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Berio conducts Sinfonia, Nones, Allelujah II, Concerto for 2 Pianos

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Tassilo

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May 24, 2013, 11:06:48 PM5/24/13
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In collaboration with Archiv Music Sony has just reissued the first recording of Luciano Berio’s Sinfonia, the original 4-movement version, which was recorded by Columbia records on October 12, 1968, immediately after the world première with the same forces. Because RCA and Sony are now part of a single corporate entity, they have been able to include Berio’s RCA recordings of Nones, Allelujah II, and the Concerto for 2 pianos within the same release. Archiv and Sony are claiming that this is the first digital reissue of the RCA recordings. In fact, they were previously reissued on CD in Japan by Japanese RCA/BMG in collaboration with Japanese Tower Records. (Needless to say, the Japanese release is long gone along with Japanese RCA/BMG.) These recordings are available on a print-on-demand CDR from Archiv Music or as mp3 downloads from Amazon (link below):

LUCIANO BERIO: SINFONIA (1968)
World première recording, first 4-movement version
The Swingle Singers
The New York Philharmonic
Luciano Berio
Recorded October 12, 1968
From Columbia MS 7628. (P) 1969

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Luciano Berio: NONES (1954)
London Symphony Orchestra
Luciano Berio, conductor
Recorded April 1975

Luciano Berio: ALLELUJAH II (1958)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez & Luciano Berio, conductors
Recorded August 1974

Luciano Berio: CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS (1973)
Bruno Canino and Antonio Ballista, pianos
London Symphony Orchestra
Luciano Berio, conductor
Recorded April 1975

From RCA ARL1-1674, (P) 1976
Produced by Charles Gerhardt
Recording Engineers: Robert Auger and Philip Wade

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=939317

-Tassilo

In collaboration with Archiv Music Sony has just reissued the first recording of Luciano Berio’s Sinfonia, the original 4-movement version, which was recorded by Columbia records on October 12, 1968, immediately after the world première with the same forces. Because RCA and Sony are now part of a single corporate entity, they have been able to include Berio’s RCA recordings of Nones, Allelujah II, and the Concerto for 2 pianos within the same release. Archiv and Sony are claiming that this is the first digital reissue of the RCA recordings. In fact, they were previously reissued on CD in Japan by Japanese RCA/BMG in collaboration with Japanese Tower Records. Needless to say, the Japanese release is long gone along with Japanese RCA/BMG. These recordings are available on a print-on-demand CDR from Archiv Music or as mp3 downloads from Amazon (link below):

LUCIANO BERIO: SINFONIA (1968)
World première recording, first 4-movement version
The Swingle Singers
The New York Philharmonic
Luciano Berio
Recorded October 12, 1968
From Columbia MS 7628. (P) 1969

***

Luciano Berio: NONES (1954)
London Symphony Orchestra
Luciano Berio, conductor
Recorded April 1975

Luciano Berio: ALLELUJAH II (1958)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez & Luciano Berio, conductors
Recorded August 1974

Luciano Berio: CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS (1973)
Bruno Canino and Antonio Ballista, pianos
London Symphony Orchestra
Luciano Berio, conductor
Recorded April 1975

From RCA ARL1-1674, (P) 1976
Produced by Charles Gerhardt
Recording Engineers: Robert Auger and Philip Wade

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=939317

-Tassilo

hiker_rs

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May 25, 2013, 12:49:32 PM5/25/13
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On May 24, 10:06 pm, Tassilo <david7ga...@aol.com> wrote:
> In collaboration with Archiv Music Sony has just reissued the first recording of Luciano Berio’s Sinfonia, the original 4-movement version, which was recorded by Columbia records on October 12, 1968, immediately after the world première with the same forces.  Because RCA and Sony are now part of a single corporate entity, they have been able to include Berio’s RCA recordings of Nones, Allelujah II, and the  Concerto for 2 pianos within the same release.  Archiv and Sony are claiming that this is the first digital reissue of the RCA recordings.  In fact, they were previously reissued on CD in Japan by Japanese RCA/BMG in collaboration with Japanese Tower Records. (Needless to say, the Japanese release is long gone along with Japanese RCA/BMG.)  These recordings are available on  a print-on-demand CDR from Archiv Music or as mp3 downloads from Amazon (link below):
>
> LUCIANO BERIO: SINFONIA (1968)
> World première recording, first 4-movement version
> The Swingle Singers
> The New York Philharmonic
> Luciano Berio
> Recorded October 12, 1968
> From Columbia MS 7628. (P) 1969

Thanks for the notice. It's good to see that performance of Sinfonia
back in print - I remember it fondly. ("Keep going!") I may have to
give Archiv some business.

Rich

Matthew B. Tepper

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May 27, 2013, 2:56:05 AM5/27/13
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Tassilo <david...@aol.com> appears to have caused the following letters
to be typed in news:69fc3f26-2b0b-4719...@googlegroups.com:

> Archiv and Sony are claiming that this is the first digital reissue of
> the RCA recordings. In fact, they were previously reissued on CD....

*cough*

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Steve de Mena

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May 27, 2013, 8:23:30 PM5/27/13
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On 5/24/13 8:06 PM, Tassilo wrote:
> Archiv and Sony are claiming that this is the first digital reissue of the RCA recordings.

Where are Archiv [sic] and/or Sony claiming this?

I don't see it mentioned in the listing.

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=939317

Steve

Tassilo

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May 29, 2013, 5:24:18 AM5/29/13
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On Monday, May 27, 2013 8:23:30 PM UTC-4, Steven de Mena wrote:
> On 5/24/13 8:06 PM, Tassilo wrote:
>
> > Archiv and Sony are claiming that this is the first digital reissue of the RCA recordings.
>
> Where are Archiv [sic] and/or Sony claiming this?

Did you think I made this up? The claim is made in the press release now reproduced on multiple websites, e.g.

http://www.wcax.com/story/22407783/sony-masterworks-salutes-20th-century-musical-visionaries-with-prophets-of-the-new-release-series

-dg

Steve de Mena

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May 29, 2013, 6:45:38 AM5/29/13
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Well, I see a Sony press release, for one, so where did ArkivMusic
claim this too? So much here is "I've heard....." or other such things
that I do tend to doubt what I read. So much of it is wrong or
half-truths.

The Berio works are probably being released digitally (download) for
the first time, as are many works in this series.

Steve
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