Decca; SXL serial stereo LPs; SXL 2251~300

* Decca; SXL serial LPs
- VI ; 2251~2300
Gallery of first released LPs and recording datas

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Index of numbers & jackets

2000s

2251~2300

1. SXL 2251~60

  5 SXL 2251(monaural; LXT 5611)
TERESA BERGANZA; 18th Century arias
GLUCK; Aria: "Che farò senza Euridice?", Arioso: "Che puro ciel, che chiaro sol" (Orfeo ed Euridice), "Divinités du Styx" , Alceste, Elena e Paride
HANDEL; Julius Caesar
CHERUBINI; Medea! O Medea!...Solo un pianto (Medea)
PERGOLESI; La serva padrona
PAISIELLO; Nina pazza per amore
Teresa Berganza(Ms) / Alexander Gibson / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Recording; Jun. 1960   5 SXL 2252(monaural; LXT 5612)
JEAN MARTINON; Divertissement
IBERT; Divertissement
SAINT-SAENS; Dance macabre, Le rouet d'Omphale
BIZET; Jeux d'enfants
Jean Martinon / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris
Recording; Jun. 1960, Salle de la Mutualite, Paris

  5 SXL 2253~55(complete from; SXL 2185~86* & SXL 2281~82, monaural; LXT 5613~14)
MASCAGNI; Opera 'Cavalleria rusticana'
LEONCAVALLO; Opera 'Pagliacci'*
Giulietta Simionato(Ms), Mario del Monaco(T), Cornell MacNeil(Br) / Tullio Serafin / Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
* Gabriela Tucci(S), Mario del Monaco(T), Cornell MacNeil(Br) / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli / Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Recording; Jul. 1959* & Jul. 1960, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma

  5 SXL 2256(monaural; LXT 5616)
JOAN SUTHERLAND; The art of the prima donna Vol. I
ARNE; The soldier tir'd(Artaxerxes)
HANDEL; Let the bright seraphim(Samson)
BELLINI; Casta Diva(Norma), Son vergin vezzose, Qui la voce(Puritani), Come per me sereno(Sonnambula)
ROSSINI; Bel raggio lusinghier(Semiramide)
GOUNOD; The jewel song(Faust)
Joan Sutherland(S) / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli / Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Recording; Aug. 1960   5 SXL 2256(second jacket)

  5 SXL 2257(monaural; LXT 5617)
JOAN SUTHERLAND; The art of the prima donna Vol. II
GOUNOD; The waltz song(Romeo et Juliette)
VERDI; The willow song(Otello)
MOZART; Marten aller Arten(Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail)
VERDI; Ah, forse!.. E lui!.... Sempre libera(La Traviata)
THOMAS; The mad scene(Hamlet)
DELIBES; The bell song(Lakme)
MEYERBEER; O beau pays(Les Huguenots)
VERDI; Caro nome(Rigoletto)
Joan Sutherland(S) / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli / Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Recording; Aug. 1960   5 SXL 2257(second jacket)

  5 SXL 2258(complete; SXL 2180~81 set, monaural; LXT 5618)
PUCCINI; Opera 'Tosca'(highlights)
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli / Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Recording; Jul. 1959, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma

  5 SXL 2259(monaural; LXT 5619)
BACH; Italian concerto, Toccata in D major, French Suite in G major, Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d minor
George Malcolm(cemb)
Recording;   5 SXL 2260(no LXT issue)
FALLA; Ballet music 'El Amor brujo'(complete)*, El retablo de maese Pedro
Ernest Ansermet / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marina de Gabarain(S)*
Ataulfo Argenta / National Orchestra of Spain
Recording; ca. 1960, Victoria Hall, Genève*

2. SXL 2261~70

  5 SXL 2261(monaural; LXT 5620)
R.STRAUSS; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Tod und Verklarung, Dance of the seven veils*
Herbert von Karajan / Wiener Philharmoniker
Recording; 22~30th Jun. & Sep.* 1960, Sofiensaal, Wien   5 SXL 2262(monaural; LXT 5621)
BEETHOVEN; Diabelli Variations, op.120
Julius Katchen(p)
Recording; Oct. 1960, London

  5 SXL 2263(monaural; LXT 5622)
FRENCH OVERTURES
OFFENBACH; Orpheus in the underworld, La belle Helene
HEROLD; Zampa
AUBER; Le domino noir, Fra diavolo
LALO; Le roi d'Ys
Ernest Ansermet / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Recording; May 1960, Victoria Hall, Genève   5 SXL 2264(monaural; LXT 5624)
BRITTEN; Spring Symphony
Benjamin Britten / Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Emanuel School Wandsworth Boys' Choir, Jenifer Vyvyan(S), Norma Procter(A), Peter Pears(T)
Recording; Nov. 1960

  5 SXL 2265(monaural; LXT 5625)
CORELLI; Concerto grosso No.8 in g minor 'Christmas concerto'
RICCIOTTI; Concertino No.2 in G major
GLUCK; Chaconne
PACHELBEL; Canon(arr. Münchinger)
Karl Münchinger / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Recording; Mar. 1960, Sofiensaal, Wien   5 SXL 2266(monaural; LXT 5626)
ROSSINI; Overtures
The thieving magpie, Silken ladder, Barber of Seville, Semiramide, William Tell
Piero Gamba / London Symphony Orchestra
Recording; Nov. 1960, Kingsway Hall, London

  5 SXL 2267(complete; SXL 2039~41 set, monaural; LXT 5627)
PUCCINI; Opera 'La fanciulla del West'
Franco Capuana / Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Recording; 27th Jul. & Aug. 1958, L'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma   5 SXL 2268(monaural; LXT 5628)
R.KORSAKOV; Scheherazade
BORODIN; Polovetsian dances(from 'Prince Igor')*
Ernest Ansermet / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Choeurs des Jeunes*
Recording; Nov. 1960, Victoria Hall, Genève

  5 SXL 2269(monaural; LXT 5629)
R.STRAUSS; Don Juan
TCHAIKOVSKY; Romeo and Juliet*
Herbert von Karajan / Wiener Philharmoniker
Recording; 22~30th Jun. & 7~9th Jan. 1960*, Sofiensaal, Wien   5 SXL 2270(monaural; LXT 5630)
MOZART; Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Divertimento No.1, Musical Jokes
Karl Münchinger / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Recording;

3. SXL 2271~80

  5 SXL 2271(monaural; LXT 5631)
GRAZIELLA SCIUTTI; Recital
MOZART; "Cosi fan Tutte" K.588 - No.12 "In uomini,in soldati"(Act.1), No.19 in Act.2, 'le Nozze di Figaro' K.492 - No.27 "Giunse alfin il momento~Deh vieni"(Act.4), Concert Aria "Chi sa,chi sa,qual sia" K.582, "Nehmt meinen Dank,ihr holden Goenner!" K.383
ROSSINI; Opera "il Barbiere di Siviglia"(1816) - No.5 "Una voce poco fa"(Act.1)
DONIZETTI; Opera "la Figlia del Reggimento" -"Convien partir"(Act.1), Opera "Don Pasquale"(1843) -No.3 "Quel guardo il cavaliele~So Anch'io la virtu magica"(Act.1)
BELLINI; Opera "i Capuleti ed i Montecchi" -"Eccomi in lieta vesta~Oh! Quante volte,oh quante"(Act.1; Roland Berger - horn solo)
Graziella Sciutti(S) / Argeo Quadri / Wiener Philharmoniker
Recording; 1960, Sofiensaal, Wien   5 SXL 2272(monaural; LXT 5632)
MOZART; Serenade No.7 in D major 'Haffner'
Karl Münchinger / Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi Boskovsky(vn solo)
Recording; Oct. 1960, Sofiensaal, Wien

  5 SXL 2273(monaural; LXT 5633)
RAVEL; Daphnis et Chloe, Alborada del Gracioso, Le Tombeau de Couperin, Valses nobles et sentimentales
Ernest Ansermet / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Recording; Nov. 1960, Victoria Hall, Genève   5 SXL 2274(no LXT issue)
BEETHOVEN; Symphony No.9 in d minor, op.125 'Choral'
Ernest Ansermet / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Corale du Brassus Choeur des Jeunes de l'Eglise Nationale V, Joan Sutherland(S), Norma Procter(A), Anton Dermota(T), Arnold van Mill(B)
Recording; Apr. 1959, Victoria Hall, Genève

  5 SXL 2275(monaural; LXT 5634)
BIZET; Symphony in C major, Jeux d'enfants, La joie fille de Perth
Ernest Ansermet / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Recording; Oct. 1960, Victoria Hall, Genève   5 SXL 2276(monaural; LXT 5638)
MAHLER; Symphony No.4 in G major
Georg Solti / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, Sylvia Stahlman(S)
Recording; Feb. 1961, Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal, Amsterdam

  5 SXL 2277(monaural; LXT 5639)
STRAVINSKY; Ballet music 'Les Noces'*, Symphony of psalms
Ernest Ansermet / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Choeur Des Jeunes Lausanne & Choeur de Radio Lausanne*
Basia Retchitzka(S), Hugues Cuenod(T), Lucienne Devallier(A), Heinz Rehfuss(Br), Jacques Horneffer, Reinhard Peters, Doris Rossiaud, Robert Aubert(ps), Motet de Genève, Vladimir Diakoff(bass)
Recording; Feb. 1961, Victoria Hall, Genève   5 SXL 2278(monaural; LXT 5640)
FRANCK; Piano Quintet in f minor
Clifford Curzon(p), Wiener Philharmonisches Quartett - Willi Boskovsky & Otto Strasser(vns), Rudolf Streng(va), Emanuel Brabec(vc)
Recording; 16th Oct. 1960, Sofiensaal, Wien

  5 SXL 2279(monaural; LXT 5641)
DVORAK; Violin Concerto in a minor op.53
TCHAIKOVSKY; Violon Concerto in D major op.35
Ruggiero Ricci(vn) / Malcolm Sargent / London Symphony Orchestra
Recording; Jan. 1961, Kingsway Hall, London   5 SXL 2280(monaural; LXT 5642)
OFFENBACH; Gaite Parisienne(orch. Rosenthal)
GOUNOD; Ballet music from 'Faust'
Georg Solti / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Recording;

4. SXL 2281~90

  5 SXL 2281~82(included in SXL 2253~55*, monaural; LXT 5643~44)
MASCAGNI; Opera 'Cavalleria rusticana'*
Operatic Recital(side 4) ; Simionato & del Monaco
BELLINI; "Norma" Casta Diva - Giulietta Simionato(Ms) / Alberto Paoletti / The Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Rome
VERDI; "Ernani" Come Rugiada Al Cespite
ZANDONAI; "Giulietta & Romeo" Giulietta, Son io [ from SXL 2122 ]
VERDI; "Il Trovatore" Stride La Vampa - Condotta Ell'Era. Giulietta Simionato(Ms), Mario del Monaco(T) [ from SXL 2129~31 ]
Giulietta Simionato(Ms), Mario del Monaco(T), Cornell MacNeil(Br) / Tullio Serafin / Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Recording; Jul. 1959, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma*

  5 SXL 2283(monaural; LXT 5646)
LARS-ERIK LARSSON; Pastoral Suite op. 19, Liten Marsch
DAG WIREN; Serenade for string orchestra op. 11
Stig Westberg / Stockholm Symphony Orchestra
Recording;
cf. This issue is not extant as UK version.   5 SXL 2284(monaural; LXT 5647)
HAYDN; Symphony No.100 in G major 'Military', No.83 in g minor 'Hen'
Karl Münchinger / Wiener Philharmoniker
Recording; Apr. 1961, Sofiensaal, Wien

  5 SXL 2285(monaural; LXT 5648)
TCHAIKOVSKY; Ballet music 'Swan lake'(excerpts)
Anatole Fistoulari / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Recording;   5 SXL 2286(monaural; LXT 5649)
MOZART; String Quartet No.20 in D major K. 499 & No.22 in B flat major K.589
Wiener Philharmonisches Quartett
Recording; Sofiensaal, Wien

  5 SXL 2287(monaural; LXT 5650)
DEBUSSY; Images
STRAVINSKY; Symphony for wind instruments
RAVEL; Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ernest Ansermet / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Recording; Feb. 1961, Victoria Hall, Genève   5 SXL 2288(monaural; LXT 5651)
THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS; Family of J. Strauss Jr.
Feuerfest polka, Kaiser waltz, Jokey Polka, Wo die Zitronen bluhn Waltz, Napoleon March, Facherpolonaise, Loreley - Rheinklange waltz, Fledermaus Quadrille, Tausend und eine waltz
Willy Boskovsky / Wiener Philharmoniker
Recording; Apr. 1961, Sofiensaal, Wien

  5 SXL 2289(monaural; LXT 5652)
DVORAK; Symphony No.9 in e minor, op.95 'from the new world'
István Kertész / Wiener Philharmoniker
Recording; 22~24th Mar. 1961, Sofiensaal, Wien   5 SXL 2290(monaural; LXT 5653)
MOZART; Divertimento No.17 in D major K.334, No.1 in G major K.136
Mitglieder des Wiener Oktett
Recording; Sofiensaal, Wien

5. SXL 2291~200

  5 SXL 2291(monaural; LXT 5654)
FRANCK; Symphony in d minor, Le chasseur maudit
Ernest Ansermet / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Recording; Mar. 1961, Victoria Hall, Genève   5 SXL 2292(monaural; LXT 5655)
PROKOFIEV; Symphony No.1 in D major 'Classical', March and Scherzo(from 'Love from three oranges')
GLINKA; Karinskaya Fantasy, A life for the czar
BORODIN; In the steppes of central Asia
Ernest Ansermet / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Recording; Victoria Hall, Genève

  5 SXL 2293(monaural; LXT 5656)
JULIUS KATCHEN; Encores
BACH; Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
BRAHMS; Rhapsody No.2 in g minor, op.79-2
BEETHOVEN; Sonata No.8 2nd mvt.
LISZT; Hungarian Rhapsody No.12
MENDELSSOHN; On the wings of song, Rondo Capriccioso
MOZART; Sonata No.15 in C major K. 545 1st mvt.
CHOPIN; Polonaise No.6 in A flat major, Fantaisie-Impromptu in c sharp minor
DEBUSSY; Claire de lune
FALLA; Ritual Fire Dance
Julius Katchen(p)
Recording; Jun. 1961, Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London   5 SXL 2294(monaural; LXT 5657)
CHRISTMAS WITH LEONTYNE PRICE
Leontyne Price(S) / Herbert von Karajan / Wiener Philharmoniker
Recording; 3~5th Jun. 1961, Sofiensaal, Wien

  5 SXL 2295(monaural; LXT 5658)
HILDE GÜDEN; Sings operetta evergreens
KÁLMÁN; 'Gräfin Mariza' - Entrance song of Maritza "Höre ich Zigeunergeigen"(Maritza; Act I), "Sag' ja,mein Lieb,sag ja"(Act II)
STOLZ; 'White House Inn' -"Mein liebeslied muss ein Walzer sein", 'der Favorit' -"Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein"
LEHAR; 'der Zarewitsch' -"Kosende wellen", 'Ziguenerliebe' -"Hör ich Cymbalklänge"(Act III)
FALL; 'Madame Pompadour' -"Heut'Könnt' eines sein Glück"
J.STRAUSS, Jr.; 'Casanova' -Nun's Chorus, 'die Fledermaus' - "Mein Herr Marquis"(Act II), 'Wiener Blut' -"Wiener Blut"
O. STRAUSS; 'the Chocolata Soldier' - "Held meiner Traeume"
ZELLER; 'Obersteiger' - "Sei nicht bös"
Hilde Güden(S) / Robert Stolz / Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper & Vienna Operetta Chorus
Recording; Apr. & May 1961, Sofiensaal, Wien   5 SXL 2296(monaural; LXT 5659)
FALLA; Ballet music 'The three cornered hat'
Ernest Ansermet / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Teresa Berganza(Ms)
Recording; Feb. 1960, Victoria Hall, Genève

  5 SXL 2297(monaural; LXT 5660)
BRAHMS; Clarinet Quintet in b minor, op.115
BAERMANN(misattrib. WAGNER); Adagio for clarinet and strings
Mitglieder des Wiener Oktett
Recording; Apr. 1961, Sofiensaal, Wien   5 SXL 2298(monaural; LXT 5661)
BRITTEN; Cello sonata
SCHUMANN; 5 Stucke im volkston
DEBUSSY; Sonata No.1(cello sonata)
Mstislav Rostropovich(vc), Benjamin Britten(p)
Recording; Jul. 1961, Kingsway Hall, London

  5 SXL 2299(monaural; LXT 5663)
THE ART OF ODA SLOBODSKAYA; Recordings from 1945~61
Oda Slobodskaya(S)
Ivor Newton(p)
Anatole Fistoulari / London Symphony Orchestra
Recording; 1945~61   5 SXL 2300(monaural; LXT 5664)
BACH; Orchestral Suite No.1 in C major, No.2 in b minor*
Karl Münchinger / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Jean-Pierre Rampal(fl)*
Recording; 4~12th Jun. 1961, Victoria Hall, Genève

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