Excellent sounding LPs from EMI, Decca, and DG.
Many years ago, I heard his LP, Skater's Waltz by Emile Waldteufel in an old friend's house and learned that this was one of his reference orchestral recordings. And I immediately knew why. For lovers of waltzes,this recording is a treat. Not easy to find a clean copy but finally I did a few years back and the music is vibrant and exciting. The strings are sweet, lush and so smooth. This is even a good test for soundstage width and depth, with very good separation of instruments.
I heard this great double bass concerto at Mr. Sensible's old house being played on the Quad ESLs and I could never forget the spectacular sound it produced. This LP is in fact a gift from my good friend Mr Sensible and I am very indebted to him for this extra copy of his as I could not find it anywhere. There are few double bass concertos and there are even fewer 'good' double bass concertos, and this is my favorite. The fact that it was played by The Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner says a lot about this LP. This is a treasure in my books.
For fans of Eine Kleine Nachmusik, this is a superb version, by EMI, and is the only version I retain now. Sweet, delicate and very fine rendition of the very popular chamber piece, with bonus cuts from Hayden, etc.
I got this ages ago in a record bar beside Unimart (the good old days). This one is one of the last to be recorded using the analog technique by DG which later on went on prolific production with the digital process. And this one sounds 'analogue'.
I had many of their digital albums then and although it sounded clearer and more dynamic, the hardness is evident when compared to their old analogue recordings. The Four Seasons need no introduction to chamber music lovers, and this is an excellent version, conducted by no less than the legendary Hebert von Karajan with the Berliner Philharmoniker.