Singer: Friedrich Gulda
Title: Message From G.
Label: MPS Records ‎– 0188.049, MPS Records ‎– 0188.049-6
Type: 6 x Vinyl, LP, Album Box Set
Country: Germany
Date of released: 1979
Category: Jazz, Classical
Style: Baroque, Classical, Modern, Avant-garde Jazz, Impressionist
Size MP3 zip: 1290 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1522 mb
Rating: 4.9✭
Format: MP3 MIDI VOC RA WMA VQF AAC MP3 FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

First Concert
A1	Chromatic Fantasy And Fugue Composed By – Bach*	9:16
A2	Arabic - Gipsyish Fantasy Composed By – Gulda*	11:46
A3	Prelude And Fugue (From The Well-tempered Clavier, Part II, In D-minor) Composed By – Bach*	2:52
B1	For Rico Composed By – Gulda*	3:22
B2	Italian Concerto Composed By – Bach*	11:35
B3	Aria (Version 1) Composed By – Gulda*	4:37
C1	Introduction And Dance Composed By – Gulda*	5:56
C2	For Paul Composed By – Gulda*	3:56
C3	Variations Composed By – Gulda*	12:12
D1	Prelude And Fugue Composed By – Gulda*	3:39
D2	Variations On "Light My Fire" Composed By – Gulda*	11:58
Second Concert
E1	Blues For Joe Venuti Composed By – Gulda*	6:32
E2	Fantasy In D-minor Composed By – Mozart*	5:18
E3	Fantasy In C-minor Composed By – Mozart*	12:38
F1	Sonata In B Flat Major Composed By – Mozart*	19:56
F2	Aria (Version 2) Composed By – Gulda*	4:38
G1	Selbstgespräch Im Kasgraben (Soliloquy At Kasgraben) Composed By – Gulda*	7:35
G2	Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L'air Du Soir Composed By – Debussy*	4:03
G3	Ondine Composed By – Debussy*	3:13
G4	La Terrasse Des Audiences De Clair De Lune Composed By – Debussy*	4:35
G5	Brouillards Composed By – Debussy*	2:53
H	Poem Lyrics By – Kiwus*Written-By – Gulda*, Pauer*, Fuchs*, Anders*	20:30
Third Concert
I	Besuch Vom Alten G. - Part 1 (Visit From Old G.) Lyrics By – Goethe*Written-By – Gulda*, Anders*	22:00
J	Besuch Vom Alten G. - Part 1, Cont. (Visit From Old G.) Lyrics By – Goethe*Written-By – Gulda*, Anders*	22:30
K	Besuch Vom Alten G. - Part 2 (Visit From Old G.) Lyrics By – Goethe*Written-By – Gulda*, Anders*	19:20
L	Besuch Vom Alten G. - Part 2, Concl. (Visit From Old G.) Lyrics By – Goethe*Written-By – Gulda*, Anders*	18:30

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Metronome Musik GmbH
• Produced For – MPS Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MPS Records GmbH
• Made By – Metronome Musik GmbH
• Recorded At – Wiener Musikverein

Credits

• Bass [Tape Playback] – J.A. Rettenbacher* (tracks: G1)
• Clavichord – Friedrich Gulda (tracks: A1 to B3, E1)
• Clavichord [Double Clavichord], Recorder [Bass], Alto Recorder, Vocals, Whistling, Vocals [Recitation] – Friedrich Gulda (tracks: I to L)
• Design [Cover] – Müller & von Frankenberg
• Drums [Tape Playback] – Manfred Josel (tracks: G1)
• Drums, Cymbal [Cymbal-string], Alto Recorder, Vocals, Vocals [Recitation] – Ursula Anders (tracks: I to L)
• Drums, Cymbal [Cymbal-string], Vocals – Ursula Anders (tracks: H)
• Engineer [Recording] – Ernst Mack, Reinhard Haberfellner
• Liner Notes [English Translation] – Dr. Peter Jasmin*
• Performer [Electric Saw, Tape Playback] – Paul Fuchs (tracks: H)
• Photography By [Cover] – Frank Fiedler
• Piano – Friedrich Gulda (tracks: B3 to L)
• Producer – Friedrich Gulda
• Recorder [Soprano] – Friedrich Gulda (tracks: G1)
• Vocals, Whistling, Vocals [Recitation], Recorder [Bass] – Friedrich Gulda (tracks: H)

Notes

Subtitle of the release: "3 concerts by Friedrich Gulda, Recorded live at Grosser Musikvereinssaal, Vienna - Oct. 12th, 13th, 15th, 1978"

First concert: October 12th, 1978
Second concert: October 13th, 1978
Third Concert: October 15th, 1978

Produced for MPS.

Total durations for each side with more than one track including the times of spoken introductions and commentary by Friedrich Gulda are given on release as follows: A: 27:26; B: 22:40; C: 23:45; D: 17:30; E: 26:10; F: 26:20; G: 24:30

Box set release includes a separate B/W leaflet of 8 pages, with detailed data of the compositions, lyrics and English translation of Gulda's comments heard on the records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: GEMA
• Label Code: LC 0979
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side A): 0703.231 S 1
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side B): 0703.231 S 2
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side C): 0703.232 S 1
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side D): 0703.232 S 2
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side E): 0703.233 S 1
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side F): 0703.233 S 2
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side G): 0703.234 S 1
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side H): 0703.234 S 2
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side I): 0703.235 S 1
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side J): 0703.235 S 2
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side K): 0703.236 S 1
• Matrix / Runout (Center label, side L): 0703.236 S 2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): 0703 231 S 1 = 2 3 20
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): 0703 231 S 2 = 2 3 20
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side C): 0703 232 S 1 = 2 3 20
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side D): 0703 232 S 2 = 2 3 20
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side E): 0703 233 S 1 = 2 3 20
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side F): 0703 233 S 2 = 3 3 20
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side G): 0703 234 S 1 = 3 3 20
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side H): 0703 234 S 2 = 3 3 20
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side I): 0703 235 S 1 = 3 3 20
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side J): 0703 235 S 2 = 2 3 20
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side K): 0703 236 S 1 = 5 32 0
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side L): 0703 236 S 2 = 2 3 20

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
0300671MSW	Friedrich Gulda	Message From G. ‎(6xLP, Ltd, Num, RE)	MPS - Musikproduktion Schwarzwald	0300671MSW	Germany	2016