1812 Overture/Mercury MG50054 LP (Original Scoring), Pt-2

[gustavosunidos]

@ Dolphrog2 and GIJoeDaisy- though I was born in 1974, I remember being veeeery young (3-5 yrs old) listening to my Pops blast this one on his record player, too!! We routinely swap music over the Internet at this point (as my love of all different types of music can be directly attributed to him!!)- and he sent me both parts of this magnificent piece this morning!! As soon as I read "1812" in the title line, the music and memories of my early youth came flooding back- complete w cannons!!! Tha

[VelikyUstyug1]

Thank you for posting this- it was one of the earliest voices that came to me in my childhood that this realm could be not just tragic- but rewarding.

[JoeGitface]

I have a 1962 pressing of the stereo Dorati recording ( on the Phillips label ) and it is mixed differently to the 2007 cd pressing; the bells are reverse-channel and the cannon sound has been 'doctored' and stereo phase-enhanced.

Even this mono 1950's recording is another Dorati masterpiece.

Cannon is WONDERFUL!

[gijoedaisy]

I still have this on vinyl - my dad would blast it on his swanky hi-fi in the 60's. Once he sat in the living room and watched the walls crack to get the "true experience". LOL, great memories, thanks for sharing the recording!

[dolphrog2]

Man! I recognized the jacket cover immediately. When I was 5 or so, my father would play this and I would "conduct." Have never heard a better version considering the awesome bell carillion.

[JIUXO12]

Thank you!! it was a pleasure to hear it

[ProTwoAm]

Wow - the original 1955 Dorati mono recording - no stereo version released. The later (1958?) Mercury release was a different performance. I like this one better as the latter was a rushed read-through of the score that focused only on the "hi-impact" cannon/bells sounds. In this one they also recorded the bell carillon a 2 different speeds, then blended them together for the final results. Regardless, it's still very impressive!

[Teaox]

Sounds better than the CD version.