adapted by (text) [translated] Stuart Gilbert
chorus National Symphony Orchestra Chorus
composed by, liner notes Roberto Gerhard
conductor, liner notes Antal Dorati
design Decca Publicity Art Department
engineer Colin Moorfoot
engineer Kenneth Wilkinson
engineer Michael Mailes
lacquer cut by G
narrator Alec McCowen
orchestra National Symphony Orchestra
photography by Erich Auerbach
producer James Mallinson
text by Albert Camus
Recorded At DAR Constitution Hall
Printed By Robert Stace
Printed By Mundoprint B.V.
Phonographic Copyright (p) The Decca Record Company Limited
Copyright (c) The Decca Record Company Limited
Lacquer Cut At Decca Studios
Comes with 12 6-page insert.
Belongs to the Decca Headine series, being number 6.
The Plague was commissioned by the BBC and Antal Dorati, who gave the first performance on April 1st 1964 in the presence of, and in consultation of the composer. The version that appears on this record, recorded on May 11th 1973 at the Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
Features on TAS list Best of the Bunch Classical.
Rights Society: M.C.P.S.
Matrix / Runout: ZAL.13125 (Matrix on label side A)
Matrix / Runout: ZAL.13126 (Matrix on label side B)
Matrix / Runout: ZAL-13125-1G (Side A runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: ZAL-13126-3G (Side B runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: ZAL-13125-1G UI 2B (Side A runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: ZAL-13126-2G BC 1 (Side B runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: ZAL-13125-1G BU 1 (Side A runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: ZAL-13126-3G P 1 (Side B runout, variant 3)