Description

Various Mercury Living Presence 3 Limited Edition Numbered 180gram 6LP Set

Overview:
This limited-edition, numbered LP Set features original LP front and back covers. The pressings are by OPTIMAL on 180 gsm vinyl stock and lacquers have been cut by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios. Included in the package is a full-colour booklet in English featuring an essay by Thomas Fine; a paragraph on each recording, setting out the location, the dates, the tapes, the microphones, the engineer, the producer in fact everything the collector loves to read. Full-colour booklet in English featuring an essay by Thomas Fine; a paragraph on each recording, setting out the location, the dates, the tapes, the microphones, the engineer, the producer in fact everything the collector loves to read. Cover art in style of the 53CD box set. Lift-off rigid LP box (in the style of previous 6LP sets from Decca).

Featured Tracks:
Disc: 1
1. Roman Festivals – Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti
2. Church Windows (Vetrate di Chiesa) – Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti

Disc: 2
1. Waltz – Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti
2. Waltz – Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti
3. Village Swallows From Austria, Op.164 (Dorfschwalben aus Österreich) – Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti
4. Wedding Waltz – Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti
5. The Skaters Waltz, Op.183 (Les Patineurs) – Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti
6. Die Schönbrunner, Op.200 – Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Doráti

Disc: 3
1. 1. Prelude: Allegro energico e pesante – Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
2. 2. Dirge: Andante moderato – Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
3. 3. Pastorale and Rustic Dances – Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
4. 4. Fugue – Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
5. 1. Maestoso – Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
6. 2. Andante – Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
7. 3. Allegro – Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
8. 4. Tranquillo – Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson

Disc: 4
1. 1. Lento – Allegro ma non troppo – Allegro – Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
2. 2. Allegretto – Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
3. 3. Allegro non troppo – Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray

Disc: 5
1. Pineapple Poll Suite – Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
2. Suite La boutique fantasque after Rossini – Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
3. Faust: Ballet Music – Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

Disc: 6
1. Overture – Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
2. Suite – Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
3. Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music – Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray
4. Overture – Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray