Mercury living presence sacds steve hoffman music forums. I did check the old thread on this series, and they run in fits and starts past thread. Ive long been a fan of the mercury living presence recordings, and find the story of bob fine and wilma cozart fine to be fascinating. Feb 15, 20 mercury living presence the collectors edition 2. That is why mercury became the messenger of the gods. The third and final mercury living presence cd collection was recently released. I am interested in the old mercury living presence vinyl records, which are mostly classical titles. Cd reissues of more than half of the mercury living presence catalog in the 1990s. Ive always thought that the story of the husbandandwife engineering team responsible for so many wonderful recordings at the height of the golden age of classical music recordings would make for a compelling book. Mercury living presence vinylany experts out there. This file, when unzipped, contains all of the albums tracks in lossless. Antal dorati, london symphony orchestra title of album. Mercury living presence continues to enjoy a special reputation as one of the most enterprising, prestigious and sonicallyspectacular.
Frederick fennell conducts carousel waltz and other orchestral favorites with popovers ii london pops orchestra, eastmanrochester pops orchestra. But after so many years wilma cozart fine gave new life to the living presence recordings. Mercury sublabel, famous for the natural sound achieved by producer couple wilma cozart. Mercury living presence the collectors edition 2 duration. Up to now, i have collected and compared 7 classical cube collections, such as deutsche grammophons 111, rca living stereo, philips original jackets, etc. Mercury is the god of commerce, travel and thieves. Boxed cd anthology celebrates the return of mercury living presence. Mercury \living presence\ complete editon, 54 cds, 19gb. How do i determine if a copy is an early or 1st pressing. Releases and covers mercury living presence recordings. When cozart retired in 1964, lawrence took over the mercury classical division and continued producing mercury living presence records into 1967. Complete mercury living presence discography with cover images. Jul 10, 2012 ive long been a fan of the mercury living presence recordings, and find the story of bob fine and wilma cozart fine to be fascinating.
The first record in this new mercury olympian series was pictures. Additionally, there are pdf files for the cd and sacd reissues of recordings from the living presence library with cover images and other information. Recently umg reissued the mercury living presence box set, which consists of 6 lps. The legendary classical imprint, esteemed for its unparalleled sonic depth and classic recordings with the detroit, minnesota, and eastmanrochester orchestras, among others. The shadowing, a limitededition, vinylonly, selfproduced effort, was the result of presence s need to explore a new musical genre that hadnt yet made its appearance on either the italian or the global scene. The legendary classical imprint, esteemed for its unparalleled sonic depth and classic recordings with the detroit, minnesota, and.
Sky torrents fennell conducts sousa marches 19601961. Each lp is housed in a replica of the original lp sleeve with its very distinctive cover art and in a range of repertory that typifies the adventurous and. Umg reports that the decca music group, which owns the mercury living presence classical catalogue, will release the recordings on sacd starting on september in the uk. Label hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music downloads. The collectors edition various artists on allmusic 2012 in the early stereo era, a few producers and. While his discography was never huge, he still made a wonderful contribution to 20th century american classical music. Additionally, there are pdf files for the cd and sacd reissues of recordings from the living presence library with. Feb 26, 2011 i am interested in the old mercury living presence vinyl records, which are mostly classical titles. And that is my favorite album of all the mercury living presence albums. Fennell conducts sousa marches 19601961 sacd dsd64germany 2004.
Mercury living presence the collectors edition 2 youtube. The collectors edition celebrates this special anniversary. Fine, harold lawrence and the crack team of mercury engineers. Shop records with mercury living presence label for sale on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format.
Some of these recordings have been available on cd and on sacd. The single disc issue booklet also has 4 pages about mercury living presence in general. Many websites including stated the lps were pressed in germany by optimal. Mercury living presence the collectors edition vol. Mercury living presence label page 1 of 17 presto classical. Hybrid sacd playable on sacd players and cd players mercury living presence 475 6181 66. Besides the music tracks, the download includes two. By the late 1950s, the mercury living presence crew included session musical supervisors harold lawrence and clair van ausdall and associate engineer robert eberenz. Mercury living presence label veroffentlichungen discogs.
In addition, decca presents 10 albums that have never before been on cd, mixed down, restored and remastered from fragile tapes, to allow the fullest possible. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. And by that definition, the command recordings made by fine should by all means be included in a comprehensive list of living presence eg c. Mercury living presence sacds audiogon discussion forum. Hanson, erso, philips mercury living presence add cd 432 0082.
I wanted to start a workable thread on the mercury living presence sacds. Good morning jazz relaxing background bossa nova jazz playlist have a nice day. Aug 16, 2004 audiophiles and music lovers enamored of the legendary mercury living presence series of recordings will have plenty to celebrate with a recent announcement from universal music group umg. This presumably is the last in the highly regarded series of mercury living presence reissues. Feb 06, 2012 mercury living presence the collectors edition 2 duration. Composer and title, recording date, record number, and cd number. The shadowing, a limitededition, vinylonly, selfproduced effort, was the result of presences need to explore a new musical genre that hadnt yet made its appearance on either the italian or the global scene. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I have the original mercury vinyl of that release, as well as the cd reissue which is part of the third boxed set of mercury reissues which just came out. Normally mercury will be valid label to add in addition to mercury living presence.
To my knowledge this howard hanson recording in 1958 on mercury living presence sr90206 made available in this cd is the only way to obtain this masterpiece of americana. Are there any websites that list a complete discography. Well, harry pearson of the absolute sound did not like the sound of the first mercury living presence batch of sacdsbut praised the second batch individual titles of each batch evade me but of course it would also depend on the sacd player used to evaluate the sound quality as upscale meaning expensive players might elicit increased. Mercury living presence continues to enjoy a special reputation as one of the most enterprising, prestigious and sonicallyspectacular labels in the history of classical recording. Sadly, fines command recordings have not been the object of such stateoftheart cd reissues as those of mercury. However, many are now deleted and only available secondhand or through auction sellers at pemium prices. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Various mercury living presence the collectors edition 2. Each lp is housed in a replica of the original lp sleeve with its very distinctive cover art and in a range of repertory that typifies the adventurous and pioneering spirit of mercury living presence. With the addition of the 53 cds in this album, all of the remastered recordings supervised by wilma cozart fine in the 1990s are included in the three mercury box sets. For starters, i was hoping someone can point to a complete list of what was released as mercury living presence sacds. I think you must be thinking of the rca living stereo. The 10 disks in the first mercury living presence cd release were. Which titles are considered to have the best performances and sound.
George schick, irwin fischer, edward metzenger, allen graham, lionel sayers, thomas glenecke, chicago symphony orchestra, rafael kubelik. Mercury living presence the super audio cd sacd sacd. Some of these recordings were issued some years ago. Background starting in 1951 mercury began a series of lp record albums of classical music, the first album having catalog number mg50000. Publisher number 4785092 mercury records b001831802 mercury records dcab001831802 mercury records. May 09, 2015 i have the original mercury vinyl of that release, as well as the cd reissue which is part of the third boxed set of mercury reissues which just came out. As a companion release to the mercury living presence collectors edition, volume 2 of this limitededition set presents six iconic and much soughtafter lps on high quality 180gram vinyl. Mercury records living presence wilma cozart fine and 50. I have preorder one set at before its release in the us market, the doubt part is the box set i received is pasted with small sticker indicating that it was made in czech republic.
Here is yet another major multidisk set of recordingsr importance to collectors. By the late 1950s, the mercury living presence crew included. Mercury living presence collectors edition boxset cd. Mercury living presence is special in many ways an american company, from the heyday of classical recording in the u.
Mercury sublabel, famous for the natural sound achieved by producer couple wilma cozart and robert fine in the 1950s 60s, also reissued on cd. Audiophiles and music lovers enamored of the legendary mercury living presence series of recordings will have plenty to celebrate with a recent announcement from universal music group umg. Jun 21, 2010 i wanted to start a workable thread on the mercury living presence sacds. Presence played a form of heavy rock with a decidedly progressive accent, and then fused it with symphonic elements. Find album release information for mercury living presence, vol. Even if you like any disc you should delete it after listening and buy the original. Browse all classical recordings available to buy on the mercury living presence label. Everest records cd and other audiophile reissues discography.
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