Now streaming on Amazon, a first listen to "In Search Of Divine Light" performed by Divna (vocalist) and Melodist (ensemble) on Valley Entertainment. Chant from Byzantine, Russian, and Bulgarian traditions.
There are too many books out there. I have the Eton Choirbook but did not know there are some Baldwin Partbooks that have yet to be explored ...
Now streaming on Amazon, a first listen to "Luigi Dallapiccola - a portrait" performed by David Wilde (piano), Susan Hamilton (soprano), Robert Irvine (cello) and Nicola Stonehouse (mezzo-soprano) on Delphian.
That was an early '60s recording/release. I have a 2-LP reissue from the mid-'70s (shown below) that was made in Italy. Very fine performance from these two masters.
Spinning my favorite Nielsen 4th and 5th performances. Curious what performances other folks call their favorites.
I have the following excellent Sibelius Symphonies by Jukka-Pekka Saraste but that is his only recording in my collection ... I have the following sets of Nielsen Symphonies: Salonen and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Blomstedt and SFO Blomstedt and Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis and LSO (SACD)
(CD Tahra "Edition Anniversaire" TAH-451) .... superb Mahler 7 performance by Concertgebouw Orchestra + Kirill Kondrashin (recorded live at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam 29th November 1979) .... excellent transfer (original recording by NPS Radio) ....
Oh the highs and lows of vinyl collecting. I received a ‘mint’ record today that was clean split in two!!! It had been sent in a wafer thin mailer without any cardboard stiffeners - zero protection. Fortunately not a rare or valuable disc but to add insult to injury I had to walk to the Post Office and back to collect the damn thing …
(CD BIS BIS-CD-864) 1997 .... transcendental readings of both Symphonies 6+7 and a heartfelt performance of the symphonic poem "Tapiola" .... generally I`m not a dedicated follower of Osmo Vänskä but here he really hits the spot ....
Trying out new Sennheiser earphones with my phone. Super accuracy and soundstage. Warmth can wait until I have the right music
I have the Blomstedt and like it although in hindsight I'd of been better off with the Davis sacd set as a mainstay.
(CD Philips "Philips Classics" German Press 420 394-2) 1987 .... classic recordings from March/October 1979 ....