Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Balakirev: Piano Sonata (Louis Kentner)

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Mily Balakirev Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) is one of those composers who is more talked about than played. The founder of Russian nationa...
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Friday, October 9, 2015

Beethoven: Quartet No. 5 (Coolidge Quartet)

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With this set, I'm one step closer to having a complete run of Coolidge Quartet recordings - 11 down, 8 to go! This one is part of the...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Paderewski: Piano Concerto (Sanromá, Fiedler)

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As I've mentioned elsewhere, Puerto Rican-born Jesús Maria Sanromá (1902-1984) was the official pianist of the Boston Symphony and Bos...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 (Munch, New York Philharmonic)

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Cover design by Alex Steinweiss This Saturday, September 26, marks the birth anniversary of the great Alsatian conductor Charles Munch (...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 (Budapest Qt.)

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Another gem from the 1935 incarnation of the Budapest Quartet this week, recorded at the same sessions that produced this Mendelssohn reco...
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Sunday, September 6, 2015

Happy Birthday, Antonín Dvořák!

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Tuesday marks the 174th anniversary of the birth of Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904). I guess that means I'm a year ahead of celebrating a n...
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Sunday, August 30, 2015

Bloch: String Quartet No. 3 (Griller Quartet)

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The Griller Quartet with Ernest Bloch, 1947 About a month ago, I sprang for the recent Decca big box (53 CDs) called "Decca Sound:...
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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Beethoven's Ninth - The First Recording

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This is my 300th post on this blog - can you believe it? Something really big seemed called for, so I offer a recording that I have poste...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe (Phillippe Gaubert)

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Phillippe Gaubert This week, a fine recording by the French flutist and conductor, Phillippe Gaubert (1879-1941) - the Second Suite from...
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