Ferrier's last recording. This is a ten inch LP and there is another from the same recording sessions of Handel arias. Sir Adrian and orchestra rerecorded their parts to allow a stereo version to be released in 1960, I believe.
Bruch - Violin Concert No. 1 Saint-Saens - Havanaise, Introduzione e rondò capriccioso Arthur Grumiaux, Violin - Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Manuel Rosenthal The second acquisition of last week. Grumiaux's playing is really something else.
Spinning now. Apparently it's the world premiere recording of the authorised Critical Edition of the Vivaldi Foundation. Performance by Federico Guglielmo and L'Arte dell'Arco - and very nice it is too!
I have some BASF cassette tapes and made some recordings back in the late 80's or early 90's. A few years ago, I popped one into one of my Naks and it almost ruined my deck as lots of flakes shed from the tape ended up on the bottom of my cassette well ... Maxell and TDK cassette tapes never do this ...
I have a few of her recordings and also have the following DVD/CD combo ... The duet of the century she made with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is on the following CD I bought a number of years ago
I might be remembering this wrong, but wasn't there some big controversy with Biggs and these recordings because he insisted the antique organs be modified or retuned in a way that damaged their history? Not sure if that's correct. I'm pretty sure my dad had this LP in his collection, but I don't think I do anymore. dan c
Biggs was a pioneer in the performance of historical organs. In 1959, the year of Handel's two-hundredth anniversary of his death, Columbia and Biggs decided to record the Handel concertos and Biggs was searching for a historical organ. The most appropriate candidate was the organ at the church of Great Packington in Warwickshire. However, there were serious issues with this instrument, especially using it with an orchestra, because its pitch was lower than the standard orchestra pitch. THE ORGANS USED BY GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL by Dominic Gwynn - Goetze & Gwynn So, long story short, they decided to raise the pitch of the organ to modern standards, fitting the pipes with tuning sliders which could lengthen the pipes back to their original pitch, if desired. Biggs himself wrote about the controversy in an article in "The Diapason". The title of the article was "Organ designed by Handel Stirs a Teapot Tempest".
Continuing to explore the superb Alpha Classics catalog - Alpha Classics | Outhere Music Continuing to highlight vocal works... Visions Véronique Gens (soprano) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Hervé Niquet Link to complete album - Visions - YouTube Works Bizet: Prière, ô doux souffle de l’ange (from Clovis et Clotilde) Bruneau: Seigneur ! Est-ce bien moi que vous avez choisie? (from Geneviève) David, Félicien: Sous le feuillage sombre (from Lalla-Roukh) Février, H: Dit-elle vrai? (from Gismonda) Franck, C: Le flot se lève (from Rédemption) Godard, B: Là-bas, vers le palais (from Les Guelfes) Halévy: Ce sentier nous conduit vers le couvent voisin (from La Magicienne) Massenet: La Vierge Massenet: La Vierge: L’extase de la Vierge Massenet: La Vierge: Le Dernier Sommeil de la vierge (Légende sacrée) Niedermeyer: Ah! Quel songe affreux! (from Stradella) Saint-Saëns: Ah! Laissez-moi, ma mère! (from Étienne Marcel) Presto Recording of the Week 16th June 2017 Gramophone Magazine July 2017 Editor's Choice Presto Recordings of the Year Finalist 2017 The Times Records of the Year 2017 International Opera Awards 2018 Winner - Solo Recital Gramophone Awards 2018 Finalist - Recital International Classical Music Awards 2018 Winner - Vocal Recital Si J’ai Aimé Sandrine Piau (soprano) Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin Link to complete album - Si j'ai aimé Works Berlioz: Au cimetière (from Les nuits d'été, Op. 7) Berlioz: Beaux Papillons blancs Berlioz: Villanelle (from Les nuits d'été, Op. 7) Bordes: Promenade matinale Dubois, T: Aux étoiles Dubois, T: Promenade à l'étang Dubois, T: Si j'ai parlé… si j'ai aimé Dubois, T: Sous le saule Godard, B: Symphonie gothique, Op. 23 Guilmant: Ce que dit le silence Martini, J P: Plaisir d'amour Massenet: Valse très lente Pierné, G: Chanson d'Autrefois Saint-Saëns: Aimons-nous Saint-Saëns: Extase (Hugo) Saint-Saëns: L'Enlèvement (V. Hugo) Vierne, L: Ce que dit le silence Presto Editor's Choice May 2019 Diapason d’Or June 2019 BBC Music Magazine August 2019 Choral & Song Choice Finalist 2019 Presto Recordings of the Year International Classical Music Awards 2019 Nominee - Vocal Gramophone Magazine December 2019 Critics' Choice Presto Recording of the Week 20th December 2019 BBC Music Magazine Awards 2020 Finalist - Vocal
I don't have any CD or LP singles by E. Power Biggs but that may change if I pull the trigger on the following box ...
