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Author: KerrisonKerrison Date: Nov 17, 2007 23:41
Anyone have a rough idea as to which symphony has had the most
recordings over decades, starting with the days of acoustic 78s, and
what is its total to date? It's probably a tall order to come up with
an answer, unless you have every record catalogue that's ever been
issued.
A supplementary question is: which symphony has received the most
stereo recordings, regardless of whether or not they've all been
reissued on CD? I suppose the prime contenders would be the Beethoven
5th, the Tchaikovsky 'Pathetique,' and the Dvorak 'New World,' but who
knows? And I wonder if each of those have been recorded, say, 500
times or more in total ? (I merely pluck a figure out of the air !) ...
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Author: Damian RDamian R Date: Nov 18, 2007 04:21
> Anyone have a rough idea as to which symphony has had the most
> recordings over decades, starting with the days of acoustic 78s, and
> what is its total to date? It's probably a tall order to come up with
> an answer, unless you have every record catalogue that's ever been
> issued.
My gut instinct is Schubert's Unfinished - it received 9 abridged acoustic
recordings, 7 complete ones, and at least one other which my source doesn't
give more detail on. There were numerous electrical recordings on 78s too.
Damian
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Author: John ThomasJohn Thomas Date: Nov 18, 2007 06:35
On Nov 18, 4:21 am, "Damian R" hotmail.com> wrote:>> Anyone have a rough idea as to which symphony has had the most
>> recordings over decades, starting with the days of acoustic 78s, and
>> what is its total to date? It's probably a tall order to come up with
>> an answer, unless you have every record catalogue that's ever been
>> issued.
>
> My gut instinct is Schubert's Unfinished - it received 9 abridged acoustic
> recordings, 7 complete ones, and at least one other which my source doesn't
> give more detail on. There were numerous electrical recordings on 78s too.
>
> Damian
As long as we're guessing, and considering the season, I'd say it's
probably the recording my mother gave me for my birthday in 1948 - The
Nutcracker Suite.
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Author: Paul IlechkoPaul Ilechko Date: Nov 18, 2007 06:47
Kerrison wrote:
> Anyone have a rough idea as to which symphony has had the most
> recordings over decades, starting with the days of acoustic 78s, and
> what is its total to date? It's probably a tall order to come up with
> an answer, unless you have every record catalogue that's ever been
> issued.
>
> A supplementary question is: which symphony has received the most
> stereo recordings, regardless of whether or not they've all been
> reissued on CD? I suppose the prime contenders would be the Beethoven
> 5th, the Tchaikovsky 'Pathetique,' and the Dvorak 'New World,' but who
> knows? And I wonder if each of those have been recorded, say, 500
> times or more in total ? (I merely pluck a figure out of the air !) ...
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Author: John ThomasJohn Thomas Date: Nov 18, 2007 07:14
Considering the space limitations of electrical and later 78 rpm
recordings, would the biggest selling classical recording of all time
necessarily be a symphony? Limiting the candidates to symphonies
would make the guessing easier, but I'd bet any symphony you could
name has been outsold by complete or excerpted versions of The
Nutcracker Suite. It's the first classical recording I ever owned,
given to me by my mother for my birthday in 1948. Never underestimate
the influence of Disney.
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Author: david7gabledavid7gable Date: Nov 18, 2007 07:24
My guess, and that's all it is, is that it would be Beethoven symphony
3, 5, or 9.
-david gable
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Author: GerardGerard Date: Nov 18, 2007 08:03
John Thomas wrote:
> On Nov 18, 4:21 am, "Damian R" hotmail.com> wrote:>>> Anyone have a rough idea as to which symphony has had the most
>>> recordings over decades, starting with the days of acoustic 78s,
>>> and what is its total to date? It's probably a tall order to come
>>> up with an answer, unless you have every record catalogue that's
>>> ever been issued.
>>
>> My gut instinct is Schubert's Unfinished - it received 9 abridged
>> acoustic recordings, 7 complete ones, and at least one other which
>> my source doesn't give more detail on. There were numerous
>> electrical recordings on 78s too.
>>
>> Damian
>
> As long as we're guessing, and considering the season, I'd say it's ...
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Author: Paul IlechkoPaul Ilechko Date: Nov 18, 2007 08:09
John Thomas wrote:
> Considering the space limitations of electrical and later 78 rpm
> recordings, would the biggest selling classical recording of all time
> necessarily be a symphony?
I don't think that was even implied by the original question.
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Author: Frank BergerFrank Berger Date: Nov 18, 2007 08:39
> On Nov 18, 4:21 am, "Damian R" hotmail.com> wrote:>>> Anyone have a rough idea as to which symphony has had the most
>>> recordings over decades, starting with the days of acoustic 78s, and
>>> what is its total to date? It's probably a tall order to come up with
>>> an answer, unless you have every record catalogue that's ever been
>>> issued.
>>
>> My gut instinct is Schubert's Unfinished - it received 9 abridged
>> acoustic
>> recordings, 7 complete ones, and at least one other which my source
>> doesn't
>> give more detail on. There were numerous electrical recordings on 78s
>> too.
>> ...
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Author: ukrnealukrneal Date: Nov 18, 2007 10:15
On Nov 18, 7:34 pm, MELMOTH wrote:
> Ce cher mammifère du nom de Kerrison nous susurrait, le dimanche
> 18/11/2007, dans nos oreilles grandes ouvertes mais un peu sales quand
> même, et dans le message
> f3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>, les
> doux mélismes suivants :
>>> Anyone have a rough idea as to which symphony has had the most
>> recordings over decades, starting with the days of acoustic 78s, and
>> what is its total to date? It's probably a tall order to come up with
>> an answer, unless you have every record catalogue that's ever been
>> issued.
>
> *Beethoven 5th*...
>
> --
> Car avec beaucoup de science, il y a beaucoup de chagrin ; et celui qui
> accroît sa science, accroît sa douleur.
> [Ecclésiaste, 1-18]
> MELMOTH - souffrant ...
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