RECORDING OF THE MONTH RECORDING OF THE MONTH BARGAIN OF THE MONTH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS A London Symphony Oboe Concerto £11 post free World-wide RACHMANINOV Elegy, Preludes, Piano concerto 3 £12 post free World-wide CHAUSSON, DEBUSSY RACHMANINOV TRios 2CDs £16 post free World-wide

A number of rare operetta recording come from an Operette series of re-releases from Universal France. Max de Rieux initiated this series of recordings in the 1950s and 1960s to provide a testament to a forgotten age.  A few of the recordings make use of the soloists who had originally created the parts. This Operette series on the Accord (Universal) label  is amongst a series of 20 Musidisc sets that were previously released as LPs and until now have been lost from the catalogue. A matching format of presentation is used throughout the series with smart 'themed' card cases and short booklet containing a composer biography and synopsis. In the series are some titles that are not generally known outside France, and offer something that is both fresh and appealing: in Lecocq's Le Petit Duc, Maillart's Les Dragons de Villars, and Offenbach's La Grande Duchesse we have utterly charming operettas (opéra-bouffe and opéra comique). Some are almost complete while others are abridged for mastering to 4 LP sides. The quality of performances vary but are generally on the good side and compete well with some of the later recorded EMI France titles. Operette series from Universal Accord (UK distributor: Discovery) Audran, La Mascotte [465 877-2] Benatzky, L'Auberge du Cheval Blanc [465 880-2] Christiné Phi-Phi [465 886-2];  Dédé [461 961-2 ] Dumas, Ignace [472 877-2] Ganne, Les Saltimbanques [465 868-2] Goublier, La Cocarde de Mimi Pinson [461 964-2] Lecocq, La Fille de Madame Angot [465 883-2] Le Petit Duc [472 874-2] Lehar, Paganini [472 868-2] Rose de Noel [472 871-2] Maillart, Les Dragons de Villars [472 865-2] Messager, Véronique [465 864-2] Offenbach, La Belle Hélène [461 954-2]; La Fille du Tambour Major [461 673-2]; La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein [465 871-2] Planquette, Les Cloches de Corneville [465 861-2] Strauss, Trois Valses [461 958-2] Varney, Les Mousquetaires au Couvent [465 874-2] Yvain, Là-Haut [461 967-2]   Raymond Walker Further reading: "Operetta", Traubner (Routledge 2003); "Le Théâtre des Années folles" (Editions du Milieu, Geneva 1943) Advertising Rates Visitor stats MusicWeb International has over 40,000 Classical CD reviews on offer Discs received Having a problem Donating? Gerard Hoffnung Concerts & The Bricklayer Story MusicWeb can now offer you discs from the following catalogues: Prices include postage There will be NO VAT Rises [Acte Préalable £13.50] [Arcodiva £12.00] [Avie from £6.25] [British Music Society £12.00] [CDACCORD from £13.50 ] [ClassicO £12.50] [Hallé from £11] [Heritage £10] [Hortus £14.99 ] [Lyrita ONLY £11.75 ] [Nimbus Special prices] [Northern Flowers £13.50] [REDCLIFFE £11 ] [Sheva £11] [Tactus £11.50 ] [Talent from £12.00 ] [Toccata Classics £10.50 ] Musicweb Special Offers Monthly Best Buys   New Releases New Releases   MusicWeb sells the Polish catalogue CDAccord £10.50 post free W-W MusicWeb sells the Arcodiva catalogue £12.00 post free W-W £11.75 post-free world- wide     Google Ads - for information about privacy matters, click here.  Amazon Musicweb International is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com

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