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Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral") In F Major, Op. 68
A1	1st Mov.: Allegro Ma Non Troppo (Awakening Of Happy Feelings On Arriving In The Country)
A2	2nd Mov.: Andante E Molto Mosso (By The Brook)
B1.a	3rd Mov.: Allegro (Peasants Merrymaking)
B1.b	4th Mov.: Allegro (The Storm)
B1.c	5th Mov.: Allegretto (Shepherd's Hymn: Thanksgiving After The Storm)
B2	Overture - Prometheus, Op. 43

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Victoria Hall, Geneva
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Printed By – A. White & Co. Ltd.
• Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

• Composed By – Beethoven*
• Conductor – Ernest Ansermet
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Roy Wallace
• Liner Notes [Comments On Beethoven's Sixth Symphony] – Anton Rubinstein, Claude Debussy, Edward MacDowell, Hector Berlioz, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Robert Schumann, William Ayrton
• Mastered By – E
• Orchestra – L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
• Painting [Front Sleeve] – Van Gogh*
• Producer [Uncredited] – James Walker

Notes

Recorded 25 - 26 October 1959 in the Victoria Hall, Geneva.

First UK stereo version for this Category.

LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
(labelography code: ED1)
- "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1959"
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down

SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)
- Triangular "DECCA STEREOPHONIC" logo in a box on front and without a box on back
- Thin spine with no text on it
- Text on back is blue
- "Cover photo: 'Cornfield' by Van Gogh by courtesy of George Pulman and Sons Ltd." on back
- "Made in England" on back of sleeve
- "Printed in England" on bottom flipback
- "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited" on bottom flipback
- Instead of regular liner notes there are comments on Beethoven's sixth symphony by various other artists
- Printing date on sleeve for this copy is March 1960 ("60.3")

1st Category on sleeve.
2nd Category on labels.

Corresponding mono issue has Category LXT 5566

Tracklisting taken from labels.
Sub tracks are not banded on vinyl.
No track duration info on sleeve or labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4676-1E K ⵎT 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-4677-1E K ⵎT 1
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): ZAL.4676
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): ZAL.4677
• Other (Printing company's code on bottom flipback): A.W. 60.3 ®

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
STS 15064	Beethoven*, Ansermet*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande	Beethoven*, Ansermet*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande - Symphony No. 6 In F Major (Op. 68) "Pastoral"/ Prometheus Overture (Op. 43) ‎(LP)	London Records	STS 15064	UK	Unknown
SDD 106	Beethoven*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ansermet*	Beethoven*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ansermet* - Pastoral Symphony / Overture - Prometheus ‎(LP, Album)	Ace Of Diamonds	SDD 106	Canada	Unknown
ECS 781	Beethoven*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet	Beethoven*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet - Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral " / Prometheus - Overture ‎(LP)	Decca	ECS 781	UK	1976
ECS 781	Beethoven*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet	Beethoven*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet - Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral " / Prometheus - Overture ‎(LP)	Decca	ECS 781	Netherlands	Unknown
SDD 106	Beethoven* - L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ansermet*	Beethoven* - L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ansermet* - Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" / Prometheus Overture ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Ace Of Diamonds	SDD 106	UK	1965