The recorded sound is full bodied and direct. It would be nice to have an earlier pressing such as a "six-eye," but those are much more rare than my "two-eye" version.
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Haydn: String Quartets op 76 nos 3 and 4 by the Budapest String Quartet [ML 4923] an LP released in the United States in 1955
Here is a nice recording of the BSQ performing at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. I am not sure when these were recorded, but it can't have been too many years before its first release on Columbia Masterworks, which was in 1955.
The recorded sound is full bodied and direct. It would be nice to have an earlier pressing such as a "six-eye," but those are much more rare than my "two-eye" version.
The recorded sound is full bodied and direct. It would be nice to have an earlier pressing such as a "six-eye," but those are much more rare than my "two-eye" version.
Friday, January 26, 2018
Sibelius: Four Legends from 'the Kalevala' [Nonesuch H-71203] an LP recorded in 1968
Here we have a lovely LP from the Nonesuch label, featuring really glorious wrap-around psychedelic artwork by Gene Szafran.
It is one of a pair of titles of 20th century music recorded by the Buffalo (NY) Philharmonic conducted by Lukas Foss, who later on went to become the artistic director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Foss, a close friend of Leonard Bernstein, had a composing career which is reasonably well represented on LPs.
It is one of a pair of titles of 20th century music recorded by the Buffalo (NY) Philharmonic conducted by Lukas Foss, who later on went to become the artistic director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Foss, a close friend of Leonard Bernstein, had a composing career which is reasonably well represented on LPs.
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Berio: Sincronie and Laderman: Stanzas [Desto DC7129] an LP released in 1971
Here we have one of the LPs that will be filed under 'Misc 20th Century' at the local used record palace. Because there are two composers (and two different performers), there isn't a handy alternative place to put this. A lot of people pass up that section, but I've found quite a few nice records in that group.
Berio's piece was premiered in 1964 and Laderman's was written in 1959.
Desto was a very interesting small US record label which functioned primarily between 1964 and 1982.
I certainly hope you will only use this transfer at home, because according to the label, that's why it was manufactured.
Berio's piece was premiered in 1964 and Laderman's was written in 1959.
Desto was a very interesting small US record label which functioned primarily between 1964 and 1982.
I certainly hope you will only use this transfer at home, because according to the label, that's why it was manufactured.
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Bela Bartok: Suite from 'The Miraculous Mandarin' conducted by Tibor Serly [BRS 301] recorded in 1953
Bartok Records was formed in 1950 and until 1962 released LP records. Although at first concentrating on the compositions of Bela Bartok, eventually they branched out to other composers as well.
This LP features a suite from Bartok's ballet, 'The Miraculous Mandarin,' with Tibor Serly conducting the "New Symphony Orchestra" -- apparently a collection of UK orchestra musicians -- and recorded at the legendary Kingsway Hall, London.
This LP features a suite from Bartok's ballet, 'The Miraculous Mandarin,' with Tibor Serly conducting the "New Symphony Orchestra" -- apparently a collection of UK orchestra musicians -- and recorded at the legendary Kingsway Hall, London.
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