{"product_id":"coates-tchaikovsky-symphony-no-6-etc-1926-30-pasc301","title":"COATES Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 etc. (1926-30) - PASC301","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D770D90\"\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D770EC0\"\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D770FF0\"\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D771840\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e Symphony No. 6, \"Pathétique\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e March Slave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eGLINKA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D770D90\"\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D770EC0\"\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D770FF0\"\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D771840\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data_liveedit_tagid=\"000000000D772E90\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodysmallarial\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eElectric HMV recordings 1926-1930\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 74:46\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAlbert Coates, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econductor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLondon Symphony Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fMusicWeb International Review578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fGlowering, gloomy, colourful, exciting and passionate by turns – piece and performance578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003eAlbert Coates has always stimulated the interest of the\nhistorically-minded collector. Naturally that is because his\nperformances are stamped with his unique personality – mainly volcanic,\nand often the purveyor of sizzling accelerandi. But there is another\nreason to seek out recordings by him, which is that some are very rare.\nThis may seem puzzling, given the wide currency many projects enjoyed on\nHMV and its American affiliate. But it remains true for a small\npercentage of his recordings and such is the case for all but the\nSymphony in this release.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Some may well have acquainted\nthemselves with this Sixth, largely recorded in Kingsway Hall, London,\nand transmitted down the phone line to the Small Queen’s Hall. The\nlightness of bass frequencies has led Ward Marston to boost them\nsomewhat. The pressings are Italian HMVs, quieter than British ones.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\nThe performance is commanding, charged and full of Coates’s typical\nauthentic-sounding control of the ebb and flow of the music’s syntax.\nIts luscious elasticity burgeons splendidly in his hands, and the LSO\nplays with distinction, if not always immaculate discipline – it hardly\nbothered me when the voltage meter is set so high. The expressive power\nled me to consider what the state of affairs might have been had Coates\nbeen allowed to record Wagner operas in the late 30s, to supplement his\nextensive but creaky sounding earlier performances.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e HMV was\nstill using bass reinforcements at this time, despite the fact that this\nwas an electrical recording. Maybe the land line recording encouraged\nthem still further in the belief that a galumphing bass was needed, but\nto our ears it most certainly isn’t. So the demerit of the second\nmovement is the huffing and puffing element engendered by the\nunnecessary bass, whilst the plus is the often lovely and affectionate\nstring portamentos. Coates is typically in his element in this work, and\ndirects the finale with huge and communicative élan. If you listen\ncarefully you can hear the first movement side change following which a\nlater recording was used, not taken via landline. You can also hear the\nperfectly appropriate side join at around 4:20 in the finale.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e After the incendiary delights of Coates’ Sixth, we turn to the rarities. \u003cem\u003eMarche Slave\u003c\/em\u003e is jubilant and proto-Ivesian in its mesh of sounds. It’s a rare disc, recorded in October 1930. \u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e\nwas recorded in October 1928. It’s glowering, gloomy, colourful,\nexciting and passionate by turns – piece and performance. It was, for\nsome reason, only ever issued on Czech HMVs. Lucky them! The filler was\nGlinka’s \u003cem\u003eRuslan and Ludmila\u003c\/em\u003e overture – not as amazing as Mravinsky’s, but showing Coates in dynamic form once again.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Fine transfers ensure that Coates’ message comes across loud and clear.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eJonathan Woolf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC301.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlbert Coates: Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony and more\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \"Fine transfers ensure that Coates’ message comes across loud and clear.\"\u003cbr\u003e- MusicWeb International\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eThe Pathetique symphony is transferred from quiet\nItalian pressings, the only set of quiet pressings I have ever seen -\nlate 1930s Italian VDP pressings which yield far quieter surfaces than\ndomestic HMV pressings. This recording has wonderfully ambient sonics\nbut very little low frequency content, The reason being that the\nperformance was transmitted over phone line from Kingsway Hall to Small\nQueen’s hall. I did what I could to boost the lower frequencies. One can\nhear that sides 2 and 5 were recorded under different conditions than\nthe rest of the recording. One can also hear some low frequency\nelectronic noises during the final side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"body\"\u003eThe Romeo and Juliet, with the Glinka filler, was only\nissued on Czech HMV. I have only seen 3 sets in 30 years and my set is\nthe only one of the three that has no blasting on the loud passages. VDP\nnumbers AW46-48 are listed in Alan Kelly's compilation files, but I\nhave not heard of a copy in circulation. The March Slav is also very\nscarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body\"\u003eWard Marston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_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_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY\u003c\/b\u003e Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 \"Pathétique\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded 15 September 1926 \u0026amp; 6 January 1927. \u003cbr\u003eIssued on English HMV D1190-94, on VDP AW148-152, Gramola ES232-236, and Electrola EJ116-120\u003cbr\u003eMatrices:\u003cbr\u003eMovement I: CR665-2A, CR666-3, CR667-2, CR668-2.\u003cbr\u003eMovement II: CR669-2A, CR670-1.\u003cbr\u003eMovement III: CR671-1, CR672-1.\u003cbr\u003eMovement IV: CR673-1A, CR674-1A \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY\u003c\/b\u003e March Slave Op. 31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded 11 October 1928\u003cbr\u003eIssued on HMV ES481-3\u003cbr\u003ematrices Cc20616-2 and Cc20617-1; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY\u003c\/b\u003e Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded 11 October 1928\u003cbr\u003eIssued on HMV ES481-3\u003cbr\u003eMatrices: Cc13707-2, Cc13701-1, Cc13702-2, Cc13703-1, and Cc13704-1.\u003cbr\u003eissued only on Czech HMV  ES481-3.\u003cbr\u003eVDP numbers AW46-48 are listed in Alan Kelly's compilation files, but I have not heard of a copy in circulation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bodybigblue\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGLINKA\u003c\/b\u003e Ruslan and Lyudmila Overtur\u003cem\u003ee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem class=\"body\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003eRecorded 17 October 1928\u003cbr\u003eIssued on HMV ES483\u003cbr\u003eMatrix Cc13723-2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll recordings: Kingsway Hall, London\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon Symphony Orchestra \u003cbr\u003eAlbert Coates\u003c\/b\u003e, conductor\u003cspan class=\"bodymidarial\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_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\/PASC301.jpg578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/PASC301.pdf578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f","brand":"Pristine Classical","offers":[{"title":"Mono 16-bit FLAC","offer_id":44064779305050,"sku":"jsq1789304797434","price":9.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"320kbps Mono MP3","offer_id":44064779337818,"sku":"cay1789304797435","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/3807\/0874\/files\/coates-tchaikovsky-symphony-no-6-etc-1926-30---pasc301_1.jpg?v=1789304805","url":"https:\/\/vestorawear.shop\/products\/coates-tchaikovsky-symphony-no-6-etc-1926-30-pasc301","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}