Whats on your turntable tonight?

Szell conducts Bruckner - Symphony No. 3 in D Minor. The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 1966

Finishing up the last 2 of 5 LP’s in this set that I started last evening:

Sir Colin Davis conducts Sibelius - The 7 Symphonies + Finlandia, The Swan of Tuonela, and Tapiola. The Boston Symphony. Philips 5 LP box set. Probably released in 1977-1980, Italian pressing.

Sebilius - 4 Legends From "The Kalevala", Op. 22. 
Lukas Foss Conducting the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Nonesuch 1971

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Bruce Forman - Reunions LP on order after streaming. @bkeske knowing your love, our shared love for Ray Brown, i think you would like this… Ray’s bass, Kessel’s guitar, Manne’s drums… Bruce plays w John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton  Minimal analog chain. Can also stream on Qobuz…

I’ll check it out Jim, thanks! Hopefully it’s on Tidal. Sounds interesting.

Was sitting listening to a recent Neil Young interview/podcast on YouTube, made by Broken Record (look it up, it’s worth a listen)….really fun stuff, but now I’m itching to listen to music, so will go back to that later….so….what else?…

Neil Young - After The Gold Rush. Reprise reissue 1978, originally 1970

Neil Young - On The Beach. Reprise 1974

Neil Young - Comes A Time. Reprise 1978

Holy crap…..I kinda ignore this album, and haven’t played it a long time, but man, the Treo’s really ‘open this album up’ incredibly; the stage is huge. Really nice.

The Music of Arnold Schoenberg, Volume I. Robert Craft conducting; The Washington Opera Society, The CBS Symphony, The Columbia Chamber Ensemble, & The Columbia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Columbia Masterworks, 2 LP box set, reissue from the early-mid 70’s, originally 1962.

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Elgar
Cello Concerto/Enigma Variations 
Jacqueline du Pré - Daniel Barenboim 

+1 A highly rated album that I do not own. Will add it to my wish list.

- will be watching Barenboim live with the Berlin Philharmonic tomorrow, conducting Smetana’s “Ma vlast” 

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Brian. I may sign up for a trial so I can catch that. I have a Ma Vlast On direct to disc. Love that music.

Go for it. They do a nice job with their streaming production. It’s been a bit rough this season with the pandemic, but finally allowing a partially filled hall and more complete orchestral programs. 

I got hooked, so have been a member for two years now, and rarely miss a performance live. Really not a bad deal when I consider what one good ticket costs for a single symphony performance at Severance Hall, of my beloved home town Cleveland Orchestra.

Just saw that Jerry Jeff Walker passed away at 78. R.I.P. Used to listen to a fair amount of Jerry back in the 70’s, and really enjoyed his music.

Andre Previn conducts Shostakovich Symphony #5. Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Angel 1980’s reissue, original 1978

Sir John Barbirolli conducts Elgar - Introduction and Allegro or String Quartet, Serenade for Strings & Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Tallis, Fantasia on “Greensleeves”. Strings of the Sinfonia of London w/Allegri String Quartet. Angel reissue 1980’s, original 1963. Excellent.

Collins conducts Elgar - Falstaff, Symphonic Study & Bliss conducts Bliss - A Colour Symphony. London Symphony Orchestra. DECCA UK pressing 1971

Alois Springer conducts Roussel Piano Concerto Op 36 & Ravel Piano Concerto in G. Hamburg Symphony w/Maria Littauer, piano. Turnabout/VOX 1971

Karajan conducts Brahms - The Four Symphonies. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 4 LP box set. Deutsche Grammophon 1974 reissue

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Nice selections Spencer. My TT will be cranked up soon, but first, streaming the Berlin Philharmonic live via the Digital Concert Hall…..live New Years Eve concert. Outstanding. Then, onto some vinyl, a ‘new’ one should be arriving any minute now.

Albinoni - Concerti a Cinque, Opus 9. Conecrti Nos. 1,4,7,&10, for solo violin. Vittorio Negri Bryks conducting the Italian Baroque Ensemble with Cesare Ferraressi, violin. Dover 1964 in near mint condition. A bit of a ‘thin’ recording but performed well, and nice for a Sunday morning.

It’s interesting, have not played this in a while. Graded it in Discogs with the ‘old’ Pro-Ject rig. Listening to it this morning with the new SOTA rig, and bumped it’s rating up a notch in Discogs. I’ve found this to be the case with some other albums as well.

Schubert Quintet Op 163 & D 956. Yo-Yo Ma with the Cleveland Quartet. Columbia Masterworks 1984

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Brian, I found a pp of Comes a Time years ago for $4. It is a superb/sounding record!

Yes it is Steve. I bought mine when it came out, but for whatever reason, preferred his older albums and it never got much TT time. As we get older, at times, things that didn’t interest us then, do now. Such is the case for Comes A Time for me. It really sounded incredible last night. Kinda like having a new album.

Hope you are doing well.

Just arrived in the mail. My Cleveland/Szell LP collection is almost complete with this, may have a couple others yet.

Szell conducts Two Musical Fables. Kodály - Háry János Suite & Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kijé Suite. The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks, date unknown, but believe very early 70’s.
 

Same to you Bill, and Happy Birthday Tom….just had one myself earlier this month. ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes’….🙂

George Szell conducts Beethoven - The Four Leonores. The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 1967. 

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Thanks Brian. I guess I didn't make it clear that I'm with my mother full time for several weeks while my sister recovers from shoulder surgery. No time for music, ☹️.

Yep, kinda figured. Just did the same not too long ago, so understand. Hope all, including you, are doing well, and you will be back to your rig soon.

Staying with Szell and the Clevelanders….

Szell conducts ’Two Favorite Suites’. Bizet - L'Arlesienne Suite, No. 1 & Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46. The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 1966.
 

Szell and The Cleveland Orchestra - Two Favorite Suites : Grieg - Peer Gynt & Bizet - L’Arlesienne. Columbia Masterworks 1966

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Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief

One of my favorite albums.

Happy New Year Jim….you and Trish get well soon man! 👍🏼

Otto Klemperer & The Philharmonia Orchestra - A Wagner Program ; misc. Angel 1980’s reissue from 1963.

Szell conducts Brahms Double Concerto in A Minor. The Cleveland Orchestra with Oistrach & Rostropovich. Angel reissue, 1980’s, originally 1969.

With this post, 'we' are now tied with the Jazz thread for the most posts in the Music Forum Section. ;-)

Of course not 

Szell conducts Tchaikovsky - Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 / Borodin - Polovetsian Dances From "Prince Igor" / Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 / Mussorgsky - Dawn On The Moskva River From "Khovantchina" (Prelude To Act 1). The Cleveland Orchestra. Odyssey reissue 1970’s, originally 1958.
 

I think ’Fear of Music’ is my favorite. Just sounds more ’matured’ vs the others.

That said, ’77’ and 'Buildings and Food’ were real revelations when they came out.

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@bkeske Szell might have been the first to prove that Cleveland Rocks!

Interesting that Szell and Alan Freed were making Cleveland known on the map at roughly the same time 😉

Mozart - The Four Horn Concertos w/Alan Civil & Serenade No 12 in C minor. Otto Klemperer conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. Angel/EMI 1985 remaster from 1961.

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Brian, This is far better than the other one. I know there is an expensive version of this in print too but this one is spectacular. 

I’ll check it out. Thanks. Heck, I can afford both of them 😁

Szell conducts Wagner - Prelude And Love-Death From "Tristan Und Isolde” / Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg: Prelude / Tannhäuser: Overture. The Cleveland Orchestra. Epic 1962
 

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Was just looking at that album a couple days ago. Can still snag it.

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Well, the recording with Berenboin Conducting is very sweet and rather subdued. It was made live with an audience that all seemed to have coughs and colds... The EMI is something to write home about though. Incredible dynamics and tone in a great performance.

One of the things I like about collecting a variety of the same performances by different conductors/symphonies, and yes, even record labels; The variety.

I found the EMI UK version on Discogs for about $20-25; The original pressing. There is one by The Electric Recording Co. selling for almost $1,200. Rated about the same as the Barenboim by owners of it. That said, I do like much of what I have which Barbirolli conducted.

As far as Deutsche Grammophon.

Of the major classical labels, I find them the most inconsistent. Some, even the newer, are wonderful, and some....just aren’t. I’ve found you really cannot go wrong with Decca/London, or usually Columbia Masterworks. Philips actually is pretty consistently good, as is RCA Red Seal.

Of course then you have BIS, Seraphim (Capitol), VOX is surprisingly good, as is Angel (EMI), but they can also be inconsistent. The older Everest pressings/recordings can be very good. Those are the ‘majors’, but there are many ‘boutique’ labels which are very good. I’d probably put BIS into that category.

This is mainly for older pressings/companies. There are some very good newer ‘boutique’ companies today. I just haven’t delved into them....yet. CD’s yes, vinyl no.

Szell conducts Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 1 / Leonore Overture No. 2 / Leonore Overture No. 3 / Overture To "Fidelio". The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 1967.

Neville Marriner conducts Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Compilation album of works by Wagner, Faure, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Dvorak, and Boccherini. Angel 1980.

Very nice indeed. Not a fan of compilation albums, but this is a nice exception.

Seiji Ozawa conducts Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder. Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Philips 2LP Set, Netherlands pressing 1979

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Lennie - “The rabbits we're gonna get and I, I get to tend 'em”.

Szell conducts Schumann - Symphony No. 2 In C Major. The Cleveland Orchestra. Epic 1962

Szell conducts Barber - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 38 & Schuman - A Song Of Orpheus. The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 1964