Havia um tempo em que os LPs dominavam a Terra. Era a única forma das pessoas terem acesso a música, se não fosse em apresentações ao vivo ou transmitidas pelo rádio.
Estarei postando pelos próximos dias uma série de gravações históricas do selo Deutsche Grammophon, realizadas antes do advento do estéreo, ainda na metade da década de cinquenta. Os maestros e orquestras são bem conhecidos pelos ‘frequentadores’ do PQPBach, músicos renomados e respeitados. O texto abaixo serão tirados do booklet da coleção.
“In February 1954, as part fo promotional campaign, Deutsch Grammophon produced a a now-legendary 10 inch LPs titled Musik … Sprache der Welt (Music – The Universal Language), that presented selections of its then-current recordings.
That LP, now a rare collector´s item, consisted of extract works by the great composers. Each selection had a brief spoken introduction and was intended as a marketing tool for salesmen, to give – as Deutsch Grammophon wrote – “an impression of the breadth and quality of our repertory … a kind of calendar in sound”. It offered something different from the usual sales-information sheets and record catalogues.
By reviving the title (and using the original Musik … Sprache der Welt cover art) we have developed this series to re-create the flavour and the spirit of those times at Deutsche Grammophon.
The new 10 CD set of chronologically-ordered orchestral works (from Haydn to Bruckner) – features familiar iconic recordings (such as Furtwängler´s Schumann Fourth) that appear alongside recordings completely new to CD (e.g. Lehmann´s Schubert and Sanderling Beethoven´s Second). In fact, over half of this recordings appear internationally on CD for the first time. In many cases the recordings on the original LP are complemented by bonus material from the same conductor. In some cases, two LPs set have been put onto a single CD. The reproduction of original artwork and the illustrative material contained here evoke the look and feel of that period, and serve as a testemony to the cultural and aesthetic values of another era.”
David Butchart
P.S. Devido a importância histórica desta coleção, vou trazer também a arte das capas originais de cada CD.
CD 1
01. Symphonie Nr. 44 e-moll ‘Trauersymphonie’ Hob. I44 – 1.Satz Allegro con brio
02. Symphonie Nr. 44 e-moll ‘Trauersymphonie’ Hob. I44 – 2.Satz Menuetto Alleg
03. Symphonie Nr. 44 e-moll ‘Trauersymphonie’ Hob. I44 – 3.Satz Adagio
04. Symphonie Nr. 44 e-moll ‘Trauersymphonie’ Hob. I44 – 4.Satz Finale Presto
05. Symphonie Nr. 95 c-moll Hob. I95 – 1.Satz Allegro moderato
06. Symphonie Nr. 95 c-moll Hob. I95 – 2.Satz Andante cantabile
07. Symphonie Nr. 95 c-moll Hob. I95 – 3.Satz Menuet – Trio – Menuet
08. Symphonie Nr. 95 c-moll Hob. I95 – 4.Satz Finale Vivace
09. Symphonie Nr. 98 B-dur Hob. I98 – 1.Satz Adagio – Allegro
10. Symphonie Nr. 98 B-dur Hob. I98 – 2.Satz Adagio cantabile
11. Symphonie Nr. 98 B-dur Hob. I98 – 3.Satz Menuet Allegro – Trio – Menuet
12. Symphonie Nr. 98 B-dur Hob. I98 – 4.Satz Finale Presto
RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Ferenc Fricsay – Conductor
CD 1 – BAIXE AQUI – DOWNLOAD HERE
COVER ART – BAIXE AQUI – DOWNLOAD HERE
