NEW ARRIVALS (june 2022)




-BACH: Sonatas & Partitas - Jacques DUMONT 3LP set BELVEDERE ELY 06130/32 stereo - original issue, pressed in Germany (no other issue exists) - original plum/silver label (G) gatefolds near mint, records mint & unplayed 4990€

-BACH: Sonatas & Partitas - Sándor VÉGH 3LP box-set VALOIS CMB 14 stereo - first french issue - first beige cloth box - Perfect copy, without the usual pressing fault ! Dream condition ! (F) box & booklet mint, records mint & unplayed 1990€

-BACH: 6 Cello suites - Mischa MAISKY 3LP box-set DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4154161 digital (G) box near mint, booklet & records mint 425€

-BACH: Complete flute sonatas (1962 recording) - Jean-Pierre RAMPAL (flute), Robert Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord) 2LP set ERATO STE 50121 & 50122 first stereo white/pink label - first french issue (F) sleeves mint, records mint & unplayed 245€

-BACH: The Musical Offering (L'Offrande musicale) - REDEL / Orchestre de Chambre Pro Arte de Munich ERATO STE 50197 stereo - first pink/white label (F) sleeve near mint, record mint & unplayed 95€

-BACH: Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue) - RISTENPART / Orchestre de Chambre de la Radiodiffusion Sarroise 2LP set ERATO STE 50188 & 50189 - first pink/white label (F) sleeves near mint, records mint 270€

-BEETHOVEN: Complete string quartets - VÉGH STRING QUARTET 9LP box-set DISCOPHILES FRANCAIS DF 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 39 & 40 (Recorded in 1952 - Sound engineer: André Charlin) First blue/white "France without Alsace" labels - Flat edge records - Deluxe cloth bibliophile box - Deluxe brown cloth gatefolds (F) box, gatefolds & records near mint DREAM CONDITION! IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND BETTER COPY! 2895€

-BEETHOVEN: Complete string quartets – VÉGH STRING QUARTET 10LP box-set VALOIS CMB 83 stereo (Recorded in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, from 1972 to 1974. Recording producer: Michel Bernstein. Sound engineer: Georges Kisselhoff) First issue – Green linen box-set (F) box-set near mint, booklet & records mint rare in such a perfect condition 540€

-BEETHOVEN: Piano trio op. 70 n° 1 "Ghost" - Max STRUB (violin), Ludwig HOELSCHER (cello), Elly NEY (piano) 10-inch ELECTROLA E 60564 dacapo "Unvergänglich Unvergessen" - first german issue - original mono, no stereo exists (G) sleeve near mint minus, record near mint 125€

-BEETHOVEN: Piano trio op. 70 n° 1 "Ghost" ("Geister-Trio")*, Cello sonata n° 1 op. 5 - Pablo CASALS (cello), Sandor VÉGH (violin)*, Karl ENGEL (piano)*, Wilhelm KEMPFF (piano) PHILIPS 835101 AY "HI-FI STEREO" label (NL) sleeve near mint, record mint & unplayed 345€ (also Cello sonata)

-BEETHOVEN: Piano trio n° 3 op. 1/3, Sonata for piano & cello in F major op. 17 - Sandor VEGH (violin), Pablo CASALS (cello), Mieczyslaw HORSZOWSKI (piano) PHILIPS 835019 AY "HI-FI STEREO" label (NL) sleeve near mint, record mint & unplayed 345€

-BEETHOVEN: Symphony n° 3 "Eroica" - FRICSAY / Berliner Philharmoniker DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON SLPM 138038 - Rare 1959 cover with Beethoven head sculpture - First "alle Hersteller" stereo tulip label - stereo sticker (G) sleeve near mint, record mint 285€

-BEETHOVEN: Symphony n° 7 – BÖHM / Berliner Philharmoniker DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON SLPM 138018 "alle Hersteller" stereo tulip label - red sticker (G) sleeve & record near mint 155€

-BEETHOVEN: Symphony n° 9 - KLEMPERER (Aase Nordmo Lövberg, Christa Ludwig, Waldemar Kmentt, Hans Hotter) / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus 2LP set COLUMBIA SAX 2276/77 blue/silver stereophonic - first english issue (UK) sleeves near mint, records mint 395€

-BEETHOVEN: Symphony n° 9 - FURTWÄNGLER / Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (1951) Schwarzkopf, Höngen, Hopf, Edelmann 2LP box-set ELECTROLA WALP 1286/87 First red/gold label - Heavy thick pressing - box with engraved gold letterings (G) box-set, booklet & records near mint 795€

-BRAHMS: Violin sonatas n° 1 & 2 - Leonid KOGAN / Andrei Mytnik COLUMBIA FCX 569 First blue/silver label - Original mono, no stereo exists - Wonderful cover artwork by Atelier Cassandre, Paris (F) wooden-spine sleeve & record near mint 370€

-BRAHMS: Symphony n° 1 – BÖHM / Berliner Philharmoniker DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON SLPM 138113 First "alle Hersteller" tulip label - red sticker (G) sleeve & record near mint 170€

-BRAHMS: Symphony n° 4 - FURTWÄNGLER / Berliner Philharmoniker (October 24 1948) LA VOIX DE SON MAITRE FALP 544 red/silver label (F) wooden-spine sleeve near mint, record mint 345€

BRUCKNER: Symphony n° 7 - FURTWÄNGLER / Berlin Philharmonic 2LP box-set LA VOIX DE SON MAITRE FALP 852/53 First french issue - No english issue exists - German issue exists only in artificial "Breitklang" stereo (F) box near minus, booklet & records near mint 845€

-BRUCKNER: Symphony n° 8 - FURTWÄNGLER / Berlin Philharmonic 2LP box-set LA VOIX DE SON MAITRE FALP 850/51 First french issue - No english issue exists - German issue exists only in artificial "Breitklang" stereo (F) box, booklet & records near mint 845€

-DEBUSSY: Sonata for violin & piano / Sonata for cello & piano / Sonata for flute, viola & harp / Syrinx for flute - Arthur GRUMIAUX (violin), Maurice GENDRON (cello), Colette LEQUIEN (viola), Jean FRANCAIX, Istvan HAJDU (piano), Roger BOURDIN (flute), Annie CHALLAN (harp) PHILIPS A 802770 LY stereo - First French issue (F) cardboard gatefold & record near mint 145€

-DEBUSSY: Sonata for cello & piano / LALO: Cello concerto - Maurice MARÉCHAL (cello), Robert Casadesus (piano) / Philippe Gaubert / Orchestre Symphonique COLUMBIA "Gravures illustres" COLC 99 - first grey label (F) wooden-spine sleeve mint, record mint & unplayed IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND BETTER COPY 695€

-DEBUSSY: Sonata for cello & piano, Menuet, Minstrels / FRANCK: Cello sonata – Daniil SHAFRAN (cello), Anton Ginzburg (piano) MELODIYA CM 01937-8 First blue/silver stereo label - wonderful cover photo of Shafran playing (R) sleeve near mint, record mint & unplayed 145€

-DEBUSSY: Jeux, Images n° 1 & 2 (Gigues, Rondes de printemps), Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orléans, Trois Ballades de Francois Villon - INGHELBRECHT / Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise COLUMBIA FCX 656 first blue/silver label - First french issue - original mono, no stereo exists - Wonderful cover artwork by Atelier Cassandre, Paris (F) wooden-spine sleeve near mint, record mint & unplayed 245€

-DEBUSSY: Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un Faune, 3 Nocturnes, Marche Écossaise - INGHELBRECHT / Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise COLUMBIA FCX 216 first blue/silver label - First french issue - original mono, no stereo exists - Wonderful cover artwork by Atelier Cassandre, Paris (after the original settings by Leon Bakst) - One of the most fascinating cover artworks by Cassandre (F) wooden-spine sleeve & record near mint 195€

-MOZART: String quintets (complete) – ULBRICH-QUARTETT, Joachim Ulbricht (2nd viola) 3LP set ETERNA 826067/69 TEST-PRESSING (first cover featuring the five musicians) (GDR) sleeves mint, records mint & unplayed 1995€

-HAYDN: 6 String quartets op. 20 "Sun Quartets" ("Sonnen-Quartette") - ULBRICH-QUARTETT 2LP set ETERNA 826375-76 TEST-PRESSING - First issue with Rembrandt drawing front cover (GDR) sleeves near mint, records mint & unplayed 445€

-LISZT: Faust Symphony, Les Préludes* - ARGENTA / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande* 2LP set DECCA LXT 5101 & 5102 - first orange/silver label - original mono, no stereo exists (UK) sleeves near mint, records mint & unplayed 145€

-MAHLER: Symphony n° 4 - REINER / Lisa della Casa / Chicago Symphony RCA LIVING STEREO LSC 2364 first shaded dog label (US) sleeve & record near mint 195€

-MENDELSSOHN: Symphony n° 3 "Scottish" - KONWITSCHNY / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig ETERNA 825355 TEST-PRESSING - One of the rarest Konwitschny records - Impossible to locate in test-pressing ! (GDR) sleeve mint, record mint & unplayed 445€

-MENDELSSOHN: Ein Sommernachtstraum (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) – FRICSAY / Berliner Philharmoniker DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON LPM 18001 first “alle Rechte“ tulip label - first blue/yellow gatefold – This was the first DGG LP record - original mono, no stereo exists (G) gatefold & record near mint 245€

-MOZART: Clarinet quintet, Horn quintet - Jacques LANCELOT (clarinet) / QUATUOR BARCHET / Pierre Del Vescovo (horn) ERATO STE 50025 stereo - First white/pink label (F) sleeve mint , record mint & unplayed 295€

-SCHUBERT: Symphony n° 9 "Great" - KONWITSCHNY / Czech Philharmonic ETERNA 825577 TEST-PRESSING - wonderful Konwitschny portrait cover (GDR) sleeve near mint, record mint & unplayed 145€

-SCHUBERT: Sonata „Arpeggione“ - Enrico MAINARDI (cello), Guido Borciani (piano) 10-inch DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON LPE 17157 TEST-PRESSING - DGG blank sleeve (G) sleeve near mint, record mint 590€

-SCHUBERT: Sonata "Arpeggione" / GRIEG: Cello sonata - Paul TORTELIER (cello), Robert Weisz (piano) LA VOIX DE SON MAITRE FALP 570 - original mono, no stereo exists - First red/silver label (F) sleeve & record near mint 125€

-SCHUMANN: String quartet in A major n° 3 op. 41 / WOLF: Italian Serenade - QUATUOR BARCHET ERATO LDE 3154 Original mono, no stereo exists - Wonderful cover artwork (F) sleeve & record mint 245€

-SCHUMANN: Piano trios n°1 & 3 - Henri MERCKEL (violin), Paul TORTELIER (cello), Jean HUBEAU (piano) ERATO LDE 3153 original mono, no stereo exists (F) sleeve & record near mint 245€

-SHOSTAKOVICH: String quartet n° 10 / BERG: String quartet op. 3 - WELLER QUARTET DECCA SXL 6196 "Made in England" at 10 o'clock (no "Original recording by" label exists) first english issue (UK) sleeve near mint, record mint & unplayed 195€ (also Berg)

-SHOSTAKOVICH: String quartet n° 8 / BORODIN: Strinq quartet n° 2 - BORODIN QUARTET DECCA SXL 6036 "Original recording by" at 10 o'clock (UK) sleeve near mint, record mint 345€

-SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony n° 10 - SANDERLING / Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester ETERNA 827093 stereo TEST-PRESSING (GDR) sleeve near mint, record mint & unplayed 80€

-STRAUSS: Tod und Verklärung, Metamorphosen - KLEMPERER / Philharmonia Orchestra COLUMBIA SAX 2437 stereophonic blue/silver label - First english issue (UK) sleeve near mint, record mint & unplayed 345€

-STRAUSS: Don Quixote, Till Eulenspiegel - KEMPE / Paul Tortelier (cello) / Berlin Philharmonic HIS MASTER'S VOICE ASD 326 stereophonic golden circle (UK) sleeve near mint, record mint & unplayed 345€