Beethoven, Wilhelm Backhaus - Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" / Sonata No. 8 "Pathétique"
| Genre: | Classical |
| Singer: | Beethoven |
| Title: | Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" / Sonata No. 8 "Pathétique" |
| Short-info: | Label:
Decca – SWL 8016,
Decca – SWL.8016
Series: Immortal Masterpieces – Type: Vinyl, LP, 10", Stereo, Reissue, Repress Country: UK Date of released: Feb 1963 Category: Classical Style: Classical, Romantic |
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Tracklist
| Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" | |
| A.1 | Adagio Sostenuto |
| A.2 | Allegretto |
| A.3 | Presto Agitato |
| Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" | |
| B1 | Grave - Allegro Molto E Con Brio |
| B2.2 | Adagio Cantabile |
| B2.3 | Rondo (Allegro) |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Sofiensaal
- Mastered At – Decca Studios
- Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
- Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
Credits
- Composed By – Beethoven*
- Engineer [Uncredited] – James Brown
- Mastered By – E
- Painting [Cover Picture, View Of Amsterdam] – J. H. Verheyen*
- Piano – Wilhelm Backhaus
- Producer [Uncredited] – Erik Smith
Notes
This is the first UK stereo version, but the recordings were originally released 3 years earlier in mono as BR 3010.This is also a repress with a printing date of 2.63 (February 1963) on back of the sleeve.
SWL 8016 was originally released in April 1962.
LABELS:
- Blue/silver 'wideband' labels
- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1962"
- "O" above matrix number
- Tax code "O/T"
- Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on both sides
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down
SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- Straight two-way flipbacks
- Large "STEREO" on front
- Thin spine with no text on it
- "© 1962, The Decca Record Company Limited."
- "Printed in England by MacNeill Press Ltd."
- Uncredited sleeve notes in English only on back
CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SWL 8016 on sleeve
- SWL.8016 on labels
OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 22 - 26 October 1958 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna
- Labelography code: EB1
- Sub tracks in tracks A and B2 are not banded on vinyl
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - stamped): Z̶T̶L̶-̶1̶1̶2̶1̶-̶1̶E̶ ZTL-1120-1E K OT ZT 1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - stamped): Z̶T̶L̶-̶1̶1̶2̶0̶-̶1̶E̶ ZTL-1121-1E G ZT 1
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): ZTL.1120
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): ZTL.1121
- Other (Tax code on labels): O/T
- Other (On labels): O
- Other (Printing company's date code on back of sleeve): 2.63®
- Other (Corresponding mono Category on back of sleeve): BR 3010
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR 3010 | Wilhelm Backhaus, Beethoven* | Wilhelm Backhaus, Beethoven* - Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" / Sonata No.8 "Pathetique" (10") | Decca | BR 3010 | UK | 1959 |
| BR 3010 | Wilhelm Backhaus, Beethoven* | Wilhelm Backhaus, Beethoven* - Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" / Sonata No.8 "Pathetique" (10", RE, Mono) | Decca | BR 3010 | UK | 1963 |
