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Missa Solemnis (Volume I)
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Missa Solemnis (Volume I) --- 1946
Recorded December 3, 1938 at Symphony Hall (recorded during live concert). Released 4/41. 78 rpm: Volume I, M-758 (17816/21), AM-758 (17828/33), DM-758 (17840/5). Volume II, M-759 (17822/7), AM-759 (17834/9), [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15744931-Serge-KoussevitzkyHarvard-Glee-Club-Radcliffe-Choral-Society-Jeannette-Vreeland-Anna-Kaskas-John-Pri]DM-759 (17846/51)[/url]. 78 rpm matrix and take numbers; Volume I: [side# matrix and take # section ] 1 CS-028873-2 (2) Kyrie 2 CS-028874-2 (2) Kyrie 3 CS-028875-1R(2) Kyrie 4 CS-028876-1R(2) Gloria 5 CS-028877-2 (2) Gloria 6 CS-028878-1R(2) Gloria 7 CS-028879-2R(2) Gloria 8 CS-028880-1R(2) Gloria 9 CS-028881-2 (2) Credo 10 CS-028882-2 (2) Credo 11 CS-028883-2 (2) Credo 12 CS-028884-2 (2) Credo Notes on the recording of MISSA SOLEMNIS. The two volume 78 rpm set of this recording, finally released in April 1941, was the product of Victor's third attempt at recording this music. The first attempt occurred at the annual Boston Symphony pension fund concert of April 26, 1938 (see Unpublished RCA Victor-made Recording Listing under April 26, 1938). Victor ran into technical problems, and this first recording had to be abandoned. A log note says, "bad start-side 3." Also, Koussevitzky likely rejected certain sides. Probably the scheduling of this same work for the Friday-Saturday concerts of December 2 and 3, 1938, was intended to give Victor a second, and if need be a third, attempt at a successful recording. The Victor logs do not disclose what went wrong with the records made at the December 2, 1938 concert (see Unpublished RCA Victor-made Recording Detailed Listing). The published records were all made at the Saturday evening, December 3 performance. These records have more than their share of technical problems. Thirteen out of the 24 sides had to be recut, which detracted from their sound quality. - Edward D. Young , SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY: A COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY, PART I