TU-1kl-33

Tu-1kl with a red apple – the first Soviet long-playing records. Their sound has sharply expressed positive and negative traits: on the one hand, they are prone to squealing, often have strong distortions such as “step”, they have no LF and HF frequencies. On the other hand, they have almost the same clarity and integrity of sound as the good 78 records of the 1930s-40s. Many long-playing discs of the first editions were reissued in the second half of the 1950s on more modern equipment. Such reissues were more broadband and had less distortion, but the integrity and clarity of sound were not as outstanding as it was in the originals.

Khachaturian – Violin Concerto, L. Kogan 1952 mono lp rip

Classical, Khachaturian Aram, Kogan Leonid, LP Remastering, TU-1kl-33, Violin
Anton Stepichev


The magnificent version of the concert is conducted by the author, soloed by Leonid Kogan. The orchestra, as on all records TU-1kl 33, recorded dynamically, but roughly, the violin sounds perfect – clear and expressive.

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Prokofiev – f-ing concert No.3, Gilels – Kondrashin, 1953 LP Rip

Aprelevsky Zavod, Classical, Kondrashin Kirill, LP Remastering, Piano, Prokofiev Sergey, TU-1kl-33
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The TU-1kl 33 album, Gilels sounds much more interesting than its later editions on Melody. The orchestra looks weaker in the background of the piano.

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A. Machavariani – Violin Concerto, 1952 LP Rip

Aprelevsky Zavod, Classical, LP Remastering, Machavariani Alexey, TU-1kl-33, Vaiman Mikhail, Violin
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The concert is full of southern temperament and harmonies, Wyman performs it just magnificently, it is a pity that it was recorded so little. The label is TU-1kl 33: the orchestra is dynamic though distorted and harsh, the solo violin tells amazing stories! The recording was originally made in pieces of 3.5 minutes – the beginning of the first part, the entire second part except the last 3.5 minutes and the end of the final part recorded noticeably worse.

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A. Glazunov – Slavic quartet, 1953 LP Rip

Aprelevsky Zavod, Classical, Glazunov Aleksandr, Glazunova quartet, LP Remastering, TU-1kl-33
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The recording is magical, the instruments sing cleanly, merge into unusual-sounding chords, and create a touching, lyrical atmosphere. Unfortunately, it is these subtle-sounding recordings that suffer the most when digitized and uploaded to the site, and it is almost impossible to fully assess the characteristic features of the sound of such tracks on the Internet.

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Beethoven – Violin Concerto, D. Oystrakh 1952 LP Rip

Aprelevsky Zavod, Beethoven Ludwig, Classical, Gauck Aleksandr, LP Remastering, Oystrakh David, TU-1kl-33, Violin
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TU-1kl 33 with a small red apple – the first Soviet LP records with surprisingly contradictory sound: the orchestra is clamped, sharp, while the solo instruments are clear, clean and with incredibly subtle intonations. Oystrach and his Stradivarius are in great shape on this record, they are a single whole, creating a musical narrative, interesting from beginning to the end. Oystrakh starts playing from the third minute and no longer lets anybody go off.

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