Talk:Adrian Boult discography

Overture Di Ballo

I have a Reader's Digest set which includes the Overture 'Di Ballo' by Sullivan listed as the New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Sir Adrian Boult apparently published 1960. Is this spurious? Cg2p0B0u8m (talk) 21:30, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have it too. There is no reason to refrain from including it. Tim riley (talk) 21:59, 14 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sullivan's 'Di Ballo' is on a Chesky CD entitled Sir Adrian Boult Concert Favorites (CD53) which also contains other recordings he made for Readers' Digest. These were all recorded between 12-15 July 1960 in Walthamstow Town Hall with the New Symphony Orchestra of London. The other works were Elgar's 'Pomp & Circumstance' No. 1; Mendelssohn's 'Hebrides' Overture; Mussorgsky's 'Night on Bald Mountain'; Liszt's 'Les Preludes'; and Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' Suite. As this is not a 'selected' discography, their omission is unaccountable. In fact, Boult recorded Suites from all three Tchaikovsky ballets, none of which are mentioned in the Tchaikovsky section. He re-recorded the 'Nutcracker' Suite with the RPO for EMI in 1967, along with the 'Sleeping Beauty' Suite, and at the July 1960 Reader's Digest sessions he also recorded the Suite from 'Swan Lake'. There are several other omissions from the Tchaikovsky section, such as Boult's two stereo recordings of the 'Italian Caprice', both with the LPO, from 1959 and 1974 respectively; two other recordings of 'Marche Slave', from 1940 (BBC SO) and 1974 (LPO); the Piano Concerto No. 1 with Shura Cherkassky and the LPO for WRC in 1967; and so on. This whole Boult Discography needs to be completely corrected and rectified, with the compiler consulting John Hunt's Boult Discography in his "Musical Knights" compendium (published 1995) which also fails to get a mention in the article's heading. Philipson55 (talk) 06:56, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent idea, Phillipson55. I hope you will go ahead and update as you suggest. Tim riley (talk) 11:34, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I fear I wouldn't have the expertise to completely revamp this Discography and that it ought to be done either by the original compiler or by someone with far more knowledge of Boult's recordings than myself! For example, the reference to 'live' recordings means that these ought to go in too, one of the latest being an ICA Classics CD of Elgar's 2nd Symphony from the 1977 Proms coupled with the 'Tannhauser' Overture & Venusberg Music by Wagner from a 1968 BBC Maida Vale studio broadcast. Many other errors need correcting too. I notice from the John Hunt Discography that the article fails to mention several Mozart recordings, such as the 40th Symphony and 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' with the VPO for Westminster in 1959. Also, Boult didn't record for the 'Top Rank' label as stated. Those recordings were made by the American 'Everest' company and merely licensed by 'Top Rank' for release in the UK. Hopefully all these amendments will be soon be done by an expert in the field. We may as well have the job done properly! Philipson55 (talk) 08:23, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Despite your charmingly modest disclaimer, Philipson, it looks very much to me as though you know more about this than anyone else whom we can realistically hope to see joining in. I've added all I can from my sources, and even if you feel your own contributions would be limited, I urge you to add them: perfection may elude us, but any improvement is better than none. Best wishes, Tim riley (talk) 15:36, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Boult. Vaughan Williams. Thanksgiving for Victory

My 78 set is on Parlophone SW 8138 and 8139. Same performers as listed as on HMV. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.176.139.186 (talk) 22:18, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Boult. Suppe. Light Cavalry Ov

Discography omits this on Victor 11837. BBC SO. Suppe. Light Cavalry. 2EA 876-2A, 877-2A — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.176.139.186 (talk) 22:24, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]