This is sort of a followup to the thread with the Rudolph Ganz uploads Bill Anderson posted here in August of last year.As soon as I first heard the Ganz Nell Gwynn dances,it became one of my all time favorite recordings.A few years ago,at a flea market,I found the 78s of the Elgar,Rossini, and Weber Bill uploaded,but I had never seen or heard any others.I have had Rudolph Ganz records as a saved search on eBay ever since.Mostly to get my own copy of the Nell Gwynn dances.There has been another copy of the Rossini for sale from Argentina for $49.99,but that's been it.The Grieg on Pilotone was completely unknown to me. The other day.a copy of Grand Award GA307 came up,with a buy it now of $3.95 I grabbed it immediately.This is the Grieg first issued on Pilotone,with the Deems Taylor commentary,and some other other,presumably Pilotone recording of "In The Meadow".This may not be Ganz,I have not gotten it yet.I don't now what the connection between Pilotone and Grand Award is,probably no more the that other budget label Hollywood had to the Sivertone recordings of Leinsdorf,Enesco,and Milstein when they issued them on Lp.The late 50s was an interesting time.
> This is sort of a followup to the thread with the Rudolph Ganz > uploads Bill Anderson posted here in August of last year.As soon as I > first heard the Ganz Nell Gwynn dances,it became one of my all time > favorite recordings.A few years ago,at a flea market,I found the 78s > of the Elgar,Rossini, and Weber Bill uploaded,but I had never seen or > heard any others.I have had Rudolph Ganz records as a saved search on > eBay ever since.Mostly to get my own copy of the Nell Gwynn > dances.There has been another copy of the Rossini for sale from > Argentina for $49.99,but that's been it.The Grieg on Pilotone was > completely unknown to me. The other day.a copy of Grand Award GA307 > came up,with a buy it now of $3.95 I grabbed it immediately.This is > the Grieg first issued on Pilotone,with the Deems Taylor > commentary,and some other other,presumably Pilotone recording of "In > The Meadow".This may not be Ganz,I have not gotten it yet.I don't now > what the connection between Pilotone and Grand Award is,probably no > more the that other budget label Hollywood had to the Sivertone > recordings of Leinsdorf,Enesco,and Milstein when they issued them on > Lp.The late 50s was an interesting time.
> Roger
Pilot Radio sold off its record-making operations late in 1949. They would have needed to make a new investment for the transition to LP, but they decided instead to concentrate on their core radio/ electronics business. I don't yet know who bought what (did everything go as a single lot, equipment, masters and all) or how Enoch Light (Grand Award) ended up with them.
> On Nov 3, 1:48 pm, Roger Kulp <thorenstd...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > This is sort of a followup to the thread with the Rudolph Ganz > > uploads Bill Anderson posted here in August of last year.As soon as I > > first heard the Ganz Nell Gwynn dances,it became one of my all time > > favorite recordings.A few years ago,at a flea market,I found the 78s > > of the Elgar,Rossini, and Weber Bill uploaded,but I had never seen or > > heard any others.I have had Rudolph Ganz records as a saved search on > > eBay ever since.Mostly to get my own copy of the Nell Gwynn > > dances.There has been another copy of the Rossini for sale from > > Argentina for $49.99,but that's been it.The Grieg on Pilotone was > > completely unknown to me. The other day.a copy of Grand Award GA307 > > came up,with a buy it now of $3.95 I grabbed it immediately.This is > > the Grieg first issued on Pilotone,with the Deems Taylor > > commentary,and some other other,presumably Pilotone recording of "In > > The Meadow".This may not be Ganz,I have not gotten it yet.I don't now > > what the connection between Pilotone and Grand Award is,probably no > > more the that other budget label Hollywood had to the Sivertone > > recordings of Leinsdorf,Enesco,and Milstein when they issued them on > > Lp.The late 50s was an interesting time.
> > Roger
> Pilot Radio sold off its record-making operations late in 1949. They > would have needed to make a new investment for the transition to LP, > but they decided instead to concentrate on their core radio/ > electronics business. I don't yet know who bought what (did > everything go as a single lot, equipment, masters and all) or how > Enoch Light (Grand Award) ended up with them.
Thanks for that information. I don't remember reading it before.
There was at least one other Grand Award LP derived from Pilotone 78s: Haydn's Symphony no. 45, "Farewell," conducted by Erich Leinsdorf. Like the Ganz set, with the "Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra."The 78 Haydn set (Pilotone DA 302, 10") included a two sided analysis of the work by Deems Taylor. The Grand Award LP had two different couplings in different releases, but I confess that I've not checked for data.
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