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Thanks for your thoughts regarding my unidentified music. I'll give the main page a try. If it helps at all I must have taped that piece off the radio around the mid 1990's. I was usually very careful about getting the name to music I hadn't heard before but in this case it must have slipped by me as the tape ran out.
I'm listening to that 4th movement of Joly Braga Santos and really enjoying it. Thanks for the introduction to this composer!
Hi all,
British music aficionados may be interested in a performance of Elgar's Enigma Variations by Sir Thomas Beecham, now on Big 10-Inch Record.
Beecham - I thought he didn't conduct much Elgar, you say. Well, that may be true, but he did record Elgar's greatest hit - and it's a superb performance. Have a listen.
Dear everyone(!?)
Does anyone have Henri Sauguet's Symphony 2 (Allegorique)? I'm DESPERATE to have it.
Thanks in advance!
C
As requested -
Joly BRAGA SANTOS (1924-1988)
Symphony No. 2 (1947)
# Largo - Allegro energico ed appassionato - 14:53
# Adagio non troppo - 12:19
# Allegretto pastorale - 6:08
# Lento, Allegro, Epilogo (Lento) - 15:19
http://rapidshare.com/files/13439865...ny_II.rar.html
Hello.
I'm desperatly looking for a complete edition of Swan Lake, by Tchaikovsky. Does anyone here know where I could find one to download ?
Thanks in advance...
@Thomas - I have a complete (playing time 2:33:03) 2-disc edition of SWAN LAKE @ 192 I can upload for you. I do not gave covers or track list. I do not know who the conductor is or the orchestra. Let me know if you would like it. It will probably be Monday (Aug.04) before I can upload so if anyone has a better version, by all means upload.
Sounds similar to what I have. It's a 2CD version @192, Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit. It's available on torrents.
@ gunshotwound
OK. Meanwhile, I've found a version ok Swan Lake by André Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Disc 1 : 13 tracks
Disc 2 : 18 tracks
Could this be the same that your version ?
If yours is different, I'd really enjoy listen to it. It's absolutly great music...
Here is the Charles Dutoit Montreal Symphony 2 CD of Swan Lake.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Thank you so much for this !
@Thomas & Donovan's Brain - I don't know if the version I have is the Dutoit version or not. I am going to download Brain's links.
Thomas if at all possible could you upload the André Previn version you found? I would love to hear it. I am a big fan of Mr. Previn's.
Here is the version that I have. Remember I don't have covers or tracks. You can access both discs via this single link.
http://www.divshare.com/playlist/372907-849
I have a Deutsche Grammophon 3LP set with Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra I wish I could find. It is gorgeous.
If my version and Brain's version are the same please let me know. It may take me a few days to download Brain's version.
@ gunshotwound
It's a different version. The Dutoit I have is split into tracks but they sound and look different when I loaded them into Goldwave.
@ Cristobal - Thank you for the Braga Santos' Symphony No. 2
It seems that I'm the first one who'd want and love to listen to it, but your RS-link is incomplete! [/13439865...ny_II.rar.html]
· Could please replace those ... dots, and repost it? Thanks, again.
@gunshotwound
Hello. Thanks for your upload. Of course, I can. I'm currently uploading it.
I've nearly nothing to share. That's a pleasure to do it when I can.
And here is SWAN LAKE, by Tchaikovsky. Conducted by André Previn, with the London Symphony Orchestra.
http://www.megaupload.com/fr/?d=EM69RXJ9
Absolutly delightful.
Enjoy !
@Thomas - Thank you so much for sharing the Previn SWAN LAKE. Downloading now and can't wait to listen.
@Donovan's Brain - Thank for checking my version against yours. I have no idea who does mine. I wish I did. I got it off Limewire about 2 years ago and it took nearly a year to get both parts. Sure wish the owner had labeled it.
At least with your version and Thomas' version I now have 2 that can be IDed.
@All - I'm still looking for a copy of pianist Peter Frankl's version of Debussy's CLAIRE DE LUNE.
Hello all.
Here's another rather obscure piece, that someone might just have up on the very top shelf.
By G Verdi. "Canto di Virginia".
The G Verdi Symph Orch of Milan, condt by Riccardo Chailly.
On Decca 473-767.
Failing this, would also welcome ideas on other Blogs that might be worth trying.
Many thanks
SEASY
You're welcomed.
Any chance also have complete versions of other Tchaikovsky's ballets ?
Thanks in advance.
@di(aaphanous
As requested, sorry for delay -
Joly BRAGA SANTOS (1924-1988)
Symphony No. 2 (1947)
# Largo - Allegro energico ed appassionato - 14:53
# Adagio non troppo - 12:19
# Allegretto pastorale - 6:08
# Lento, Allegro, Epilogo (Lento) - 15:19
http://rapidshare.com/files/134398655/Constantino_Presenta__Jolly_Bragos_Santos_-_Symphony_II.rar.
@ Cristobal - Muchas gracias, amigo.
I've got it at the end, late last night. Hope to listen to it in the next couple of days.
Hi there,
The Big 10-Inch Record has a suite from La Hija de Colquide (The Daughter of Colchis), a ballet written by Carlos Chávez in 1943 for Martha Graham. Very beautiful music in a performance led by the composer soon after its composition. This is the original recording.
@ All - I'm going to place my friend Roger's list of requests here in hopes that someone might have any of these for him. Here they are. :)
01. John Cage New Music String Quartet with Walter Piatonio's Sonatina (Columbia # ML4495)
02. Works by Marx and Siegel (avvey LP #3)
03. Roger Goeb: Quintet for Trombone & Strings (Circle LP #51-102)
04. Donovan: Woodwind Quintet (Contemporary #121) LP
05. Seminoff and Rodrigo (London LP #546)
06. Burkhead and Mueller (London LP #596)
07. Koutzen: String Quartet #2 (Society for Publication of American Music LP)
08. Berger, Flanagan, Session, Shapero (New Editions #1) LP
09. Hovnaness, Lessard, Rieti, Thomson (New Editions #3) LP
10. Ray McKinnley Orch. Plays Eddie Sauter (Camden LP)
Any of these would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
@ gunshotwound
Here is Clair de Lune performed by Peter Frankl
http://www.mediafire.com/?ydwtdli0nwg
@Donovan's Brain - Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! You have no idea how long I have been hoping to find Frankl's version. I am no classical expert and don't pretend to be but Frankl's version is the only one I have ever heard that has the luminous, delicate quality this music deserves. You have made me so happy!!
I should never go wandering around the internet.
Knowing that many soundtrack collectors also like classical music, here is one of the most phenominal blogs I have ever run across. Over 400 gigs of classical music;
http://classicalheaven.blogspot.com/
@ isbum - Sorry my friend, have none of what's on your list! [Let alone that I still should equalise the proper time/budget considerations to acquire a USB turntable... (RE the discussion at Filmscorium.) An AKAI ATT05U with good reviews and a rating of 8,5 – at an affordable price-tag – seems the best option.
Please, don't tell me,don't! After that I must stop complaining, learn to live without sleep, and start LP-ripping :-)]
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@ gunshotwould - Glad that eventually you found the single Moonlight beam, which will sooth your after-hours. Gives me a rest too, as my long searches for it weren't... fruitful at all — dit not come even close to a banana-shaped lunar quarter).
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@ ruggo - And I, I'm old enough to know better: Shouldn't casually think "Why not have a quick [?] glance at the Franklynot comments"... AND actually go ahead to do it.
Bless you! — But what am I to do then in my spare time? Dream in terms of Solar Days & Immortality? That sounds like music, to my ears.
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@ Buster - Thanks for announcing here your Chavez post. Got it, didn't listen to it yet, but have great respect for the man. Came also to know him though a (percussion) ballet, "Stamping Ground", an extraordinary piece of contemporary dance. [...] Started playing back his "Colquide", and waited; well... it's a little too bucolic. It says much more about the early Graham than the Chavez of the energetic and intricate "Toccata for Percussion Instruments" that I mentioned, composed a year earlier in 1942. If interested, you can read short Bio & Works by Carlos Chávez at http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/108130/Carlos-Chavez#ref=ref215448 [BTW, Thanks again.]
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@ donovas brain - Thank you, too. Now this is small enough to grab, and find out what all the fuss was about. I promise to click on REPEAT, and let it caress me like it were the very 1st listening!
@ di(aphanous,
Thanks for your note about Chavez. Sometimes I wonder if anyone listens to these things, and it's helpful and instructive to have the views of others. Personally, I like bucolic. Percussion pieces give me a headache.
@ isbum,
That's quite a list your friend has come up with. Esoteric doesn't seem adequate to describe most of those items. However, I know I have several records by Richard Donovan and I'll look to see if they include the work you mention. On the road at the moment; will look in a few days.
@ isbum - Bad news: my collection of Richard Donovan records doesn't include the woodwind quintet. Good news: I do have the Semenoff-Rodrigo on London and will get to it in the next few days.
@ di)aphanous - I appreciate you taking time to consider this list.
@ buster - My friend will be thrilled at receiving any of the records from his list. I look forward to calling him with the good news.
@ isbum,
Here's a link to one of the records your friend wanted. This is the Concerto d'Ete (Concierto de estio) by Joaquin Rodrigo and the Double Concerto by Ivan K. Semenoff.
http://rapidshare.com/files/139592149/Rodrigo_Semenoff_-_Ferras.zip
A few words about this item for anyone else who might be interested:
Rodrigo is of course best known for the Concierto de Aranjuez, which it sometimes seems has been recorded by everyone from Sun Ra to the Jonas Bros. Rodrigo also wrote a number of other concertos, including this one for violin. It is performed here by Christian Ferras, a well-known violinist who was then early in his career. The Paris Conservatoire Orchestra was conducted by Rodrigo's fellow composer George Enescu.
Also on the record is the Double Concerto for Violin and Piano by Ivan K. Semenoff, a relatively obscure French composer who was a pupil of Honegger. Ferras again was the violinist, with Pierre Barbizet the pianist. The composer conducts the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra.
This record was published in 1952. The sonics aren't that great, and it is evident that the first owner of this disk liked the Rodrigo much more than the Semenoff. (There's some wear.)
These recordings have been reissued by Testament, so if this transfer doesn't do it for your friend, that CD may offer more refined sounds.
The Big 10-Inch Record is now featuring the music of mid-century American populist composer Don Gillis. We have his Saga of a Prairie School, a very appealing symphony he wrote on commission of his alma mater, Texas Christian University, to mark its 75th anniversary. This recording was made not long after that 1948 event with the composer conducting. In addition to being a composer and teacher, Gillis was also the producer of Toscanini's NBC Symphony broadcasts.
@ ruggo
That classicalheaven blog is a real treasure trove. Thanks for mentioning it! Hardly know where to start but I dove in with some Vivaldi and the 11 CD set of Sacred music because it contains Lauda Jersusalem, an exciting piece I taped off the radio years ago and always return to it.
@Everyone
I have been deeply touched by snippets of Walton's Symphony 2 and Troilus and Cressida?
If anyone would be kind enough to share these I would be very very grateful. Thank you!
Myaskovsky
Symphonies 24th and 25th
http://rapidshare.com/files/140024430/Constantino_-_Nikolay_Myaskovsky_-_Symphony_No_24___No_25.rar.html
Hi.
I've now entirely listened to Swan Lake...
Nothing to say, except that it's, for me, one of the best music ever. Absolutly great.
I was wondering whether anyone here would have it on DVD or other video file... I'm now eager to see it !
The first recording of Alan Hovhaness's Symphony No. 7 (St. Vartan) - also one of the first-ever recordings of Hovhaness' music - is now on the Big 10-Inch Record. This striking symphony, with its Armenian and other Eastern influences, is highly recommended to film music aficionados.
In this 1950s recording, Carlos Surinach conducted the MGM Chamber Orchestra.
I have found William Walton Symphony 2.
Could anyone please kindly upload his other or rest of symphonies? Pretty please?
More conservative mid-20th century music over at the Big 10-Inch Record. This time we have Dimitri Kabalevsky's Symphony No. 2 in a good performance by the Santa Cecelia Orchestra of Rome, led by Jacques Rachmilovich.
Is there anyone who could help me with these classical soundtracks?
THE MUSIC LOVERS (Ken Russell)
NIJINSKY (Herbert Ross)
THE TURNING POINT (Herbert Ross)
MADAME SOUSATZKA (John Schlesinger)
IMMORTAL BELOVED (Bernard Rose)
LUDWIG (Luchino Visconti)
DEATH IN VENICE (Luchino Visconti)
MAHLER (Ken Russell)
ARIA (multi director)
I would appreciate any help you guys can give me.
Hi - we have more music of the populist American composer Morton Gould over at the Big 10-Inch Record. Gould's music will appeal to all of you who like Aaron Copland's more popular music. In fact it includes a Cowboy Rhapsody that uses a tune that Copland also appropriated for one of his compositions. Stop by!
Back with more American music for you - this time the superb Samuel Barber setting of James Agee's prose poem, Knoxville, Summer of 1915. An extraordinarily beautiful and evocative piece of music. This is the first recording, by the person who commissioned it, the soprano Eleanor Steber.
With it, Barber's highly enjoyable piano pieces Four Excursions, in their first recording, which is by Rudolf Firkusny.
These are over at the Big 10-Inch Record.
@ Buster - Know that I follow you, when I can. Gratefully I will make sure to get the Samuel Barber record.
Thank you.
@ Cristobal
Thanks so much for the BRAGA SANTOS Symphony. This has been on my wish list for a while.
Hello, music lovers.
Can anyone help me with the two violin concertos of Shostakovich - in mp3, not lossless?
Many thanks.
Mel,
I have a couple of Oistrakh recordings and a Kogan recording of the first. Don't have the second - not much of a fan of DSCH. Let me know if the first is of interest.
@ buster
I would be more than happy to have one of the Oistrakh recordings of the first.
Thank you so much for your kind offer.
@ Mel,
Here is the first recording of the Shostakovitch Violin Concerto No. 1, made in Carnegie Hall on January 2, 1956 by David Oistrakh and the New York Philharmonic under Dmitri Mitropoulos. Oistrakh also was the soloist in the first performance of the piece, the previous year. Oistrakh is a commanding presence, and this is a superb performance. Hope you like it.
http://rapidshare.com/files/150417710/Shostakovitch_-_Violin_Concerto_No._1.zip
@ buster
Thank you very much, my good friend.
I know I will like it.
You deserve a medal.
Lovers of the music of Brahms and Dvořák might want to check out the music of Ernst von Dohnányi. His Suite in F-sharp minor has made an appearance on the Big 10-Inch Record, in a 1948 performance by the London Symphony under Malcolm Sargent. A good piece and a good performance.
HELP
Emergency Request:
Need PIANO versions (not orchestral) of Ravel's MOTHER GOOSE SUITE.
I'll say hello with a favourite of mine as the leaves turn brown
Autumn Countdown Machine (1971) by John White
John White-tuba,metronome,percussion
Christopher Hobbs-bassoon,percussion
Sandra Hill-double bass
Gavin Bryars-double bass,metronome
There are only a few Charles Munch/Boston Symphony recordings that have never been re-released. The Big 10-Inch Record has one of them, a 1951 recording of Schumann's first symphony. It's a very fine performance of great music. Stop by and try.
A few more items of interest on the Big 10-Inch Record.
First another Boston Symphony/Charles Munch recording that has never been re-released. This one is of Schubert's Second Symphony. It comes packaged with Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, with Koussevitzky and the Boston orchestra.
We also have what I think are the first recordings of Barber's Violin Concerto and Copland's Piano Concerto.
Hi music lovers,
I am looking for a recording of Paganini’s 4th Violin Concerto - preferably the first-ever recorded performance by Arthur Grumiaux - but any version will be okay.
Thanks.
hello Mel
a quick sniff around turned up your Pag 4 at this page - though it's Accordo scrapping away on the fiddle
http://www.zona-musical.com/postt98737.html
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@ Mel -no luck on Pag Grum but this looks tasty
Mozart - 2 Sonaten für Klavier und Violine, KV 454 & 526 - Clara Haskil, Arthur Grumiaux (rec.1956)
http://erlenlieder.blogspot.com/2008/03/mozart-2-sonaten-fr-klavier-und-violine.html
: > )
in the legit world his 1954 performance of Paganini n.4 is on this box set
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=5856753&style=classical
and there's a 1972 performance by Grumiaux on this set
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1169882/a/Best+Of+Paganini.htm
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Hi all,
A new old item at the Big 10-Inch Record. It's the recording of Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 made in 1945 by the New York Philharmonic under Artur Rodzinski.
Hi, I'm looking for Beverly Sills singing the music of Victor Herbert, conducted by Andre Kostelanetz. Great recording and the CD is OOP. If anyone has any clues, they'd be greatly appreciated.
All the best, Jim
@ akidfor2farthings
Thank you very much for your kind help.
I am sure that Salvatore Accardo will do very nicely!
@ all
At last the link summaries as of October 31 have been posted in the usual space.
I'd like to ask you to forgive me for not beeing as punctual as usual due to exceptional circumstances.
It's to be noted that October is a record month in terms of number of links. We achieved a total number of 527 links only for Filmscorium as opposed to 389 in September or 284 in August. The last month recording more links than the current one was September 2007 with 684 links. So it's nice to see that the crisis is not with us...
I'd like also to catch this opportunity to give you a reminder, in particular to the welcome and so productive newcomers.
If you appreciate what I'm doing you can be of a tremendous help to me in making sure that your links are clearly described with the album title and the artist(s) name(s), the way you would like them to be reported in the link lists I prepare.
In addition, if you use the hyper link technique, please report the complete link as the hyper link. Words like "here", or "click" oblige me to open the link to be able to copy and paste it. In this respect look at what filmpac is doing which is perfect for me.
Also, if you refer to a request, please repeat the album and artist name. If you just say, when answering the request, "here is what you wanted", it obliges me to go back to the request which sometimes was raised several days earlier, to identify the link.
So, you would oblige me by accepting to follow these little rules. It would save me a lot of time.
Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.
@All - I need some help finding some Robert Schumann.
I am looking for:
Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) complete if possible, piano only.
If no one can find the complete then:
Von fremden Landern und Menschen (From Foreign Lands and Peoples) piano only.
Traumerei (Dreaming) piano only.
Also looking for:
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. Also piano only.
I don't know if this is a Schumann piece or not.
I watched SOPHIE'S CHOICE tonight and it contained all of these selections.
Would appreciate any help you guys can give me.
@ Gunshotwound - I do have for you all of this music. But, oh ‘but’ —
Sorry that you'll have to wait, for I must reach the... wall of my storage room in order to find the box marked "S" for Schumann!
Coming, though, they will my friend. :-)
@di(aphanous - Thank you so much for helping me. Do not worry about the wait time. I am very patient and do not expect a request fulfilled immediatly.
Never really heard a lot of Schumann other than TRAUMEREI (which I have in an orchestral version) and I have heard VON FREMDEN LANDERN UND MENSCHEN but never knew who composed it or the title.
I was also looking for a specific version of Pachelbel's Canon in D which is on an RCA album titled FILM CLASSICS (RCA XRL1-4020) performed by Jean-Francois Paillard's chamber orchestra coming in at 7:09 minutes. I have heard many versions of this piece and in my opinion (for what it is worth) this Paillard version is by far the best. If you could also help with this it would be great.
@gunshotwound,
You may be interested in a Myra Hess record I posted here -
http://big10inchrecord.blogspot.com/2008/10/12-inchers-part-5.html
It includes an excellent version of Schumann's Symphonic Etudes (not the Schumann you asked for, but fine nonetheless) and I think also her piano transcription of Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring.
@Buster - Thank you for the Schumann recommendation. Just downloaded and about to listen to it now.
I tried to post a comment for the LP on your site but for some reason I could not get it to preview or post.
What is your (or any of the other classical fans who post here) opinion of pianists Sonia Rubinsky, André Watts, Rami Bar-Niv, Lili Kraus, Claudio Arrau & Robert Cassadesus? Over the past few years I downloaded compositions that just happen to be performed by these folks and I would like to know what your guys think of them. I know very little of pianists except Rubenstein, Horowitz, Gould & Frankl. As a matter of fact one of my favorite piano performances is Frankl's "Clair de Lune" which I have on a VOX LP and was lucky enough to have someone (I can't remember, forgive me) share with me here.
@ Gunshotwound - Telegraphically...
1. To begin with, Stick to your Guns! Most counselling cannot be otherwise but subjective.
2. Hours of moving boxes around have resulted in my finding two CDs with Schumann's piano works.
· Fun puzzle: Not for me but for you, testing your personal taste, I have uploaded those individual pieces heard in SOPHIE'S CHOICE -- two different interpretations, as it should be. While in both cases these are studio recordings, one is more "pianistic" (as I might like to listen to in the concert hall, with my eyes open). The other is definitively more "intimate", observing closely the character of the pieces. None is better, both represent legitimate and well thought-out views. I've withheld the musicians' names, so as to allow you to make your own personal choice.
Know that both CDs contain the solo piano cycles "Kinderszenen" and "Waldszenen", of 13 and 9 short pieces, respectively. With the 20 miniatures of "Carnaval, Op. 9" complementing one disc, and an equal number of "Albumblätter, Op. 124" tracks filling up the other.
You will decide for me and the accidental visitors which album I shall post complete, and I promise to also throw in the fourth cycle (as a separate bonus, for no extra cost).
Take your time to enjoy a few repeat listenings! After all, each pair lasts less than five minutes.
@di(aphanous - That you for your test/puzzle. I had a lot of fun. It is hard getting a handle on someone else's musical taste and I hope this enlightens you a bit. My likes and dislike can be strange and it is nice that you have taken the time to try to understand.
The results of the test:
TRAUMEREI - I preferred the second (C) the best.
VOM FREMDEN - Again I preferred the second (D) the best.
I will try to tell you why but please understand that I have VERY little knowledge of the language of music.
I preferred the second version of both of those because they both exhibit a smooth delicate flow with a soft touch. They are not choppy sounding, the keys are not struck with a hard hand. I guess the best explaination I can give is I like piano music to have a soft delicate flow. I hope this makes sense to you.
Maybe I can give you some examples of what I like about the piano. I think I will upload some for you to listen to and this might help you to understand more. I'll send them in a seperate post.
I don't know if you downloaded Buster's Myra Hess LP that he suggested or not. The way she has arranged and performed Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is a perfect example of what I love about piano music.
Some others I love are:
Debussy-CLAIR DE LUNE played by Peter Frankl (gorgeous, soft, delicate, flowing, not choppy)
Bach-JESU, JOYS OF MAN DESIRING (Myra Hess) (also soft, delicate & flowing, not choppy)
Satie-GNOSSIENE NO.4 (pianist unknown) I am not a big Satie fan but I love this composition.
Beethoven-PIANO CONCERTO NO.5 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OP.73 ("EMPEROR") (pianist unknown) Beautiful is all I can say.
Mozart-PIANO CONCERTO NO.20 IN D-MINOR, K.466 (Lili Krauss)
Schubert-PIANO TRIO IN E-FLAT (haunting, a melancholy smoothness)
Don't laugh at my musical descriptions, it is the best I can do. Truthfully it is OK to laugh because I know you would be laughing with me and not at me.
@ gsw - Sorry for the long, long delay! Blame it on real-life circumstances — which continue.
• Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Waldszenen, Albumblaetter (Played by Cyprien Katsaris)
http://rapidshare.com/files/172773880/RS.KWA.Katsaris.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/172759762/scans__Schumann_-_KWA__Katsaris_.rar
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• Robert Schumann: Carnaval (Played by Claudio Arrau)
http://rapidshare.com/files/171236594/RS.Carnaval.Arrau.rar
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I wanted you to have the music now, so I must leave the interesting discussion for a day-time opportunity (it's nearly 4 a.m., and I'm rather sleepy at the moment).
Look forward to hearing your general impression, for as you see I had my reasons not to reveal the pianists' names earlier.
Enjoy!
Hello, gsw. A favour I forgot to ask last night:
Would you please report if there's anything wrong with the Katsaris archive? I got a scare. THAT file took me longer than 2hrs to upload — at times the speed fell back to 6 kB/s :-( although never lost connection to the host! Fortunately my habit of including a Recovery Record was applied here, too, but one never knows...
Di(aphanous, I have downloaded the Katsaris and extracted the tracks so everything is OK with the archive so far. I am about to listen to it now and I will let you know if anything is wrong.
I also have had trouble with Rapidshare for the passed few days. My uploads start off OK but after about 3 minutes it shuts down, so at the moment I can't upload anything there. I don't know what is wrong.
I am going to post those piano selections I mentioned. Luckily I uploaded it before the trouble with Rapidshare, I just kept forgetting to post them here.
After I finish listening to the Katsaris I will let you know what I think.
Various Piano Selections
@ Buster - Indeed I owe you a big 'Thanks' for the Myra Hess record.
Haven't listened yet but the Bach (Jesus) piece; the one concerning, in short, our friend GSW :-)
@ gsw,
From your list, and the downloaded Piano Works Selections, I think I can say that I understand more or less what may appeal to you in these classical (or, classically oriented) music. Praising the smoothness of touch is like admitting partiality for blond hair, or chocolate-shade skin, or – why not – French cuisine. Which, of course, IT IS FINE because it relatively narrows down the personal taste question; and I'm FOR it. But I suspect what speaks to you is the "inner character" of the piece, as portrayed by the performer.
I guess that you prefer, in classical piano compositions at least, a melodious and rather reserved flow of musical phrases. Possibly also: The longer the "arch" of exposing a subtle / melancholic emotion, the better you enjoy it. [Just as a good gypsy fortune-teller, I would dare to claim that you may be fond of children, young animals, twilight, narrow alleys, the film-noir genre and, perhaps, you used to read science fiction.] ~~~ On the other hand, Oh My Me, I might just prove myself to be a masochist fool... who's got it all wrong!
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On "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" - or The Pitfalls of Exhaustive Research:
Pianist Myra Hess belongs to the generation before the "authentic" baroque instumentarium-and-interpretation movement arrived, which has speeded up all "tempi" (for works of J.S. Bach, and beyond, to Beethoven and more recent ones)! Having lived and grown old with this practice, I can say that it has manage to spoil in part some musical love-affairs of my youth... A few compositions I can still enjoy, both in their old-fashion form as well as in the present-time exclusively run-run-run way. But for most, I was forced to make a choice — either 'authentic' or not at all. Gone is my pleasure now in appreciating the over-romantic Bach LPs, bought at a time when I had to visit wealthier friends in order to use their own semi Hi-Fi equipment
I selected for you the Chorale 'Jesus bleibet meine Freude' (Jesus Remains My Friend), conclusion of the Cantata ''Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'' BWV 147. With John Elliot Gardiner conducting The Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Orchestra (on Period instruments). It may shock you but you will recover; I promise. Moderately sure, though, that you're going to enjoy this performance at Youtube. Again an arrangement (no choir here, either) and it's not played on the piano, but smooth as velvet; and, with a very pleasant speed to sweep you along!
More blah-blah [more???] next time :-)
@ all
Just to let you know that the link lists thru November are now posted.
It's a bit earlier than last month but still not quite what I want to achieve in terms of deadline.
Hope to do better next month in spite of the Christmas and New Year's Eve which may be hard to get over...
Hi to those of you who know me from the Bright Lights of Broadway forum and to those of you who don't venture that way. I'm hoping you can help me.
Let me start by admitting that classical music, especially orchestra music, is the one area of the arts where I have very minimal knowledge, experience and appreciation.
Last night, a friend was trying to explain to me exactly what a conductor does. More specifically how a critic could praise one conductor's handling of an orchestra, but the next week criticize a different conductor's handling of the very same orchestra.
In other words, if everyone agrees that the orchestra's musicianship is excellent and the critic likes the pieces performed equally, how much difference does the conductor make?
How can one group of critics consistently praise a conductor and a second group of critics consistently hate the same conductor?
I argued that it was subjective - critical bias, if you will. My friend disagrees.
So, I'm wondering if there's anyway someone could post the same piece of music, played by the same orchestra (generally anyhow) but under two different conductors so that I could try to hear the differences?
I realize this probably sounds incredibly naive and even stupid, but I really am that untutored in this area.
I get why different casts of a musical sound different. I even understand how an arranger can make a piece sound different (i.e. jazz versions of broadway tunes), but I just can't grasp how a conductor can make that much difference.
Hello, dear Mindy! Let me first apologize for my absence from your Broadway. Time limits cause me frustration, which results in my trying to keep off a number of temptations. Your warm place falls in that category — so much so that I did not even offer (just out of the blue) my condolences to Mell for his loss, when quite late I've read something about it. Sorry. Shame on me, yes, as I could feel his pain!
To the best of my ability and rather poor knowledge, I shall attempt to explain the conductor's importance when large orchestra forces are involved. Because he/she does make all the difference! It has to do with the realization of a personal vision upon a piece, what we call 'interpretation', not simply a matter of taking care of a synchronous playing...
Aside from a required overall view, just consider passages within a composition. He of she must specify each detail, such as the speed / loudness (in general of by sections) / dynamics / momentary accents / balance and "colour" / phrasing (you know all about it) etc.
Each individual orchestra may have some particular strength (therefore exposing weaknesses): The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been famous for its wind-instruments, particularly the brass, as well for its bright and polished sound — ideal for John Williams' epic adventure scores! Those orchestras of Berlin and Vienna employed amazing violinists, and so forth.[¹] This fact might in itself dictate for a period of time the – fortunate or not – choice of a certain repertoire and of the suitable conductor to do the job...
Well, the best for you would be to have the opportunity to compare the same piece of music played by... the same orchestra under the same conductor, being performed a few years apart!!! [Only because, thank God, ideas and insights change or evolve in due course. That's one aspect of us, humans.] Normally I wouldn't rush to buy such records but I must have a couple of them, buried somewhere. If we're lucky then, I shall inform you and upload a small part of that music.
:-( I regret a slight deviation in the manner that I fulfil your request. Impossible to remember, let alone to find out in this storage mess, whether I happen to own recordings of a composition played by "the same orchestra but different conductor" combination. I chose for you a short (around five-minute long) piece, of undemanding, pre-romantic symphonic music. 'Oh but does it sound different,' you would ask? Yes, happily so, my money hasn't been wasted in purchasing those CDs. I hope you can pick up something or other, while enjoying this 3rd Movement!
A couple of points, though:
The sound volume varies somewhat between the recordings, please try to listen past it. Remember that there's a preceding movement to this in the symphony, and two more that follow; it's the "long arch" of the composition, out of context the differences in interpretation are magnified!
I've listened twice to these four tracks, in altered sequence, and while one has a clear South-European flavour, an other is almost too Beethovian in its execution! The other two illuminate Brahms' period in a more global and "faithful" way. And THAT is subjective, my friend.
from Johannes BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
(x4 the Movement III: 'Un poco allegretto e grazioso')
1961 · Carlo Maria Giulini - Philharmonia Orchestra
1979 · Sir George Solti - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
1988 · Ricardo Chailly - Concertgebouw Orchestra
1994 · Kurt Masur - New York Philharmonic
All @320 kb/s. Total duration: Less than 20 minutes.
[¹] I gladly insert hear the trivial news of a few days ago, that the Dutch 'Royal Concertgebouw' was voted the world's "Best Symphony Orchestra", by an international body of music critics. My guess is: all of its sections* are equally of the highest level.
Happiest Season Greetings - too!
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* isbum - Make no joke! The Concertgebouw Orchestra I mean, not the international body of music critics' body _LOL_
@di(aphanous - I'm sorry it took so long to respond but you know how life is.
I must congratulate you on your excellent understanding of my taste in piano music. Plus your gypsy fortune-telling claims are close enough to be scary. The only thing you got wrong is that I don't really like young children or reading science fiction. I'm suprised you could not/or did not try to guess my astrological sign. LOL btw it is Cancer.
I have listened to the Katsaris cd and I was suprised at how few of the selections I liked.
Kinderzenen - I only liked #1-Von remden Landern und Menschen and #7-Traumerei. (I had never heard any of this composition's parts before except #1 & #7)
Waldszenen - I only liked #1-Eintritt and #9-Abschied. (I had never heard any of this composition's parts before)
Albumblatter - I only liked #28-Wiegenliedchen, #15-Walzer and #16-Schlummerlied. (I had never heard any of this composition's parts before)
I thought Katsaris' piano playing was good on all of these, I just did not like the music.
I am still listening to CARNAVAL/Arrau so I will write of it later. I have only heard portions of it also.
I liked the orchestral interpretation of Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring and I think I have that particular version. I also liked the chorale Jesus bleibet meine Freude.
Also I really enjoyed your post for Mindy explaining the differences between conducters. I had a good understanding of this beforehand and it is one of my biggest pitfalls when it comes to enjoying classical music.
More later and Season's Greetings to you and yours!
@ di(aphanous - thank you for your kind efforts to tutor me and the music you posted. I've downloaded it and hope to have time to really sit down and listen closely sometime soon.
Since I imagine the experiment won't be very successful if I load it onto the iPod and try to listen while I'm shoppping, cooking etc. :)
I'll let you know how it goes. Interestingly there was a story in Thurs. NY Times that only added to my confusion:
Seems there's a wealthy amateur conductor who's an expert on Mahler's Symphony #2 and has conducted it around the world more than 50 times. Audiences and even critics have praised him, but the musicians think he's awful.
According to the article, musicians say that a top orchestra - like the NY Philharmonic - "can bypass the conductor and produce a superlative performance on its own."
Also, that the piece itself is so "powerful and infrequently done that any performance is deeply affecting."
Furthermore, the musicians charge that this conductor ignores Mahler's "blizzard" of notes about how the piece should be performed.
I guess that's part of where my confusion about the role of the conductor comes from - I thought most orchestral pieces had copious notes about such things as softness, loudness, pacing etc.
Happy Holidays!
@ di(aphanous
Thank you for your condolences on the passing of my mom. No shame about it - I take absolutely no offense about the lateness - indeed I am a couple of days late myself finding your comment and thanking you for it.
All the best.
Anyone seen or heard 'Plague and the moonflower' by Richard Harvey? Have been searching for anything and have found nothing other than a poorly made website with little to no real samples.
Just wondered if anyone has Vaughan Williams' "Sea Symphony" (No. 1), with Andre Previn conducting?
Gil
Gil,
Sorry man, I only have the Boult. Never heard Previn's version either!
Robert
Robert...I found the Previn on a classical music blog...it's an APE file. The only problem is, I couldn't get the file to open, once it was downloaded. I was able to get all the Previn, except the "Sea" Symphony. I was hoping to find it in another location, or maybe if someone had it. If I'm not mistaken, I believe this is the one where Sir Ralph Richardson does to narrations on the "Antartic" Symphony. The best version of this is on an old LP I have, with Boult and Sir John Guilgud.
Gil
@ GilinAZ,
This must be the one you mentioned, part of the Previn/LSO project of Vaughan Williams' symphonic works, recorded between 1967 and 1972. I don't know in what year exactly did they record his No. 1, or when it was decided to call it a "Project"!
• Ralph Vaughan Williams - A Sea Symphony (conducted by André Previn)
http://rapidshare.com/files/183527047/RVW.SEA.1_PRVN.rar
With the London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus,
and the participation of
Heather Harper (soprano) and John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
PS - Enjoy but... Mind the full dynamics — from the very loud to whispering!
In what year they recorded the RVW Sea Symphony....
Welcome to Bob's world of recording trivia :)
Recorded Kingsway Hall, London, 9-11,13, & 16 Feb 1970.
Oh...the Producer: James Burnett & Engineers: Kenneth Wilkinson & Colin Moorfoot.
Off to download now.
Robert
I am finishing up info and tags of another Vaughan Williams: A beautiful and varied compilation of “easier” pieces, including The Lark Ascending.
Will be posted in an hour or so, I hope.
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@ Robert - Nice, nice! Thanks for the information. When I see a "Project" being spread over such a long period, I know that it might have sparkled from anywhere; it's the commercial success of a random release that makes the record companies think — or re-think.
Di...have just about finished downloading the "Sea" Symphony (Previn).
Robert...do you have "Job" and "Serenade To Music"?
Gil
Sorry...I meant Di, do you have "Job" and "Serenade To Music"?
Gil
@ GilinAZ - I regret, I don't think I have what you've asked. _ :-(
Despite the fact that my avatar portrays a sitar-playing girl, you must be mistaken. I am most certainly NOT Lady Di. _ :-)
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• Ralph Vaughan Williams - Weekend (London • Decca)
http://rapidshare.com/files/183855623/RVW.wk.end.rar
For details visit http://www.amazon.com/Vaughan-Williams-Weekend-Greensleeves-Ascending/dp/B0000041ZC and check the list under "On this CD:"
The *number* of tracks is not as indicated on that page because there's a division of twice three, "Shakespeare Songs" & "English Folk Song Suite".— Well, I better type the titles here then:
01. Fantasia on Greensleeves
02. Linden Lea
03. Silent Noon
04. The Vagabond
05. The Lark Ascending
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· Shakespeare Songs
06. Full Fathom Five
07. The Cloud-Capp'd Towers
08. Over Hill, Over Dale
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· English Folk Song Suite
09. March- Seventeen Come Sunday
10. Intermezzo- My Bonny Boy
11. March- Folksongs from Somerset
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12. O Clap Your Hands
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13. O Taste and See
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14. Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Of course I do like everything on this disk, but in particular the 16-minute orchestra-and violin Romance of track No. 5 — It's more ethereal than Chanel's...
Oh...thought maybe "Di" was a nickname. If not, what moniker do you use? :-) BTW...all my online friends call me "Gil". That's the moniker I go by.
I have always enjoyed the "English Folk Song Suite". Can't decide whether I like the orchestral, or the concert band, performance better.
Gil
Oh, I forgot to mention the bitrates:
Sea Symph @320, Weekend @256.
My dearest GilianAZ, you and I are not THAT familiar yet. When we become more intimate you may call me “Y.L.”, short for Why El-Greco. For the time been though you can simply address me as “Your Highness”. I'll accept a bow, too!
OK, Your Highness...but how do I show a bow, here?
Gil
@ GilinAZ - Not of that sort! Anyway let's halt here, for I'm losing my mind together with my head. A decree for a Regal decapitation has already been sent out...
Just finsihed listening to the Previn RVW Sea Symphony. Fantastic work, but I think for my ears I still prefer the Boult version.
Yes Robert has Job & Serenade (full soloists & chorus version)both conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.
Was you asking for an upload? (if so state you formay preference.)
Robert
Robert...yes, I would like to have "Job-A Masque For Dancing", and "Serenade To Music".
I also enjoy the Boult version of "Sea" better. I also downloaded a good version with Bernard Haitink. The Previn sounded a bit muffled to me...but, of course, being almost 75 years old, my hearing ain't what it used to be :-) Which means I don't pick up the "highs" and "lows" as well.
Gil
MP3 256Kbps
Here we go.
RVW Job & Serenade to Music
The Boult versions of Jobe & Serenade to Music.
Dumb plonker that I am I should have known that this S to M is not for soloists AND
Chorus...its 16 soloists.
As I've taken them from CD's with other works on, there are no covers or labels, but I have
enclosed (in each folder...its the same one twice!!) a text document that lists what's what &
more recording location/dates.
By chance I have also been here MeetingInMusic great place. This has a link to
the LPO/Vernon Handley verion of Job.
Robert.
Sorry Gil, I'm not to hot with this HTML lark & I screwed up the first URL (second one works - & is not the link to Job, but to MeetinginMusic.
Here is the plain URL http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BPGIVNCA
for the Boult versions
Robert
Robert...thanks for the VW. Yeah...I was going to ask which you prefer...the 16 voices or the whole chorus, for "Serenade"?
Gil
Just a thought Gil,
The Serenade - as you know was edeicated to Henry Wood who recorded it with 16 renowed soloist in the mid 1930's. I have that on CD with a couple of other works - Donna Nobis Pacem - conducted by RVW, & Te Deum for the coronation oh King George VI & Queen Elizabeth. rec 1937
Robert
Robert...well, the Serenade is such a lovely piece, I feel it requires a much more intimate setting...ala the 16 voices. A whole chorus just seems a bit "overwhelming".
I have a year's subscription to Naxos.com. For awhile, there, I was recording their streaming audio (you can't get these unless you sign up). I got quite a bit of stuff...but think I use too low a bitrate, for them to be of any quality. But...none the less, it still makes enjoyable listening.
Gil
Robert...can you check the Megaupload for "Job"? I started the d/l, yesterday, but it cut out on me. Now, I can't even access it.
Thanks!
Gil
Yes will check Job now
Robert
Several minutes later...
Gil I have downloaded the file & unpacked the rar file & the music plays. No problems here my friend.
Try it again, & if you still have problems let me know & I shall upload again...though that would not be till tomorrow morning (about 12 hours from the time of this post.
Theses things are sent to test us :/
Robert
should have postee this -
to confirm, the link is
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BPGIVNCA
Rob
Robert....no, that Megaupload link cuts out, as well. It's funny...the one you gave yesterday started out OK, then it cut out. This one doesn't even start.
Gil
I'm sorry you seem to be having this trouble Gil.
I am uploading the file to another site (one I've never used before), but I hope you think the wait is worth it.
Will post link within the hour.
Robert
Robert...maybe MegaUpload doesn't like me, because I don't have a premium account :-)
Gil
Robert, I have downloaded "Jobe & Serenade to Music" without a problem. Thanks for reposting the link. Indeed it should not have a forward slash at the end.
Robert....I removed the forward slash (before the question mark), in your link....but still can't get it to work.
Gil
Right Gil, try this link if you would
http://www.filefactory.com/file/a025ad6/
Happy Hunting
Robert
Posting this as well as in the FilmScorium, here is a nice chamber album by the lovely Ahn Trio @ 320 w/covers, called GROOVEBOX
Don't let the title mislead you - the composers are contemporary, but there is no techno interference! I tracked it down for Maurice Jarre's 'Engadiner Suite', which is just terrific, typical of the composers romantic writing. Michael Nyman contributes a piece based on his 'Prosperos Books' score, and the lengthy 'Swing Shift' by Kenji Bunch is a real find, a quasi-jazz nocturne ballet.
N'joy!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VB4I6CUG
Robert...File Factory works OK.
Let's just hope it doesn't cut out on me, like Megaupload (which also started out OK, on the first one).
Gil
Looking for a couple of recordings. Maybe you guys can help me out.
Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony - André Previn conducting.
Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony - André Previn conducting.
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture - Eugene Ormandy conducting w/Temple U Choir, Philadelphia Brass Band (LP - T's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 RCA LSC-5008)
Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals - André Kostelanetz conducting (LP - Columbia/Odyssey Y34359-Noel Coward narrating)
@ All
Just to let you know that the December link lists have been posted in the usual section of the blog.
I'd like to draw your attention to the Filmscorium list which is presented in a different way as opposed to the traditional presentation. This blog was first opened in may 2007 and since that date I have been issuing a new sheet each month, so at the end of December 2008 there were 20 sheets which, in my opinion, could make a search long and difficult. I mean that someone who would like to find a specific album or artist had to repeat the same search procedure with each sheet, i.e. 20 times.
So I have put together all 20 months on one single sheet where , however, each month is clearly identified the same way as for the shop link lists.
By the way, after 20 months, we are reaching a number of links over 10000 units…
Now, this way, if you want to search for a specific item you'll just have to apply the relevant procedure once.
Let me also remember you that once you have downloaded the lists, they become yours. I mean you may manipulate them as you like, modify the order if necessary. For instance should you require to have all "Ennio Morricone" links all together, sort the list by alphabetical order with the artist name as the first sorting level and you'll have at the letter "E" all Ennio Morricone's links in one section.
If for any reason you think that the old presentation is preferable, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Good luck and thank you for your kind attention.
Greetings one and all,
I had on cassette a long time ago "Gershwin/Ravel: Piano Concertos" on the Sony Classical label (with Philippe Entremont on piano).
Was wondering if anyone had this and would be willing to share.
I normally hang out in the filmscorium, so I'm not new to franklynot, just to the Classical Music Hall.
Nice place you have here!
Thanks in advance. Cheers!
@isbum & all - here is a rare (I guess!) Terry Plumeri classical album from the GMMC label dated 1995. Two pieces are contained - Windflower (with Sara Watkins,oboe) and Pride Of Baltimore. Both feature the Moscow Philharmonic Conducted by Johnterryl Plumeri (a pseudonym for Terry????).
Very nice and brief album (13 & 25 minute pieces, respectively), my rip at 320 with art included.
These two pieces showcase the pastoral, peaceful side of the composer that you won't hear in works such as Death Wish V, Scarecrows, Black Eagle,etc....
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=736UH15S
'Njoy gang!
Christian Lindberg, Swedish Trombone virtuoso, composer and conductor.
Kalevi Oho - Symphony No. 9 for trombone and orchestra.
http://rapidshare.com/files/190657908/ChristianLindbergKaleviAho.zip
Christian Lindberg Songs For Sunset
http://rapidshare.com/files/190339744/ChristianLindbergSongsForSunset.zip
Dedicated To Christian Lindberg
http://rapidshare.com/files/190289891/DedicatedToChristianLindberg.zip
"Ludwig"
Original Soundtrack
Richard Wagner, Jacques Offenbach & Robert Schumann
Piano solos played by and orchestral music conducted by Franco Mannino
Orchestral music performed by Orchestra Stabile dell'Accademia, Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
http://rapidshare.com/files/190550658/VA_Ludwig.zip
@isbum, many thanks for this 'Ludwig' upload. Must admit I have never heard of the film, though Ludwigs reputation & his patronage of Wagner I do know of.
Fascinating.
Robert
@ chimezatmidnight - wherever you may be...
I have belatedly downloaded and listened to the Tveitt piano concertos that you posted almost a year back. I baulked at trying them before as I'm not keen on composers of the latter half of the 20th century - a lot of it is noise to my ears - but what a pleasant surprise! Glorious music. Thank you very much.
@ all
Hi guys and dolls,
I am looking for any or all of Piano Concertos #s 1, 4 and 5 by Tcherepnin.
Anyone ever heard of him? He wrote some beautiful stuff.
mel...yes, I've heard of Alexandre Tcherepnin...but it's been awhile.
He died in 1977.
Also...does anyone have a copy of Litolff's Piano Concerto No. 4? This is the one containing the famous "Scherzo". You always used to find it on old LPs, containing "Pops" concert music.
Gil
@ Gil
Funny you should mention the Litolff # 4 - I've been looking for that one too...
The Litolff is available here
http://classic4everyone.blogspot.com/search/
label/Litolff.%20Henry
Link to classic4everyone website, not link to work.
Coupled with Brahms P/C No. 1 & Frank
Symphonic Variations. Clifford Curzon (piano),
London Symphony Orch/George Szell, in the
Brahms, London Phil. Orch.Sir Adrian Boult in
the Frank & Litolff.
Further...I find the direct link (see previous post) isn't :(
You will probably have to go to the right side of the page, & scroll down the list to 'Litolff' & that will take you to the right page.
Sorry n all that :(
Rob
Robert...Clifford Curzon only plays the "Scherzo" (Litolff Concerto No. 4), on this one. I want the complete concerto.
Gil
I HAVE seen a post on somewhere for the whole concerto....I didn't want to get your hopes up :( I shall continue to look & IF I do find it I shall report back.
Here we go - knew i'd seen it somewhere
http://avaxhome.ws/search?q=litolff
Henry Litolff
Piano Concertos 2 & 4
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Peter Donohoe piano
Andrew Litton conductor
Rob
Rob...there seems to be a problem with the MegaUpload link for No. 4. Is it bad...or just on a short hiatus? :-)
Gil
Gil,
I hadn't tried the link, but as I type its working for me !!
I'm at 7% & counting - the file size is 265Mb so I shall twiddle my thumbs for a few minutes more,(& some), I guess.
Just check the link - it is
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MA8S4GDY
Of course this is nothing to do with me, (I can screw up the URL's just by looking at them), I am acting as gopher...(gopher this...gopher that)
Rob
@ Robert
Thanks for your help with the Litolff. The Megaupload link seems to work okay but right now it says it's going to take more than two hours to download, so I will try again when the traffic is lighter.
Rob...are you using the Premium Link or the Free Link? When I try "Free", it says "Server Failure". As I said, once before, maybe MegaUpload doesn't like those working "free" :-)
Gil
Rob...if you get a complete copy, would you might hoisting it up on RapidShare? I have "Premium" there.
Thanks!
Its downloaded Gil. The files are 'ape' if you are OK with Monkeys Audio.
I need to repackage them for R/S as they allow up to 200Mb - this is over.
I shall upload for you - & post the link....but it may not be tonight...let me know when you have the files as I WILL then delete them. I feel a little uncomfortable reposting (repackaging) someone elses work as it is, as the link to magaupload plainy is still active (for some), but I do it as a service to help. I would hope that at some stage someone might show me the same kindness.
Will post when files uploaded to R/S
Rob
Rob....never mind the RS. I finally got MegaUpload to start downloading (whew!).
They must be using "server cutoffs" :-) After all those tries, and now it works??
Gil
OK Gil.
I'll keep the rar files for a day just in case.
Rob
Rob...well, MegaUpload started, got less than 1/4 of the file, then quit. I guess I'll have this "stop and go", until it decides one way, or the other! :-) Just wonder why the server keeps "cutting out"??
Gil
It may be a geographical thing. I got a good download & speed. Usually evenings are very poor for up/downloading.
I'll upload to R/S anyway. If I get done tonight I'll post the links. If not I'll finish off tomorrow. I'll se how the upload speeds are.
Rob
@ Robert
I am happy to tell you that I finally managed to download the Litolff #2 and #4. It took an abnormally long time to download, but was well worth the wait. I have no problem with APE files but for practical purposes I will convert them to mp3s for archiving - very easy to do.
Thank you very much indeed for providing the link.
Rob....got the Litolff RS without a hitch. No. 4 is really great...some parts of the first movement remind me of Tchaikowsky :-). Thanks for the great links! But...it's easy to see why the 2nd movement (Scherzo) is the most popular of the 4.
Gil
The R/S links for the Litolf have now been deleted - as the files are not of my origin.
If anybody still wnats the concertos the original posters link http://avaxhome.ws/search?q=litolff from 'avaxhome' is still active.
Robert
For Ruggo and all the others who want more Johan De Meij, I ripped and scanned my two versions of Symphony No. 1, so now we have three totally different performances! :D
As always, both rips are in 320kbps, done with EAC/LAME:
Johan De Meij - Symphony No. 1 "The Lord Of The Rings"
Performed by the Ensemble Vents Et Percussion De Québec:
Music: http://rapidshare.com/files/193393333/LOTRSympQuebec.zip
Artwork: http://rapidshare.com/files/193540284/LOTRSymphQuebec__covers_.zip
Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra:
Music: http://rapidshare.com/files/193383422/LOTRSympLSO.zip
Artwork: http://rapidshare.com/files/193540286/LOTRSymphLSO__covers_.zip
My favourite is the LSO version, mostly because I think that's the way the composer really intended it to sound in the first place: full spectrum orchestra.
For people who missed out on what this is: this is orchestral non-filmmusic by a Dutch composer, but inspired directly from the literary work and with a certain filmscore element to it. It was composed from 1984-1988.
Enjoy!
RICHARD WAGNER !!!
The original 'Lord of the Rings'.
Prompted by the post last week by "isbum" of the music to the film 'Ludwig',
I have dug out a cheap delux CD, (cheap AND delux there's a novelty),
that I bought some years ago, as it goes well as a partner for the 'Ludwig' disc.
"Die Musik des Märchen-königs" - Richard Wagner in den Schlössern König Ludwigs II.
The music is all Wagner & comes from the Philips catalogue & comprises 11 tracks
1. Lohengrin - Vorspiel
2. Lohengrin - Lohengrins Ankunft
3. Tannhäuser - Pilgerchor
4. Lohengrin - Gang zum Münster
5. Tannhäuser - Einzug der Gäste
6. Tannhäuser - Bacchanale
7. Die Walküre - Libesduett
8. Parsifal - Karfreitagszauber
9. Die Walküre - Walkürenritt
10. Tristan und Isolde - Libesnacht
11. Parsifal - Finale
Artists including the Orchester der Bayreuther Festpiele
Staatskapelle Dresden
Silvio Varviso
Pierre Boulez
Hildegard Behrens
Peter Hofmann....lots of Peter Hofmann!
James Levive
Leonard Bernstein
to name a few.
I don't do German very well so my spelling above might be a bit suspect!
The delux booklet comes in German/English with splendid colour photos.
121Mb mp3 256kbps
The Booklet is at 300dpi
The Link is http://rapidshare.com/files/193743351/Die_Musik_des_Marchenkonigs.rar.html
Robert.
@ Robert
Thanks, that Wagner album was a great listening experiece :)
I like to say listening to Wagner stimulates the bloodflow of the prefrontal cortex ;) (Especially Walkürenritt!)
Hi All: I'm looking for a copy of Hans Werner Henzes "Sonata for 6 Players" it was used in Alain Resnai's films "'L'amour à mort'" and was recorded in 1983 'The Fires of London' ensemble. An excerpt appeared in a compilation of Alain Resnais film music. But I'm eager to hear the whole thing.
Does anyone know of it?/Have it?
did I say, thanks in advance?
Hi everyone, does anyone have a copy of Leonard Bernstein's recording of Rimsky's SCHERZADE? Im pretty sure this was the version that was used in 'A CLockwork Orange' and for me, it seems to be the perfect recording of it.
Hi everyone -- Wondering if anyone's interested in a coupla old vinyls I own. Called "Birth Of A Performance" and features Bruno Walter's actual rehearsals and finished recorded performance of Mozart's Linz Symphony. Not sure recording date, but I bought them while studying for a music degree in the early '50s. The CD transfer is fetching high prices on Amazon so must be quite rare especially for these vinyl originals. They're in great condition. If anyone would like me to rip/upload let's know. Also have "The Unashamed Accompanist". Gerald Moore talks about the art of accompanying.
@ KellyB
Yes, please - both to the Walter and the Gerald Moore.
There were also some recordings by Leonard Bernstein of analyses and performances of the Brahms Symphony No. 4 and others. Would you or anyone have any of these to share?
Hello all,
I intended this post for the Filmscorium, but I am crossposting it for people who only read this "shop."
Well, it has taken me WEEKS to compile this, but after the initial interest for fellow Dutchman Johan de Meij, I figured I'd try my very best to collect as much music I could find to share it with FranklyNot. Below is what I have managed to gather and it’s much, much more than I’d thought I’d find.
:) I didn’t know this, but it turns out he has some experience with movie music.
Some dodgy bitrates ahead, but nothing below 128kbps and it’s all mp3. Some of this stuff is very hard to find on Peer-2-Peer networks -- unfortunately, it seems that often in the filesharing world, there exists a compensation of bitrates for prevalence. I mean, some of the really rare stuff is only available in corny sound quality.
Well, whatever, first of all, I found FOUR more versions of his Symphony No. 1 “The Lord Of The Rings.”, contained in the following archive:
http://rapidshare.com/files/200107842/4_Performances_Of_LOTR_Symph_-_De_Meij.zip
The contents of this is:
(1984) Johan De Meij - Symphony No. 1 The Lord Of The Rings (Amsterdam Wind Orchestra) 128kbps
(1984) Johan De Meij - Symphony No. 1 The Lord Of The Rings (Koninklijke Militaire Kapel) 320kbps
(1984) Johan De Meij - Symphony No. 1 The Lord Of The Rings (Perf. Bs esp) 128kbps
(1984) Johan De Meij - Symphony No. 1 The Lord Of The Rings (Perf. Usaf Concert Band) 160kbps
No covers or any of that, I’m not even sure if these were ever released on CD. I have got a feeling a lot of classical music performances are only ever broadcast on radio. Luckily, sometimes people record and post their mp3’s on the web :) I suspect that’s where a lot of this music came from.
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The next archive is whatever film music connected material I could find. Some of it is music for musicals. Download the archive here: http://rapidshare.com/files/200119999/De_Meij_Movies.zip
The contents of this is:
(1980) Johan De Meij - Moment For Morricone (Royal Symphonic Band) 128kbps [this is an arrangement of music from The Good, The Bad & The Ugly]
(1985) Johan De Meij - Songs From The Musical “Cats” (Koninklijke Militaire Kapel) 128kbps
(1991) John Barry - Out Of Africa (arr. Johan De Meij) 128kbps [A theme from Barry’s lovely score]
(1992) Johan De Meij - Highlights From ''Chess'' 128kbps
(1992) Johan De Meij - Highlights From ''Chess'' (Certamen Alicante 2003) 128kbps
(1992) Sylvester Levay - Elisabeth- The Musical (with Michael Kunze) 128kbps [This stumped me… the guy who did the music for Airwolf did Elisabeth the Musical!?!? I never knew and never, ever expected. Anyway, this is a bombastic arrangement of the music, done by De Meij.]
(1994) Johan De Meij - Miss Saigon (Symphonic Suite) 128kbps
(Compilation) (2009) Johan De Meij - Johan De Meij Arranged Music (Bootleg)128 – 192 kbps [ containing:
01) Bernard Zweers ~ To My Country (Perf. Fanfare St. Willibrordus)
02) Bernard Zweers ~ To My Country (Perf. Gelders Fanfare Orkest)
03) Dirk Brossé ~ Tintin Prisoners Of The Sun (Perf. Trompetterkorps Der Bereden Wapens)
04) Dirk Brossé ~ Tintin Prisoners Of The Sun (Perf Johan Willem Friso Kapel)
05) Edward Elgar ~ Chanson De Matin
06) Ernest Gold ~ The Exodus Song
07) John Barry ~ James Bond 007 Selection
08) John Williams ~ Star Wars Saga ]
One final note on this archive: all the musical arrangements are instrumental- no singing!!
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The final part was all the other orchestral recordings I found. This collection is 300MB so I had to split the archive into two parts. To extract, download both zip-files into the same folder, and decompress …part.001 to automatically decompress both.
The two archives:
http://rapidshare.com/files/200135518/De_Meij_-_A_Collection_Of_Orchestral_Works.zip.001
http://rapidshare.com/files/200146783/De_Meij_-_A_Collection_Of_Orchestral_Works.zip.002
This is what is contained within:
(1917) Johan De Meij - Jupiter Hymn (Gustav Holst) 128kbps [I’ve heard this being used to start concerts, it’s originally by Gustav Holst but De Meij turned it into this bumper music, film theme-esque piece. Nice, I like it.]
(1984) Julius Steffaro - March To Mars (Orchestrations- Johan De Meij) 128kbps
(1988) Johan De Meij - Loch Ness- A Scottish Fantasy 128kbps
(1989) Johan De Meij - Pentagram (Nationaal Jeugd Fanfare Orkest) 128kbps
(1997) Johan De Meij - Continental Overture 128kbps
(1997) Johan De Meij - Madurodam (Danish Concert Band) 192kbps
(1998) Johan De Meij - La Quintessenza 128kbps [Dono what orchestra]
(1998) Johan De Meij - La Quintessenza (Bp Esp) 128kbps
(2000) Johan De Meij - Aquarium (Koninklijke Militaire Kapel) 128kbps
(2001) Johan De Meij - Symphony No. 02 The Big Apple (Excerpts) (Bs Esp) 128kbps
(2002) Johan De Meij - The Venetian Collection 192kbps
(2002) Johan De Meij - The Wind In The Willows (Danish Concert Band) 128kbps
(2004) Johan De Meij - Extreme Make-Over (Black Dyke Mills Band) 192kbps
(2004) Johan De Meij - Extreme Make-Over (Jaime Belda Cantavella & Union Musical Torrevejense) 192kbps
(2004) Johan De Meij - Extreme Make-Over (Xvii Cert. Bandas Ciudad Murcia) 128kbps
(2006) Johan De Meij - Symphony No. 3 Planet Earth (Perf. Noord Nederlands Orkest) 320kbps
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I have spent hours tagging the PILE of loose mp3s I managed to gather – as well as tracking down dates, orchestra ensemble names and background info on the compositions. I found a great reference site for De Meij’s music. Whatever I could find I stuck in there with the music. Part of me is glad I finished this little project :p Music collecting can be a fulltime job sometimes :D
Enjoy the music! BBW
Calling Heavy metal fans - well those that like the Richard Wagner sound anyway.
The very first CD I bought (way back in 1988) was/is scenes from the famous Decca Records "Ring" cycle.
Here is that CD, mp3 320kbps, just under 150mb, for your "Ring Resounding"* enjoyment
Der Ring Des Nibelungen Great Scenes.
http://rapidshare.com/files/200814875/Der_Ring_Des_Nibelungen_Great_Scenes.rar
I have done scans (jpg) of the covers & booklet - which is in 3 languages, for our French & German speaking downloaders.
http://rapidshare.com/files/200814877/The_Ring_Great_Scenes_scans.rar
Shall be uploaded the covers url to the artwork page too ;)
Robert
@ Robert
Thanks for more Nibelungen! :O I love it. Thanks for taking the trouble to scan the booklet too :) Much appreciated.
From Tony!
"The Loves of Isadora" 1968 Lp @320
By
Maurice Jarre
Various Classical
http://rapidshare.com/files/202459724/MJ_LovesOfIsadora.zip
Includes:
Symphonie No. 7 Beethoven 1st (01:57)
Beethoven - Arranged by Anthony Bowles
Symphonie No. 7 Beethoven 2nd (02:40)
Beethoven - Arranged by Anthony Bowles
Brahms 1st Symphony (03:18)
Brahms
La Belle Est en ce Jardin D'Amour (00:34)
Traditional
J.S. Bach Suite No. 4 (01:17)
J. S. Bach
Wedding March (00:48)
Arranged by Anthony Bowles
Symphony No. 2 in B Minor (01:50)
Borodin
Sredi Dalyiniy Rovniya (03:20)
Arranged by Anthony Bowles
Kalyinka (03:05)
Arranged by Anthony Bowles
Marche Slav (01:50)
Tchaikovsky -Arranged by Anthony Bowles
Habanera (00:27)
Bizet
Hi all: I've been enjoying Corigliano's score for Revolution (thanks to Music Snob) these past 2 months. wonderful stuff. Found out that the film has been "revisited" by Hugh Hudson with an additional 40 minutes. This may result finally in a release of the score.
@BossEllis - I agree, REVOLUTION is a wonderful score. I wrote an article for FSM a year ago about the score. I had a fascinating 45-minute conversation with Corigliano about the score. If you're interested, you can read the article here: http://jameslochner.com/writing/revolution/
I read the other day that Corigliano is scoring a new film this fall starring Mel Gibson. It's been a long decade since THE RED VIOLIN with no new Corigliano film music, so hopefully this will be every bit as good as the rest of his scores.
Hi @ wordsofnote thanks for access to the article! I heard Corigliano's 1st Symphony some 14 years ago and was struck by some similarities to what i'd remembered from Revolution. You don't have that symphony on mp3 do you?
Does anyone have a copy of "La Boutique Fantasque (Ballet), by Rossini (orchestrated by Respighi)?
Gil
Gil, the only complete version I have is on LP (EMI), & thats 30 yaers old. Sir Eugene Goossens & I think the Royal Philharmonic from -I guess - the late 50's
Any good to you?
Robert
Robert...yes, that would be fine.
I don't see much about Goosens, anymore.
Gil
I'll sort out the LP & try & get it done tomorrow - if I can.
I've got to find the LP first :/
Robert
No problem, Robert. I know what you mean by "having to look for something" :-)
Gil
Rossini arranged Respighi:
"La Boutique Fantasque"
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
coupled with Respighi: "Fountains of Rome"
Philharmonia Orchestra.
conductor: Sir Eugene Goossens.
LP transfere by me :-)
music download 100mb rar file
http://rapidshare.com/files/212285612/Goossens_Respighi.rar
covers - adapted from LP front/back, plus small booklet, (text off rear of LP), download
http://rapidshare.com/files/212285613/Goossens_Respighi_Covers.rar
Gil. Hope you enjoy this. Its over 20 years since I last played this record (WHY :0). La Boutique is so full of marvelous themes & it has scrubbed up well. You would be hard pushed to realise it was sourced from LP.
Robert
Robert...thanks for "La Boutique Fantasque". I don't know how true it is, but I have heard that Georg Solti's version, on London Records, was also a very fine performance. They say ballet conductors are better for these kinds of things.
The question is: which ballet conductors have recorded it??
Gil
@ GilinAZ
I'm so old I can remember very well a fine performance of La Boutique Fantasque by Ernest Ansermet conducting the Suisse Romande Orchestra for Decca (British) in the early 1950s. I don't think I'd ever be able to find it again, though...
Mel...ah, yes...Ernest Ansermet. He was always great with Rimsky-Korsakov and Stravinsky. I found a You Tube of "La Boutique", done by conductor Rene Liebowitz which was great. It doesn't show him conducting, only has placards..but you can hear the music.
Gil
Mel...here's a place where you can order "La Boutique", with Ansermet...along with his marvelous recording of Stravinsky's "Petrouchka"...
http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/w/40033/Gioacchino_Antonio_Rossini_La_Boutique_fantasque
Gil
@ GilinAZ
Thanks for the tip, Gil!
@ All - Just to let you know that Buster, our dear friend and fellow blogger, is grieving the loss of his Mother.
If you wish to leave a word of support, their is a post on top of our Main Page.
Just wondered...does anyone have Cesar Franck's symphonic poem "Psyche" (pronounced see-shay) for Chorus and Orchestra? The most famous movement is No. 3...Psyche et Eros.
BTW...another great work, for chorus and orchestra, is "The Martyrdom Of St. Sebastian", by Claude Debussy.
(He was killed by a volley of arrows)
Gil
Does anyone have the complete ballet "The Seasons", by Alexander Glazounov?
@ Gil
Sorry Gil, I am reading your requests, but can not help with the last two requests. I do not have either :..<(
Hi all.
Does anyone have the overture to “The Bohemian Girl”?
Thanks in advance & Cheers
Seasy
@ Seasy
I was unable to find a recording of the overture to The Bohemian Girl, so I did the next best thing: I ripped the opening music from the DVD of the 1935 film. I hope it will do until we find the music you are looking for:
http://rapidshare.com/files/221914377/Bohemian_Girl__1935__-_Opening_Music.mp3
I will continue searching…
okay I have a request if anyone can fulfill, I would be eternally grateful:
Schnittke Viola Concerto and Trio Sonata for strong orchestra, as performed by YURI BASHMET and Moscow orchestra, on an RCA CD.
320 mp3 please! thanks!
Re. Dukas's Ariane & Barbe BLeu, posted by chimezatmidnight:
There seems to be a problem with link 2. Could you please correct it? Thanks in advance
I am looking for a complete recording of Charpentier's Te Deum.
I have a recording of the prelude and I have heard the choral part played at the end of VALMONT. You can hear it here:
music starts at 6:40But I have never heard the whole thing. Can anyone help me?
Hi all,
Anyone have a copy of Handel's Op 6 that was released on the Philips label back in the 90s? It was a 3 CD set, performed by Academy of St. Martin In The Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner. A FLAC rip, if possible, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
The BBC/Henry Wood Promenade Concerts are nearly upon us again, so I thought I would share
with you one of two LP's, (the other will be along in due course), that PHILIPS made 40
years ago, of the famous 'Last Night of the Proms'.
This LP transfere (by me) is of hightlights from the 1969 'Last Night' & features Colin Davis conducting the BBC forces.
Music in said disc is: Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, followed by Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1, followed by the Wood arrangement of the Fantasia on British Sea Songs, followed by Parry's Jerusalem, the last night speech, & finally the (British) National Anthem.
Any downloaders should note that the LP has suffered a little, & the latter half of Jerusalem has a very nasty click due to damage on the LP surface. I have got rid of this but it now sounds like tape drop out, but it is the better of the two options.
File name LNOTP1969.zip
http://rapidshare.com/files/227899196/LNOTP1969.zip
78Mb 192 kbs stereo.
Covers can be had here
File name LNOTP1969_covers.zip
http://rapidshare.com/files/227909112/LNOTP1969_covers.zip
and come on assorted formats, jpg, doc & pdf, hence the infalted file size, sorry about that.
Enjoy!!
Robert
Hi All: I'm looking for Corligiano's Clarinet Concerto: I recal it being release in early 90s on CD with Copland's concerto: any ideas or path someone can share with me? Thanks in advance!
@ di(aphanous thank you for sharing the Vaughan Williams: I had a similar collection on CD and have been searching recently for a replacement....
Hello classical music lovers,
I'm looking for a complete recording of Carl Maria von Webern's opera
"Der Freischütz".
Could anyone here please help find it or possibly share?
Thanks in advance.
Not sure if this will work, but...
A couple of things I've been looking for for a while:
Andrew Lloyd Weber - Requiem
Debussey - Dance Sacred, the Dance Profane (specifically the version conducted by James Galway)
@ Dreamtime8
I got the Lloyd Webber, will up in a lil' while.
Here it is...
Andrew Lloyd Webber -
REQUIEM
@192
http://rapidshare.com/files/235791600/ALW-Req.rar
@ Parzival
Awesome, Thanks! I've been dying to hear the Hosanna again, just wonderful.
@All
I am in need of a good recording of Elgar's Pomp & Circumstance March No. 4. I need it for a ceremony in a few days.
I was just sure I had this but all I seem to have is the abridged version from A Clockwork Orange.
If anyone can share it I would be in their debt. Thanks.
@KevinG, didn't know which place you was gonna check first so I posted in both...
Check if is this one....
http://www.sendspace.com/file/acku7d
is 4:48 mins, but @160 kbps :( ... I'm still looking for a 320 version.
KevinG
Here you go
http://rapidshare.com/files/236103121/06_Pomp_and_Circumstance__5_marches_for_orchestra__Op._39-_No.4_in_G_Major.zip
sorry about the link length :( This is a rip (just done by me) of the Elgar Pomp & Circumstance March.
Sir John Barbirolli conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI).
Robert
Ms Boricua
Just downloaded your link to see who the speed merchant was & came across an old friend. I have the Pomp & Circumstance Marches with Norman Del Mar on an LP. Recorded in Guildford Cathedral if memory serves.
Remember him from a BBC Last Night of the Proms (I have on tape :0 from the mid 1970's)
Robert
@KevinG, another one @320, 5:02 mins. It's from The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's 50th Anniversary CD.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7xjtre
@Ms Boricua & Robert
Thank you both very much for your efforts. I will download all and see which will work the best.
Thanks again.
@ Parzival, I'm back from Greece.
I do have Carl Maria von Webern's "Der Freischütz", with
Karita Mattila, Araiza, Wlaschiha, Eva Lind and Kurt Moll;
Staatskapelle Dresden, Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Colin Davis.
Am I happy being able to please you? Absolutely, meine Freund!
Hope to rip and upload the album by tomorrow noon.
Oh... and “Thanks”, I'll answer your eMail too.
~~~
A not unimportant P.S. to all visitors: Take care, everybody!
@ di(aphanous
Hello, di(aphanous, my friend!
So glad to see you back and that all is seemingly well after all.
I must have missed your announcement of your traveling, if ever there was one. I hope you have enjoyed a fullfilling trip.
Indeed it pleases me very much to see you could help with my request.
I was actually hoping you could! :)
But no hurry, mate, I feel relieved already that you're still among us, so you could say that you already fullfilled my most immediate request...:)
I'll be further conversing with you soon, I hope!
Welcome "home".
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