Hoffnung Astronautical Musical Festival - 1961 At The Royal Festival Hall



Year: Not stated. Originally released 1961.
Label: World Record Club, Australia
12 inch, 33 1/3 rpm, Mono LP.

Disc Condition
Scratches: None.
Scuffs: A few light surface scuffs on side 1. See listening report.
Vinyl Appearance. Shiny.
Cue Scuffing: None.
Warping: None.
Spindle Hole: Very light wear.
Labels: Clean with numerous short light spindle marks on each label.

Subjective Listening Report (Side 1 only)
Audible Scratches or Scuffs on My System: None, or too light or brief to notice.
Mis-tracks: None.
Dust / Surface Noise: Very light crackle and occasional click.
Subjective Fidelity: Very good+.

Cover Condition
Front Rubbing / Ring Wear: Very light rubbing & ring wear (see photo).
Spine and Bottom: Very light wear.
Corners: Minor bumping.
Splits, Creases or Folds: Tiny creases on spine.
Inserts or Other Embellishments: None.

Tracklist
A1a - Introductory Music Played In The Foyer
- Composed By - Francis Baines (2)
Performer - Six Trumpets, Six Trombones And Four Percussion Of The Royal Military School Of Music*
A1b - Festival Anthem
- Composed By - Francis Baines (2)
Conductor - Norman Del Mar
Performer - Festival Choral Society , The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra, The Trumpeters Of The Royal Military School Of Music
A2 - Overture, Leonora No. 4
- Composed By - Beethoven*
Conductor - Norman Del Mar
Organ - Lionel Salter
Performer - The Happy Wanderers, The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra, The Trumpeters Of The Royal Military School Of Music
A3 - Duet From The Comic Opera "The Barber Of Darmstadt"
- Bass Vocals [Herr Knochen] - Owen Brannigan
Composed By - Bruno Heinz Jaja
Conductor - Humphrey Searle
Performer - The Hoffnung Festival Choral Society, The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra
Tenor Vocals [Der Redepartner] - John Amis
Translated By [German Libretto] - William Mann
A4 - Ballad Of County Down, Mostly In D Major
- Composed By - Francis Chagrin
Conductor - Francis Chagrin
Performer - The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra
Voice [Speaker] - Forbes Robinson

B1 - Excerpt From "Belshazzar's Feast"
- Composed By - William Walton*
Conductor - William Walton*
Performer - The Hoffnung Festival Choral Society, The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra
Soloist - Owen Brannigan
Voice [Speaker] - C.B.E. , T. E. Bean*
B2 - Horrortorio
- Bass Vocals [Count Dracula] - John Frost (2)
Composed By - Joseph Horovitz
Conductor - Joseph Horovitz
Contralto Vocals [Dowager Baroness Frankenstein] - Pamela Bowden
Harpsichord - Lionel Salter
Performer - The Hoffnung Festival Choral Society, The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra
Soprano Vocals [Dracula's Daughter] - April Cantelo
Tenor Vocals [Edgar Allan Poe] - Stephen Manton
Tenor Vocals [Frankenstein's Son] - Stephen Manton
Words By - Alistair Sampson
B3 - Mobile For Seven Orchestras
- Composed By - Lawrence Leonard
Conductor - Lawrence Leonard
Organ - Lionel Salter
Performer - The Hoffnung Festival Choral Society, The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra, The Trumpeters Of The Royal Military School Of Music

  • Catalog #: 7090