Re: [ARSCLIST] Strauss Japanese Festival Music

[Peter Rothstein <prothstein@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you can photograph the label (reasonably high resolution), I can try to
read the Japanese for you, if that would help.

Peter Rothstein

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Subject: [ARSCLIST] Strauss Japanese Festival Music

I was recently dubbing for a friend some Japanese 78s of the Strauss
Japanese Festival Music. Not having a score, the side joins were a bit
problematic. I ended up with about 17 minutes of music, whereas I had a tape
of another transfer, assumedly of the same recording, from an LP on a label
First Edition Recordings FER-1. That transfer was about 14 minutes long!
While I haven't compared the two yet, I wondered if anyone know much about
the history of this recording. The labels are in Japanese but also include
mention of the Bavarian State Orchestra...yet the performance suffers from
many ensemble problems...and the set has "Nippon Symphony Orchestra" written
in ink on the inside cover of the set. 
   
  The only listing I find in OCLC is for the FER issue. I noticed that there
is a CD release on Preiser, which lists the Bavarian State Orchestra.
   
  I am left to wonder if this was just a one shot reading of the piece.
Since the orchestra that is used sounds like it quite large, perhaps they
only had enough money for one or two takes.
   
  Since it was a commissioned, occasional piece, the large orchestra makes
sense...I do know of one performance in this country, I believe at Aspen,
with Mester conducting.
   
  Any additional information about the piece and/or the recording and or the
FER release, would be most welcome.
   
  Karl