Spinning Today (Classical version)

[Marco]

César-Auguste Franck - Symphonic Variations: Piano - Hanae Nakajima, with The Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Raio Tschupp. On mint vinyl, in stereo, from 1965.

Marco.

[Marco]

Now... Brahms - Violin Concerto in D major, opus 77, with The Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Wagner, and with Susanne Lautenbacher, on violin. On mint vinyl, in stereo, from 1965.

Next... Bruckner - Seventh Symphony (in E Major), conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler, with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Mint vinyl, on EMI 'His Master's Voice', from 1968.

Marco.

[morris_minor]

I've had an afternoon of Steve Reich washing over me. Shifting sands in the sun . . If I'm in the right mood I love this stuff . .

On now:

[jandl100]

Now... Brahms - Violin Concerto in D major, opus 77, with The Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Wagner, and with Susanne Lautenbacher, on violin. On mint vinyl, in stereo, from 1965.

Ah, one of my fave violinists!

Of late, chez-J ...

DeFalla - a delightful Naxos CD of his 13 minute Harpsichord Concerto (which tbh I could live without - it reminds me of Poulenc!) and also another 42 minutes of utterly delightful chamber music for varied instruments. Well worth getting hold of! Naxos 8.554366

Another not-too-challenging type of CD from Naxos. But it's not background music fodder, either! Orchestral music by Jack Gallagher (an American b. 1947). Instantly likeable but not trivial, Naxos 8.559652, this is echt tonal orchestral music, very nicely put together. I've listened to this several times now, and it doesn't pall, quite the contrary.

And last but not least, a real grower. It just gets better the more I listen to it ... Artur Lemba's Symphony in c sharp minor. On the Chandos label, the CD is titled "Music from Estonia Vol. 2" - 40 minutes long and a real find! Other music on the CD by Tobias, Eller, Tormis and Arvo Part's Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten is also excellent.

[Tim]

I am finally getting round to ripping my classical collection to FLAC
It's been ages since I played any classical and I'm starting to miss it.

Where does all the time go I ask myself?

[Marco]

Popped into Oxfam in Liverpool today, and purloined the following, all on minty vinyl:

Tchaikovsky - Symphony No1 "Winter Reveries", with The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati, on Philips, from 1965.

Schumann - Symphonies No1 and No4, with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Paul Kletzki, on Columbia, from 1962.

Sir William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast and Partika for Orchestra, with The Philharmonia Orchestra and Philharmonia Chorus. Donald Bell (baritone), conducted by Sir William Walton, on Columbia, from 1959.

Peter Tschaikowsky - Konzert fur Klavier und Orchester Nr.2 G-dur op.44, with The Berliner Philharmoniker, Shura Cherkassky, Klavier and Richard Kraus, on Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaff, from 1963.

Tchaikovsky - Symphony No7 ed. Bogatyrev. Leo Ginzburg/USSR Symphony Orchestra. Piano Concerto No3. Igor Zhukov/Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra/Gennady Rozhdestvensky, on HMV Melodiya, from 1962.

Schubert - Piano Sonata in B flat Major, D960. Piano Sonata in C Major, D279. Wilhelm Kempff, piano, on Deutsche Grammophon Privilege, from 1967.

Joseph Haydn - The London Symphonies I. Symphony No93. Symphony No94 "Surprise", with The Philharmonia Hungarica, conducted by Antal Dorati, on Decca Ace of Diamonds, from 1974.

Charles-Valentin Alkan - Concerto for Solo Piano, with Ronald Smith, pianoforte, on EMI His Master's Voice, from 1970.

Prokofiev - Two Concerts for Violin, with The Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra and Pierre Amoyal, violin, conducted by Alain Lombard, on RCA Erato, from 1974.

Elgar - Jacqueline du Pre-Daniel Barenboim. Cello Concerto Op.85, with The Philadelphia Orchestra. Enigma Variations, with The London Philharmonic Orchestra, on CBS, from 1976.

Herold-Lanchbery - La Fille Mal Gardee. The Royal Ballet Production, with The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by John Lanchbery, on Decca ffrr, from 1962.

Mendelssohn - Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", with The Philharmonia Orchestra, soloists and BBC Chorus, conducted by Paul Kletzki, on Columbia, from 1960.

Not a bad haul for £15!

Marco.

[keiths]

Nice haul Marco

I've just today been given (as in gratis, free etc.) these:







Condition-wise, they all look acceptible - no major scratches (some look near-mint). I didn't like to examine them closely as I was given them - I thought that would appear rude.

Now to clean them and take a listen...

[jandl100]

Ooo I'd like to hear the Tchaik Piano Trio with du Pre, Barenboim & Zukerman, Keith!
I didn't know that recording even existed!

Are you familiar with the piece? How does it compare to other recordings?

Popped into Oxfam in Liverpool today, and purloined the following, all on minty vinyl:

Schubert - Piano Sonata in B flat Major, D960. Piano Sonata in C Major, D279. Wilhelm Kempff, piano, on Deutsche Grammophon Privilege, from 1967.

Hey Marco - I know this isn't your usual musical fare, you being a Big Music kind of guy, but give this a fair chance and a few plays to start to familiarise yourself with it. IMHO the D.960 sonata is one of the truly great pieces of classical music!

[keiths]

Ooo I'd like to hear the Tchaik Piano Trio with du Pre, Barenboim & Zukerman, Keith!
I didn't know that recording even existed!

Are you familiar with the piece? How does it compare to other recordings?

Thanks Jerry - The Tchaikovsky Piano Trio is the one I'm most looking forward to hearing. I've no other version of this - still a bit of a newbie at this classical lark and haven't got to the point where I've multiple versions of too many works (Elgar 'Cello Concerto being the notable exception) - but I usually enjoy all three musicians playing on this.

It will be Monday at the earliest before I get a chance to listen to any of these. I live with my dad who suffers from dementia and he can't tolerate Classical music for some reason - so I need to wait until he is next at day care before I can enjoy these.

[MartinT]

Tchaikovsky - [I]Symphony No7 ed. Bogatyrev

I don't remember there being a 7th Symphony - is this incomplete?