Alfred Wallenstein - discography and off-air recordings

[Joe Moore]

Hello everyone,

Two questions relating to conductor Alfred Wallenstein:

1) Discography: I am working on a discography of conductor Alfred Wallenstein. His RCA material is very well documented, but his 1950s recordings for American Decca and the Music Appreciation Society / Book-of-the-Month Club are not.

Wondering if anyone out there has knowledge of the LAPO's 1950s American Decca and Music Appreciation Society sessions (?)
 
I've read through the previous threads on symphonyshare and have been in touch with many, many people regarding this (the LAPO archivist, numerous professional discographers such as Michael Gray, the UK's CHARM center, etc., etc). No luck. The discographer Michael Gray was once given access to Universal's archives and told me that the documentation for American Decca classical recordings from this time was patchy.

2) Off-air recordings: Does anyone have off-air / broadcasts of Wallenstein/LAPO? I've downloaded what the amazing website pastdaily has posted. Nate Brown had some material, but this is no longer accessible, except to those who may have already obtained copies from Mr. Brown.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Best wishes,

Joe Moore
Barcelona, Spain

[Kerrison]

Although you don't mention them, I assume you must know about the series of "Audio Fidelity" LPs that Wallenstein made in London in the summer of 1958. These were done with a specially-assembled orchestra of top players, taken from the various London orchestras during their summer break, under the title "Virtuoso Symphony of London." The best of the resulting over-modulated LPs was probably the Berlioz "Fantastique" though the Wallenstein Brahms 4th has been reissued by CRQ Editions on CRQ CD 137 ...

http://crqeditions.co.uk/crqeditions.php

[GMS]

I hope you will also note that Alfred Wallenstein was a wonderful cellist who, in addition to recording Strauss' Don Quixote with Beecham in the early '30's, also made at least a half dozen 10" sides accompanied by his wife, Virginia Wilson, for Victor. (I know that Wallenstein idolized Toscanini and it must have devastated him when Virginia had an affair with AT!) Only two of those Victor sides were ever issued and they contain some really beautiful cello playing by Wallenstein on his Grancino.

Gary Stucka

[cooper...@gmail.com]

Wallenstein's Audio Fidelity LPs were reissued in CD in Argentina about seven years ago. Search for a thread here entitled "Audio Fidelity and Alfred Wallenstein" and you'll find some comments about them. Copies may still be lurking in the used market (I did not acquire any myself).

AC

[dhviola]

On Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 5:29:56 AM UTC-5, Joe Moore wrote:

> 2) Off-air recordings: Does anyone have off-air / broadcasts of Wallenstein/LAPO?

Hi Joe,
Wallenstein and the LAPO show up on 16" Armed Forces Radio Service discs and there still seem to be a lot of them floating around. I only have a handful but they hint at many more possibilities. One show was called "Academy of Music" - I have only show numbers 15 and 33. But radiogoldindex.com lists 13 shows up to number 50. You can check that site for artist listings. I have two AFRS replacement shows with Wallenstein/LAPO (issued as fillers for two of their regular orchestra series). And excerpts from his Standard Hour broadcasts show up on AFRS "Concert Hall." Perhaps you can find a listing of Armed Forces Radio discs at Library of Congress or NY Public Library.

[Frank Berger]

This is from a 2011 RMCR thread. Apologies if you have seen
it or if it contains nothing you don't know:
***********************
Unable to find any Wallenstein Discography, I consulted my
library
of reference works and the internet and cobbled together the
following list. It makes no pretense of being "complete" and
there are almost certainly omissions and errors (e.g. the
undocumented Music Appreciation Records of the '50s).
Comments welcomed.

Perhaps best known as the first American-born Music Director
of an American Orchestra (see brief biography at
http://www.american-music.org/publications/bullarchive/Meckna.html
he started his conducting career late, after many years as a
cellist,
and seems to have abandoned that career early, there being
little information about his concert or recording activities in
the last two decades of his life.

--------------------------------------------------------

ALFRED WALLENSTEIN as Conductor

A – COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS

Grouped by Issuing Label (Not Necessarily in Chronological
Order)

COLUMBIA– Wallenstein Sinfonietta

Mozart: Symphony No. 25
78: Columbia 69265D (12”)
Mozart: Overture, K. 311a
78: Columbia M-323 (3-12”)

RCA VICTOR – RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: Operatic Arias (Pinza) (in Italian) (c. 1951)
Don Giovanni [Madamina, il catalogo…Nella Bionda;
Finch’han del
vino; Deh,
vieni alla finestra]
Nozze di Figaro [Se vuol ballare; Non piu andrai]
Magic Flute [O Isis und Osiris; In diesen heil’gen
Hallen]
LP: RCA LM-107

AMERICAN DECCA – Los Angeles Philharmonic

Benjamin: Jamaican Rhumba
78: Decca D-23480
Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto (Harry Kaufman)
78: Decca D-29150
Rodgers: Selections from “Oklahoma”
78: Decca Album DA-378 (2-10”)
Gershwin-Bennett: Porgy & Bess – Symphonic Picture (abridged)
78: Decca Album DA-397 (2-12”)
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 (List)
78: Decca Album DA 465 (29205/9) (5-12”)
Dohnanyi: Suite in F sharp minor
78: Decca Album DA 433 (3-12”)
LP: Decca DL6006
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
LP: Decca DL 9603
Liszt: Dante Symphony
LP: Decca DL 9670
Schubert: Symphony No. 4
Schubert: Symphony No. 5
LP: Decca DL 9725
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5
LP: Decca DL 9726
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches
Enesco: Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1
LP: Decca DL 9727
Berlioz: Damnation of Faust (March; Dance of the Sylphs; Minuet)
Smetana: Moldau
Smetana: Bartered Bride (Overture; Polka; Furiant; Dance of the
Comedians)
Chabrier: Marche Joyeuse
Chabrier: Espana
Chabrier: Habanera
LP: Decca DL 9728
Tchaikovsky: Waltzes (Serenade; Symph. #5; Flowers; Sleeping
Beauty;
Swan Lake)
LP: Decca DL 6002
Offenbach: Overtures (Orpheus in the Underworld; Belle Helene)
LP: Decca DL 4095

RCA VICTOR – Los Angeles Philharmonic

Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Heifetz) (12/6/53)
Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 (Heifetz) (12/6/53)
LP: RCA LM-1818
CD: RCA 61755 (Heifetz Collection Vol. 24)
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 7 (Heifetz) (12/9/53)
CD: RCA 61762 (Heifetz Collection Vol. 31)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Violin Concerto No. 2 (Heifetz)
(10/9&20/54)
LP: RCA LM-2050
CD: RCA Gold Seal 7872; RCA 61774 (Heifetz
Collection Vol. 43)
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Rubinstein)
LP: RCA LM-1810
CD: RCA 63017 (Rubinstein Collection Vol. 17)
Korngold: Violin Concerto (Heifetz) (1/10/53)
LP: RCA LM-1782
CD: RCA 61752 (Heifetz Collection Vol. 21)
Ravel: Tzigane (Heifetz) (1953)
LP: RCA LM-2836
CD: RCA 61739 (Heifetz Collection Vol. 8)
Sinding: Suite for Violin & Orchestra (Heifetz) (12/9/53)
LP: RCA LM-1832
CD: RCA 61740 (Heifetz Collection Vol. 9)
Szymanowski: Symphonie concertante (Rubinstein)
LP: RCA LM-1744
CD: RCA 63032 (Rubinstein Collection Vol.. 32); RCA
Gold Seal 60046
Tchaikovsky: Serenade melancolique (Heifetz)
LP: RCA LM-2860
CD: RCA 61751 (Heifetz Collection Vol. 20)

MUSIC APPRECIATION RECORDS

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (Music Appreciation Symphony)
Britten: Young Person’s Guide (narrated by A.W.) (Music
Appreciation
Symphony)
LP: Music Appreciation MAR 711
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
LP: Music Appreciation MAR 6379
Mozart: Symphony No. 35, “Haffner” (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
LP: Music Appeeciation MAR 5613
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto Nos. 2 & 3 (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
LP: Music Appreciation MAR 64811

There may very well be more than these since Music Appreciation
Records were direct-sale LPs not documented in Schwann Catalogs.

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER – MGM Symphony Orchestra

Suppe: Poet and Peasant Overture (1954)
Film: Theatrical Release
DVD: Warner Home Video #65629 (Bonus to MGM’s “Silk
Stockings”)

RCA VICTOR - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra / Symphony of
the Air

Mozart: Piano Concerti 17, 20, 21, 23 (Rubinstein/RCAVSO)
LP: RCA LSC-2068 (#17); LSC-2634 (#21, 23);
LSC-2635 (#20)
CD: RCA 63061(Rubinstein Collection Vol. 61)
Brahms; Double Concerto (Piataigorsky; Heifetz/RCAVSO)
(5/19&20/60)
LP: RCA LDS-2513
CD: RCA 63531 (Living Stereo)
Grieg: Piano Concerto (Rubinstein/RCAVSO) (rec. 1956)
LP: RCA LSC-3338
CD: RCA 63037 (Rubinstein Collection Vol. 37)
Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rubinstein/SOA) (1/14/58)
LP: RCA LSC-2234
CD: RCA 61496 (Living Stereo); RCA 63053
(Rubinstein Collection
Vol. 53)
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Rubinstein/RCAVSO) (2/12/56)
LP: RCA LSC-2068
CD: RCA 61496 (Living Stereo); RCA 63053
(Rubinstein Collection
Vol. 53)
Chopin: Andante spianato & Grande polonaise brilliante
(Rubinstein/
SOA) (1/20/58)
LP: RCA LSC-2265
CD: RCA 68886 (Living Stereo); RCA 63069
(Rubinstein Collection
(Vol.. 69)
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rubinstein/SOA) (1/20/58)
LP: RCA LSC-2265
CD: RCA 63044 (Rubinstein Collection Vol. 44)
Franck: Symphonic Variations (Rubinstein/SOA) (1/15/58)
LP: RCA LSC-3305
CD: RCA 63070 (Rubinstein Collection Vol. 70); RCA
61496 (Living
Stereo)

AUDIO FIDELITY – Virtuoso Symphony of London

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (c. 1958)
LP: Audio Fidelity FCS 50,001
CD: Audio Fidelity (Argentina) 0630500092
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (c. 1958)
LP: Audio Fidelity FCS 50,002
CD: Audio Fidelity (Argentina) 0630500012
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (c. 1958)
LP: Audio Fidelity FCS 50,003
CD: Audio Fidelity (Argentina) 0630500022
Mussorgsky-Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition (c. 1958)
LP: Audio Fidelity FCS 50,004
CD: Audio Fidelity (Argentina) 0630500032
Bizet: Carmen Suite (c. 1958)
Ravel: Bolero (c. 1958)
LP: Audio Fidelity FCS 50,005
CD: Audio Fidelity (Argentina) 0630500042
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet (c. 1958)
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite (c. 1958)
LP: Audio Fidelity FCS 50,006
CD: Audio Fidelity (Argentina) 06305000102

CAPITOL / EMI (Angel) – Los Angeles Philharmonic

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (c. 1960)
LP: Seraphim S-60133
CD: Seraphim 69029; Capitol 67247 (FDS)
Monteverdi: Magnificat (c. 1961)
Respighi: Lauda per Nativita (c. 1961)
LP: Capitol SP 8572
CD: Clarion CLR 914CD

READERS DIGEST – London Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (Perlman)
LP: Probably first issued as a direct-sale LP from
Readers Digest
CD: Chesky CD 012

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON – Berlin Philharmonic

Bloch: Schelomo (Fournier) (rec. 1966)
LP: DGG SLPM 139128
CD: DGG 457 761-2
Elgar: Cello Concerto (Fournier) (rec. 1966)
LP: DGG SLPM 139128
CD: DGG 423 881-2

B – NON-COMMERCIAL AND ‘PIRATED’ RECORDINGS

V-DISC (U.S. War Department) – Los Angeles Philharmonic

Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto (Harry Kaufman)
78: V-Disc #396A/B [Same as Decca??]
Schubert: Ave Maria
Benjamin: Jamaican Rhumba [Same as Decca??]
78: V-Disc #589A
Massenet: Le Cid – Castillane
Chabrier: Espana [Same as Decca??]
78: V-Disc #797A/B

MISCELLANEOUS UNAUTHORIZED LIVE PERFORMANCES

Beethoven: Romances 1 & 2 (Adolf Busch / WOR Radio Orchestra)
(2/21/42)
CD: Music & Arts 1183
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Francescatti / LAPO) (1/27/46)
CD: Doremi 7780
Franck: Symphonic Variations (Michelangeli / LAPO) (1/16/49)
CD: Idi 377
Beethoven: Ah, Perfido (Flagstad / LAPO) (11/16/51)
CD: Simax 1823
Wienawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 – 1st Mvmt. (Rabin / LAPO)
(1953)
CD: Doremi 7591
Puccini: La Boheme: Si , mi chiamano Mimi (Novotna)
DVD: Supraphon 7005
Verdi: Traviata: Excerpts (Morell; de los Angeles)
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Rubinstein)
[also on VAI
DVD 4275]
Various: Miscellaneous Works (Marion Anderson)
Boris Godunov: Death of Boris (Christoff)
DVD: VAI 4245 (Producers’ Showcase – Festival of
Music Vol. 2)
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Gilels) (1969)
DVD: VAI 4373
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Wie lachend Sie mir Lieder singen
(Traubel) (1948)
CD: Eklipse EKR 56 [Some references attribute this
to Eugene Ormandy,
cond.]

C - ALFRED WALLENSTEIN Credited as Cellist

______, Cantilena concerto
78: Victor Test Pressing (6/14/1924)
______, At dawning (I love you)
78: Victor B-31180 (11/15/1924)
______, From the land of sky blue water
78: Victor B-31181 (11/15/1924)
______, Mighty lak' a rose
78: Victor B-31187 (11/16/1924)
______, I love you truly
78: Victor B-31188 (11/16/1924)
Thome: Simple aveu
78: Victor BVE-35033 (3/10/1926)
CD: Pearl 9981 (The Recorded Cello, Vol. 1)
______, Serenade espagnole
78: Victor BVE-35040 (3/10/1926)
______, Orientale
78: Victor BVE-35041 (3/10/1926)
______, Orientale
78: Victor BVE-35041 (3/10/1926)
______, Serenade
78: Victor BVE-35042 (3/10/1926)
______, Elegie
78: Victor BVE-35074 (5/28/1926)

The piano accompanist on the Thome (and possibly others) is
listed as
Virginia Wilson Wallenstein.

Strauss: Don Quixote (Alfred Wallenstein, cellist, with New York
Philharmonic conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham) (4/7/32)
78: Victor M-144
LP: HMV HLM 7154
CD: RCA 60929

Alfred Wallenstein was Principal Cellist in the Chicago Symphony
(1922-1929) and New York Philharmonic (1929-1936)

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[Kerrison]

> Wallenstein's Audio Fidelity LPs were reissued in CD in Argentina about seven years ago. Search for a thread here entitled "Audio Fidelity and Alfred Wallenstein" and you'll find some comments about them. Copies may still be lurking in the used market (I did not acquire any myself).
>
> AC

Thanks for the reminder! ... Was it ever established that those Argentinian CDs came from the original master-tapes? One thing is certain: despite all the hoo-ha about the recording technology, the 'Audio Fidelity' sound verged on coarseness and over-loading on every LP that was issued, as can be heard in this sample from the Wallenstein "Fantastique." Whether that was due to the cutting onto the LPs themselves, or was present in the actual master-tapes, is something that would need to be established. However, as can be heard, the Berlioz was given a terrific performance by all those front-desk London orchestral players, so it's a pity about all that distortion ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKAx8EXQspE

[Kerrison]

PS: There's loads of Wallenstein on You Tube, a veritable treasure-trove of rarities. For example, someone called V-Disc Daddy has apparently uploaded every V-Disc that was ever made, including the American Decca "Warsaw Concerto" that popped up on V-Disc 396. As you play this, scroll down and observe all the other V-Discs illustrated in the right hand column on the screen ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEqb9odmUbI

[Jerry]

On Friday, July 1, 2016 at 2:25:08 AM UTC-4, Kerrison wrote:
> PS: There's loads of Wallenstein on You Tube, a veritable treasure-trove of rarities. For example, someone called V-Disc Daddy has apparently uploaded every V-Disc that was ever made, including the American Decca "Warsaw Concerto" that popped up on V-Disc 396. As you play this, scroll down and observe all the other V-Discs illustrated in the right hand column on the screen ...
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEqb9odmUbI

There is surely a fascinating story regarding the Argentine Audio Fidelity CD series that should be told, but who would know the details?
I have secured two of the titles (Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique and Brahms 4th – Wallenstein) and can note the following:
- There is no information whatsoever on the method of transfer. The insert shows a publication date of 2005 and “bajo licencia” (under license from?) Microfon Argentina S.A. The website is given as www.distrilef.com with e-mail at dist...@distrelef.com. Doesn’t look too promising.

- The transfer is acceptable, clearly superior to a ‘needle-drop’ hack job. They’re quite clean, but show occasional congestion in louder passages. Can’t tell, though, if they are very good transfers from clean LPs or straight transfers from a commercially issued reel-to-reel tape.

- The insert shows 23 titles in the classical series (50001-2 to 50023-2). (In addition to the Wallenstein titles, there are Winograd-, Gielen-, Swarowsky-, Vardi-, and Goehr-conducted titles.
(though identified only by the works included, it’s not difficult to identify the probable artists by consulting a vintage Schwann catalog)*.

- The insert also shows 28 titles in a popular series (7001-2 to 7028-2) from Dukes of Dixieland, Louis Armstrong, Al Hirt, Jo Basile, Lionel Hampton, etc.

Jerry

*The 50001-2 Series (with my identification of probable artists):
1 – Tchaikovsky Pathetique (Wallenstein)
2 – Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique (Wallenstein)
3 – Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (Wallenstein)
4 – Bolero & Carmen Suite (Wallenstein)
5 – Marches for Children (Winograd)
6 –Marches from Operas (Winograd)
7 – Tchaikovsky Ballet Suites (Winograd)
8 – Strauss Waltzes (Vardi)
9 – Brahms 4th (Wallenstein)
10 – Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet & Nutcracker Suite (Wallenstein)
11 – Russian Program (Winograd)
12 – Popular Overtures (Winograd)
13 – Overtures (Winograd)
14 – Beethoven 6th (Swarowsky)
15 – Suppe and Strauss Overtures (Swarowsky)
16 – Beethoven 3rd (Gielen)
17 – Beethoven 1st and 2nd (Goehr in #1; Gielen in #2)
18 – Beethoven 7th (Gielen)
19 –Beethoven Emperor (Perlemutter/Voechting?) and Moonlight Sonata (Entremont)
20 – Tchaikovsky 1812 and other Russian works (Dervaux)
21 - Schubert 5th and 8th (Scholz & vonPitamic)
22 – Beethoven Triple Concerto (??????/Maga)
23 – Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (Holms/Maga)

[cooper...@gmail.com]

Thanks for the comments about the mysterious Argentinian CDs. For some reason, it seems practically impossible to find classical record sellers in South America who are willing/able to export. I confronted this problem also when I tried to get hold of some Antonio Barbosa recordings that were available only in Brazil. When I asked a friend who had them how he had obtained them, he said he had bought them in Rio. Hmm: my son travels regularly to Buenos Aires on business....

For more information about the Audio Fidelity discography, see http://library.syr.edu/digital/afdd/CLASS.HTM. There you will learn that the soloists in the Beethoven Triple Concerto are Conrad Von Der Golz, violin; Jan Polacek, cello, and Kirste Hjort, piano, with the Nurnberger Symphoniker Orchestra conducted by Othmar M. F. Maga. Artists who undoubtedly are well known to all RMCR denizens :-)

Was there really a violinist named "Ralf Holms," or is this a weird misspelling of "Ralph Holmes," a fine artist who died too young. And wasn't "Von Pitamic" one of the fictitious conductors made up by Alfred Scholz?

AC

[Kerrison]

> > *The 50001-2 Series (with my identification of probable artists):
> > 1 – Tchaikovsky Pathetique (Wallenstein)
> > 2 – Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique (Wallenstein)
> > 3 – Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (Wallenstein)
> > 4 – Bolero & Carmen Suite (Wallenstein)
> > 5 – Marches for Children (Winograd)
> > 6 –Marches from Operas (Winograd)
> > 7 – Tchaikovsky Ballet Suites (Winograd)
> > 8 – Strauss Waltzes (Vardi)
> > 9 – Brahms 4th (Wallenstein)
> > 10 – Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet & Nutcracker Suite (Wallenstein)
> > 11 – Russian Program (Winograd)
> > 12 – Popular Overtures (Winograd)
> > 13 – Overtures (Winograd)

It's the first 13 LPs on the list that were recorded in London, in a series of jam-packed sessions, as the 'Gramophone' stated in its May 1961 review of the Wallenstein 'Fantastique': "The Virtuoso Symphony was a collection of very fine orchestral players, including such eminent wind soloists as Richard Adeney, Reginald Kell, Roger Lord, and Cecil James, who met together specially in the summer of 1958 to make a number of classical records for the Audio Fidelity label. They have never been heard of since, so if you want to add to your collection of 'sounds from a vanished era' now is your chance."

Would the remaining LPs on that list have been "licensed in" from obscure European labels, or were they recorded by the same engineering team that worked in London in 1958? For example, I see on that Syracuse University list that mention is made of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra. Around that time (early 1970s) they made a couple of LPs for the 'Genesis' label where they accompanied Jorge Bolet in piano concertos by Sgambati and Prokofiev under the American conductor Ainslee Cox. I suspect it was labels like that which supplied 'Audio Fidelity' with those German and Viennese recordings.

[Jerry]

On Friday, July 1, 2016 at 1:29:18 PM UTC-4, cooper...@gmail.com wrote:

>
> Thanks for the comments about the mysterious Argentinian CDs. For some reason, it seems practically impossible to find classical record sellers in South America who are willing/able to export. I confronted this problem also when I tried to get hold of some Antonio Barbosa recordings that were available only in Brazil. When I asked a friend who had them how he had obtained them, he said he had bought them in Rio. Hmm: my son travels regularly to Buenos Aires on business....
>

>

> AC

Two of the CDs were purchased in 2014 at Casa Piscitelli, San Martin 450, Buenos Aires
www.piscitelli.com

Unfoturnately, they had only two of the six Wallenstein CDs and the
cost was much more than expected. I've never seen one of these
AF discs at my usual used-CD suppliers (a well-stocked local exchange
where I often find European and Japanese CDs) and Amazon.com sellers.

Jerry

[Kerrison]

What about the Arthur Winograd LPs? Did he have much of a career as a conductor, either before or after making his AF recordings? ... Actually, this track doesn't sound too bad ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX5xepzaVAI

[Bill Anderson]

Hello Joe -

This may be of interest to you and others here. I posted this on symphonyshare a while back...
__________________________

An interesting 'pirate' LP recording I picked up decades ago from the long-gone (but not forgotten) Rose Records in downlown Chicago...

Here are radio performances of concert works by composers usually associated with film scores:

Side 1. Bernard Herrmann's "Welles Raises Kane" Suite from July 3,1949. The composer is conducting the CBS orchestra. IIRC Hermann was appointed music director of the orchestra after Barlow left in the 1940's.

Side 2. Jerome Moross Symphony No 1, broadcast on November 19, 1944. Moross is the piano soloist in the second movement of the work.

The conductor and orchestra for the Moross work was a mystery...neither are mentioned on the record, and for years I assumed it was the CBS Orchestra. Sleuthing around the internet provided enough clues to point me to documentation that the performance was with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Alfred Wallenstein. This was confirmed by online entries in the Moross archives at Columbia and record notes on the Albany label of the symphony's studio recording.

Sound quality is fair, although the LP had a lot of low level noise (an example of 70's era bootlegs, the pitted surfaces looked like a cross between a lunar surface model and a flattened golf ball!)

Mono FLAC files for each LP side, including opening and closing radio commentary. 95 MB Zipped file includes scans of the record jacket, the labels and information on the provenance of the Moross recording.

https://www.mediafire.com/?szdkgm0ahv5iyiq

- Bill