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EMI LP; Columbia(UK) SAX - Introduction

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* Columbia(UK) SAX serial LPs
   - V ; 2451~2500
   Gallery of first released LPs and recording datas

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  • 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
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1. SAX 2451~2460

5 SAX 2451~53(highlights; SAX 2547, monaural; 33CX 1804~06) BEETHOVEN; Opera 'Fidelio', op.72 Christa Ludwig(Ms), Jon Vickers(T), Walter Berry(B), Gottlob Frick(B) / Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus Recording; Feb. & Mar. 1962, Kingsway Hall, London	5 SAX 2454~55(monaural; 33CX 1808~09) BRUCKNER; Symphony No.7 in E major* WAGNER; Siegfried Idyll Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; 1~5th Nov. 1960*, 25th Sep & 25th Oct. 1961, Kingsway Hall, London
	5 SAX 2456(complete; SAX 2257~58. monaural; 33CX 1810) ORFF; Opera 'Die Kluge'(highlights) Wolfgang Sawallisch / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; 22,23,25,26th May 1956, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
5 SAX 2457(monaural; 33CX 1811) ORFF; Opera 'Der Mond'(highlights) Rudolf Christ(T), Paul Kuen(T), Peter Lagger(B), Hans Hotter(B) / Wolfgang Sawallisch / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus Recording; 16~20th Mar. 1957, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London cf. SAX complete issue is not extant(but 33CX extant). The earliest stereo issue is American Angel SBL 3567(2 set).	5 SAX 2458(monaural; 33CX 1812) TCHAIKOVSKY; Symphony No.6 in b minor, op.74 'Pathétique' Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; May 1960 & Oct. 1961, Kingsway Hall, London
5 SAX 2459(monaural; 33CX 1816) WALTON; Symphony No.2, Partita for orchestra* George Szell / Cleveland Orchestra Recording; 24th Feb. & 3rd Mar. 1961 & 21st Jan. 1959*, Severance Hall, Cleveland cf. Epic(US) license	5 SAX 2460(monaural; 33CX 1814) WEILL; Threepenny Opera Suite J. STRAUSS; Waltzes Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; 1961

2. SAX 2461~2470

5 SAX 2461(monaural; 33CX 1815) DVORAK; Sympony No.8 in G major op.88, Scherzo capriccioso Carlo Maria Giulini / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; Jan. & Apr. 1962, Kingsway Hall, London	5 SAX 2462(monaural; 33CX 1817) WAGNER; Wesendonk Lieder, Isoldes Liebestod BRAHMS; Alto Rhapsody Christa Ludwig(Ms) / Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; 21,23rd Mar. 1962, Kingsway Hall, London
5 SAX 2463(monaural; 33CX 1818) DEBUSSY; La mer, Nocturnes Carlo Maria Giulini / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; 11th Apr. 1962, Kingsway Hall, London	5 SAX 2464(monaural; 33CX 1820) KLEMPERER conducts more Wagner Das Rheingold; Entrance of gods to Valhalla Siegfried; Forest murmur Götterdämmerung; Siegfried's Rhine Journey Tannhäuser; Prelude to the Act III Parsifal; Prelude to the Act I Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; 24th Oct., 24th Oct. & 13th Nov., 22nd Nov., 14th Nov. 1961, Kingsway Hall, London
5 SAX 2465(monaural; 33CX 1821) CHOPIN; Mazurkas Witold Malcuzynski(p) Recording;	5 SAX 2466(monaural; 33CX 1822) BRAHMS; Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83 Claudio Arrau(p) / Carlo Maria Giulini / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; 21,22nd Apr. 1962, London
5 SAX 2467(monaural; 33CX 1823) R.STRAUSS; Till Eulenspiegel, Also sprach Zarathustra Lorin Maazel / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; ca. 1962, Abbey Road Studios, London	5 SAX 2468(monaural; 33CX 1824) MOZART; Symphony No.38 in D major 'Prague', no.39 in E flat major K.545* Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; 23,24th Jul. 1956* & 27th Mar. 1962, Kingsway Hall, London
5 SAX 2469(monaural; 33CX 1825) DEBUSSY; Piano Works including; La fille aux cheveux de lin, La cathedrale engloutie, La plus que lente, Clair de lune Samson François(p) Recording;	5 SAX 2470(monaural; 33CX 1826) MOZART; String Quartet no.14 in G major K.387, no.19 in C major K.465 'Dissonant'* Juilliard sq. - Robert Mann & Isidore Cohen(vns), Raphael Hillyer(va), Claus Adam(vc) Recording; 14,16th & 1,2nd* May 1962, Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York cf. Epic(US) license

3. SAX 2471~2480

5 SAX 2471(monaural; 33CX 1827) MOZART; String Quartet no.15 in d minor K.421, no.18 in A major K.464* Juilliard sq. - Robert Mann & Isidore Cohen(vns), Raphael Hillyer(va), Claus Adam(vc) Recording; 29,31st & 16,18th* May 1962, Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York cf. Epic(US) license	5 SAX 2472(monaural; 33CX 1828) MOZART; String Quartet no.16 in E flat major K.428, no.17 in B flat major K.458 'Hunt'* Juilliard sq. - Robert Mann & Isidore Cohen(vns), Raphael Hillyer(va), Claus Adam(vc) Recording; 18th & 25 & 29th* May 1962, Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York cf. Epic(US) license
5 SAX 2470~72(box issue)
5 SAX 2473~74(monaural; 33CX 1829~30) MAHLER; Symphony No.2 in c minor, 'Resurrection' Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf(S), Hilde Rössl-Majdan(A) Recording; 22~24th Nov. 1961 & 15,24th Mar. 1962, Kingsway Hall, London
5 SAX 2475(monaural; 33CX 1831) SCHUMANN; Symphony no.1 in B flat major op.38 'Spring', no.4 in d minor op.120* George Szell / Cleveland Orchestra Recording; 24,25th Oct. 1958 & 12th Mar. 1960(or 22nd Mar.?)*, Severance Hall, Cleveland cf. Epic(US) license	5 SAX 2476(monaural; 33CX 1832) RAVEL; Orchestral works Vol. I Ballet 'Daphnis et Chloé' André Cluytens / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire Paris, Choeurs René Duclos Recording; 1,4,6~8th Jun. & Aug. 1962, Salle Wagram, Paris
5 SAX 2477(monaural; 33CX 1833) RAVEL; Orchestral works Vol. II Boléro, Rhapsodie espagnole, La Valse André Cluytens / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris Recording; 27th Nov. 1961, 2,3rd Oct. 1962, & Apr. 1962, Salle Wagram, Paris	5 SAX 2478(monaural; 33CX 1834) RAVEL; Orchestral works Vol. III Ma mère l'oye, Valses nobles et sentimentales André Cluytens / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris Recording; 2,3rd Oct. 1962, Salle Wagram, Paris
5 SAX 2479(monaural; 33CX 1835) RAVEL; Orchestral works Vol. IV Le tombeau de Couperin, Menuet antique, Une barque de l'océan, Alborada del gracioso, Pavane pour une Infante défunte André Cluytens / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris Recording; 2,3rd Oct. 1962, & Apr. 1962, Salle Wagram, Paris	5 SAX 2476~79(box issue)
	5 SAX 2480(monaural; 33CX 1836) STRAVINSKY; Serenade in A major, Piano Sonata SCHOENBERG; Suite op.25, P iano piece op.33a/33b Charles Rosen(p) Recording; cf. Epic(US) license

4. SAX 2481~2490

5 SAX 2481(monaural; 33CX 1837) NICOLAI GEDDA in Paris Arias from 'Benbenuto Cellini'(Berlioz), Manon, Mignon, Mireille, Le postillion de Longjumean(Adam), Le Roi d'Ys, Werther Nicolai Gedda(T) / Georges Prêtre / Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française Recording; Sep. 1961, Salle Wagram, Paris	5 SAX 2482(monaural; 33CX 1838) CHERUBINI; Opera 'Medea'(highlights) Rita Gorr(Ms), Guy Chauvet, André Esposito, René Bianco / Georges Prêtre / Choeurs et Orchestre du theatre national de l'opéra, Paris Recording;
5 SAX 2483(monaural; 33CX 1840) TCHAIKOVSKY; Romeo & Juliet, Francesca da Rimini Carlo Maria Giulini / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; Apr. 1962, Kingsway Hall, London	5 SAX 2484(monaural; 33CX 1841) MUSSORGSKY; Pictures at an Exhibition DEBUSSY; Prélude à la midi d'une faune Lorin Maazel / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; ca. 1962, Abbey Road Studios, London
5 SAX 2485(monaural; 33CX 1842) SCHUMANN; Piano Concerto in a minor, op.54 LISZT; Piano Concerto no.1 in E flat major Annie Fischer(p) / Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; May 1960, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London	5 SAX 2486(monaural; 33CX 1843) MOZART; Symphony no.40 in g minor K.550, no.41 in C major K.551 'Jupiter' Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; 6,7th Mar. 1962, Kingsway Hall, London
5 SAX 2487(monaural; 33CX 1844) RED ARMY ENSEMBLE Chorus master; Boris Alexandrov Recording;	5 SAX 2488(monaural; 33CX 1845) MAHLER; Symphony no.10 in f sharp minor R.STRAUSS; Tod und verklärung* George Szell / Cleveland Orchestra Recording; 29,30th Mar. 1957*, 1st Nov. 1958, Severance Hall, Cleveland cf. Epic(US) license
5 SAX 2489(monaural; 33CX 1846) HERMANN PREY; Arias from German Operas Mozart ; Die Zauberflöte Kreutzer; Das nachtlager von Granada Lortzing; Zar und Zimmermann, Der Wildschütz Viktor Neßler; Der Trompeter von Särkingen Wolfgang Korngold; Die tote Stadt Humperdinck; Königskinder Marschner; Hans Heiling Wager; Tannhäuser Hermann Prey(Br) / Horst Stein / Berliner Symphoniker Recording; 1963	5 SAX 2490(monaural; 33CX 1847) SZELL conducts Russian Music TCHAIKOVSKY; Capriccio Italian, op.45 R.KORSAKOV; Capriccio Espagnole BORODIN; Polovetsian dances MUSSORGSKY; Prelude to Act I 'Khovanshtsina' George Szell / Cleveland Orchestra Recording; 28th Feb. & 14th Mar. 1958 at Severance Hall, and 1st Mar. 1958 at Auditorium at Masonic Temple, Cleveland cf. Epic(US) license

5. SAX 2491~2500

5 SAX 2491(complete; SAX 2359~61. monaural; 33CX 1848) PONCHIELLI; Opera ‘La Gioconda’(highlights) Antonino Votto / Coro e Orchestra del'Teatro alla Scala, Milano Recording; 4~11th Sep. 1959, La Scala, Milano	5 SAX 2492(monaural; 33CX 1849) DEBUSSY; 12 Études Charles Rosen(p) Recording; cf. Epic(US) license
5 SAX 2493(monaural; 33CX 1850) BEETHOVEN; Symphony no.8 in F major, op.93 SCHUBERT; Symphony no.8 in b minor D.759, 'Unfinished'* George Szell / Cleveland Orchestra Recording; 15th Apr. 1961, 12,19th Mar. 1960*, Severance Hall, Cleveland cf. Epic(US) license	5 SAX 2494(monaural; 33CX 1851) TCHAIKOVSKY; Symphony No.4 in f minor, op.36 Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; 1963, Kingsway Hall, London
5 SAX 2495(monaural; 33CX 1852) R.STRAUSS; Don Quixote op.35, Don Juan op.20 George Szell / Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Fournier(vc), Abraham Skernick(va) Recording; 28,29th Oct. 1960, Severance Hall, Cleveland cf. Epic(US) license	5 SAX 2496(monaural; 33CX 1853) SCHUMANN; Symphony no.2 in C major, op.61 George Szell / Cleveland Orchestra Recording; 21,24th Oct. 1960, Severance Hall, Cleveland cf. Epic(US) license
5 SAX 2497(monaural; 33CX 1854) TCHAIKOVSKY; Symphony No.5 in e minor, op.64 Otto Klemperer / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording; Jan. 1963, Kingsway Hall, London	5 SAX 2498(monaural; 33CX 1855) BRAHMS; Symphony No.2 in D major op.73 Carlo Maria Giulini / Philharmonia Orchestra Recording;
5 SAX 2499~500(monaural; 33CX 1397~98) HÄNDEL; Oratorio 'Solomon' John Cameron(B), Elsie Morrison(S), Alexander Young(T), Lois Marshall(S) / Thomas Beecham / Royal Philharmonic Recording; Nov. & Dec. 1955, May 1956, Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London

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Created ; 14th Sep. 2008
Last update ; 22nd Feb. 2014

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