Sonotape pre-recorded 2-Track Stereophonic reel-to-reel tapes 1956

SWB 8001   Carl Weinrich
Bach: Toccata and Fugue i D-minor (S 565) / Passacaglia and Fugue in C-Minor (S 582) (Nov 1956)

Recorded in the Vårfru Kyrka, Skänninge, Sweden. R D Darrell's review is from the March 1957 issue of
High Fidelity Magazine. This is probably the first commercial release of a stereo recording made in Sweden.

SWB 8002   Raymond Lewenthal, piano - Beethoven
Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op 27, No 2 ("Moonlight") / Sonata in C Minor, Op 13 ("Pathétique") (Nov 1956)

SWB 8002 image presented in cooperation with ReelHifi.
R D Darrell's review from the August 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine to the right.

SWB 8003   Ars Nova, Robert Mandell conductor
Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat (Nov 1956)

R D Darrell's review is from the February 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine.

SWB 8004   Robert Owen - Toccatas for Organ
Robert Owen plays the organ of Christ Church in Bronxville, New York (Nov 1956)

R D Darrell's review from the September 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine to the right.

SWB 8005   Ferrante & Teicher
Latin-American Adventure - Sounds Unbelievable (Nov 1956)

10 track stereo release of SW 1048. See that entry, above, for more information.

SWB 8006   Dick Leibert - Leibert takes Richmond
Dick Leibert playing the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ at the Byrd Theater in Richomnd, Virginia (Nov 1956)

Recorded in April 1956 at the Byrd Theater, Richmond, VA.
R D Darrell's review from the February 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine to the right.

SWB 8007   Ferrante & Teicher
Sound Proof! (1956)

SWB 8008 image presented in cooperation with ReelHifi.

SWB 8008   Dick Leibert, organ
Christmas at Radio City (1956)

SWB 8008 image presented in cooperation with ReelHifi.
Recorded at the Radio City Music Hall, New York.

SWB 8009   Robert Owen - Festival Music for Organ (Nov 1956)

Recorded 1956 at the Christ Church, Bronxville, New York.

SWB 8010   Egon Petri, piano
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 23 in F Minor, Op 57 ("Appassionata") (1956)

SWB 8010 image presented in cooperation with ReelHifi. Recorded June 11-22, 1956 at the Esoteric Sound
Studios, New York. R D Darrell's review from the May 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine to the right.

SWB 8011   Robert Locksmith and Robert Owen
The Bells of St Mary's - Carillon and Organ Music for Inspiration (1956)

Recorded 1956 at the First Baptist Church in Rochester, NY. An unusual
recording of an electronic Stromberg-Carlson "Flemish Master" Carillon.

SWB 8012   Dick Leibert
Leibert Takes a Holiday on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ (1956)

Recorded in April 1956 at the Byrd Theater, Richmond, VA. Sonotape ad from the November 1956 issue of
High Fidelity Magazine to the right. Note the recommended speaker spacing 7 to 10 feet (appx 2 - 3 meters).

SWB 8013   The New York Subway
Sounds of the Subway (1956)

Recorded 150 feet south of the 59th street station of the Eight Avenue
subway on the express line of the north-bound A and D trains.

SWB 8014   Curtis String Quartet
Tchaikovsky: Quartet No 1 in D Major, Op 11 (1956)

Recorded in 1956 and featured in SWB-DEM 1 (see below).

SWB-DEM 1   The Famous Westminster-Sonotape 1956 Audio Show Demonstration Tape
Selections from SWB 8003-8014 with Lloyd Moss as narrator. (1956/57)

Prepared for the September 1956 New York and Chicago audio shows. R D Darrell's review
from the June 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine to the right.

SWB 8015   Artur Rodzinski - Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London
Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op 67 (Feb 1957)

SWB 8015 image presented in cooperation with ReelHifi. Recorded in the Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London on
September 25, 28 and 30, 1956. R D Darrell's review is from the May 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine.

SWB 8016   Artur Rodzinski - Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London - Erica Morini, violin
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 35 (Feb 1957)

Recorded in the Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London on September 9, 12, 18-23, 1956.
R D Darrell's review is from the June 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine.

SWB 9001   Artur Rodzinski - Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F-minor, Op 36 (Feb 1957)

Recorded in the Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London on September 9, 12, 14 and 18, 1956.
R D Darrell's review from the April 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine to the right.

SWB 9002   Artur Rodzinski - Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Ballet - concert version (Feb 1957)

Recorded in the Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London on September 10, 23 and 25, 1956.
Contains the Nutcracker suite plus an adapted version of the controversial "second suite".
R D Darrell's review from the April 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine upper right.

SW-AL 101   Stereophonic Alignment Tape
Selections from SWB 8003-8015 and 9001-9002 with Lloyd Moss as narrator. (June 1957)

The set also included a tuning fork. Review from the June 1957 issue of Tape Recording Magazine and
R D Darrell's review is from the July 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine below.

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