Deutsche Grammophon: The Mono Era 1948-1957

This 51CD set tells nothing less than the story artistic, technical and musical of how the great post-war success of the co-called - Yellow Label truly began. Everything we now take for granted about Deutsche Grammophon today the famous cartouche, the attention to editorial and technical detail, the perfect alignment of artist and repertoire - can be traced back to these beautifully-recorded albums from the pre-stereo era. It also presents the first 11 albums ever produced on the 33rpm LP format by Deutsche Grammophon, while 17 of the albums here are on CD for the first time ever. 51 CD Set exploring comprehensively the DG post-war success story. 17 of these CDs are offered on CD for the first time. Fantastic sonics, with recordings full of presence. The history of the original LP and it's development carefully delineated in excellent liner notes by Tully Potter in English, French and German. A who's-who of recording from the 1950s and 1960s including Fricsay, Furtwängler, Kempff, Oistrakh, Richter, Cherkassky, Ancerl, Fischer-Dieskau (his debut recording), Haskil, Hindemith, Jochum, van Kempen, Markevitch, Martzy, Wolfgang Windgassen and Astrid Varnay. Beautiful photography across the 150-page colour booklet, replete with photos of the artists and the post-war era. Bonus CD: the first Polydor LPs, featuring Michael Lanner, Alfred Hause and their orchestras, and star tenor Rudi Schuricke. The 150-page colour booklet, replete with artist photos and photo-mementoes of the era, provides both a helpful guide to how it all started and a nostalgic trip down the memory lane of past-war recordings. The history of the original LP and it's development during the 1950s are finely delineated in Tully Potters comprehensive liner notes; and the presentation of what were then Germany s first 12 LPs several of which are included in the set is documented in the original article written by DGs marketing team in October 1951 for the record trade.