Handel Concerto grosso Op.6 No.1 Busch 1947

Concerto grosso in G, Op.6 No.1: A tempo giusto; Allegro; Adagio; Allegro; Allegro
The Busch Chamber Players, directed from the violin by Adolf Busch, in their complete recording of the 12 Concerti grossi Op.6 by George Frederick Händel (Georg Frideric Haendel) on Columbia Masterworks set MM-685 from 1947. The concertino is composed of Adolf Busch and Ernest Drucker on violins, Hermann Busch on cello, and Mieczyslaw Horszowski on harpsichord. This massive set of 25 78rpm records was issued in three separate albums of 7, 8 and 10 records respectively, all with the same cover and album number, each album containing 4 concerti. The sides are coupled in changer configuration within each individual album and numbered sequentially for the whole collection. That is, volume 1 has sides numbered 1 to 14 and coupled 1/14, 2/13... 7/8; volume 2 has sides numbered 15 to 30 and coupled 15/30, 16/29... 22/23; and volume 3 has sides numbered 31 to 50 and coupled 31/50, 32/49... 40/41. Side 50 is a filler side containing a Siciliana by Francesco Geminiani which I uploaded separately. The first volume came to me from a different eBay seller than the other two, which explains why the records in volume 1 have less wear but their sleeve album has more wear than the other two volumes. Filming this 3-hour set for YouTube was a challenge, not only because of the length, but also because different sides were recorded at different levels, prompting me to re-adjust the controls on my turntable when necessary. As the turntable (1965 BSR UA25 in Shelbern 5-tube stereo mini-console) is located beneath a window on the south side of the house where the sun hits at noon, you'll see the light condition change as I go through the whole set. My first DV-tape (concertos 1-5) was filmed in the morning, my second (6 to start of 9) at noon hour, and my third (end of 9 to 12) at my usual evening time. The beginning of Concerto No.5 is affected by a Columbia-specific single-side break, with the wax still intact on the opposite side, resulting in the pops you hear there. Anyway, it's quite a pleasure to own this beautiful collection!

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