BEETHOVEN / MOZART / Vienna Octet - "Quintet in E Flat Major / Divertimento No. 1" - London 'Blue Back' 1959 1st Pressing

"Written in the mid-1790s, when Beethoven still toiled in the shadow of Mozart and Haydn, the Quintet for Piano and Winds shows the strong influence of the two elder composers, as do the six string quartets of Op. 18 he was composing at about the same time. Yet Beethoven was already beginning to assert his own personality here through the occasional violent contrast in dynamics. The writing for winds strongly recalls Mozart's woodwind serenades, but the sometimes rumbling and ever forceful piano style anticipates Beethoven's later keyboard works. And unlike Mozart, Beethoven sets the piano in opposition to the block of woodwinds. He also made an alternate quartet version with the same opus number, replacing the winds with violin, viola, and cello." - AMG

"'London Blueback Stereo' recordings of the late 1950's to mid-1960's (affectionately known among the collectors as 'bluebacks' for their distinct pale blue back covers) were 'London' record's audiophile response to such analogue, audiophile masterpieces of the late 50's and early 60's , such as RCA's 'Living Stereo' or Mercury's 'Living Presence'. One look (literally speaking) at the grooves of these records and you will immediately realize that these are not your ordinary recordings: the sheen on the surface of the record is intense, the grooves are full and well defined and the London records did not waste their time pressing the records on an inferior vinyl: this is a solid, almost half-a pound slab of hi-grade, low carbon vinyl that in this day and age would have been called 'virgin' vinyl. These recordings - mostly classical, but also some easy listening, soundtrack and original cast - were made under the supervision of the most knowledgeable technicians and engineers on earth.
London Bluebacks are equivalent to the much more expensive Decca SXL pressings as they both were produced at the exact same time using identical equipment and the same exact stampers. These London Bluebacks can rival anything ever produced by any other classical record label. " - Popsike

Beethoven Quintet in E Flat Major Opus 16 for Piano and Winds.

Mozart Divertimento No. 1 in E Flat Major K. 113 for 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns and Strings.

Performed by Members of the Vienna Octet.

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

Stunning sound. Realistic dynamics, accurate tonality, excellent imagimg and depth. Each instrument is surrounded by 'air' and clearly define their own individual spaces. Strings are golden and warm.
Minimal surface noise - mostly low-level, random occasional 'crackles' which should diminish somewhat with a few more playings. 4 audible 'ticks' on Side II.

Each record is washed on a VPI cleaning machine using a proprietary 3-5 agent process which is determined by the needs of the individual record. Each record is then listened to 100% to insure that the posted description is exactly what you can expect to get.

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