as a translator, with whom Szeryng helped to relocate hundreds of Polish refugees in Mexico. During the war Szeryng gave hundreds of concerts for Allied troops around the globe, and in 1943, during a concert series in Mexico City, was invited to take over the string department at the University of Mexico. Szeryng accepted the offer, and assumed his duties in 1946.

He spent the next ten years in Mexico, and eventually took citizenship there. Performing infrequently, Szeryng was largely forgotten in the musical centers of Europe. A chance encounter with fellow Pole Artur Rubinstein in Mexico City convinced Szeryng to re-enter the musical scene. A New York debut in 1956 immediately established Szeryng as a leading violinist of the day, and for the next 30 years Szeryng divided his time between a globe-trotting concert schedule and his teaching duties in Mexico.

As a violinist Szeryng was unique; sometimes criticized for being too restrained, he was nevertheless capable of playing with warmth and fire when he felt compelled to do so (as in his magnificent performances of the Sibelius concerto). His excellent recordings include two full sets of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas, as well as the major violin concertos in the repertory (he has also championed and recorded the work of many composers from his adopted country of Mexico). Recordings of the Beethoven and Brahms sonatas with Artur Rubinstein are particularly rewarding. Of note also is Szeryng's world-premiere recording of Paganini's E major Violin Concerto No. 3, which Szeryng himself reconstructed from parts held in the archives of the legendary Italian violinist's heirs.

Szeryng could at times be somewhat inconsistent. In live performances his calculated precision might turn cold, and in later years it is rumored that troubles with alcohol led to a somewhat deteriorated technical ability. Until his death in 1988 he traveled with a Mexican diplomatic passport, and was involved in various humanitarian projects through the United Nations; Szeryng never ceased believing in music as a unifying, healing power.
~ Blair Johnston, All Music Guide

Release date: 1969 LP pressings

This ebay listing is for a super rare, long out of print 2 LP boxed set -

• PHILIPS 2-LP Set - "RED" record labels with "SILVER" lettering

• LPs were pressed in ENGLAND (U.K.)

• Pressings are in STEREO

• Comes complete with a multi page libretto
  

• LPs are housed in an outer box - which is heavy and solid

• Record Catalog Number: SAL 3805-6
  

This is a much sought after 2-LP Boxed set featuring the music of:

J. S. Bach

Performing -

• 6 Suonate a Violino Solo e Cembalo Certato
  
• (The Six Sonatas for Solo Violin and Clavier/Harpsichord)
  

Performed by -

• Henryk Szeryng, violin
• Helmut Walcha, harpsichord
  

CONDITION Details:

The records are housed in a large, heavy box. Each LP is in it's own inner paper/plastic sleeve. The colors on the front of the box are very clean and lovely. The box has no issues - it is solid and in fantastic condition given it's age - with no splits of any kind, just a tiny bit of shelf wear. On the whole, the corners are all intact, with some slight weakening over time. The box has no problems other than a bit of shelf wear - it appears almost as new!

The set comes complete with a lovely multi-page libretto in near mint condition!

The LPs we inspected are in Near Mint minus condition! The great thing about large multi LP sets, from a collectors perspective, is that they are rarely played. Thus, most of the time, they are in LOVELY condition! This set is no exception. The vinyl LPs have no serious marks of any kind, only some light superficial spider marks - these are caused by sliding the LPs in and out of the inner record sleeves. The records have no significant spindle marks either. The records retain much of their original gloss and sheen. These are lovely slabs of super rare vinyl - in remarkable condition given their age. These LPs are in true collectors grade condition and appear to be never played - amazing, as it is very rare to find a set in such outstanding condition. If you pass on this set, you will NEVER find another in this kind of condition. When play graded (some parts) on our audio system, the records performed extremely well, with only some very rare, light noise that did not detract from the performances in any way.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.

Please understand that this is a very old record - as such, one cannot expect the record to sound like a brand new, audiophile pressing! Some noise is inevitable - 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).

Don't let this rarity slip by!!

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