Interesting, Martin. Thanks for that. Either way, the recording certainly has a series of mind-blowing performances. Maybe Jerry has some thoughts on the matter?
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Interesting, Martin. Thanks for that. Either way, the recording certainly has a series of mind-blowing performances. Maybe Jerry has some thoughts on the matter?
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In the Store and Fears are quite exceptional movements, even across all of Shossy's canon.
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Well, I think part of Stalin's (and subsequent Soviet government's) problems with the 13th were that in the great socialist motherland, where all men were brothers (and presumably all women were sisters) it was not well thought of to publicise the terrible truth of gross injustice, government sponsored mass murder and attempted genocide.
Shosty really was risking his life with works like the 13th symphony, in a taken away and bullet in the back of the head, kind of way. That happened to many of his friends and colleagues.
Anyhoo - on to happier things -- No Shosty for me today!
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Went to Shrewsbury today with Snapper, toured around a few charity shops (before having lunch at our favourite pub/hotel: http://www.thelionhotelshrewsbury.com/), and found these on vinyl (all in minty condition):
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet (scenes from the Ballet), with The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Karel Ancerl, on Supraphon Records, from 1962.
Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos 20 & 21, with The Vienna Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Geza Anda (also on piano), on RCA, from 1976.
Vaughan Williams - Songs of Travel. John Shirley-Quirk (baritone). Viola Tunnard (piano), on Saga Records, from 1963.
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No5 "Emperor", with The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Friedrich Gulda (piano), conducted by Horst Stein, on Decca Jubilee Series, from 1971.
Handel - Water Music Suite/Music for the Royal Fireworks, with The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Rafel Kubelik, on Deutsche Grammophon, from 1963.
Michael Praetorius - Christmas Music, with The Westminster Cathedral Choir (The Parley of Instruments), conducted by David Hill, on Hyperion Records, from 1986.
Also, Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti in Concert, conducted by Zubin Mehta, on Decca, from 1984.
Furthermore, I picked up a couple of new CDs from my favourite little music/book shop in Shrewsbury:
Canteloube - Chants D'Auvergne, with The Orchestre National de Lille and Véronique Gens (soprano), conducted by Jean-Claude Casadesus, on Naxos, from 2004.
Vaughan Williams - Piano Concerto, with The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Ashley Wass (piano), conducted by James Judd, on Naxos, from 2009.
Not a bad wee haul - lots to listen to!
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Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
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Originally Posted by Marco
One of my very fave LPs. Very special.
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Nice to know, Jerry. I'll clean that one first then and have a listen. Not bad for a £1, I suppose?
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Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Bought and played yesterday, in a charity shop £1/LP spree ...
and CD received in the post ...
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Rachel Podger is a tremendous baroque violinist; pretty much anything that she records is worth a listen. In particular, her recording of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas is amongst the best. These have been keeing me company today:
Very nice, Marco.
Those are good performances, Jerry.and CD received in the post ...
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