Mercury Living Presence: The Collector's Edition Vol. 3 - Various Artists on Numbered 180g 6LP Box Set
This landmark release marks the point at which the entire Mercury Living Presence catalog, as remastered by original recording producers in the 1990s, is available in physical form. This LP set features six outstanding recordings from the larger 53 CD box set including: Respighi - Roman Festivals - Church Windows; Wienerwalzer Paprika; Bloch - Concerti Grossi Nos. 1 & 2; Franck - Symphony in D Minor; Ballet For Band; and Paray Conducts Wagner. Each selection has been lovingly remastered and is presented on 180 gram vinyl with original cover/jacket art and a full-color booklet with complete recording information. These are numbered sets in a limited edition.
Features:
• Numbered 180g 6LP box set
• Each selection has been remastered
• Pressed by Optimal
• Lacquers cut by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios
• Original LP front and back covers
Mercury Living Presence - The Collector's Edition Vol. 3 Track Listing:
LP1 - Respighi: Roman Festivals; Church Windows
1. Respighi - Roman Festivals, P. 157
2. Respighi - Church Windows (Vetrate di Chiesa)
LP2 - Wienerwalzer Paprika
1. Lehar - The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe) - Act 3 - Walt
2. Kalman - The Gypsy Princess (Die Csárdásfürstin) - Act 1 - Waltz
3. Strauss - Village Swallows from Austria, Op.164 (Dorfschwalben aus Österreich)
4. Dohnányi - The Veil of Pierette, Op.18 (Der Schleier der Pierette) - Wedding Waltz
5. Waldteufel - The Skaters Waltz, Op.183 (Les Patineurs)
6. Lanner - Die Schönbrunner, Op.200
LP3 - Bloch: Concerti Grossi Nos. 1 & 2
1. Bloch - Concerto grosso No.1 - Prelude: Allegro energico e pesante
2. Bloch - Concerto grosso No.1 - Dirge: Andante moderato
3. Bloch - Concerto grosso No.1 - Pastorale and Rustic Dances
4. Bloch - Concerto grosso No.1 - Fugue
5. Bloch - Concerto grosso No.2 - Maestoso
6. Bloch - Concerto grosso No.2 - Andante
7. Bloch - Concerto grosso No.2 - Allegro
8. Bloch - Concerto grosso No.2 - Tranquillo
LP4 - Franck: Symphony in D Minor
1. Franck - Symphony In D Minor - Lento - Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro
2. Franck - Symphony In D Minor - Lento - Allegro ma non troppo - Allegretto
3. Franck - Symphony In D Minor - Lento - Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro non troppo
LP5 - Ballet For Band
1. Sullivan - Pineapple Poll Suite - Arranged for Wind Ensemble by W.J. Duthoit
2. Respighi - Suite La boutique fantasque (after Rossini) - Arranged for Wind Ensemble
3. Gounod - Faust, Ballet Music - Arranged for Wind Ensemble
LP6 - Paray Conducts Wagner
1. Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer - Overture
2. Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Concert version - Suite
3. Wagner - Die Walküre Concert version Dritter Aufzug - Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music
4. Rienzi - Overture