soulpope Posted January 21, 2016 Report Posted January 21, 2016 performance from 1958 with conductor Karel Ancerl .... Quote
soulpope Posted January 21, 2016 Report Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) Edited January 21, 2016 by soulpope Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 21, 2016 Report Posted January 21, 2016 RVW was obsessed with The Pilgrim's Progress in the 1940s - the music he wrote turned up in various pieces (including what to me was his finest piece, the 5th Symphony) culminating in a full blown opera. This records his arrangement of the music for a BBC radio series of the book. Short instrumental pieces with, in this recording, a couple of lines of dialogue to establish context. Hard to take Sir John Gielgud's narration seriously....I'm constantly reminded of his Spitting Image 'Larry, darling!' puppet. For RVW completists only. Quote
alankin Posted January 21, 2016 Report Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) Benjamin Britten – Symphony for Cello and Orchestra Op.68 Franz Joseph Haydn – Concerto for Cello No.1 in C major H 7b No.1 — Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) – English Chamber Orchestra – Benjamin Britten (Decca Records) Edited January 21, 2016 by alankin Quote
alankin Posted January 21, 2016 Report Posted January 21, 2016 Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21, Andante spianato and Grande polonaise in E flat Op.22 — Arthur Rubinstein – The Symphony of the Air – Alfred Wallenstein (RCA Victor Red Seal / Living Stereo – Sony Music) Quote
Peter Friedman Posted January 21, 2016 Report Posted January 21, 2016 Haydn - String Quartet Op.17/6 Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto No.4 Quote
alankin Posted January 22, 2016 Report Posted January 22, 2016 Henry Purcell – Prophetess Z 627: Suite George Frideric Handel – Concerti grossi (12) Op.6/6 in G minor HWV 324 George Frideric Handel – Amarilli vezzosa HWV 82 "Il duello amoroso" — Nancy Argenta (soprano), Michael Chance (countertenor) – Freiburg Baroque Orchestra – Gottfried Von der Goltz (deutsche harmonia mundi) Quote
alankin Posted January 22, 2016 Report Posted January 22, 2016 Johannes Brahms – String Quartets: Op.51/1, Op.51/2, Op.67 — Alban Berg Quartett (EMI Classics) Quote
Peter Friedman Posted January 22, 2016 Report Posted January 22, 2016 Brahms - String Quintet No.2, Op.111 Franck - Violin Sonata Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 22, 2016 Report Posted January 22, 2016 My first Schnittke record bought back in the late 80s. Made absolutely no sense then and I didn't follow it up. 25 years and a lot of music later I really enjoyed it. The Andueza is going to sound wonderful in the summer (sounds pretty wonderful in the damp, drizzly British winter). Quote
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