PHILIPS A00150L/153L BACH Mattheaus Passion MENGELBERG

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PHILIPS A00150L/153L BACH Mattheaus Passion MENGELBERG



  Composer BACH Title Matthäus-Passion Artists With:

• Karl ERB (tenor)
• Willem RAVELLI (bass)
• Jo VINCENT (soprano)
• Louis ZIMMERMANN (violin)

And many others (see pictures)   Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Amsterdam Toonkunstchoir, Boys’ Choir “Zanglust”, conducted by Willem MENGELBERG Label & Nr. PHILIPS # A 00150 L through A 00153 L – 4 LP Box Dark Maroon / Plum PHILIPS Minigroove label with silver letters Year Recorded 1939 Amsterdam (first released on record in 1953) Type Mono – Made in Holland Contents 4 LPs; 12” vinyl records; 33 RPM; Original inner sleeves; Hardcover box; Beautiful 12 pages booklet Weight 1425 gram Remarks Original 1st issue of this Legendary Recording     Stop searching!! Here it is!!   The highest rated historical performance of Bach's Matthaeus Passion in the World! The original Philips boxset on Philips Minigroove maroon labels!! In a superb condition! This is what all classical record collectors want to have, but only a few can afford to buy!   For those of you who don't know the story behind this recording, please read the following that was copied from: www.soundfountain.com/amb/phmil.html   ''On the afternoon of Saturday, January 24th, 1953, a special presentation was held for the Dutch press and important members of the musical and commercial scene in the Netherlands. They gathered in the so called 'Kleine Zaal' (small auditorium) of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The presentation was organized by 'Philips Phonographische Industrie' (PPI), the Dutch record company which was founded two and a half years earlier, in September 1950.   No instrumentalist, no singer was present on the stage to play or sing. What could be seen was a catafalque surrounded by flowers. And there was some artistic painting hanging in the background. It all looked as if a funeral was going to take place. So no live music was going to be performed. There was a cold and dull look on most faces. Until... Until the murmur of people in a large acoustic space was being heard through loudspeakers -the catafalque apparently hid a sound system- and shortly afterwards was followed by a firm, light ticking of a baton, the conductor's baton, not just calling all musicians to be attentive, but merely asking the audience to be quiet. And then the performance began, in fact the performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Matthaeus Passion' performed by soloists, chorusses and the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and conductor Willem Mengelberg, exactly as it had been recorded on Palm Sunday of 1939…. (just before the start of WWII in The Netherlands).   Please, refer for further reading on the artists and how the records were made, to the web-site named above.     Quality The 4 LPs are in an used state they play well (Grading: Mint / NM / EX / VG / G). LPs NM Used / in perfect condition / appear to be hardly played Box & Booklet NM Solid / in perfect condition / minor discolouring due to normal ageing / minor wear caused by normal use Labels NM In perfect condition / clearly readable   Guarantee When you are not fully satisfied with this item, please send it back. The costs of purchase (excluding shipment- and PayPal costs) will then be returned.   Additional info For additional info on shipping (and saving shipment costs), guarantee, payment and many more great items please refer to my eBay store: http://stores.ebay.nl/Full-CIRCLE-Records












Buyer to pay postage costs only (no additional packaging or handling costs will be charged; see table below). Holland: Bank transfer. Europe: Bank transfer or PayPal. Rest of the World: PayPal or Cash (Euro or US-dollar only) by registered letter (the latter at your own risk).


Ships worldwide on the friday after receipt of the payment. See table below for the Economy mail costs. Will ship Priority Mail on request. The albums will be shipped in a cardboard mailer. I will combine wins for savings on shipping costs.   Shipping & Handling costs (in US Dollar) for this LP box (can be combined with other LPs up to 2 kg; including packaging materials; not registered and not insured):

• European Union: US$ 11
• Rest of the World: US$ 18 (economy air mail)