BEETHOVEN / Solti - "Symphony No. 7" - London 'Blue Back' 1960 Very early pressing

"Ludwig van Beethoven completed this work in 1812, but withheld the first performance until December 8, 1813, in Vienna. It is scored for pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, and trumpets, plus timpani and string choir.
1812 was an eventful year for the very famous, seriously deafened Beethoven. July was especially noteworthy. At Teplitz he finally met Goethe (1749-1832), but was disappointed to find (he felt) an aging courtier who was no longer a firebrand or kindred democrat; worse yet, a musical dilettante. A week before that only meeting of German giants, Beethoven had written the letter to his mysterious "immortal beloved" that was discovered posthumously in a secret drawer. Then, toward the end of the year, he meddled unbidden in the affairs of his youngest brother, Johann, who was cohabiting contentedly with a housekeeper. Somehow, he found time to compose the last of his ten sonatas for violin and piano and to complete a new pair of symphonies -- the Seventh and Eighth -- both begun in 1809. He introduced the Seventh at a charity concert for wounded soldiers, and repeated it four nights later by popular demand." - AMG

This is a very early pressing from 1960 with 3K/3K as part of it's Matrix.

The record is Exc+.
The jacket is Exc++.
The LP plays/sounds Mint+.

An absolutely outstanding pressing. This London 'BB' captures not only the detail and presence of the Orchestra, but also the ambiance of the Hall. Exceptional tonality, imaging and detail.
Almost no surface noise at all!

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