Sonotape Pre-Recorded 2-Track Stereophonic Reel-to-Reel tapes 1957

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

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 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 in the center.

SWB 8007   Ferrante & Teicher
Sound Proof! (1956)

See SW 1048 for more information.

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

Recorded at the Radio City Music Hall, New York.

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

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.

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)

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.

SWB 8017   Paul Badura-Skoda, piano
The Piano of Paul Badura-Skoda in Stereo (June 1957)

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

SWB 8018   Erich Leinsdorf - Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London
Mozart: Symphony No 18 in F Major, K 130 / Symphony No 21 in A Major, K 134 (June 1957)

Recorded in the Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, UK in August 1956.

SWB 8019   Robert Locksmith and Robert Owen
Wedding Music (June 1957)

Musical background for a complete wedding ceremony, including certificate. Recorded 1956 at
the First Baptist Church in Rochester, NY during the same session as SWB-8011 and 8021.

SWB 8020   David Randolph - The Masterwork Chorus of Morristown, New Jersey
A Stereophonic Study in Double Choruses (June 1957)

Narrated by the conductor and Westminster's recording director Dr Kurt List.
R D Darrell's review from the June 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine to the right.

SWB 8021   Robert Owen and Robert Locksmith
Relax with Stereo - Restful classical music for Organ and Carillon (June 1957)

Recorded 1956 at the First Baptist Church in Rochester, NY at the same session as SWB-8011 and 8019.

SWB 8022   Alf Linder
Buxtehude: Organ Music (June 1957)

Recorded in the Vårfru Kyrka, Skänninge, Sweden during the same sessions as SWB-8001, 8025 and 7057.
This is probably the first commercial release of a stereo recording made in Sweden, featuring a Swedish artist.

SWB 8023   UNRELEASED
No tape seems to have been issued under this catalog number.

SWB 9003   Artur Rodzinski - Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Ballet (Complete) Act I (June 1957)

Recorded in the Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London on September 10, 23 and 25, 1956. R D Darrell's review
from the September 1957 issue of High Fidelity Magazine below. $32 would be equivalent to about $250 in 2015.

SWB 9004   Artur Rodzinski - Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of London
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Ballet (Complete) Act II (June 1957)

Recorded in the Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London on September 10, 23 and 25, 1956. An abridged
version of Georgie Sigsbee's review from the April 1958 issue of Tape Recording Magazine to the right.

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