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"These are careful transfers which make the most of the material, whereas I suspect that some others just stick an LP or 78s on the turntable and give us what comes out the other end. Beulah’s results are comparable with the fine transfers which Naxos Historical offer. " 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 ; offer  them  in  lossless  sound  for  the  same  price  that others charge for mp3 – in some cases that’s less than full bit-rate mp3." Brian Wilson at Music Web International 

Bernard Haitink dies age 92

The Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink died on 21October 2021aged 92.

He first raised a baton with the Netherlands radio orchestra in 1954,  became chief conductor of the Concertgebouw in 1961, followed by similar positions with the London Philharmonic, Glyndebourne, the Royal Opera House, Dresden Staatskapelle and the Chicago Symphony.

He announced early in 2019 "Listen I’m 90. And when I say I’m taking a sabbatical, it’s because I don’t want to say, I’m stopping. I don’t feel like all those official goodbyes, but the fact is that I will no longer conduct.“

Music critic Norman Lebrecht writes "For 65 years he has been the hardest-working and most reliable member of his vocation, unfailingly well-prepared, frequently inspirational. He will be universally missed."

On 20 August 2019 he conducted for the last time in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw. He has been a regular conductor at the Proms in London and at his last concert in the Royal Albert Hall on September 3rd he conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

On 6 September 2019  Bernard Haitink gave his final concert at the Lucerne Festival, a city which is now his home.

Haitink will be remembered for bringing the music Mahler and Bruckner to a wide audience through his concerts and recordings.

In 2019, to mark his retirement, Beulah  released four albums recordings made when he was in his thirties and newly appointed to his post with the Concertgebouw Orchestra.

New for November

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.

What the critics say

" With the exception of the stylish account of the concerto, these are very much performances in the old Bach style – the motets, for instance, needs a bit of a push, but (very) good examples of their kind. The opening Schweitzer recording is a bit overpowering, but otherwise the transfers have been well made... well worth hearing in their own right." Brian Wilson at Music Web International

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