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| Classical Music for Aficionados HI-FI FIEDLERBoston Pops Orchestra - Arthur FiedlerRCA Living Stereo SACDRecorded in 1956, 1958 and 1960This man did as much as anyone to popularize Classical Music. Always came across as, ’this should be fun’. It was for everyone to enjoy, not ju... | |
| Jazz for aficionados For The Jazz Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp05C4q9SsECheers | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados NIGEL KENNEDY'S GREATEST HITSNigel Kennedy (violin)EMI Classics 1989-2002English Chamber Orchestra / KennedyCity of Birmingham Symphony / Simon RattleThe Notes: Kennedy gives his thoughts on each tune. Several nice pictures.the lark ascending ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Ray Charles -- GENIUS & SOUL THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION5CD Box Set. Rhino Label.The ultimate Charles set. First rate Packaging with large glossy Booklet. I could have posted all 102 tracks, but, here are a few. His mu... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados BOLERO - ORCHESTRAL FIREWORKSMinnesota Orchestra -- Eiji OueReference Recordings HDCDRecorded 2000From The Notes: Extremely interesting snippets on the origin of each piece on this disc. "I have written only one masterpiece," Ravel said, toward th... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEgI05BiLfUCheers | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Johann Sebastian BachPARTITA NO.1 IN B-FLAT MAJOR, BWV 825Murray Perahia (piano)Sony Classical 2008-2009Tidbits from the notes: In Bach's day music was treated as a consumable commodity, here one day, gone the next, so new pieces were required... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyVIOLIN CONCERTO IN D, OP. 35Julia Fischer -- violinRussian National Orchestra -- Yakov KreizbergPentatone Classics SACD 2006Excellent Booklet. Lots of info on Tchaikovsky, Fischer and Kreizberg.Notes: Talks about the most p... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The OP is Risen!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHxECp4U_DAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVxm7g8xbE4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5XaKmUsqocCheers | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Aaron CoplandCOPLAND 100Minnesota Orchestra -- Eiji OueReference RecordingsHDCD Recorded 2000The Notes: "In 1942 Eugene Goossens and the Cincinnati Symphony commissioned and premiered eighteen new fanfares over the course of the symphony's 19... | |
| Jazz for aficionados rok I have been gradually collecting all of Dexter Gordon's releases on the Steeple Chase label which he recorded while living in Copenhagen and Paris for 14 years. His output on the Black Lion label and Blue Note is very good also. "Biting th... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados MozartDIVERTIMENTO IN E-FLAT (K.563)CBS Records Masterworks - 1985*also available on conventional disc & cassette :)Notes: State this work is infrequently played and is astonishingly little known in spite of it being one of Mozart's great... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Dexter Gordon -- BITING THE APPLEwith / Barry Harris(piano), Sam Jones(bass), Al Foster(drums)Recorded 1976Notes: Mostly personal anecdotes of the writer, Bob Porter, concerning Gordon and his recordings and live performances ove... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados BeethovenPIANO TRIOS VOL. 1Ashkenazy, Perlman, HarrellEMI 1979-1984 2CD set.Notes: Standard fare. No good gossip. Synopsis of each Trio. Does point out that Haydn thought this trio, in C minor, was too 'advanced' for a Viennese public; mo... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados BeethovenPIANO CONCERTO No. 5Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)Mahler Chamber Orchestra - AndsnesSony 2014Notes: Talk about the events happening during the time this music was written. Esp Napoleon's rampage across Europe. Tells the story of Beethoven se... |