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"If you have not yet made their acquaintance, Beulah regularly bring
us reissues of historical recordings, from 78s to 1960s stereo, in
transfers as good as any that I have heard, removing as much surface
noise as is feasible –practically all in the case of LPs, and even for
most 78s –without impairing the tonal quality." Brian
Wilson at Music Web International
"The Beulah
record label has always been one of the most idiosyncratic, and
therefore perhaps most interesting, of reissue marques. While the basic
character of Beulah remains the same as in its Compact Disc days, the
range of its present catalogue, driven now by the ease of downloading,
has been extended in remarkable fashion. Browsing the Beulah catalogue
is now rather like being in a 78rpm record shop: there are plenty of
recordings of short pieces available to whet your appetite for either
repertoire or artist, while at the same time there are numerous full
length works available if you wish to consolidate your collection with,
for instance, major symphonies. All of Beulah's transfers, as might be
expected of a distinguished reissue label, are of very high quality."
David Patmore writing in Classical
Recordings Quarterly
"Beulah
releases are available from other
suppliers but Qobuz offer them in
lossless sound for the same price
that others charge for mp3 –in some casesthat’sless than full bit-rate
mp3." Brian
Wilson at Music Web International
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New for March
Many music lovers miss the sound
from vinyl pressings.
Many others have yet to discover how great the sound can be.
Most of our albums are mastered from vinyl LP pressings and earlier
recordings (generally before 1953) from 78 rpm discs. It is our ability
to
recreate, in the digital age, the sound from the disc era that many of
our customers find most enjoyable.
Unlike modern digital recordings
tracks in our
albums do contain some distortion, and the occasional surface noises,
but for many listeners these "defects" are soon forgotten.
Our albums are available from
many download and
streaming sites.
We highly
recommend downloading from  where you can download or stream in high quality,
for
the
same price as iTunes medium quality.
Beethoven 250
Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in Bonn on 16 December
1770. A crucial figure in the transition between the classical and
romantic eras in classical music, he remains one of the most recognized
and influential musicians of this period, and is considered to be one
of the greatest composers of all time.
View all
our Beethoven 250 albums.
ffrr at 75
On 8 June 1945 Decca released their full frequency
range recordings to the record buying public. It was exactly a year
since Decca started recording in ffrr
and during that year they engaged Sidney Beer's National
Symphony Orchestra to make recordings in ffrr.
To mark the 75th anniversary of the advent of ffrr we are releasing four albums
by the National Symphony Orchestra during March and April.
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What the Critics Say
Brian Wilson at Musicweb
International has written an
article reviewing
our 10 Beethoven 250 albums, the 4 ffrr Pioneer albums and two more
albums in our Philharmonia 75 series. He recommends three albums,
all due for release in March and April:-
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Brian Wilson's article.
"'...Arrau bringing to the scores many profound
insights’.Rob Maynard was also impressed by the ‘very fine’ accounts of
both concertos, ’.
"I enjoyed Arrau and Giulini far more than reviewers
had in the 1960s; after all, Giulini recorded a notable Brahms Symphony
No.1 for Columbia, so the accusation of being out of step with his
music does’t hold up."
"Nor would Giulini’s Haydn be a first choice; it’s
big-band Haydn, more like Beecham
than modern recordings,but I did enjoy hearing everything on this
tribute reissue and commend it to your attention.The recordings have
transferred well."
Brian Wilson at Musicweb
International
"Barbirolli’s Elgar, too, is pretty special, not least
his classic recording of the Introduction and Allegro and other
works(Beulah 1PS42). His Enigma Variations appeared on ASD548, with
Cockaigne, to high praise and though I would probably choose Pierre
Monteux’s recording from this period
, there’s very little between them; this represents the Philharmonia of
the period at its best – up there with their Beethoven for Klemperer.
Both recordings have come up very well in these new transfers."
Brian Wilson at Musicweb
International
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