Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

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... and inspired by your Prokofiev influence on George Walker comment I've just spent the last half hour (in vain) trying to find that Walker cd for a re-listen. Sucks not having easy access to my music!

 

Now playing CD10 - Brahms Piano No. 3 & Piano Trio No. 1 with Jean Fournier/violin & Antonio Janigro/cello from the following box for a first listen ...

 

Me too, but from time to time...

 

Listening to "In Nativitate Domini" performed by Bell'Arte Salzburg directed by Annegret Siedel on Berlin Classics.

Featuring (the lovely and talented) Emma Kirkby (soprano) and Susanne Ryden (soprano)

 

Paganini For Two - Gil Shaham (vl.) and Göran Söllscher (g.)

 

CD 2.

 

An unjustly neglected American master - -

Andrew Imbrie: Piano Concerto No. 3
Alan Feinberg, piano
Riverside Symphony/George Rothman

 

Listening to "Christmas Music of Bohemian Baroque" performed by Musica Antiqua Praha led by Pavel Klikar on Supraphon.

 

Current Sunday chores companion.

From the Decca Sound box set.

 

First listen to CD 5 from "Bach - The Complete Organ Works" performed by Michel Chapuis on United Archives.

 

Szell box.

 

I remember our friend @Wes H mentioned Michel Chapuis a number of times. I have one recording by him on LP ...

 

Now playing CD10 from the following box for a second listen. Looks like the original Westminster LP recordings were remastered for this box for the first time and as such there are no CD covers to speak of ...

 

I have some 28 Arrau Philips singles or DUO's and another 12 in his EMI Icon box. So I have some 28 duplicates out of 80, which really is not bad since I got the box at a very good price from Amazon UK but getting the remaining recordings as singles would have cost me a fortune ...

 

Emma is in demand everywhere!

 

Now playing CD6 from the following box for a second listen ...

 

Yesterday was the composer's birthday & I chose this recent acquisition to celebrate. N0. 2 recorded 3/28-29/60, Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London. No. 5 recorded 9/20, 21 & 23/60, Kingsway Hall, London. Producer: Walter Legge. Engineers: Harold Davidson (No. 2) & Douglas Larter (No. 5). Issued in 1961 on Columbia in the UK & Angel in the US. This 2005 CD is very good listening.

 

I have this recording though am not sure if it was remastered by Art, which some people criticized as being heavy-handed with NR ...

 

Sad but true...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...music-thats-a-problem/?utm_term=.1120b959629e

 

Good morning and Happy Sunday!

On the TT...

 

Just listened to "Vivaldi - Vespri per l'Assunzione di Maria Vergine/Musica sacra Vol. 4" performed by Concerto Italiano led by Rinaldo Alessandrini on Naive.

Featuring: Gemma Bertagnolli, Roberta Invernizzi, Anna Simboli, Sara Mingardo, Gianluca Ferrarini and Matteo Belloto

 

Listening to "The Violoncello in the 17th Century - Frescobaldi / Gabrielli / Jacchini /Antonii" performed by Anner Bylsma (VC), Lidewy Scheifes (VC) and Bob Van Aspern (Organ & Harpsichord) from the DHM 50th Anniversary box.