Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Piston: Symphony no 6 and Martinu: Fantaisies Symphoniques [RCA LM 2083] an LP released in the US in 1957

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The Boston Symphony Orchestra commissioned fifteen symphonic works as part of their 75th anniversary as an orchestra. These two were among t...
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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Beethoven: String Quartet in Am, op 132 - Fine Arts Quartet [Concert-Disc M-1241] an LP released in the US in 1964

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We have here a fine and enjoyable rendition of this quartet by the venerable Fine Arts Quartet , recorded by the label Concert-Disc. If I am...
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Monday, February 19, 2018

Bach: Gamba Sonatas by Hanoncourt, Brüggen, Stastny, and Tachezi [SAWT 9536-A Ex] an LP released in Germany in 1968

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We have here a collection of sonatas for gamba and violoncello which are handsomely played and recorded with a precision which never enters...
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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

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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 ...
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Friday, January 26, 2018

Sibelius: Four Legends from 'the Kalevala' [Nonesuch H-71203] an LP recorded in 1968

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Here we have a lovely LP from the Nonesuch label, featuring really glorious wrap-around psychedelic artwork by Gene Szafran . It is one o...
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Berio: Sincronie and Laderman: Stanzas [Desto DC7129] an LP released in 1971

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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 comp...
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Sunday, January 21, 2018

Bela Bartok: Suite from 'The Miraculous Mandarin' conducted by Tibor Serly [BRS 301] recorded in 1953

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Bartok Records was formed in 1950 and until 1962 released LP records. Although at first concentrating on the compositions of Bela Bartok , e...
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