Tonight I'm working my way through J.S.Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, performed by Glenn Gould. Originally released on three albums (in 1968, 1970, 1971), Columbia Masterworks then put them all together in this 1972 box set: As with most of Gould's Bach, these met with critical acclaim at the time they were released. Reviewing Volume 2, High Fidelity magazine critic Robert P. Morgan wrote of his admiration in a way that matches my feelings:
Here is the lone Stadlmair DG recording in my collection. Actually, he is still alive. Hans Stadlmair - Wikipedia
Thanks! Just goes to show, you never know what you might find, so it's worth it to keep digging through all the Percy Faith LPs
NP: Maurizio Pollini plays Stravinsky and Prokofiev (1972) - CD version adds the excellent Boulez and Webern (1978)
The performance of the Petrouchka is amazing. IMO it is one of the greatest solo piano performances on record.
I don't think Tate has been mentioned much on here. He was a good Mozart conductor. Recorded 7/9-10/84, Henry Wood Hall, London. Producer: Andrew Keener. Engineer: Mike Clements.
Now streaming on Spotify, "Dame de Deuil -- Musical Offerings for Marguerite of Austria 1480-1530" performed by La Morra directed by Corina Marti on Klara.
Just checked out his wikipage. He worked as a medical doctor for a while before studying conducting and switched over to be a full-time conductor, very interesting background. But then, Karl Bohm was supposed to be a lawyer before he became a conductor ...
Now streaming on Spotify, "Luz Del Alva - Spanish Songs Of The Early Renaissance" performed by La Morra directed by Michal Gondko and Corina Marti on Klara.
Listening to a tape with Emil Gilels playing three Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Nos. 15 ("Pastoral"), 17 ("The Tempest") & 26 ("Les Adieux"). DG recordings made in the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 12/74 (26), 10/81 (17) & 4/82 (15). Of course, they're good.
I was in Houston (Texas) earlier this week, and was finally going to make it to Joel's Classical Shop, which I've heard about for years. I get there only to discover that they'd moved to the northern edge of the Houston suburbs, an impractical trip given that I was in town on business. Bummer. I went to Cactus Music (around the corner) instead. It's a lovely shop but the classical selection was mediocre at best (good rock and vinyl sections though)
I did have the 36 and 38 in that series in the late 80's, a Japanese pressed Angel disc which was most enjoyable.
Michael Jarrell: Assonance III, for bass clarinet, cello and piano (1989) …mais les images restent…, for piano (2003)
