Sold Date: December 15, 2022
Start Date: December 15, 2022
Final Price: $32.99 (USD)
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On offer here one of the superlative Polish violinist Henryk Szeryng's Rarest albums from 1963. Masterly performances of the late Romantic and early modern lyric violin show pieces as composed and first performed by the great Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962). Throughout, Szerygn plays with his trademark audacity, panache, and gorgeous, resonant violin tone. Even better, Disk on offer here is the original, First Edition 1963 Mercury Living Presence Stereo issue with awesome sonics and first pressings--the very best stereo recordings and processing of the era--capturing with grand brilliance every nuance of Szeryng's deft artistry. Soloist is here accompanied by his favorite, cherished chamber collaborator, the pianist Charles Reiner. Disk easily rates to Near-Mint. Visual inspection shows disk retains very high-gloss vinyl both faces with no visible flaws at all. Remarkable for its age. Play grading shows super-fine, legendary Mercury stereo sound with quiet surfaces conveying beautifully Szeryng's honeyed tone, and piercing insights of virtuoso violin performance. Deadwax hand-engraved RFR-4 (Side 1) and RFR-1 (Side 2) indicating First and Earliest Pressings of this Awesome Stereo Album--an Audiophile artifact of its era of production. Jacket is Absolutely Near-Mint as well, retaining very high-gloss cover shine and with All Seams Intact. Not a Cut-Out. Jacket appears as if printed yesterday. Interior English EMI Paper Sleeve of the era. Thus an Eminently collectible exemplar of this now very rare album. A disk obviously very well-cared for by prior owners.
All Used and Open rare classical albums sold here at V.S.O.V. are examined under brightest light to detect any visible imperfections. I will sell no album below a grade of Near-Mint and that I would not add happily to my own meticulously kept classical record collection developed over the last 40 years. All of your used and open purchases here will be cleaned before shipment to you using a Music Hall, wcs-2 vacuum cleaning machine for disks treated prior and gently with a very low-alcohol cleaning fluid. Play grading of all tracks happily provided upon request. Kindly Contact me via Ebay before bidding to request this service. Buy your used and open classical disks here with total confidence that they will be very safely packed in proper, heavy cardboard record mailers for shipment to any location and arrive to you in near-flawless playing condition. Guaranteed or your money back! Combined shipping always on offer here. Please Just await my prompt invoice with combined shipping costs at the conclusion of your purchases and before paying. Thank You!