A treat for Matacic admirers
makropulos
the moment - an NHK transcription disc of Lovro von Matacic conducting
Bruckner's Te Deum. This was a work he often did in concert (I heard
him conduct it with the Philharmonia in what was one of his last London
concerts - paired with Bruckner's Ninth Symphony), but this Japanese
performance from 1968 is - I think - the only surviving recording of a
Matacic performance of the Te Deum, and has never been released
commercially.
Here's the link:
Heck51
makropulos wrote:
> John Berky's Bruckner site has an extremely rare item for download at
> the moment - an NHK transcription disc of Lovro von Matacic conducting
> Bruckner's Te Deum.>>
interesting release, Matacic was an excellent conductor - great in
Bruckner...his #7 with CzPO is one of my very favorites, #9 and #3
[Philharmonia] are very fine also.
rkhalona
His 5th isn't for the faint of heart or for purists, for that matter.
:-)
RK
Jerry
Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
I continue to be fascinated by the Japanese embrace of
Bruckner. Maestro Asahina has, if I'm not mistaken,
at least two recorded cycles.
My recollection of the offerings at those well-
stocked Tokyo CD stores is that there was a
heavy dose of Germanic repetoire with no
lack of Bruckner symphonies.
There might be a musico-sociological study
here for some aspiring PhD student.
Some of this could have a historical basis
(e.g. the pioneering Japanese musicians,
such as H. Konoye, had connections
with Germanic traditions), but I think there
is more to it than just that.
Matthew B. Tepper
be typed in news:1162421123.0...@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> Some of this could have a historical basis (e.g. the pioneering Japanese
> musicians, such as H. Konoye, had connections with Germanic traditions)
Similarly, S. Ozawa, who studied in Berlin.
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Jerry wrote:
> Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
>
> I continue to be fascinated by the Japanese embrace of
> Bruckner. Maestro Asahina has, if I'm not mistaken,
> at least two recorded cycles.
Two full cycles plus countless individual issues. Only Henry Fogel has
heard them all.
Speaking of Matacic's Bruckner 7th, I heard it after Schuricht's 7th
from The Hague, and HvK on EMI, so Matacic sounded somewhat puny by
comparison.
Marc Perman
david...@aol.com
Bayreuth Lohengrin with Von Matacic on Orfeo on another forum: he
enthused about both the performance and the improved sound. His post
turned into a Von Matacic thread. Perhaps M. Makropulos can be
persuaded to repost the surprisingly ample little discography he posted
there. I posted the following and the addendum that follows:
Somebody else had said:
> I like von Matacic's conducting very much. If I didn't know who it was,
> you might be able to convince me I was hearing one of the great German
> conductors: Krauss, Kleiber, Klemperer, Knappertsbusch, Kempe, Karajan
> (lots of 'K's' there).
Von Matacic was not only incomparable but also vastly superior to the
more superficial Karajan, who stands out like a sore thumb on this
list, belonging, as he did, to a later generation and exhibiting a very
different approach from Von Matacic and all these other K's. On the
basis of the never-quite-exciting-enough standard recommendations with
Kempe (including the EMI Meistersinger), I would even say that Von
Matacic was superior to him. Von Matacic was also adept in a far
greater range of repertory than Knappertsbusch, whose forays into
Classical repertory are something of a joke. A Croatian - there should
be diacritical marks over each of the last three letters of his name -
Von Matacic was born in 1899 and, like Clemens Krauss, he began his
career as a member of the Vienna Choirboys. Von Matacic began
conducting after earning his spurs as a chorus master in various opera
houses, as conductors always should and at one time invariably did. At
various points in his career, he held permanent positions with the
Frankfurt Opera and in Dresden: with both the Dresden State Opera and
the Staatskapelle. Probably best known as a conductor of Bruckner, he
conducted everything somewhere in Europe (and eventually Japan).
Unheard of by those who only recognize the handful of big names the
major labels have managed to turn into superstars, he was revered by
musicians.
Von Matacic's discography, live and studio, is rather odd, lunging as
it does from Monteverdi to Spontini to Puccini: he was far less
incurious than your average superstar conductor. There's a very
strange live "expressionist" Monteverdi Vespers and a magnificently
conducted live recording of Spontini's Fernando Cortez, the recording
that made me a convert. Later encounters have not disappointed. In
addition to the Lohengrin, there are live recordings of Rienzi and
Elektra. There's a Beethoven Violin Concerto with Szeryng; the Grieg
and Schumann Concertos with Richter; The Four Last Songs and Arabella
scenes with Schwarzkopf; a recording of The Merry Widow with
Schwarzkopf; and Italian opera: Pagliacci with Corelli, Fanciulla with
Nilsson, a live Chénier with Tebaldi and Corelli from Vienna. He was
also the conductor when La Scala mounted Handel's Hercules with an
improbable cast headed by Corelli and Schwarzkopf.
Von Matacic's recordings of Bruckner are greatly admired, not least
by a group of seasoned Bruckner-ites with 50 recordings of every
symphony who regularly post on another forum some of us frequent. Of
his recordings of Bruckner symphonies, I know a magnificent 7th best.
He's also at the helm of one of the most impressive recordings of the
Eroica out there in an overcrowded field.
I don't know this celebrated Lohengrin, but, without having heard it,
Von Matacic's name at the helm would be the most enticing thing about
it to me.
A few addenda to my post. Speaking of Von Matacic's opera
recordings, there are also:
Der Freischütz with Claire Watson and Rudolf Schock (Eurodisc)
Entführung with Wunderlich (Myto)
and this curiosity:
I maestri cantori by Riccardo Wagner with Taddei (Sachs), Infantino
(Walther), Rizzoli (Eva), and Capecchi (Beckmesser); RAI Torino, 1962
Naxos and Swiss EMI have both reissued the Arabella/Four Last with
Schwarzkopf on CD. For more on LvM, see these URL's:
http://www.answers.com/topic/lovro-von-matacic-classical-musician
http://www.emiclassics.ch/xml/6/3252015/discografie.html
The indefatigable can comb these lists for his recordings of Bruckner:
http://trovar.com/bruckner.html
http://home.arcor.de/lionel.tacchini/Historical_Bruckner.html
-david gable, admirer of Lovro von Matacic
david...@aol.com
makropulos wrote:
> this Japanese
> performance from 1968 is - I think - the only surviving recording of a
> Matacic performance of the Te Deum, and has never been released
> commercially.
A friend of mine writes to me as follows:
Matacic conducted the Bruckner Te Deum and Ninth Symphony during the
1972 Dubrovnik Summer Festival (Zagreb Phil). Courtesy of the EBU,
these have been broadcast by the BBC Radio 3.
-david gable
Heck51
mpe...@comcast.net wrote:
> Speaking of Matacic's Bruckner 7th, I heard it after Schuricht's 7th
> from The Hague, and HvK on EMI, so Matacic sounded somewhat puny by
> comparison>>
comparison?? :-)
and David - yes, that Matacic "Eroica" is really splendid, one of the
best in a crowded field.
jrs...@aol.com
The Bruckner 9 was broadcast a few weeks ago on every station that
carries EBU's nighttime program, including the BBC 3 and a number of
other channels across Europe. I listened to it and found it singularly
unimpressive. I say that as a Matacic fan. Yes, there were some nice
moments, but compared to his Czech Philharmonic recording the Zagreb
performance lacked the beauty, the intonation, and the weight of sound,
not to mention the control of balances and the ability to finish off
phrases with subtlety. The conducting just didn't sound all that great
in the face of such obstacles. Had this been my first exposure to
Matacic it might have been my last.
--Jeff
makropulos
broadcast. BBC Radio 3 has a habit of putting things like this out at
something like 3 a.m...
makropulos
posted on another forum, so here it is. This has no claims whatsoever
to completeness - it is simply a list of the Matacic recordings I
either own or have in copies. But on that basis it might still be of
interest.
Balakirev: Islamey orch. Schalk (Philharmonia, Matacic, 14 Dec 1954),
SBT 1331
Balakirev: Overture on Three Russian Themes (Philharmonia, Matacic,
Matacic, Jan 1956), SBT 1331
Balakirev: Second Overture on Russian Themes (Philharmonia, Matacic,
11-13 Dec 1954), SBT 1331
Beethoven: Fidelio extracts (Frankfurt Opera, Matacic), dubbed from LP
Beethoven: Leonore No. 3 Overture (NHKSO, Matacic, 1967), ALT 130
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 (Lausanne CO, Matacic, 30 Jan 1981), Denon
DC-8120
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 (NHKSO, Matacic, 14 March 1984), NHK CD KICC
3015
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 (NHKSO. Matacic, ?14 March 1984), film on
private DVD
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (Czech PO, Matacic, 15-17 March 1959),
Supraphon COCO-70659
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (NHKSO, Matacic, 1967), ALT 130
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (Lausanne CO, Matacic, 6 Dec 1982), Denon
DC-8119
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 (NHKSO, Matacic, 23 March 1984), NHK CD KICC
3015
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 (NHKSO. Matacic, ?23 March 1984), film on
private DVD
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Czech PO, Matacic, 1980), copy from Praga CD
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (NHKSO, Matacic), KICC 3066 [details to be
added]
Beethoven: Nine Minuets from WoO7 (Lausanne CO, Matacic, 6 Dec 1982),
Denon DC-8119
Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1, L'Arlésienne Farandole (NHKSO, Matacic, 27
Dec 1973), ALT 061
Borodin: Prince Igor Overture, Polovtsian March, Polovtsian Dances
(Philharmonia, Matacic, 5 Sept 1958), SBT 1330
Borodin: Prince Igor (Waechter, Zadek, Zampieri, Hotter, Vienna State
Opera, Matacic, 6 Feb 1969), Gala GL 100615
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (Beretovac, Ruzdjak, Zagreb PO, Matacic,
4 June 1976), CD 37591
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (NHKSO, Matacic, 28 Jan 1967), ALT 091
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (NHKSO, Matacic, 24 March 1984), Denon 33CO-1003
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (NHKSO, Matacic, ?24 March 1984), film on
private DVD
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (NHKSO, Matacic, 5 Dec 1973), ALT 060
Brahms: Tragische Ouvertüre (NHKSO, Matacic, 19 Nov 1975), ALT 060
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Oistrakh, Philharmonia, Matacic, 17-18
Nov 1954), EMI 345748-2
Bruckner: Overture in G minor (Philharmonia, Matacic, 16 Jan 1956), SBT
1050
Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 (Philharmonia, Matacic, 23 July 1983), BBCL
4079-2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 (Vienna SO, Matacic, 9 June 1982), GA-4-13
Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 (Budapest SO, Matacic, no date), Sardana 144
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Philharmonia, Matacic, 12-13 Oct and 14 Dec
1954), SBT 1050
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Vienna SO, Matacic, 13 June 1974), FKM CDR-75
Bruckner: Symphony No.5 (NHKSO, Matacic, 1967), ALT 131
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 (Czech PO, Matacic, 2-6 Nov 1970), Supraphon
COCO-70415
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 (ONF, Matacic, 21 May 1979), Naive V5000
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (Czech PO, Matacic, 20-23 March 1967),
Supraphon SU 3781-2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (NHKSO, Matacic, 9 May 1969), ALT 093
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (Vienna SO, Matacic, no date), HYP 257
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 (Slovene PO, 19-22 June 1984), Denon
32CO-2035
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (Prague RSO, Matacic, Sept 1967), LS 4035181
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (NHKSO, Matacic, 26 Nov 1975), ALT 048
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (NHKSO, Matacic, 7 March 1984), Denon
35CO-1001
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (N HKSO, Matacic, 7 March 1984), private DVD
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Berlin Staatskapelle, Matacic, 17 Jan 1958),
Weitblick SSS0050-2
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Czech PO, Matacic, 4-5 Dec 1980), Supraphon
COCO-70413
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Vienna SO, Matacic, 12-13 March 1983),
Amadeo/Tower Japan PROA-14
Bruckner: Symphony 'No. 0' Scherzo (Philharmonia, Matacic, Jan 1956),
EMI 568739-2
Bruckner: Te Deum (Katanosaka, Nagano, Igarashi, Takahachi, NHKSO,
Matacic, 1 Oct 1968), mp3 copy of NHK transcription disc
Detoni: Elucubrations (Zagreb PO, Matacic, 11 July 1971), CD 37598
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 (NHKSO, Matacic, 10 Dec 1975), ALT 050
Einem: Bruckner Dialog (Vienna SO, Matacic, 13 March 1983), Orfeo
C235901A
Giordano: Andrea Chenier (Corelli, Tebaldi, Vienna State Opera,
Matacic, 26 June 1960), OPD 1303
Glazunov: Raymonda Suite (Philharmonia, Matacic, Jan 1956), EMI
568739-2
Grieg: Piano Concerto (Richter, Monte Carlo Orch, Matacic, 25-20 Sept
1974), EMI 567982-2
Handel: Hercules (Schwarzkopf, Bastianini, Hines, Corelli, La Scala,
Matacic, 1958), Melodram 50022
Haydn: Symphony No. 82 (Lausanne CO, Matacic, 30 Jan 1981), Denon
DC-8120
Haydn: Symphony No. 103 (Zagreb PO, Matacic, 26 Oct 1979), CD 37592
Haydn: Symphony No. 103 (Vienna SO, Matacic, 7 Jan 1984), Orfeo
C235901A
Janacek: Sinfonietta (Zagreb PO, Matacic, 19 Dec 1979), ZPO CD 37596
Janacek: Glagolitic Mass (Smiljanic, Cangalovic, Mijac, Marasovic,
Zagreb PO, Matacic, 19 Dec 1979), CD 37596
Kelemen: Changeant for cello and orchestra (Palm, Zagreb PO, 11 July
1971), CD 37598
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe (Schwarzkopf, Wächter, Gedda, Philharmonia,
Matacic, 2-7, 9, 12 July 1962), EMI 567370-2
Matacic: Symphonie der Konfrontationen (NHKSO, Matacic, March 1984),
Denon [add details]
Matacic: Symphonie der Konfrontationen extract and short interview
about the work with Matacic (NHKSO, ?March 1984), film on private DVD
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine (Zagreb PO, Matacic, 6 June
1974), Nuova Era 7324/5
Mozart: Ave verum corpus (Kovacic Choir, Zagreb PO, Matacic, 26 Feb
1971), CD 37597
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 K466 (Hironaka, NHKSO, Matacic, 19 Nov
1975), ALT 062
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 K467 (Cassadesus, ONF, Matacic, 23 Sept
1960), CD-1179
Mozart: Symphony No. 25 K183 (Zagreb PO, Matacic, 26 Feb 1971), CD
37597
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 K550 (Zagreb PO, Matacic, 26 Feb 1971), CD
37597
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Zagreb PO, Matacic), Orfej 329 (3 CDs)
details to add
Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain (Philharmonia, Matacic, 4-5
Sept 1958), SBT 1329
Papandopulo: Sinfonietta (Zagreb PO, Matacic, 11 July 1971) CD 37598
matacicstamp
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Oistrakh, Philharmonia, Matacic, 18,
21 Nov 1954), EMI 562888-2
Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (Nilsson, Gibin, La Scala, Matacic, Aug
1958), EMI CMS 763970-2
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (Philharmonia, Matacic, 1-2 Sept 1958),
EMI CZS 56098-2, SBT 1329, EMI 568739-2
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival (Philharmonia, Matacic, 4-5
Sept 1958), EMI CZS 56098-2, SBT 1329
Schubert: Symphony No. 2 (Zagreb PO, Matacic, 26 Oct 1979), CD 37592
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (NHKSO, Matacic, 27 Dec 1973), ALT 061
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (Vienna SO, Matacic, 7 Jan 1984), Orfeo
C235901A
Schumann: Piano Concerto (Richter, Monte Carlo Orch, Matacic, 25-20
Sept 1974), EMI 567982-2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 (NHKSO, Matacic, 1969), ALT 129
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 (NHKSO, Matacic, 1967), ALT 129
Smetana: Má Vlast (NHKSO, Matacic, 12 Sept 1968), ALT 092
Smetana: Má Vlast (Czech PO, Matacic, 12 May 1984), GA-4-13
Spontini: Fernando Cortez, extracts (Prevedi, Del Bosco., RAI Turin SO,
Matacic, 5 March 1974), Gala 100.706
R. Strauss: Arabella excerpts (Schwarzkopf etc., Philharmonia, Matacic,
6 Oct 1954), EMI 585825-2
R. Strauss: Elektra (Ekkehard, Klose, Treptow, Niese, Berlin
Staatsoper, Matacic, 3 Oct 1957), Weitblick SSS0049-2
R. Strauss: Salome Closing Scene (Welitsch, Austrian Radio Orch,
Matacic, 1944), EMI CDH 761007-2
R. Strauss: Tod und Veklärung (Berlin Staatskapelle, Matacic, 18 Jan
1958), Weitblick SSS0049-2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 (Czech PO, Matacic, 1960), Supraphon SU
3544-2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 (NHKSO Matacic, 19 Nov 1975), ALT 062
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (Czech PO, Matacic, 1968), Supraphon SU
3544-2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (RAISO, Matacic, March 1973), LS 4035181
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (Budapest SO, Matacic, 6 May 1981),
GA-4-13, HYP 258
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien (La Scala, Matacic, Sept 1960), SBT 1330
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin Introduction, Waltz, Polonaise (La Scala,
Matacic, Sept 1960), SBT 1330, EMI 568739-2
Tchaikovsky: Hamlet (Philharmonia, Matacic, Jan 1956), SBT 1331, EMI
568739-2
Tchaikovsky: The Storm (Philharmonia, Matacic, Jan 1956), SBT 1330, EMI
568739-2
Tchaikovsky: Theme and Variations from Suite No. 3 (La Scala, Matacic,
Sept 1960), SBT 1331, , EMI 568739-2
Verdi: Aida (L. Price, Simionato, Bastianini, Vienna State Opera,
Matacic, 3 June 1963), Foyer 2-CF 2018
Verdi: Requiem (Price, Pospis-Baldani, Gedda, Roni, Zagreb PO, Matacic,
13 July 1979), CD 37593
Vivaldi: Concerto Op. 3 No. 11 (Berlin Staatskapelle, Matacic, 18 Jan
1958), Weitblick SSS0050-2
Wagner: Faust Overture (Zagreb PO, Matacic, 11 Feb 1983), CD 37594
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer Overture (Zagreb PO, Matacic), HYP 259
Wagner: Götterdämmerung Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey,
Siegfried's Death, Funeral March, Finale (NHKSO, Matacic, 4 Dec 1975),
ALT 049
Wagner: Götterdämmerung Act III (Kovács, Jung, Farragó, Budapest
SO, Matacic, 11 May 1983)
Wagner: Lohengrin (Konya, Grümmer, Gorr, Bayreuth Festival, Matacic,
1959), Orfeo
Wagner: Die Meistersinger (Taddei, Christoff, RAI Turin SO, Matacic,
1962), Myto 4MCD066338
Wagner: Die Meistersinger Prelude to Act 1 (NHKSO, Matacic, 1967), ALT
130
Wagner: Die Meistersinger Prelude to Act I (Budapest SO, Matacic, 6 May
1981), GA-4-13, HYP 259
Wagner: Parsifal Prelude and Good Friday Music (NHKSO, Matacic, 4 Dec
1975), ALT 049
Wagner: Siegfried Forest Murmurs (NHKSO, Matacic, 4 Dec 1975), ALT 049
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (Budapest SO, Matacic, 6 May 1981), GA-4-13,
HYP 259
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll (Zagreb PO, Matacic, 11 Feb 1983), CD 37594
Wagner: Tannhäuser Prelude to Act III (Zagreb PO, Matacic), HYP 259
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Prelude and Liebestod (Kovács, Matacic,
Zagreb PO), HYP 259
Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder (Kovács, Zagreb PO, Matacic, 11 Feb 1983),
CD 37594
Weber: Der Freischütz (Schock, Frick, Watson, Deutsche Opera Berlin,
Matacic, 1967), RCA 74321-15287-2
jrs...@aol.com
makropulos wrote:
> Ah - that's one I'd like to hear a lot, but I don't remember the
> broadcast. BBC Radio 3 has a habit of putting things like this out at
> something like 3 a.m...
Yes, but the show is archived for a week so you can listen to it any
time of day. Plus you can fast-forward past all the music you're not
interested in, when you listen to the archived stream.
--Jeff
makropulos
Deum (not the Ninth Symphony)?
jrs...@aol.com
> jrs...@aol.com wrote:
> > makropulos wrote:
> > > Ah - that's one I'd like to hear a lot, but I don't remember the
> > > broadcast. BBC Radio 3 has a habit of putting things like this out at
> > > something like 3 a.m...
> >
> > Yes, but the show is archived for a week so you can listen to it any
> > time of day. Plus you can fast-forward past all the music you're not
> > interested in, when you listen to the archived stream.
> >
> > --Jeff
makropulos wrote:
> That's very true, of course - but did you hear the broadcast of the Te
> Deum (not the Ninth Symphony)?
No, I missed it. I'm not sure how, because I've been following the
programs relatively closely for the last couple of months, but perhaps
I was away when it was broadcast. Travel does things to one's listening
plans!
I do note that there's another Bruckner Te Deum (not Matacic) coming up
on that show soon, and there's an intriguing Honeck Bruckner 8 still in
the archive that I hope to catch up with before it's too late. Honeck
has been a favorite of mine lately.
Because of the archive I never listen live anymore...there are too many
broadcasts going on at the same time that are more "urgent" from my
perspective. That show, Notturno (or "Through the Night", as BBC calls
it), is really well programmed, however, and they do sometimes pull
some interesting stuff out of the older archives like that Matacic
broadcast. There was a great old Juilliard SQ concert on there a couple
of weeks ago, an old Pletnev recital, etc., but the highlight is all
the recent concerts with less-well-known artists that turn out to be
exceptionally fine. The downside is that BBC does not use the very best
streaming quality, so you have to scale back your expectations.
--Jeff
Juan I. Cahis
"rkhalona" <rkha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!
jrs...@aol.com
What do you think of his live 5th on Naive?
--Jeff
rkhalona
I really like the cover :-)
RK
John_H...@msn.com
few worthwhile posters on this list; you input is always useful and
straightforward. Again, thanks.
Hauser
makropulos
As I said, it's not trying to be complete, but I did leave out one very
well known EMI recording that should have been mentioned: Pagliacci,
with Gobbi, Amara and Corelli and La Scala forces (now coupled with
Santini's Cav. in a budget box).