CANTELLI Conducts 20th Century Music (1949-54) - PASC111

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overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fSTRAVINSKY Jeu de Cartes BETTINELLI Invenzione No. 1HINDEMITH Konzertmusik für Streichorchester und Blechbläser RAVEL La ValseRecorded 1949- 54Total duration: 59:45 Boston Symphony OrchestraNBC Symphony Orchestraconducted by Guido Cantelli 578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples/PASC111.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFour rare and previously unreleased recordings XR-remastered from live broadcast tapes These recordings were remastered from tapes in the collection of Keith Bennett, whose new biography of Guido Cantelli is, at the time of writing, imminent. Asked to comment briefly about the collection of performances and recordings presented here, Mr. Bennett replied thus:"I'll deal with the composers in alphabetical order:Bettinelli - this performance of the first of the Due Invenzioni - he [Cantelli] only programmed it twice and the other was in 1946 - has never appeared on CD although it was once on a double LP (LAR 31);Hindemith - Cantelli performed this on four occasions - three with the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York one of which has appeared on CD (no doubt it has long been out of print) but this NBC performance has never appeared on CD;Ravel - this can be called core repertoire, Cantelli performed it 38 times! The performance of 1949 was the first of three which he gave with the NBCSO but be warned - it's his worst: however, it has never appeared on CD. The 1951 performance is on Music & Arts CD (in a box of 12) and the 1954 performance was in the first (and only) volume of The Cantelli Legacy issued by the defunct Arturo Toscanini Society of America (LPs of course) and is on an AS disc CD long out of print. Incidentally, La Valse was scheduled for commercial recording on three occasions but, alas, it was one of many where Cantelli had a change of mind;Stravinsky - Cantelli performed this twice with the Orchestra della Scala; once with the NBC SO on 20 December 1952 (which has appeared on CD), but none of the remaining nine performances - all with the Boston Symphony Orchestra - has appeared on CD." From a technical perspective the recordings all responded well to XR remastering, though the older Ravel recording has considerably less dynamic and frequency range that the other three. Overall they make a very fine collection. I have retained Ben Grauer's final continuity announcement at the very end of the Ravel recording which completes this issue. Elsewhere the recordings are left with brief applause where available, which is quickly faded. Andrew Rose 578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fStravinsky - Jeu de CartesBoston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall, 31/1/53)Bettinelli - Invenzione No. 1 (from Due Invenzione)NBC SO (Carnegie Hall, 20/12/53)Hindemith - Konzertmusik für Streichorchester und Blechbläser, Op. 50NBC SO (Carnegie Hall 31/1/54)Ravel - La ValseNBC SO (NBC Studio 8H, 5/2/49)Boston Symphony OrchestraNBC Symphony Orchestraconducted by Guido Cantelli All believed previously unissued on CD. The Bettinelli once appeared on a long out-of-print LP.Live performances recorded 1949-54 in Boston and New York. Restoration and XR remastering by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio, April 2008 Cover artwork based on a photograph of Guido Cantelli Total duration: 59:45 578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fCover Art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcover_art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers/thumbs/PASC111.jpg578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers/PASC111.pdf578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f Show more