vinyl1
Super Member
Now for a truly great one. I would put this right up there with LSC-2449 and the Royal Ballet set.
The music lends itself to a sonic spectacular, and the Decca engineers give it all they've got. The soundstage is huge, and bass is much deeper and more powerful than USA-recorded bass, and the horns are incredibly powerful. There is, I believe only one set of lacquers, the 1S/1S, and they are cut very aggressively. Each side is only about 15 minutes long, allowing the grooves to be generously spaced for maximum dynamic range. If you play this on a good turntable, you will not be disappointed.
The music is, well, ballet music from the opera. It's fat, swaggering, and brassy, and reasonably well-played. What's not to like.....except the price this LP goes for on the used market.