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- ADon Juan, Tondichtung
- Bpart 2
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra under Richard Strauss performing the tone poem 'Don Juan' on Polyphon 66902, an orchestral recording from the early electrical era.AI summary
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- ADon Juan, Tondichtung, part 3
- Bpart 4
This is a German Polyphon pressing, not a British one. Berlin Staatsoper Orchestra under Richard Strauss, recorded in Berlin; 'Don Juan', parts 3 and 4, is a major tone poem from Strauss's own catalogue, but a German label belongs to a German collection.AI summary
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- AMagic Flute Overture(28)
- Bpart 2
The Berlin State Orchestra under Felix Weingartner performing Mozart's Magic Flute Overture, recorded for Decca's high-quality CA series in the 1930s. A substantial orchestral recording from one of the era's most respected conductors.AI summary
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- ARose Bearer waltz
- Bpart 2
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the Rosenkavalier waltz suite, pressed on Polyphon catalogue 69863. A conductor recording his own work is always of collector interest, and Strauss was among the most significant figures to appear on early orchestral 78s. This is part of a set of Strauss self-conducted Polyphon discs, several of which appear in this collection.AI summary
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- ARosenkavalier waltz
- Bpart 2
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Strauss himself, performing the Rosenkavalier Waltz from his own opera, on Brunswick catalogue 80009, likely a late 1930s pressing — a recording of unusual historical and interpretative significance.AI summary
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- ASymphony No 7 part 3
- Bpart 4
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra under Richard Strauss, the composer, recorded parts 3 and 4 of his Symphony No. 7 for Polyphon, a European label of the electrical recording era.AI summary
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- ASymphony No 7 part 3
- Bpart 4
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in parts of what the catalogue describes as 'Symphony No 7' — likely Beethoven's Seventh Symphony — on Polyphon 69837. As with the companion discs in this collection, a conductor recording of the Strauss-conducted Polyphon series is of specialist interest, though symphonic excerpts on 78 were often pressed in larger quantities than shorter pieces.AI summary
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- ASymphony No 7 part 5
- Bpart 6
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the fifth and sixth parts of his Symphony No. 7 in F Major on Polyphon, a German label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
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- ASymphony No 7 part 7
- Bpart 8
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in the final movements (parts 7 and 8) of his Symphony No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 116, on Polyphon 69839. This is a notable conductor-composer performance, though the catalogue and pressing details require verification.AI summary
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- ATill Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
- Bpart 2
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in parts one and two of 'Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks' on Polyphon 66887 — the companion to id 5978. This is among the most historically important of the Strauss self-conducted Polyphon recordings: a composer of this stature recording his own tone poem at this period is a benchmark early orchestral document.AI summary
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- ATill Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks part 3
- Bpart 4
Richard Strauss conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in parts three and four of 'Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks' on Polyphon 66888 — the companion disc to id 5977. As with the rest of the Strauss self-conducted Polyphon set in this collection, this is part of a historically important series of early orchestral recordings.AI summary