Need help finding a Brandenburg recording

[SeriouslyRetro]

In 1987, I recorded some Brandenburg Concertos off an LP onto tape. I foolishly didn't write down the orchestra, conductor and performance date. I spent many years trying to find the exact same recording on compact disc.

A couple years ago I managed to find the exact 3rd Brandenburg first movement. It was Academy of St-Martins in the Fields with Neville Marriner conducting - first recording of the Thurston Dart edition, P 1971. (I confirmed that it was exact by listening to CD & tape at the same time - one headphone in each ear.) Strangely, that was the only movement that was the same. Every other movement I had on the tape was different.

I tried the ASMF/Marriner 1980 recording and it didn't match either. So, for some bizarre reason, the Brandenburg LPs (set of two) I recorded from, contained the P 1971 Dart edition first movement of the 3rd Brandenburg - mixed with some other versions.

Can somebody help me figure this out? I've tried searches, but come up with either thousands of unrelated pages or nothing. The only thing I remember about the original LPs is that it was a Philips label.

[reith]

Nostalgia....I think the LP set was Philips 6700 045. Marriner/Academy did a few recordings which probably differed in small ways. I think you're looking for that 1971 recording - not sure if it got reissued on CD. I'll ask around.

[SeriouslyRetro]

As I said, I own that 1971 recording on compact disc (and the 1980 recording) and only Brandenburg #3 first movement matches my tape recording. I assume the other pieces must be from a different ASMF/Marriner Brandenburg recording before 1987. I sent an email to the ASMF website asking if there was another Brandenburg recording between 1971 and 1980, or if there was a Philips LP release which contained the Dart 3.1, but got no response. The LP was certainly before 1987 (and definitely contained the Dart 3.1), so that rules out any ASMF/Marriner Brandenburg recording after 1987.

It's incredible that one orchestra could record so many versions of the Brandenburg Concertos.

[reith]

They were popular and very good (in the ears of most critics). If you still don't get a response, try a letter to Gramphone magazine. They may publish it to their readers. Just based on a couple of experiences I know of, tablulate all the data you have carefully. It's possible Marriner made recordings before 1971 - they did for argo - I know they did a Bartok thing and (just guessing here) didn't they do the Britten Serenade pre 1970?