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Today's classical playlist

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R. Strauss:

Elektra:

Allein! Weh, ganz allein (Elektra's Soliloquy)
Was willst du, fremder Mensch? (Recognition Scene)
Elektra! Schwester! (Finale)

Salome:

Tanz der sieben Schleier
Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund (Final Scene)

Inge Borkh (soprano)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner

BMG/RCA CD

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay (1844-1908)
Lorin Maazel
Cleveland Orchestra

Shekherazada
Scheherazade symphonische Suite, op. 35

London 1R1 6898 [1978]
1 tape, 4 Track, 7½ IPS, stereophonic, 7 in.

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Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Bernard Haitink
Wiener Philharmoniker
Concertos, piano, no. 2, op. 83, B♭ major
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2, op. 83, B-Dur
London 410 199--4 [1984]
1 Cassette tape

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Beniamino Gigli
Operatic Arias and Ballads
Victor Carnevalli, Ivor Newton, pianos
Glendale Records, 1979 from radio broadcasts of concerts 1949 & '52.

First play of this lp; I found it sealed awhile back.

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Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Opera Arias
RCA Victrola, 1969 from recordings 1906-1913

Another first play of a just unsealed lp.
 
Glière - Harp Concerto, Op.74
Catherine Michel, harp
Radio Luxembourg Orchestra
Louis de Froment

Mahler - Symphony No.1 in D "Titan"
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev
LSO

These have both come over the radio today. The Glière was interesting, but did not have near the impact on me that the recent Boïeldieu & Rodrigo Concerti had.

The Mahler was striking enough that I will have to seek a copy of this recording to listen to when I'm not distracted.
 
R Strauss--Alpine Symphony
R Strauss---Till Eulenspiegels
WDR SO Koln
S Bychkov


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TEX-Tech said:
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay (1844-1908)
Lorin Maazel
Cleveland Orchestra

Shekherazada
Scheherazade symphonische Suite, op. 35

London 1R1 6898 [1978]
1 tape, 4 Track, 7½ IPS, stereophonic, 7 in.

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just got the LP at a GW. Sounds great!
 
Nielsen:

Saul and David (sang in English)

Boris Christoff, Alexander Young, Elisabeth Soderstrom, Willy Hartmann, Kim Borg, Michael Langdon, Sylvia Fisher, and Bodil Gobel.

John Alldis Choir
Danish Radio Symphony Chorus
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jascha Horenstein

Unicorn LPs

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Berlioz, Brahms, Paganini, Johann Strauss, Verdi, Waldteufel, Weber
Invitation To The Dance

Toscanini
NBC Symphony Orchestra

1968 RCA Victrola
VICS-1321(e)
U.S. pressing (stereo electronically reprocessed)

Picked up a nice little haul at a Goodwill store in Brooklyn yesterday, a dollar apiece, and this was among them. I thought of Guiller when I saw it. :) Sounds like it was made using 78s, and there's a lot of noise, but the recording comes through and actually still sounds good in many ways. It appears no one ever used this record, the vinyl is clean and unmarked. Not a bad value!

This record comprises recordings of Toscanini conducting various dance pieces by the composers named in bold above. More to come soon.

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Mr. Lin said:
I thought of Guiller when I saw it. :) Sounds like it was made using 78s, and there's a lot of noise, but the recording comes through and actually still sounds good in many ways. It appears no one ever used this record, the vinyl is clean and unmarked. Not a bad value!
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Thanks Dave, you are right: I've got most of those Vics fake-stereo reissues, as well as most of the original releases. As you said, many of the Toscanini items were recorded in the 78 rpm era, but fortunately not all of them. The recorded program is what people call "lollipops" in the UK (short pieces, emphasizing virtuosity and brilliance, but mostly being not particularly deep). The recording dates go from 1941 to 1953 ( http://www.discogs.com/Arturo-Tosca...estra-Invitation-To-The-Dance/release/2975527 ). Probably the Hungarian Dances are the best sounding items.
 
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VISIONS FROM THE BOOK
Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music
Sons of Thunder, men's vocal ensemble
Benjamin Bagby and Barbara Thornton, dirs.

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Thanks Dave, you are right: I've got most of those Vics fake-stereo reissues, as well as most of the original releases. As you said, many of the Toscanini items were recorded in the 78 rpm era, but fortunately not all of them. The recorded program is what people call "lollipops" in the UK (short pieces, emphasizing virtuosity and brilliance, but mostly being not particularly deep). The recording dates go from 1941 to 1953 ( http://www.discogs.com/Arturo-Tosca...estra-Invitation-To-The-Dance/release/2975527 ). Probably the Hungarian Dances are the best sounding items.
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Very good, thanks for the info Guille. At first listen I was slightly alarmed because of how noisy it sounded, and then realized you can hear by repetition of noise that the source was spinning much faster than 33 rpm. I saw the discogs entry before but that one is not exactly the same release; mine was manufactured in the U.S., for one thing. The version I have doesn't appear to be listed on discogs.

And I agree that the Hungarian Dances are among the better-sounding recordings on this lp, and that's probably why the label chose to put them early on side A, to draw the listener in. I actually rarely listen to this kind of classical - although I really love the aforementioned Hungarian Dances, how could you not? - precisely because the music is not particularly profound IMO. Great for a light listen though. I also usually never go for compilations like this, and especially dislike "best of" releases, but for a buck there was simply no way I could pass it up. I think it's the first Toscanini in my vinyl collection as a matter of fact.
 
Boccherini
Vivaldi
Cello Concerti

Yuli Turovsky: cello, conductor
Claude Lamothe: cello solo
Genevieve Soly: harpsichord continuo
I Musici De Montreal

Recorded digitally in 1984, this is a Direct Metal Mastering record.
1987 Musical Heritage Society (produced by Chandos)
U.S. pressing

This was possibly the best find among the dollar records. When I saw "DMM" I didn't hesitate to grab it, despite hearing lots of unflattering criticism about some DMM recordings.

The bad news (for me) is that the record is very crackly. Don't know if it's an issue with the vinyl itself or if the previous owner did not handle and store it properly. The good news is that the music is excellent and, aside from the crackling, the sound quality is fantastic. A little bright, but harmonically rich, with fast leading transients - just the sort of sound I prefer.

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