You're probably right - I don't know much about them or, indeed, Nonesuch. But they have left behind a wonderful legacy, I think.
On the turntable this Sunday: Mahler Symphony No. 1, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini. Recorded in Medinah Temple, Chicago, March 1971. This is a very impressive performance and recording! In fact, in 1972 the U.S. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (as it was called at the time) awarded this album a Grammy for "Best Classical Performance--Orchestra."
By recommendation on this forum, I have been watching David Hurwitz’s videos for the past few days. I love his enthusiasm about C.P.E. Bach:
Rouse Trombone Concerto Gorgon Iscariot Joseph Alessi, trombone Marin Alsop Colorado SO Interesting video were Rouse discusses some of his key works:
I listened to both discs. The second LP includes Tippett's Sonata No.1 and Ogdon's Theme and Variations.
Well, I've got more CDs on order, which will be (I hope, fingers crossed) my last purchases for a couple of months. One of them will be the EMI/Warner 14-disc Richter box set, whose cover I've already posted here. And here are the others ... And finally ...
Cecilia Zilliacus , violin Vasteras Sinfonietta, Orchestra Hannu Koivula, Conductor Humoresques, Op. 87 (Jean Sibelius) 4 Humoresques, Op. 89 (Jean Sibelius) 2 Sentimental Romances, Op. 28 (Wilhelm Stenhammar) 2 Fantasy Pieces, Op. 2, FS 8 (arr. for violin and orchestra) (Carl Nielsen) Dances and Air (Daniel Nelson) Listening to this program was a very pleasurable experience.
Rouse Flute Concerto Sharon Bezaly (flute) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Alan Gilbert Without a doubt in my mind, a masterpiece. This is the kind of work that encourages me keep my ears open to more contemporary music. It’s a shame Rouse has passed on. Truly a remarkable composer.
Recorded 10/77, NYC. Engineering & Musical Supervision: Marc J. Aubort & Joanna Nickrenz (Elite Recordings, Inc.) Mastering: Robert C. Ludwig (Masterdisk Corp.) A Dolby System recording. Pressed by Specialty Records Corp., Olyphant, PA. Quality performances, sound & pressing.
I was unable to find information on this one. There's a copyright of 1956 for the text on the back cover, but the sound makes me think the recordings are older than that. In any case, this is a later pressing. Dart conducts from the harpsichord and Erich Gruenberg is heard on violin & Cecil Aronowitz on viola.
Recorded 3/25-27/63, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin. Artistic supervision: Hans Weber. Engineer: Günter Hermanns. It appears that more of the Water Music was recorded, as there's a CD with the music "complete". Some people don't enjoy older recordings of Baroque music, but I don't usually have a problem.
I don't know if you already ordered the Richter EMI Icons box set, but if you haven't, you may consider instead ordering the 24CD Richter Warner box, which was issued later and includes both the EMI (HMV) recordings and the Teldec recordings. They combined the 14CD EMI and the 3CD Teldec boxes into a 24CD Warner box and if the math seems weird, this is because the new box is an original jacket box, so has shorter CDs (I think the new box also contains the Gavrilov part of the Handel suites). Remastering is the same as in the old Icons box
It appears a “complete” Water Music was released earlier, with the cat. no. 138 799. It fits on a single LP. For your version they excluded some selections in order to fit it the Fireworks.
Alexander Gauk-another of the greats. I have the two Brilliant Classics box sets featuring his work( which were issues a few years ago as part of the Russian Archives series). And I have some LPs.
