Marches And Overtures À La Française

Rossini's William Tell Overture was recorded on January 16, 1959 in Detroit's Ford Auditorium; the Adam and Boieldieu overtures on November 19, 1960, in Cass Technical High School. The works by Offenbach, Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Meyerbeer, and de Lisle were recorded on April 3, 4, and 5, 1959, in Old Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Three Telefunken 201 microphones were used to record onto 3-track half-inch tape for all sessions. William Tell was first released on SR90203; the Adam and Boieldieu on SR90247; the Offenbach pieces on SR90215; and the various Marches on SR90211. Only ORIGINAL MASTERS used for transfer to Compact Disc. ℗ Mercury This compilation ℗ 1993 Recorded: 1/1959 (11), 4/1959 (1–5 & 8–10), 11/1960 (6 & 7), USA Total playing time: 65:37 © 1993 Philips Classics Productions Manufactured and Marketed by PolyGram Classics & Jazz, A Division of PolyGram Records, Inc. New York, New York. Printed in USA