EMI; Columbia(UK) SAX serial stereo LPs, SAX 2301~2350

* Columbia(UK) SAX serial LPs
- II ; 2301~2350
Gallery of first released LPs and recording datas

Any suggestion and contribution of better images and recording data will be welcomed and mentioned in this page.
Special thanks to ;
- Mr. Larry Toy ; comprehensive comments about all the informations, and images of the scarce LPs missed in the drafts
- Mr. TAKAHASHI Arato ; many high-resolution images
- Of course also thanks so much to the owner of mikrokosmos.com who offered me the hosting space.

2000s	2251~2300	2301~2350	2351~2400	2401~2450	2451~2500	2501~2550	2551~2588
5000s	5251~5294

1. SAX 2301~2310

  5 SAX 2301(not issued)   5 SAX 2302(monaural; 33CX 1517)
TCHAIKOVSKY; Overture '1812', op.49
SIBELIUS; Valse Triste, op.44
LISZT; Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 in c sharp minor
WEBER; Invitation to the dance(orch. Berlioz)
Herbert von Karajan / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; 5,7,9,10,16,18th Jan. & 6,7th Feb. 1958, Kingsway Hall, London

  5 SAX 2303(monaural; 33CX 1663)
RAVEL; ‘Daphnis et Chloe’ suite no.2
BIZET; ‘Carmen’ suite
RESPIGHI; Pini di Roma
Alceo Galliera / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording;   5 SAX 2304(monaural; 33CX 1660)
MOZART; Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216*
PROKOFIEV; Violin Concerto No.2 in g minor, op.63
David Oistrakh(vn & con*) / Alceo Galliera / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; 14,19th & 22nd* May 1958, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London

  5 SAX 2305(not issued)   5 SAX 2306
TCHAIKOVSKY; Ballet Suite ‘Swan lake’ & ‘Sleeping beauty’
Herbert von Karajan / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; 1~3rd Jan. 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

  5 SAX 2307(monaural; 33CX 1692)
BRAHMS; Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Leonid Kogan(vn) / Kyrill Kondrashin / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; Feb. 1959, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London   5 SAX 2308~10(highlights; SAX 2365, monaural; 33CX 1713)
HÄNDEL; Oratorio ‘Messiah’
Elsie Morison(S), Marjorie Thomas(A), Richard Lewis(T), James Milligan(B) / Malcolm Sargent / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Huddersfield Choral Society
Recording; 15~19th Jun. 1959, Huddersfield Town Hall

2. SAX 2311~2320

  5 SAX 2311(not issued)   5 (SAX 2312~13) [ monaural ; 33CX 1634~35 ]
cf. Jacket; STC 91019~20(Electrola)
BEETHOVEN; Missa Solemnis, op.123
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf(S), Christa Ludwig(Ms), Nicolai Gedda(T), Nicola Zaccaria(B) / Herbert von Karajan / Philharmonia Orchestra, Singverein der Gesellschaft der Wiener Musikfreunde
Recording; 12~16th Sep. 1958, Musikvereinsaal, Wien
cf. The sound quality of the stereo tape was so bad that UK version was only monaural(33CX), but originally SAX 2312~13 number was alloted. However, German Electrola and French Pathé-Marconi issued stereo version. The former is STC 91019~20, and the latter SAXF 177~78(reissue; SAXF 828~29).

  5 SAX 2314(not issued)

  5 SAX 2315(monaural; 33CX 1672)
BEETHOVEN; Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
David Oistrakh(vn) / André Cluytens / Orchestre Nationale de la Radiodiffusion Français
Recording; 8,10th Sep. 1958, Salle Wagram, Paris   5 SAX 2316~17(monaural; 33CX 1723~24)
DONIZETTI; Opera ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’
Maria Callas(S), Ferruccio Tagliavini(T), Piero Cappuccilli(Br) / Tullio Serafin / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus
Recording; 16~21st Mar. 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

  5 SAX 2318(monaural; 33CX 1554)
BEETHOVEN; Symphony No. 1 in C major op.21, no.8 in F major op.93
Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; Oct. 1957, Kingsway Hall, London

  5 SAX 2319(monaural; 33CX 1679)
WALTON; Belshazzar's Feast*, Partita for Orchestra
William Walton / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Donald Bell(Br)*
Recording;   5 SAX 2320(monaural; 33CX 1645)
MARIA CALLAS; Mad Scenes
DONIZETTI; Anna Bolena* (Act II) - 'Piangete voi? Al dolce guidami castel natio'
THOMAS; Hamlet (Act IV) - 'A vos jeux', 'Partagez-vous mes fleurs', 'Et maintenant ecoutez ma chanson'
BELLINI; Il Pirata (Act II) - 'Oh! S'io potessi' 'Col sorriso d'innocenza'
Maria Callas(S) / Nicola Rescigno / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Monica Sinclair(A)*, John Lanigan(T)*, Joseph Rouleau(B)*, Duncan Robertson(T)*
Recording; 24,25th Sep. 1958, Kingsway Hall, London

3. SAX 2321~2330

  5 SAX 2321(monaural; 33CX 1671)
MAHLER; Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen, Kindertotenlieder*
Christa Ludwig(Ms) / Adrian Boult & André Vandernoot* / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; Oct. 1958, Abbey Road Studios, London   5 SAX 2322(monaural; 33CX 1677)
DVORAK; Symphony No.9 in e minor op.95 ‘from the New World’, Carnaval Overture
Wolfgang Sawallisch / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording;

  5 SAX 2323(monaural; 33CX 1711)
TCHAIKOVSKY; Violin Concerto in D major op.35, Meditation op.22*
Leonid Kogan(vn) / Constantin Silvestri / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris
Recording; 17th* Nov. 1959, Salle Wagram, Paris   5 SAX 2324(monaural; 33CX 1684)
VERDI; Overtures & Preludes
’Nabucco’ Overture , ‘Aida’ Prelude to Act I, ‘Giovanna D'Arco’ Overture
* ’I Vespri Siciliani’ Overture, ‘La Traviata’ Prelude to Act I & III, ‘La Forza Del Destino’ Overture
Tullio Serafin / Philharmonia Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic*
Recording; 27th Feb. 1959 & 14th Apr. 1961, Abbey Road Studios, London

  5 SAX 2325(not issued)   5 SAX 2326(not issued)

  5 SAX 2327(monaural; 33CX 1654)
BORODIN; "Prince Igor" Suite including Polovtsian Dances
MUSSORGSKY; A Night on the Bare Mountain
R.-KORSAKOV; "Russian Easter Festival" Overture
Lovro von Matacic / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; 4,5th Sep. 1958, Kingsway Hall, London   5 SAX 2328(monaural; 33CX 1680)
BRAHMS; Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major op.83
Hans Richter-Haaser(p) / Herbert von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
Recording; 30,31st Dec. 1958, Berlin(perhaps Grünewaldkirche)

  5 SAX 2329(monaural; 33CX 1683)
LALO; Symphonie espagnole
TCHAIKOVSKY; Sérénade mélancolique
Leonid Kogan(vn) / Kyrill Kondrashin / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; 27th Feb. 1959, No.1 Studio, Abbey road, London   5 SAX 2330(not issued)

4. SAX 2331~2290

  5 SAX 2331(monaural; 33CX 1615)
BEETHOVEN; Symphony No.2 in D major op.36, Overture ‘Coriolan’ & ‘The creature from Prometheus’
Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; Oct. 1957, Kingsway Hall, London   5 SAX 2332(monaural; 33CX 1685)
CHOPIN; 14 Waltzes
Witold Malcuzynski(p)
Recording;

  5 SAX 2333(monaural; 33CX 1623)
WOLF; 14 Songs from Goethe lieder
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf(S), Gerald Moore(p)
Recording; 4,7th Apr. 1956 & Jun. 1957, Studio no.1, Abbey Road, London   5 SAX 2334(not issued)

  5 SAX 2335(monaural; 33CX 1686)
MOZART; Piano Concerto No.20 in d minor K.466, no.23 in A major K.481
Annie Fischer(p) / Adrian Boult / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording;   5 SAX 2336~37(monaural; 33CX 1688~89)
J.STRAUSS Jr.; Operetta ‘Die Fledermaus’
Gerda Scheyrer(S), Wilma Lipp(S), Christa Ludwig(Ms), Karl Terkel(T), Anton Dermota(T), Walter Berry(Br), Eberhard Waechter(Br), Erich Kunz(Br) / Otto Ackermann / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; Jun. 1959, Kingsway Hall, London

  5 SAX 2338(monaural; 33CX 1690)
CHOPIN; 7 Polonaise
Witold Malcuzynski(p)
Recording;

  5 SAX 2339(monaural; 33CX 1691)
TCHAIKOVSKY; Fantasy Overture "Romeo and Juliet", Nutcracker Suite
Igor Markevitch / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; 17,18th Feb. 1959, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London   5 SAX 2340(monaural; 33CX 1693)
CHRISTA LUDWIG; Lieder
BRAHMS; Zigeunerlieder
SCHUMANN; Frauenliebe und Leben
Christa Ludwig(Ms), Gerald Moore(p)
Recording; 28~30th Nov. 1961, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London

5. SAX 2341~2350

  5 SAX 2341(monaural; 33CX 1694)
FALLA; Three Cornered Hat
RAVEL; Daphnis suite no.2, Alborada del gracioso
Carlo Maria Giulini / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording;   5 SAX 2342(monaural; 33CX 1736)
MENDELSSOHN; Symphony no.3 in a minor ‘Scottish’, 'Hebrides' Overture
Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; 22,25,27,28th Jan. 1960, Abbey Road Studios, London

  5 SAX 2343(monaural; 33CX 1652)
Weber; Overtures
Euryanthe, Ruler of the spirits, Abu Hassan, Jubel, Der Freischütz, Preciosa, Oboron
Wolfgang Sawallisch / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; Feb. & Jul. 1958, Kingsway Hall, London   5 SAX 2344(monaural; 33CX 1695)
CHOPIN; Piano Concerto no.2 in f minor op.18, Fantasy in f minor op.49
Witold Malcuzynski(p) / Walter Süsskind / London Symphony
Recording;

  5 SAX 2345(monaural; 33CX 1541)
MAHLER; Symphony No.4 in G major
Paul Kletzki / Philharmonia Orchestra, Emmy Loose(S)
Recording; 2,3,5th Apr. & 17th Jun. 1957, Kingsway Hall, London   5 SAX 2346(monaural; 33CX 1696)
BEETHOVEN; Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major Op.19*, Piano Sonata No.7 in D major Op.10-3
Claudio Arrau(p) / Alceo Galliera* / Philharmonia Orchestra*
Recording; 2,3rd May & 7th Oct. 1958, London*, 1958~59

  5 SAX 2347(monaural; 33CX 1697)
WAGNER; Orchestral works Vol.I
Rienzi; Overture
Der fliegender Holländer; Overture
Tannhäuser; Overture
Lohengrin; Prelude to the Act I
Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; 2,3rd Mar., 24,25th Feb., 23,24th Feb., 25th Feb. & 3rd Mar. 1960, Kingsway Hall, London   5 SAX 2348(monaural; 33CX 1698)
WAGNER; Orchestral works Vol.II
Lohengrin; Prelude to the Act III
Die Meistersinger; Prelude to the Act I, Dance of the apprentices and Entry of the masters
Tristan und Isolde; Prelude to the Act I and Liebestod
Götterdämmerung ; Siegfried's Funeral March
Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; 27th Feb., 1,2,8th Mar., 1,3rd Mar., 27th Feb. 1960, Kingsway Hall, London

  5 SAX 2347~48(box)

  5 SAX 2349(not issued)   5 SAX 2350(monaural; 33CX 1591)
BRAHMS; Symphony No.4 in e minor op.98
Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra
Recording; 1st Nov. 1956 & 28th Mar. 1957, Kingsway Hall, London

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