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Hindemaro Konoye was the conductor of the Fourth. Oskar Fried, conductor of the acoustic Polydor "Resurrection", was a celebrated Mahler conductor of his time, so that set possesses far more than monetary interest despite the primitive recording. DDR On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Roger Kulp <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I have the Columbia Mahler Society 78s,but I was thinking about conductors > other than Walter.Now that you mention it,I vaguely recall the acoustic > Polydor,but I recall it because I saw the set go for insane money a few > years ago on ebay,I can't say I ever heard it.Who did the one on Japanese > Columbia? > > Roger > > > Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 10:58:23 -0400 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Stokowski and percussion instruments > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > Mahler was played in the U.S. long before WW2. Recordings began with an > > acoustic "Resurrection" on Polydor. Japanese Columbia had a recording of > > the Fourth in 1929. Ormandy recorded the "Resurrection" for Victor in > > Minneapolis in 1935. Walter did both DAS LIED and the Ninth Symphony in > > Vienna in the latter thirties.The Mahler First with Mitropoulos was also > > done in Minneapolis. > > > > DDR > > > > > > On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Roger Kulp <[log in to unmask] > >wrote: > > > > > Aside from the very obvious exception of Bruno Walter,I don't believe > > > there was much interest in Mahler before WWII.The 1940 (?) Dimitri > > > Mitropolous Mahler with the NYPO is the only recording before the > postwar > > > period I am aware of. > > > > > > Roger > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 07:58:46 -0400 > > > > From: [log in to unmask] > > > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Stokowski and percussion instruments > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > David’s quite right, I think, that Beecham never recorded (and > probably > > > never conducted) Bruckner or Mahler, but in his time not many > conductors > > > outside of Germany did (Toscanini never conducted Mahler, whose music > he > > > hated, and did only a couple of Bruckner symphonies, once or twice; > there’s > > > a NY Phil recording of the Seventh, missing chunks at change of > record). > > > Beecham was a champion of Richard Strauss when Strauss was > controversial — > > > I think he conducted the British premieres of Salome (censored, though > to > > > his horror some of the singers reverted to the original language; > nobody > > > else noticed) and maybe Elektra, symphonies by Kurt Atterberg and of > course > > > he was a great champion of Delius. > > > > > > > > I think he did conduct some Stravinsky in the teens or 20s when > Monteux > > > (who was supposed to do it) fell ill, but I don’t think he liked it > much, > > > and he definitely wasn’t fond of the music of Schoenberg and Webern. > And > > > yes, his Wagner was pretty impressive — rumors are still around that > > > there’s a complete Ring from Covent Garden (the end of Act I and much > of > > > Act II has been released, and of course the stunning Hagen’s Watch with > > > Ludwig Weber in his prime) lurking somewhere in the EMI archives or > maybe > > > the collection of Lord Harewood. > > > > > > > > On May 8, 2014, at 12:00 AM, ARSCLIST automatic digest system < > > > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Clark Johnsen <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > Subject: Re: Stokowski and percussion instruments > > > > > > > > > > What about Wagner? Beecham left a complete recording of Tristan, > much > > > of > > > > > Meistersinger, and numerous excerpts that are all done in grand > style. > > > > > According to Wiki he performed all the operas except Parsifal > numerous > > > > > times and to great acclaim. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 1006 Langer Way > > Delray Beach, FL 33483 > > 212.874.9626 > -- 1006 Langer Way Delray Beach, FL 33483 212.874.9626