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Alexander Zemlinsky: The Birthday of the Infanta (1922)

 

I can't see the image.

 

CD 7. Sonatas 28 & 29.

 

Now playing the following CD, which just arrived from the UK yesterday for a first listen ...

 

Depends on the piece. A brief generalisation..... For Sibelius - Vanska (Lahti or Minnesota), for Beethoven - Herbie, Vanska, Leibowitz, Barenboim, for Brahms and Dvorak - Dohnanyi, Tchaikovsky - Mravinsky.

 

Alexander Zemlinsky: The Birthday of the Infanta (1922)

 

I have seen recordings by Vanska around but know nothing about him other than he is with the MN Symphony ...

 

This is the Rusty Bathtub Concertos!

 

I like Vanska a lot, you should have a listen. Add the fact he records for BIS - so the recordings have really great sound.

 

I have some recordings by the MN Orchestra directed by Dorati and Marriner but they are older recordings ...

 

I've got this terrific recording also but for me it's lack of an English translation of the libretto is a major impediment to appreciation.

Do you read German @StarThrower62 ?

 

How about this pic?

 

No, I don't. But I still enjoy the music and singing.

 

Which makes me wonder if there are many members here who are multilingual. Just curious.

 

For European members, the answer is Yes. For American members, the answer is No.

 

The infamous Telarc 1812 with the live cannons.... found at Goodwill the other day for $1.29, WITH the included paperwork. I have another Goodwill copy of this without said paperwork. This one is in NM condition on the vinyo and plays great.

BTW my GT-2000L w/ DL-103R seems to track the cannon shots just fine, contrary to the myth that there's only one TT in the world owned by some billionaire in Japan who lives in the clouds and sprinkles his TT with magical fairy dust . I think the TT's that have trouble coping are typically ones with low / light EM tonearms... the GT-2000 has a 22g EM so heavy-ish, but there of course are heavier.

 

Sibelius* - Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Gennady Rozhdestvensky* - Pelleas And Melisande - Suite, Opus 46 / Romance In C Major, Opus 42 / Belshazzar's Feast - Suite, Opus 51 / Valse Triste

 

Anyone have any recommendations on some lesser known classical Halloween music? I know about Symphonie Fantastique, Hansel and Gretel, Danse Macabre, Night on Bald Mountain, and several of the "popular" ones. I have the Living Stereo release of "Witches Brew", and it has a few lesser known ones. So, any and all suggestions welcome.

 

I was just in the middle of posting this when I saw your post...

Berlioz*, Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra - Symphonie Fantastique

 

Tchaikovsky* - Rafael Kubelik Conducting The Chicago Symphony Orchestra* - Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique"

 

Brahms*, Dvořák*, Amadeus-Quartett - Brahms: The String Quartets - Dvorak: String Quartet "American"

 

Schumann* - Van Cliburn, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra* - Concerto In A Minor

 

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Listening to "Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty" performed by the Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, (Kosice) led by Andrew Mogrelia on Naxos.