(LP EMI "His Master`s Voice" UK Press ASD 3497) 1978 .... recorded 1972 .... Paavo Berglund + Bournemouth Orchestra manage to display the music in a natural flow of utter beauty ....
Now listening to CD 5 from the "The Bach Recordings" box set on L'Oiseau-Lyre. "Concertos for 3 & 4 Harpsichords BWV 1064, 1063 and 1065" performed by The Academy Of Ancient Music led by Christopher Hogwood featuring Christopher Rousset.
Of course ! It is the anniversary of the last time those Frenchy types invaded Britain, in 1797. We've never trusted the French ever since .............
Don't worry, you will be "free" again from late March next year - so will we, by the way But let's not drift into politics.
In a note of somewhat less significance, it's also Niels Gade's birthday. John Blow will celebrate on the 23rd.
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Romeo and Juliet: Dance Of The Knights Cinderella: Grand Waltz The Love For Three Oranges: Grand March
Here is the only recording by Berglund and the Bournemouth Symphony for Sibelius in my collection ...
Another new today, really like this composer, I see I now have eight CDs of her work every one a gem.
Mystical Wednesdays... Holst, G. assorted instrumental works. Royal Scottish National Orchestra cond. David Lloyd-Jones 1998 Naxos 8.553696 It may be but a regular cd but this is hugely enjoyable set covering Beni Mora, Egdon Heath, Invocation for Cello and Orchestra plus Somerset Rhapsody with much tonal colour and very wide dynamic range. According to Amazon I bought this in 2012.
Happy Birthday to the fastest moving thread on SHTV. And also the one with the nicest, open-minded-est regulars.
