Øivin Fjeldstad. Not a name you see every day but one of my favorite conductors ..

That CD is what I am referring to in my previous post above.

 

Happy to be of service! Having listened to this a number of times since, it is amazing how well the Oslo Phil captures the spirit of this piece - braying donkey and all! The sound does distort in the louder passages which may not be just an artifact of the reel tape (and my transfer - see the PM I sent!). Last week I scored a Tchaikovsky 5th Camden Stereo LP of the Oslo Philharmonic (different conductor) and the recording has the same distortion at the loud peaks as does the tape of the Grand Canyon Suite. It would be fascinating to discover where these performances were recorded and under what conditions. These Living Stereo purple-label Camden discs must have been plentiful at one time, but they're not so easy to find these days - at least where I've been looking. Keeping my eyes peeled for more from this series.........
-------- Chris

 

Well, I found another Øivin Fjeldstad / Oslo Philharmonic / RCA Camden stereo LP last weekend.....
this time its Cesar Franck's Symphony in D Minor. Once again a spirited performance with similar audio characteristics to others in this series. Thankfully my LP is in nice condition which is a minor miracle since the cover is coming apart at every side! It really is something how tough these LPs can be to track down, but well worth it! Cheers! ------------ Chris

 

Most of the RCA Camden series is actually good records, the rechanneled Stereo garbage the only bad ones. MLutthans and all, if you find any Living Strings or Living Guitars easy listening LP discs, get one and try it. Many sound amazing.

 

Funny you should mention and bump this thread up again. I've spotted some of those Living Strings LPs and haven't yet taken the plunge, but I will courtesy of your recommendation! I have, however, scored a few more Fjeldstad recordings recently. Got a 7.5 ips open reel tape of the Peer Gynt with the London Philharmonic - lively and dynamic indeed! I also scored a mono LP of his performance of Brahms' 3rd Symphony that was included in that Readers Digest box. The LP was separated from the box (which I didn't see anyway), but it was mint so I picked it up. I'll have to be on the lookout for the stereo version. I wonder how often the Oslo Philharmonic was recorded for radio programs - somebody must have some off-air recordings. But that's pretty esoteric territory.
---------- Chris

 

I was wondering the experts on this recording know much about the value of the mono version. I found one in my collection today. Here is the post and photos.

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/classical-experts-do-i-have-a-rare-peer-gynt.397832/

 

His Grieg Peer Gynt and Piano Conc with the LSO (1958 Decca) are no48 cd in the Analogue Years Box Set
A must for any lovers of the Broadhurst Gardens chaps
Fantastic value for money,great early stereo sound.
Good tape transfer
Kingsway Hall ,Gordon Parry/Windebank and Reeve eng