I could try a side-by-side comparison, but fear my ears are not as finely analytical as others!
In the Symphonies (Opp. 13, 17 & 29) Duo the info is quite adamant: "Recorded - London, 3/1965 (Op. 17, 29); 2/1966 (Op. 13); 10/1974 (Op. 32). Pub. 1965, 1966, 1975."
Op. 32, of course, is Francesca da Rimini, and I paraphrase 'Pub' for the letter P circled which is what it actually says.
So you've got the double whammy of recorded 1974, pub. 1975.?!, and as the Symphonies were recorded in the 60s, it's hard to see where an error could have occurred.
Twice:
9 and 15 December 1959, Lamoureux Orch, Paris (DG)
6,7,9 June 1967, New Philharmonia (Phillips)
None from 1974, according to the Mike Gray catalogue
Hi.
Can anyone help with something that is puzzling me?
Did Igor Markevitch record Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini once or twice, for Philips?
I have two Philips Duos of Tchaikovsky. (Actually, I've got three - I also have the Suites, from Dorati, but that's irrelevant.) One is Symphonies 1-3 and FdR, all from Markevitch, where the recording date for the tone poem is given in the booklet as 10/1974; I also have the 'Complete Tone Poems' Duo (Markevitch, Haitink, Inbal), where the date given (as far as I can make out) is 6/1967. The orchestra remains the same - New Philharmonia.
Are they two separate recordings, in which case, great, because the one on my symphonies duo has an irritating click at the 20 minute mark? Or is there a misprint in one of the booklets as to the dates?
I haven't played the Tone Poems Duo yet, so can't confirm if there's a click at 20 minutes!
By the way, the timings given are identical - 23' 05''.
My guess is they are one and the same - in which case, when was it recorded?
Thanks, in advance!
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