Included in this upcoming set, of course, which is scheduled for release on February 23 (Amazon Germany) or March 2 (JPC Germany):
He was the preeminent classical trombone player. I'm not sure how much he plays these days, he's mostly a conductor and composer. As a performer, he released a lot of albums of modern compositions, but also a lot of baroque, classical and romantic music. IMO, he's a great composer and a solid conductor of contemporary compositions. I haven't listened to any of his non-contemporary albums as a conductor so I don't know how he does with them.
She retired? Both she and Springsteen were students of my brother-in-law's late aunt at some NJ high school many years ago ...
Going on the TT... Record No. 2 of this two-LP set: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, played by Robert Casadesus with George Szell conducting members of The Cleveland Orchestra, and Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5, played by Isaac Stern with George Szell conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Again, I believe Discogs is in error listing this as "Released: 1972," when my own copy includes a note that I bought it in 1971. Outstanding performances. The recording is a touch bright, but I'll take that over dull!
It won't be the first time Discogs has an incorrect date of release for an lp as I've spotted several before now
Yes indeed that is the Albert Memorial in all its gothic splendour! It enjoys a commanding position in Hyde Park just in front of the Royal Albert Hall. You will be pleased to hear that around $18 million was spent on restoring it to its mint condition you see now. The Royals didn't put their hands in their pockets for this, it was English Heritage.
Wow! I don't recall all that gold. It looks great. I'll be sure to check it out if I get back to London some day.
Looks like you have the earlier compilation. How many times have these Beethoven Symphonies been repackaged. Here is my box ...
Sure. As with the various comments on music here, it's all in the eyes (and ears) of the beholder. No one should get ruffled by another's opinion.
Late afternoon... and I'm in dire need of hearing Mr. Rubinstein play some Chopin. I believe this is from the mid-'60s; a very fine RCA recording and a superb selection of Chopin in the hands of this great interpreter.
Absolutely! It is of course ‘of its time’ and the high Gothic style isn’t to everybody’s taste. However, I think it’s a very fine and historically important tribute to a man who made a significant contribution to our country in a short space of time. I think it would be an understatement to say that Albert's arrival in England from Germany was initially met with an almost obsessive suspicion, but the memorial to me symbolises how this opinion gradually changed as people realised how serious he was about his public duty. It cost a fortune at the time, but we should remember that the cost was actually met by the public, which says a lot.
You mean the building on the other side of the street, the Royal Albert Hall. The monument in the image is the Albert Memorial.
Let me add that I don't like monuments like this or statues in general, most of them are pompous and kitschy.
We made the mistake of going to Westminster Abbey during one of our trips to London. It's filled with pompous monuments.
Proper foggy in the northeast as well, taken during my walk now: This unusually warm weather and rain has destroyed my skiing plans for this weekend :'( Argerich and Horowitz (disc 57a Carnegie Hall recording from the Original Jacket box) playing Schumann's Fantasie in C. Argerich's EMI performance is one of the best I have heard, a shame it is not on the Warner Classics box for those that don't have this CD/LP.
Agreed, but I found it still an interesting place to see all those graves of famous people, including royalty such as Elizabeth I and her beheaded cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.
I only ski one week a year out west. Perhaps if I lived in New England I'd ski more often but I doubt it. The snow's better out west. Even icy western snow is different than icy eastern snow. The closest ski areas to me are 1.5 hours with only 700 vertical.
True, but there were also a lot of graves of vain rich people. Maybe even more rich people than famous people.
