Now playing: Mily Balakirev - Symphony No. 1; Symphonic Poem "Russia" - The Philharmonia, Yevgeny Svetlanov - recorded 1991 CD 1 of this set:
Now playing: James Dillon - East 11th St. NY 10003; Windows & Canopies; La Femme Invisible - Music Projects/London, Richard Bernas - recorded 1990, 1991
This 13 CD arrived today—wow! There is some mind-blowing playing. I started with CD 1 recorded between 1933 and 1941.
Finally listening to some Dvořák symphonies that aren't the 8th or 9th! Really enjoying the 5th so far. Dvořák: Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 76 Dvořák: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 10 Rafael Kubelík Berliner Philharmoniker 1972
Recorded Sept/Oct, 1960, Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London. Issued in 1961 on Columbia in the UK. Discogs gives 1965 for the Angel issue, but I believe 1961 is the probable year. This label, the third for Angel, was used from Jan 1970 to July/Aug 1972. The deadwax of the two LPs shows something I haven't seen before: one side of each with the symbol for Los Angeles & the other with the symbol for Scranton, PA. Since each record had to be pressed at one plant or the other, that means that one of the lacquers for a side of each record must have been cut at a different plant than the one where the record was pressed. To complicate matters further, one of the Scranton sides has the symbol used before Feb 1963 & one the symbol used after Feb 1963. As for the performances, they are pretty staid, lacking the sparkle the music deserves.
This morning: CD 5 from the 70s section. The booklet tells us that these recordings were done January 2, 5,6 of 1971. Overtures from various Rossini operas.
Finally listening to more of this great Kubelík mini box from DG. Mahler: Symphony No. 10 in F sharp minor - I. Andante - Adagio Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection" Edith Mathis (soprano for No. 2) Norma Procter (contralto for No. 2) Rafael Kubelík Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (choir for No. 2) 1968-69
Continuing my progress through this set with CD4: Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" - Barshai/WDR Sinfonieorchester
Now playing the following CD from my Handel collection, just listening to the highlights. The Mackerras Handel Messiah was the first full-length version of this work I bought back in the mid 70's in an Angel box. I have since acquired the CD version but happen to have the highlights on both CD and LP ... @TonyACT, Do you like the late American-born Aussie conductor Charles Mackerras? He is one of my favorite all-around conductors ...
NP, first listen. Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (c.1690-1758) is a pretty obscure (i.e. virtually unknown) late baroque composer, but I've always found his music very enjoyable and very much worth tracking down.
These past couple of years I'm not sure what I would've done without quality recordings of Satie, Debussy, Dvorak, and also Bach and Vivaldi in particular, including jazz combo variations of same. Sometimes I can almost imagine a world filled with these composers' works instead of people screaming on televisions and talk radio, or current posturing processed boots-n-pants-n-boots-n-pants bass heavy 'product'. Ahhhh. I just wanted to say that someplace, thanks for your tolerance.
NP: MacMillan Veni, Veni Emmanuel After the Tryst as others see Three Dawn Rituals Untold Evelyn Glennie (percussion) Ruth Crouch (violin) Evelyn Glennie (percussion), Neil Foster (percussion), Peter Evans (piano), David Nicholson (piccolo) Scottish Chamber Orchestra Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor James MacMillan, conductor, piano
Now playing: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Six Keyboard Sonatas for Harpsichord & Fortepiano - Carole Cerasi - recorded 1998
