George Szell - The Complete Columbia Album Collection

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Album Info

Release Date: 2018-08-10

Label: Sony Classical

92 recordings remastered from the original analogue tapes using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology.
CD 1 to CD 19 are mono recordings.
Editor's Note: Mixed By credits are Remixed credits. The Remix credit is for derivative works, not for subsequent master tape remixes.

CD 1
Recording: Cleveland, Severance Hall, April 21, 1947 [1-5]; April 26, 1947 [6-9]
Original Releases
78s 12885-57-D in set M-756; 12858-60-D in set MM 756, released July 26, 1948
LP Columbia Masterworks ML 2023, released September 60 [sic], 1948 [1-5]
78s 13057-60-D in set MM-887
LP Columbia Masterworks ML 2095, released July 17, 1950 [6-9]
℗ 1948/1950 Sony Music Entertainment

Recordings
CD 2: April 22, 1947 (1 to 4); April 27, 1947 (5 to 8)
CD 3: April 22, 1947 (1 to 4); April 27, 1949 (5 to 8)
CD 4: November 26, 1947, November 17, 1951 (1 to 4); November 25, 1947 (5 to 8); April 15, 1949 (9)
CD 5: January 18, 1952
CD 6: January 20, 1952
CD 7: November 28, 1952
CD 8: November 30, 1952
CD 9: January 13, 1954 (1 to 3); February 23, 1954 (3 to 7); January 15, 1954 (8 to 10); February 22, 1954 (11 to 13); January 6, 1953 (14 to 16)
CD 10: January 12 - 13, 1954 (No.24); January 15 - 16, 1954 (No.26)
CD 11: April 9, 11, 1954 (1 to 3); January 8, 1952 (4)
CD 12: November 26, 1955
CD 13: April 9, 1954
CD 14: Feb. 24-26 & March 16-17, 1956
CD 15: November 18, 1955
CD 16: December 19, 1955 (No.10) December 20, 1955 (No.12)
CD 17: November 2, 1956
CD 18: October 26, 1956 (1 to 24); December 28, 1956 (25); October 28, 1956 (26)
CD 19: November 20-21, 1955 (No.17); 20 - 21 November 1955, 16 April 1953 (No.25)
CD 20: 1-2 March 1957
CD 21: February 22 - 23, 1957
CD 22: November 1, 1957
CD 23: March 29, 1957
CD 24: October 25 - 26, 1957
CD 25: October 10 - 11, 1957
CD 26: February 28, 1958, March 1, 1958
CD 27: February 21-22, 1958
CD 28: 1957, 1958, 1966
CD 29: October 25, 31, 1958, November 1, 1958
CD 30: January 21, 1959 (1 to 3); November 1, 1958 (4,5)
CD 31: January 10, 1959
CD 32: March 20 - 21, 1959
CD 33: 23-24 October 1959
CD 34: October 30-31, 1959
CD 35: October 24 and 31, 1959
CD 36: January 8, 1960
CD 37: March 18, 1960
CD 38: January 8-10, 1960 (No.35); March 11 - 12, 1960 (No.39); August 25, 1967 (No.40)
CD 39: November 13, 1959 (No.22); November 14-15, 1958 (No.23)
CD 40: January 21, 1959 (No.1); January 21, 1959 (Manfred); October 21, 24, 1960 (No.2)
CD 41: October 21, 1960 (No.3) & March 12, 22, 1960 (No.4)
CD 42: October 28 - 29, 1960
CD 43: February 25, 1961
CD 44: April 16, 1961
CD 45: March 3-4, 1961
CD 46: April 15, 21, 22 April 1961
CD 47: April 15, 1961
CD 48: February 24, 1961, March 3, 4, 1961 (1 to 7); February 24, 1961 (8 to 10)
CD 49: March 12, 1960 (1, 2); October 20, 1961 (3 to 6)
CD 50: October 21, 1961 ( 1 to 3); October 27, 1961 (4 to 6)
CD 51: January 26, 1962
CD 52: December 1, 1961 (1 to 3); January 23, 1962 (4 to 6)
CD 53: January 20-21, 1962
CD 54: October 19, 1962
CD 55: 2-4 November 1962
CD 56: April 20-21, 1962 (1 to 3); March 30, 1958 (4 t 6)
CD 57: January 5, 1962
CD 58: October 26, 1962 (1 to 5); January 4, 1963 (6)
CD 59: January 11 - 12, 1963
CD 60: April 5-6, 1963
CD 61: January 4-5, 1963 & August 2, 1962, January 4-5, 1963 (1 to 4); July 19, 1962, January 4-5, 1963, August 2, 1962 (5 to 9)
CD 62: October 30, 1963
CD 63: October 26, 1962 (No.33); October 5, 1965 (No.28); April 20, 1963 (Divertimento)
CD 64: April 1, 1963 (1 o 6); January 21-22, 1961 (7 to 9)
CD 65: 26-28 April 1961
CD 66: December 28, 1963 (1 to 3); May 11, 1964 (4 to 6)
CD 67: October 11 and 25, 1963
CD 68: January 10, 1964
CD 69: January 3, 1964 (1 to 3); January 11, 1964 (4)
CD 70: October 16 & 24, 1964
CD 71: October 2, 1964 (No.1); October 23, 1964 (No.2)
CD 72: 3-5 November 1961
CD 73: July 19, 1962, August 2, 1962, January 4-5, 1963
CD 74: January 15 - 16, 1965 (1 to 6); October 15, 1965 (7 to 10)
CD 75: October 1-2, 1965
CD 76: March 25, 1965 (1 to 5); February 16, 1965 (6 to 10)
CD 77: January 28 - 29, 1966
CD 78: December 10, 1965
CD 79: March 26, 1966 (1 to 7); December 26, 1962 (8)
CD 80: October 8, 1966 (Egmond, Leonora 2); October 29, 1966 (Coriolan, King Stephan); August 25, 1967 (Leonora 1, Fidelio)
CD 81: October 7, 1966
CD 82: January 6, 1967 (No.2); October 28, 1966 (Overtures)
CD 83: April 8, 1966
CD 84: January 21-22, 1966
CD 85: January 13, 1967 (1 to 5); January 7, 1967 (6 to 8)
CD 86: January 14, 1967 & May 5, 1967
CD 87: April 19 - 20, 1968
CD 88: April 19, 1968 & May 5, 1967
CD 89: October 10, 1964 (1 to 4); October 9, 1964 (5)
CD 90: October 18, 1968 (No.15); October 18, 19, 21, 1964 (No.17)
CD 91: October 7, 1968 (No.13); January 10, 1969 (No.9)
CD 92: October 7, 11. 12, 1968
CD 93: January 24 - 25, 1969, March 20
CD 94: January 10 - 11, 1969 (1 to 6); January 17-18, 1969 (7 to 11)
CD 95-96: 3, 6, 10, 13 October 1969
CD 97: January 17-18, 1969 (No.95); October 11 - 12, 1969 (No.96)
CD 98: October 3, 6, 1969 (No.97); October 10, 1969 (No.98)
CD 99: October 1967 (live)
CD 100: January 7, 8, 17, 1951
CD 101: January 4 & 8, 1951
CD 102: December 5, 1955
CD 103: January 12, 1953 (live)
CD 104: August 19 - 20, 1946
CD 105: 1-3 August 1967
CD 106: May 12, 1967 (Christmas melodies)

Packing: hardboard box with 105 CDs in original jackets card board, icluding a hardcover 142 page book.
Made in the EU.

CD 1 [1–5], 4 [5–8], 11 [4]: Analogue Disc and Tape Transfers by Andreas K. Meyer, Meyer Media LLC; Mixing and Mastering by Martin Kistner and Matthias Erb, b-sharp music & media solutions, using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology
CD 1 [6–9], 23 [2], 24, 26 [1], 27, 28 [3], 29, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 50, 52, 79, 98 [5–8]: Analogue Disc and Tape Transfers, Mixing and Mastering by Andreas K. Meyer, Meyer Media LLC
CD 7, 9, 10, 12, 20, 21, 30, 34, 46, 47, 53, 55, 60, 61 [5–9], 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 83, 90, 94, 95, 96, 99, 106: Analogue Tape Transfers using Direct Stream Digital® (DSD), Mixing and Mastering by Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, Meyer Media LLC
CD 8, 16, 17, 19, 25, 28 [4–6], 59, 69, 78: Analogue Tape Transfers by Brett Zinn, Iron Mountain Digital Services; Mastering by Martin Kistner and Matthias Erb, b-sharp music & media solutions, using 24 bit / 192 kHz technology
CD 2, 3 [5–8], 4 [1–4/9], 5–7, 11 [1–3], 13, 14, 18, 22, 23 [1/3], 26 [2–4], 28 [1/2/7], 31, 36, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 51, 54, 56, 57, 58, 61 [1–4], 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 76, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 97, 98 [1–4], 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105: Mastering by Martin Kistner and Matthias Erb, b-sharp music & media solutions
CD 3 [1–4], 15: Analogue Disc Tape Transfers using Direct Stream Digital® (DSD)
by Andreas K. Meyer, Meyer Media LLC, and Matt Cavaluzzo, Battery Studios;
Mixing and Mastering by Richard King

Cover Photo: CRPS (C) Sony Music Entertainment
Photos pp. 5, 32, 115 DThe Cleveland Orchestra Archives; pp. 11, 20, 37 (C) Sony Music Entertainment; p. 12 Columbia Records Photo Studio; pp. 17, 76/77, 107, 108, 128/129: Peter Hastings; p. 19: Dan Weiner; p. 38: Geoffrey Landesman (C) The Cleveland Orchestra Archives; Andria Hoy, Archivist; pp. 6, 14, 24, 28, 49, 66, 97, 103, 104, 143: Don Hunstein; pp. 23, 98: Bob Cato; pp. 31, 89, 90: Hank Parker; pp. 71, 72: Sandy Speiser (C) Sony Music Entertainment; p. 83 (C) Dan Weiner

Consists of previously released material
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