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Soviet gramophone Records, 78 rpm shellac rip

Leningrad Sovnarkhoz, Los Panchos, Mikhailov Piotr, Nogisky Zavod, Pop, Remastering from shellac records, Shmelev Ivan, Tsfasman Alexandr
Anton Stepichev

Examples of the sound of Soviet records at 78 turns. Pre-war "Separation" and "I am endlessly sorry" have the most full and clear sound, what wonderful melodies! Los Panchos at 78 can be compared to the LP of the same age: on 78s the top is cutted, but they sound musically better. Such impressive filigree playing and recording of guitar in “Mad Love”!

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Piano recital, 78 RPM shellac Rip

Classical, Fedorova Margarita, Goldenweiser Aleksandr, Piano, Rachmaninov Sergey, Remastering from shellac records, Sofronitsky Vladimir, Yudina Maria
Anton Stepichev

Masterfully executed piano miniatures.

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Misha Elman plays, 78 rpm Shellac Rip

Classical, Elman Mischa, Remastering from shellac records, Violin
Anton Stepichev


A magnificent version of Debussy's sonata and a few miniatures performed by the Master.

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Fritz Kreisler plays, 78rpm shellac rip

Classical, Kreisler Fritz, Remastering from shellac records, Violin
Anton Stepichev


Violin miniatures performed by Fritz Kreisler.

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Myron Polyakin, 78RPM Shellac rip

Classical, Diakov Abram, Polyakin Miron, Remastering from shellac records, Violin
Anton Stepichev


Sophisticated, sensual Schubert, enchanting Sarasate, expressive Tchaikovsky – Polyakin is undoubtedly a genius of violin, improviser, which is rarely seen among classical musicians.

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Glazunov – Violin Concerto, Polyakin – Orlov, 78 Rpm shellac Rip

Classical, Glazunov Aleksandr, Orlov Aleksandr, Polyakin Miron, Remastering from shellac records, Violin
Anton Stepichev


The record was made in 1939. Here is a 1950s reissue – a set of three 12' records, technically is not quite successful, but how amazingly beautiful does Polyakin play this concert!

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Beethoven – Kreutzer Sonata, Polyakin – Diakov, 1938 shellac Rip

Aprelevsky Zavod, Beethoven Ludwig, Classical, Diakov Abram, Polyakin Miron, Remastering from shellac records, Violin
Anton Stepichev


A set of five 78 records, reissue of the 1950s: gorgeous version of the sonata, there is a lot of lovely nuances in the playing of both, Polyakin and Diakov. The connoisseurs of the subtleties of violin sound will be excited.

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Soviet stage of the 1960s, 78rpm shellac Rip

Pop, Remastering from shellac records, Soviet estrada
Anton Stepichev


Sound examples of 78 Soviet records, vocal. I wonder how the impressions change when listening to tracks on different sound systems. In headphones on the computer, according to the sum of the pros and cons, hi-fi Brodskaya from 1960s sounds better, and when listening through the ER, the remaining tracks of 1950s are revealed and Brodskaya moves to the end of the list.

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Soviet stage of the 1960s, 78rpm shellac Rip

Pop, Remastering from shellac records, Soviet estrada
Anton Stepichev


Examples of soviet 78 records of the 1960s, instrumental music. At that time all recordings were issued on both LP and 78 disks. In comparison with vinyl, 78 records always sounded denser and more natural although it was noisy and technically worse.

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Prokofiev violin concerto №1 – Szigeti-Beecham, 1935 Shellac Rip

Beecham Thomas, Classical, Columbia, Prokofiev Sergey, Remastering from shellac records, Szigeti Joseph, Violin
Anton Stepichev

Argentine Columbia, a 1940s reissue. A great version of the concert, the sound is soft, expressive though somewhat muffled and smoothed. Shigeti plays impeccably.

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