Monday, November 28, 2011

Three by the Budapest Quartet

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  The reissue program continues with three recordings by the great Budapest String Quartet, from three different points in their career. ...
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Sargent's 1946 "Messiah"

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The Christmas season is upon us again, and, to help us get into the spirit, here is Malcolm Sargent's complete 1946 recording of Hande...
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Monday, November 21, 2011

The Flonzaley Quartet and After

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The Flonzaley Quartet Today I present the legendary Flonzaley Quartet in the only complete 20th century quartet they recorded, the Dohná...
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Friday, November 18, 2011

Bach's "Wachet auf" Cantata (Robert Shaw)

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One of the best-loved Bach cantatas, that on the Nicolai chorale "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," is presented today in a reco...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The Musical Art Quartet

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The Musical Art Quartet, 1928 (photograph from the collection of Tully Potter) This evening, I present one of two recordings made for...
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Weingartner's Earliest Beethoven and Brahms Recordings

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This is to be my last "reissue" of acoustically recorded material.  It comprises three of the earliest recordings of complete sy...
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Friday, November 11, 2011

Mozart by Catterall and Harty

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Arthur Catterall This is the third and last installment of my Arthur Catterall series, and comprises two Mozart recordings he made wit...
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Symphonies on American Odeon

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Today I present two samples from the earliest album set series to be offered to the American record buyer, that of Otto Heineman's Gener...
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Sunday, November 6, 2011

The Catterall Quartet

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 Label showing Victor sticker for importation into the USA Part 2 of my reissue series devoted to Arthur Catterall continues with all ...
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