Real Post - Download: Albert Coates - Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (1922)
Bill Anderson
It's after 9pm here in Chicago. No spam yet, so I'll risk posting this
download tonight.
Here is Albert Coates and members of the London Symphony Orchestra
performing Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor.
AFAIK this was the first recording of the complete work, done by HMV
in 3 recording sessions in late 1922 It has never been reissued on LP
or commercial CD..
Coates' affinity with Tchaikovsky is well known. His electrical
recordings of the Pathetique (1926 and 1945) and the Polish (1932) are
justly admired by many collectors. This reading of the Fifth, while
not on the same level as the above mentioned recordings, is a
significant document in recording history, and a damn good
performance.
As with all acoustic recordings, some allowances must be made for the
limitations of the mechanical recording process.
I initially transferred these sides in 2003 and some additional
restoration work was performed this week to tamp down the (infamous)
HMV crackle. Originally transferred with flat equalization, I added a
bass turnover around 250 Hz to mellow the sound just a little. Please
note my original crossfades in the 4th movement were marred by not
matching the changes in bass timbre between the sides. Even so, I
think that the results are reasonably good.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?fxzjy4ldon1
Many thanks to Mark Kluge for letting me borrow these rare sides
Enjoy!
- Bill
Steven Bornfeld
Thanks much!!
Steve
Kerrison
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Pity ... I get a panel saying "The Compressed Zip Folder is Invalid or
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wa...@thedome.com
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I'm looking forward to haring this one later today. I'm enjoyng all
the rare Coates material that has appeared here in the past few
months.
And, typically for mediafire, the file downloaded in a few seconds
with no waiting or limitations and unzipped perfectly.
Outstanding hosting service.
On Aug 25, 5:08 am, <ways@the dome.com> wrote:
> typical of mediacrap
Bill Anderson
I just downloaded the file and sampled without incident.
Just in case, I now put it on rapidshare as well:
http://rs97.rapidshare.com/files/51184754/Albert_Coates_LSO_Tchaik_5_1922.zip
Please try this if mediafire is giving you problems. (If you like AC,
try not to miss this one...)
- Bill
Bill Anderson
I may re-due this from scratch in the future. There are still a number
of things I'd like to address (lots of thumping noises still left, the
crossfades on Mvmt 4, etc)
I still have the set, borrowed from Mark Kluge. Probably best to wait
till his children are a bit older before I get it back. Curiously, his
wife doesn't seem to mind when I take recordings out their house and
not bring them back. Hmmm... :)
Kerrison
> Hello Kerrison -
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> I just downloaded the file and sampled without incident.
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> Just in case, I now put it on rapidshare as well:
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> Please try this if mediafire is giving you problems. (If you like AC,
> try not to miss this one...)
>
> - Bill
Thanks ... this plays fine ... I just downloaded it and dipped in to
check and will listen to more later .. Not sure why the first file
didn't work but it's probably my fault for doing something wrong at my
end!
The big tragedy of Coates's career is that the spate of recordings he
made in the 1920s and early 1930s ended so abruptly when he appears to
have abandoned conducting in order to concentrate on composition. He
was born the same year as Stokowski (1882) but died much earlier
(1953) so although he made some Decca 78s just after the war he could
easily have made far more in the 1930s and 1940s, and even some early
LPs. As it is, he's only remembered for some wonderfully conducted
recordings but not at all for any of his own music.
El Klauso
be 'interpersonal' - difficulties which made Coates turn peripatetic.
Sad that the passion that made him so appealing to concertgoers of his
day earned condemnation when applied to other venues of his life.
bruckner_1
Thanks, Bill. I really appreciate this and everything else you've
contributed.
Jeff from WI
Bill Anderson
that benefactor supported AC's position with the LSO was, shall we
say, a career limiting move.
There was some interest by HMV in recording AC after he returned to
England in 1944, but nothing came of it, sadly.
Matthew B. Tepper
to be typed in news:1188047796....@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com:
Now you've piqued my curiosity!
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Matthew B. Tepper
> Let us speak clearly - AC's diddling of a benefactor's wife, while
> that benefactor supported AC's position with the LSO was, shall we
> say, a career limiting move.
Ah. The same sort of thing that got Horenstein and Welser-Möst in trouble.
> There was some interest by HMV in recording AC after he returned to
> England in 1944, but nothing came of it, sadly.
--
El Klauso
You're takin' all the mystery outta life, here.
Bill Anderson
Damian R
I got a set of this recording just a few days ago! You beat me to it!
But I have done a Coates record of operatic choruses, now up on my
site
http://www.damians78s.34sp.com
Damian
Damian
Bill Anderson
Thanks for those early electrical choral sides. Fascinating stuff! I
find the sound quality just fine. Is this a factor of my working with
acoustics the night before? :-)
I didn't mean to steal the spotlight on the Coates Tchaik 5th. I was
unaware that you had acquired the sides or had planned a future
project. Well, fair enough, then. I had planned to post the Leo Blech
T5 recording, and you beat me to it a few months ago!
Back to the Coates, I lusted after this set after I found out of its
existence back in my university days - so many, many, many, years ago
(grrr...). When Mark Kluge found a copy I was green with envy, but so
pleased when he allowed me to borrow his for my project.
Others have found this interesting as well - in 24 hours, 67
collectors have downloaded the file.
Seriously, I encourage you to work on the set and post it on your
website as a comparison. We have learned, and will learn, from each
other regarding restoration techniques and approaches.
- Bill
Damian R
thought it worth getting while it was there. It's still a while before I'll
get round to it - Kennedy Scott, Landon Ronald, Henry Wood, Hamilton Harty,
Alick Maclean and others to plough through first!
Damian
"Bill Anderson" <william....@sap.com> wrote in message
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vhorowitz
> On Aug 24, 9:32 pm, Bill Anderson <william.ander...@sap.com> wrote:
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> > OK!
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> > It's after 9pm here in Chicago. No spam yet, so I'll risk posting this
> > download tonight.
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I guess I was in transit when you put this up, Bill, and missed it
until now, but a belated huge thank you!!! The funny thing is, I was
talking to Ward Marston tonight, and Coates came up, and HE mentioned
he had heard from a friend that you had posted this!
Best,
Neal
Bill Anderson
have exceeded 100 - a very pleasant surprise. Thanks everyone.
A few more Coates files coming...
Philip Peters
> FWIW - I checked the stats on the file this morning, and downloads
> have exceeded 100 - a very pleasant surprise. Thanks everyone.
>
> A few more Coates files coming...
Thank *you*, Bill!
Philip
thoren...@yahoo.com
Now you know what happens to me when I try to play those @#$@!%
Rapidshare files !
Roger
thoren...@yahoo.com
I have some of his electricals,both on scroll Victors,and Camden
Lps.Too bad I don't have a way to upload.
Roger
Dontait...@aol.com
wrote:
(snip, regarding Albert Coates)
> I have some of his electricals,both on scroll Victors,and Camden
> Lps.Too bad I don't have a way to upload.
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> Roger
There were no Camden LPs of recordings conducted by Albert Coates.
There was a man whose recordings were published on Camden named, I
think, Hal or Harold Coates. Are you thinking of him?
Best wishes and no offense intended,
Don Tait