Did Pollini record all 5 Beethoven Piano Concertos with Bohm? I know there are some experts on Bohm and Pollini here ...
No, only 3-5. Böhm died before the cycle with Pollini could be finished. Eugen Jochum took over and recorded 1-2 with Pollini.
Are you talking about the original Erato recordings? As you know, WarnerMusic bought a bunch of other labels such as EMI and Virgin Classics not that long ago and they have been stuffing some of those recordings into Erato, which I really hate. They should have just kept all the EMI/Virgin Classics under the WarnerClassics label ...
Yes, coopmv, the original Erato recordings. As a rule I love those old French classic recordings. I wish there would be EMI/Erato/Virgin/Telefunken classics and stick to the old logos and license them for reissues Co-Branded with Warner Icon. Have the old identity intact. And it's logical and makes sense.
That might have been London's first digital recording on LP... or the first released in the U.S. The same year (1978), the first digitally recorded LP that I bought was this Denon record shown below. Seems to be a Danish/Japanese production, though I cannot now recall where I bought it or what I paid... only that I hesitated at the time because the price was steep. Production notes list the recording venue as the Østervangskirken, Copenhagen, January 19, 22, 24, 25, 1976. For those interested in such ephemera, this is the insert that came with the album above:
Might be, but I'd love to see the trademark owner license the old brands for Classical reissues, to keep the history and provenance intact for the reissues. It co-branded gives us a link between what was and what is today.
Maybe, but acquiring EMI Classics (and those other labels) was a major scoop, whatever you may think of their reissue policy. And I think some of their reissues, such as the Cluytens box to name but one, are very worthwhile.
That may have something to do with Philips not allowing the previous Philips recordings to be labeled as Philips in perpetuity ...
Yep, Universal Music discontinued the Philips label after they had acquired it and they are reissuing Philips recordings on Decca.
I'm not so sure about that; they (Universal) are using the Philips logo for the original jackets of Philips albums in their mega boxes.
Yes, but anyone (Sony, for instance) could have bought those labels when the EU ordered Universal to sell part of what they had acquired, but Warner beat them to it.
This is totally logical. There is no getting away from using the name Philips on the individual original jacket Philips recordings since a change of ownership cannot change history. Not using the Philips name on the big box is entirely consistent ...