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June 12, 2025

20,000 vinyl LPs 386: Eugene Ormandy ~ 1812 Overture

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vinyl LP front cover 
photo of album cover by Styrous®


On June 12, 1812, the French invasion of Russia led by Napoleon began; the invasion became known as The War of 1812.     


 
vinyl LP back cover 
photo of album cover by Styrous®
 
 
I also did an entry about the 1812 Overture conducted by Antal Doráti that included real life cannons and bells (links below).       



vinyl LP side 1 & 2 
photos by Styrous®


Tracklist:
       
Side 1:
        
A1 - Tchaikovsky* – Overture "1812", Op. 49, composed by Tchaikovsky*

A - Borodin* – In The Steppes Of Central Asia, composed by Borodin*
       
Side 2:
       
Borodin* - Polovtsian Dances (From "Prince Igor"), composed by Borodin*
           B1a - Dance No. 1    
           B1b - Dance No. 2    
           B1c - Dance No. 3    
           B1d - Dance No. 4    
           B2 - Moussorgsky*–    Night On Bald Mountain, composed by Moussorgsky*
        
Companies, etc.
       
    Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
       
Credits:
       
    Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
    Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
        
Notes:
       
Jacket back lower right corner has "6" printed.
Pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood identified by the etched H in the deadwax.
Deep groove pressing rings, 69 / 71mm.
Gray 6-eye Columbia Masterworks labels, ɴᴏɴʙʀᴇᴀᴋᴀʙʟᴇ to the left of the spindle hole, in use from 6/1955- 6/1962

LP title located above spindle hole on the labels on both sides.
       
Barcode and Other Identifiers
        
    Other (Jacket back bottom right corner): 6
    Pressing Plant ID (Runout etched): H
    Matrix / Runout (Label side A): x"Lp" 45887
    Matrix / Runout (Label side B): x"Lp" 45888
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, side A): XXLP45887-1F I
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, side B): XXLP45888-1AC H /
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side A): XXLP45887-1AD I
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side B): XXLP45888-1F H /IIIII
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side A): XXLP45887-1G H II
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side B): XXLP45888-1AL H I 

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy / Tchaikovsky*, Borodin*, Mussorgsky* – 1812 Overture
Label: Columbia Masterworks – ML 5392
Format: LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing
Country US
Released: Sep 1959
Genre:Classical
Style:Romantic
         
Viewfinder links:        
        
Alexander Borodin        
Antal Doráti                 
Eugene Ormandy        
        
Net links:        
Steve Hoffman ~ 1812 Overture with Real Cannons                
YouTube links:        
Antol Dorati ~ 1812 Overture         
Eugene Ormandy ~ 1812 Overture         
        
        
         
        
        
        
Styrous® ~ Thursday, June 12, 2025        
       
 
 






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Antal Doráti articles/mentions

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1812 Overture reel to reel tape      
     
     
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Antal Doráti     
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June 1, 2025

Mikhail Glinka & The Five

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Mikhail Glinka  ~ painting by Ilya Repin 


Today is the birthday of Russian composer, Mikhail Glinka who was born on June 1, 1804, in the village of Novospasskoye, near the Desna River in the Smolensk Governorate of the Russian Empire now in the Yelninsky District of the Smolensk Oblast. He was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country and is often regarded as the father of Russian classical music.      
 
Two of my favorite works by Glinka are the Oriental dance from Ruslan & Liudmila and his Nocturne in Eb major for solo harp (links below).   
 
His compositions were an important influence on other Russian composers, notably the members of The Five, who produced a distinctive Russian style of music; Mily Balakirev (the leader), César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Borodin. They never called themselves, nor were they ever called in Russia, 'The Five'".          
 
The formation of the group began in 1856 with the first meeting of Balakirev and César Cui. Modest Mussorgsky joined them in 1857, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1861, and Alexander Borodin in 1862. All the composers in The Five were young men in 1862. Balakirev was 25, Cui 27, Mussorgsky 23, Borodin the eldest at 28, and Rimsky-Korsakov just 18. They were all self-trained amateurs.            
 
In contrast to the élite status and court connections of Conservatory composers such as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Five were mainly from the minor gentry of the provinces. To some degree their esprit de corps depended on the myth, which they themselves created, of a movement that was more "authentically Russian," in the sense that it was closer to the native soil, than the classic academy. Spurred on by Russian nationalist ideas, the Five “sought to capture elements of rural Russian life, to build national pride, and to prevent western ideals from seeping into their culture.       
 
The circle began to fall apart during the 1870s, partially due to the fact that Balakirev withdrew from musical life early in the decade for a period of time. All of "The Five" are buried in Tikhvin Cemetery in Saint Petersburg.          
 
 
 
In 1954 the Soviet Union issued a stamp honouring Glinka; in it he is depicted with Vasily Zhukovsky and Alexander Pushkin. 


 
Mikhail Glinka postage stamp - 1954 
 
         
Viewfinder links:        
         
Mily Balakirev          
Alexander Borodin         
César Cui        
The Five             
Mikhail Glinka        
Modest Mussorgsky         
Alexander Pushkin         
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov         
Vasily Zhukovsk          
        
Net links:        
        
Britannica ~ Mikhail Glinka         
The Kennedy Center ~ Mikhail Glinka        
Tchaikovsky Research ~ Mikhail Glinka        
        
YouTube links:        
         
Glinka links (various)           
Nocturne in Eb major         
        
        
         
        
        
        
Styrous® ~ Sunday, June 1, 2025        
       
 
 















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April 1, 2024

John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) articles/mentions

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Sex Pistols    
     
mentions:     
Malcolm McLaren ~ Fans     
Tchaikovsky ~ Swan Lake                 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
photo by Mick Rock
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
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January 18, 2024

Ernest Ansermet articles/mentions

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mentions:     
RCA Soria Series      
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ~ Swan Lake  
     
     
     
     
photo by Genéve Julien
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
 

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December 1, 2023

E. T. A. Hoffmann articles/mentions


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mentions:     
The Nutcracker & Joyous Tidings          
Jacques Offenbach ~ Tales of Hoffmann     
     
     
     
     
     
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Lev Ivanov articles/mentions

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Lev Ivanov - 1885     
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Marius Petipa articles/mentions

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Marius Petipa - 1887
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Ann Barzel articles/mentions

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The Nutcracker & Joyous Tidings          
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Ann Barzel - 1940's
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George Zoritch articles/mentions


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George Zoritch - 1942     
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November 12, 2023

Nikita Khrushchev articles/mentions

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December 5, 2021

20,000 vinyl LPs 321: The Magical Music of Walt Disney

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detail photo of album cover by Styrous®


One hundred and twenty years ago today, on December 5, 1901, the most famous cartoon animator in the world, Walt Disney, was born. This is a tribute to Disney who besides being an animator, was an entrepreneur, writer, voice actor, and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.           

photo of album cover by Styrous®


This is a collection of music from cartoons Disney created. The voice of Mickey Mouse, who appears on the cover of the album, was provided by Disney until 1947.              


photo of album cover by Styrous®


There are dozens, if not hundreds of great songs from the Disney films; how they managed to choose which ones they did is a miracle to me. The packaging for the set is beautiful. There was also a beautiful book issued at the same time and I wrote about it on the 90rh birthday of Micky Mouse three years ago (link below).    

By today's standards there are ethnic issues with many of the films but it was another time, another world and the wonderful music shines through.       
 
To start off, for sheer beauty and hope there is nothing like When You Wish Upon a Star from the film Pinocchio sung by Cliff Edwards as the character, Jiminy Cricket.                 
 
For introducing kids to the issues of life, Bambi is chock full of life realizations as when he meets Thumper who says, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." And the tragedy of the death of the mother of Bambi. There is beauty as well, as in the song, Little April Shower which is quietly bouncy and sung by a full chorus.          

He's a Tramp, sung by Peggy Lee in Lady & the Tramp, is a smooth and sensual jazz vocal that is Le Jazz Hot! She also sings the exotic Siamese Cat Song.           
 
Once Upon a Dream from the film Sleeping Beauty is sung by opera singers Mary Costa and Bill Shirley. Its lyrics were written by Jack Lawrence and Sammy Fain while the music is adapted by George Bruns. The song's melody is based on the Grande valse villageoise (nicknamed The Garland Waltz), from the 1890 ballet The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.      
 
Mary Poppins (1964) had the impossible to forget song, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! It also had the lovely Feed the Birds (although I do hate pigeons) written by Robert B. Sherman with lyrics by his brother Richard M. Sherman. Then there are a couple of dance segments, The Penguin Dance which had no vocal but a lot of silly dancing by Dick Van Dyke with animated Penguins; the other is Step In Time with a gaggle of chimney sweepers.            

Pete's Dragon has a lovely song, I love you Too,  the film stars Sean Marshall, Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Jeff Conaway, Shelley Winters, and the voice of Charlie Callas as Elliott.           












Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Mickey Mouse Review Overture - 2:30
A2 - Steamboat Willie - 0:45
A3 - Mickey's Early Years - 7:52
A4 - Maestro Mickey Conducts - 11:50
A5 - Three Little Pigs  - 4:02

Side 2:

B1 - Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs - 10:23
B2 - Fantasia/Sorcerer's Apprentice - 9:11
B3 - Pinocchio - 9:31


Side 3:

C1 - Dumbo - 10:10
C2 - Bambi - 11:35
C3 - Animated Classics Of The 40's - 7:25

Side 4:

D1 - Song Of The South - 11:35
D2 - Cinderella - 9:35
D3 - Peter Pan - 7:00


Side 5:

E1 - Lady And The Tramp - 9:07
E2 - Sleeping Beauty - 10:20
E3 - The Vanishing Prairie - 5:37

Side 6:

F1 - The Later Animated Years - 12:58
F2 - The Rescuers - 8:55


Side 7:

G1 - Mary Poppins - 28:05

Side 8:

H1 - Pete's Dragon - 9:00
H2 - Live Music From The Magic Kingdoms - 9:45
H3 - Music Of The Magic Kingdom Attractions - 6:45
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Companies, etc.

    Manufactured By – Ovation Incorporated
    Distributed By – Ovation Incorporated
    Mastered At – Diskwerks
    Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN

Credits:

    Mastered By – Gary Heddin
    Producer, Liner Notes – Dick Schory

Notes:

Comes with 52 full-color page book

Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Side A, Label): OV 5000-1A
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, Label): OV 5000-1B
    Matrix / Runout (Side C, Label): OV 5000-2A
    Matrix / Runout (Side D, Label): OV 5000-2B
    Matrix / Runout (Side E, Label): OV 5000-3A
    Matrix / Runout (Side F, Label): OV 5000-3B
    Matrix / Runout (Side G, Label): OV 5000-4A
    Matrix / Runout (Side H, Label): OV 5000-4B
    Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-1 A-1-1-111 DISKWERKS PRC
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-1 B-1 DISKWERKS-1-11 PRC
    Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-2A-1 DISKWERKS-1-1 PRC
    Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-2B-2-1-1 RCII PRC DISKWERKS
    Matrix / Runout (Side E Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-3 A-1 DISKWERKS-1-1 PRC
    Matrix / Runout (Side F Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-3 B-1-1 DISKWERKS-11 PRC
    Matrix / Runout (Side G Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-4A-2-1-1 II PRC DISKWERKS
    Matrix / Runout (Side H Runout, etched; DISKWERKS is stamped): OV-5000-4 B-1 DISKWERKS-1-11 PRC
    Other (Catalog number on sleeve for record one): OV-5000-1
    Other (Catalog number on sleeve for record two): OV-5000-2
    Other (Catalog number on sleeve for record three): OV-5000-3
    Other (Catalog number on sleeve for record four): OV-5000-4

Various – The Magical Music Of Walt Disney
Label:    Ovation Records – OV5000, Ovation Records – OV 5000
Format:    4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Jazz, Classical, Children's, Stage & Screen



Viewfinder links:        
          
The Art of Walt Disney ~ Mickey turns 90 years old today        
Mary Costa          
Jim Dale           
Walt Disney           
Peggy Lee         
Mickey Mouse           
Mickey Rooney        
Carl Stalling          
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky          
Shelley Winters          
           
Net links:         
           
           
           
           
           
YouTube links:          
           
Bambi ~   
          Bambi Meets Thumper             
          Little April Shower      
Cinderella ~          
          Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo         
          A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes          
Dumbo ~    
          Pink Elephants on Parade            
          When I See an Elephant Fly           

Fantasia ~     
          The Sorcerer's Apprentice           
Lady And The Tramp ~             
          He's a Tramp         
          The Siamese Cat Song           
Mary Poppins ~           
              
          Feed The Birds         
          The Penguin Dance      
          Step In Time      
          Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious    
Peter Pan ~            
          A Pirate's Life        
          You Can Fly       
          You Must Never Smile at a Crocodile      
          What Makes The Red Man Red?     
Pete's Dragon ~ I love you Too         
Pinocchio - When You Wish Upon a Star           
Sleeping Beauty ~        
       Once Upon a Dream  
Song Of The South ~     
          How Do You Do?       
          Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah                 
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs ~           
          The Dwarfs' Yodel Song           
          Transformation scene     
Steamboat Willie          
Three Little Pigs          
           
           
           

           
           
 
Styrous® ~ Sunday, December 5, 2021   

    















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