Missa Solemnis (Volume II)

Recorded December 3, 1938 at Symphony Hall (recorded during live concert). Released 4/41. 78 rpm: Volume I, M-758 (17816/21), AM-758 (17828/33), [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15718397-Beethoven-Harvard-Glee-Club-Radcliffe-Choral-Society-Jeannette-Vreeland-Anna-Kaskas-John-Priebe-Norm]DM-758 (17840/5)[/url]. Volume II, M-759 (17822/7), AM-759 (17834/9), DM-759 (17846/51). 78 rpm matrix and take numbers, Volume II: [side# matrix and take # section] 13 CS-028885-1R(2) Credo 14 CS-028886-1R(2) Credo 15 CS-028887-1R(2) Credo 16 CS-028888-2 (2) Sanctus 17 CS-028889-1R(2) Sanctus 18 CS-028890-1R(2) Sanctus 19 CS-028891-2 (2) Sanctus 20 CS-028892-1R(2) Agnus Dei 21 CS-028893-2R(2) Agnus Dei 22 CS-028894-2 (2) Agnus Dei 23 CS-028895-1R(2) Agnus Dei 24 CS-028896-2A Agnus Dei Notes on the recording of MISSA SOLEMNIS. The two volume 78 rpm set of this recording, finally released in April 1941, was the product of Victor's third attempt at recording this music. The first attempt occurred at the annual Boston Symphony pension fund concert of April 26, 1938 (see Unpublished RCA Victor-made Recording Listing under April 26, 1938). Victor ran into technical problems, and this first recording had to be abandoned. A log note says, "bad start-side 3." Also, Koussevitzky likely rejected certain sides. Probably the scheduling of this same work for the Friday-Saturday concerts of December 2 and 3, 1938, was intended to give Victor a second, and if need be a third, attempt at a successful recording. The Victor logs do not disclose what went wrong with the records made at the December 2, 1938 concert (see Unpublished RCA Victor-made Recording Detailed Listing). The published records were all made at the Saturday evening, December 3 performance. These records have more than their share of technical problems. Thirteen out of the 24 sides had to be recut, which detracted from their sound quality. - Edward D. Young , SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY: A COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY, PART I