And how do you go about overcoming the CD problem?
Bob Cham
>I'll confirm that report. In addition I have some similarly-liveried
>Barylli Quartet, Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet etc. Westminster CDs. And they
>sound quite good, by the way, once the CD problem is overcome.
>
>clark
>
>On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 8:03 PM, [Richard A Kaplan] <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> Some late Westminster recordings were issued on CD by "MCA Classics": e.g.,
>> Monteux's recordings of the Beethoven 9th and Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet.
>> So, the acquisition of Westminster's catalogue by MCA makes sense.
>>
>> Rich
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 1/17/2012 6:49:31 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>> [log in to unmask] writes:
>>
>> I do not recall Westminster being connected to MCA/Decca in any way, but
>> it
>> has been a long time.....
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steven Smolian
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 7:05 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Westminster record label
>>
>>
>> The MCA Westminster was, as I recall, issued on U.S. Decca.
>>
>> Steve Smolian
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Thomas Stern
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 6:08 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Westminster record label
>>
>> I recently saw two "Westminster" releases in series I have not seen before
>> (or don't remember).
>> Can anyone provide some background on them, when they were active, how
>> extensive was the catalog, new recordings or reissues, etc.
>> The labels are WESTMINSTER ABC, and MCA WESTMINSTER.
>> I am aware of the two-tone orange cover series - these are NOT that
>> series.
>>
>> The Westminster ABC release appears to have been available in mono and
>> stereo, carries catalog numbers XWN/WST 17135 Norman Treigle - arias,
>> recorded June 1967.
>>
>> The MCA Westminster release MCA 1401 Walton: Facade, Gingold, Oberlin.
>> Copyright 1980.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Best wishes, Thomas.
>>
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