Whats on your turntable tonight?

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Carole King / Tapestry 45 rpm LP
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. Midori / Zukerman - Bach/Vivaldi Violin Concertos - Philips - LP
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Arturo Delmoni "Songs My Mother Taught Me" (North Star DS0004) Arturo Delmoni, violin and Meg Bachman Vas, piano. A collection of short works by the likes of Kreisler, Smetana, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, etc. Simply recorded with two microphones at Holy Trinity Church in NYC.

F.J. Haydn "Harmoniemesse" Mass in B flat. Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields/Choir of St. John's College Cambridge (Argo ZRG 515) This is another one of those recordings you come across that are surprising. I have come to discover that recordings from the Argo lable have a lot to offer. The two I have been listening to; this one and the Holst "Savitri" are both works for voice and both feature great artists and wonderful performances that capture the acoustic space in which they were performed.
Arthur Salvatore has several Argo works on his list, and while I find myself in disagreement with his choices in equipment, more times than not I find that a lot of his music recommendations are in my collection, and I find myself searching out those I don't have.

Tonite it looks like Return to Forever "Romantic Warrior" Japan 25AP 55, followed by Chicagos Greatest Hits (Columbia USA) then Toto Farenheit, and if theres still time left I just found a copy of Glenn Frey The Allnighter QuiexII Promo. That should do it! Maynard Ferguson "Storm" Nautilus CD in the transport right now.

SlipknotI -- I really like "Songs my Mother Taught me" by Arturo Delmoni(1986). When I first found this copy used a few years back..I chuckeled to myself and thought...Okay, what the heck! $2.00 is no big loss.... I didn't know Id be playing it so often and how wondeful this guy plays. He was a child prodigy born in NYC and entered Julliard as a Naumberg Scholar as you probably know. What a delightful recording and Violin playing genius exhibited here, with this recording dedicated to his Mother and father.

Ken,
You are so right! when I first acquired this, the first few plays were good, but I wasn't sure what all the fuss was about. The more I listen, to his technique and the emotion he puts into a work, regardless of who he is playing with, the more this disc has grown on me.