conductor George Szell
cover, photography by Malcolm Walker
tracks 2-5 to 2-7, 3-1 to 3-5, 4-1 to 4-4 engineer [balance engineer] Arthur Clarke
tracks 8-1 to 8-6, 9-1 to 9-6, 10-1 to 10-3 engineer [balance engineer] Bud Graham
tracks 11-1 to 11-6, 12-1 to 12-4, 13-1 to 13-6 engineer [balance engineer] Carson Taylor
tracks 2-1 to 2-4, 4-5 to 4-7 engineer [balance engineer] Charles Gregory
tracks 6-1 to 6-11 engineer [balance engineer] Christopher Parker
tracks 5-1 to 5-9 engineer [balance engineer] Ernst Rothe
tracks 8-1 to 8-6, 9-1 to 9-6, 10-1 to 10-3 engineer [balance engineer] Frank Bruno
tracks 6-1 to 6-11 engineer [balance engineer] Robert Gooch
tracks 1-1 to 1-7 engineer [balance engineer] Walter Starkman
tracks 5-1 to 5-9 engineer [balance engineer] Wolfgang Gülich
liner notes Jon Tolansky
liner notes [traduction] Hugues Mousseau
liner notes [Übersetzung] Dorle Ellmers
photography by [p. 10-11] David Farrell
tracks 2-1 to 2-4, 4-5 to 4-7 producer Fred Gaisberg
tracks 2-5 to 2-7, 3-3 to 3-5, 4-1 to 4-4 producer Lawrance Collingwood
tracks 8-1 to 8-6, 9-1 to 9-6, 10-1 to 10-3 producer Paul Myers
tracks 11-1 to 11-6, 12-1 to 12-4, 13-1 to 13-6 producer Peter Andry
tracks 1-1 to 1-7 producer Rex Palmer
tracks 5-1 to 5-9 producer Suvi Raj Grubb
tracks 3-1, 3-2 producer Unknown Artist
tracks 5-1 to 5-9, 6-1 to 6-11, 7-1 to 7-12 producer Walter Legge
tracks 6-1 to 6-4 remastered by Allan Ramsay
tracks 5-1 to 5-9, 6-5 to 6-11 remastered by Simon Gibson
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Recorded At Wiener Konzerthaus
Recorded At Mittlerer Konzerthaussaal, Wien
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At Deutsches Haus (Slovansky Hall), Prague
Recorded At Grunewaldkirche
Recorded At Kingsway Hall
Recorded At Severance Hall
Remastered At Art et Son Studio
Remastered At Abbey Road Studios
Remastered At Old School Mastering
Remastered At Warner Music Japan
CD wallets designed from original cover artwork

Recordings from 1934-1970.
This compilation ℗ 2000 & © 2020 Parlophone Records Limited
Made in Germany.

Includes a 30 page booklet with tracklisting and program notes.

CD 1
Recorded: 18-20.VI (1-3), 20 & 22.VI (4-7) 1934, Konzerthaus, Vienna (MONO)
1-3: first release as Columbia [m1761247=LX 509-513] (78rpm) - 78 matrix numbers WHAX 39-44
4-7: first release as Columbia LX 347-349 (78rpm) - 78 matrix numbers WHAX 39-44
Remastered in 2017 from original masters in 24-Bit/96kHz by Studio art e Son (1-3)
℗ 1934/Remastered 2020 (4-7) & 1936/Remastered 2017 (1-3) Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 68:38

CD 2
Recorded: 26.VI.1934, Mittlerer Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna [1-4]m 9.I & 12.XII.1938, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road London [5-7] (MONO)
78 rpm originally released as: HMV C 2686, matrix numbers 2WX 768-769 (); HMV C 2687 (2-4), matrix numbers 2WX 771 (2) & 2WX 770 (3-4); HMV DB 3712-3717, matrix numbers 2EA 5963-5974 (5-7)
℗ 1934 (1-4), 1939 (5-7) & Remastered ℗ 2020 Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 65:59

CD 3
Recorded 15.X.1935 [1-2], 21.X.1938 [3-5], No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (MONO)
78 rpm originally released as: HMV C 2809, matrix numbers 2EA 1564-1565); HMV C 2826, matrix numbers 2EA 1560-1561 (2); HMV C3043-3047, matrix numbers 2EA 1196-1200 & 6901-6905 (3-5)
℗ 1936 (1-2), 1939 (3-5) & Remastered ℗ 2020 Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 54:21

CD 4
Recorded 30.X.1937, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London [1-4], 8.IV.1938 Slovansky Hall (formerly Deutsche Haus), Prague [5-7] (MONO)
78 rpm originally released as: HMV C 2949-2953, matrix numbers 2EA 5337-5346 (1-4); HMV DB 3288-3292, matrix numbers 2HC 220-220 [sic] (5-7)
℗ 1938 & Remastered ℗ 2003 (5-7) & 2020 (1-4) Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 74:49

CD 5
Recorded 1-3.IX.1965, Grunewaldkirche, Berlin (STEREO)
Originally released as Columbia [m456305=SAX 5258] · Tape number YRX 15-16
Remastered in 24-bit / 96 kHz (see Credits)
℗ 1966 & Remastered ℗ 2011 Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 40:13

CD 6
Recorded 10-14 & 18.IX.1965, Kingsway Hall, London (STEREO)
Originally released as HMV [m903635=ASD 2493] · Tape number 2YEA 3759-3760
Remastered in 24-bit / 96 kHz (see Credits)
℗ 1969 & Remastered ℗ 2011 (5-11), 2015 (1-4) Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 48:12

CD 7
Recorded 8-9 & 11-12.III.1968, Kingsway Hall, London
Originally released as HMV [m588326=SAN 218] · Tape number 2YEA 3595-3596
Remastered from original tapes in 24-bit / 96 kHz by Studio Art et Son
℗ 1968 & Remastered ℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: 48:12

CD 8 to CD 10
Recorded 29-30.IV, 1 & 4.V.1968, Severance Hall, Cleveland
℗ 1968 & Remastered ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
Total time: CD 8 65:32, CD 9 70:35, CD 10 39:45

CD 11
Recorded 9 & 12-13.V.1969, Severance Hall, Cleveland
Originally released as HMV [m2106190=ASD 2526] · Tape numbers: 2YEA 3879-3880
4-6 Remastered from original tapes in 24-bit / 96 kHz by Studio Art et Son
℗ 1970, Remastered ℗ 2003 (1-3) & 2017 (4-6) Parlophone Records Limited

CD 12
Recorded 21-22.IV.1970, Severance Hall, Cleveland
Originally released as HMV [m591063=ASD 2760] · Tape numbers: 2YEA 4060-4061
Remastered from original tapes in 24-bit / 96 kHz by Warner Japan
℗ 1970 & Remastered ℗ 2017 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 13
Recorded 28-29.IV.1970 [1-4], 20.IV.1970 [5-6], Severance Hall, Cleveland
Originally released as HMV [m636391=ASD 2653] · Tape numbers: 2YEA 4056-4057
Remastered from original tapes in 24-bit / 96 kHz by Warner Japan
℗ 1970 & Remastered ℗ 2018 Parlophone Records Limited

CD14
℗ 2020 Jon Tolansky (spoken material) & Parlophone Records Limited (sound recordings).
Barcode: 0 190295 26718 6 (Text)
Barcode: 0190295267186 (Scanned)
Label Code: LC 02822
SPARS Code: ADD
Rights Society: GEMA BIEM
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