Friday, December 23, 2011

Christmas Tradition

Frank Sinatra – Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Placido Domingo;José Carreras;Gumpoldskirchner Kinderchor;Wiener Symphoniker;Vjekoslav Sutej – Adeste fideles, I'll Be Home For Christmas
Bobby Fox – Angels From The Realm Of Glory - Australia Seasons Greetings: A Jersey Boys
Westminster Choir – Angels We Have Heard, Christmas With The Westminster Choir
Susan Boyle – Away In A Manger, The Gift
The Swingle Singers – The Coventry Carol, eponymous
Mahalia Jackson; Arranged & conducted by Marty Paich – The First Noel, Christmas with Mahalia
Clyde McLennan, From East to West, From Shore to Shore
Helmuth Rilling – From Heaven Above to Earth I Come, BWV 701
Glee Cast – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Glee Cast Version), Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album
The Priests – Hark The Herald Angels Sing on Noël
Kathleen Battle –Christopher Parkening, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly– Angels' Glory
Willie Nelson – It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, A Christmas Card From Willie
The Mills Brothers – Joy to the World, Merry Christmas
Sting – Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming, If On A Winter's Night
Les Petits Chanteurs D'aix En Provence – Minuit Chrétiens, Joyeux Noël (Le Meilleur)
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir – O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Christmas with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Bob Rivers, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Twisted Christmas Boxed Set
Oleta Adams – Of The Father's Love Begotten, Christmas Time With Oleta
The Cathedral Singers, Richard Proulx (conductor) – Corde Natus ex Parentis (Of the Father's Love Begotten), Sublime Chant: The Art of Gregorian, Ambrosian, and Gallican Chant
Piano Music For Christmas – Pie Jesu'Instrumental Christmas Carols - Piano Music For Christmas
King's College Choir, Cambridge – Personent hodie Classic Christmas Carols
Andreas Scholl – Quis Est Homo

Thursday, December 08, 2011

Car Parts

The unforgettable William Kapell. RCA Victor [1962] Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, op.4, variation 18. William Kapell, piano; Robin Hood Dell Orchestra of Philadelphia; Fritz Reiner, conductor
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
Horn trio in E flat major, op. 40. Mercury, [1960] John Barrows, horn; Joseph Szigeti, violin; Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano. SR 90210 Mercury
Bill Kirchen, Commander Cody and His Hot Lost Planet Airmen, Hot Rod Lincoln, The 70's Hit Back
Freddy Fender, It's Christmas Time in Texas, same
Carr, Leon. The secret life of Walter Mitty. Book by Joe Manchester [based on the classic story by James Thurber]; lyrics by Earl Schuman. Columbia,[1965] "Original cast recording," starring Marc London.
Rheinberger, Josef,|d1839-1901. Der Stern von Bethlehem,Op. 164. Hollywood :Angel Rita Streich, soprano ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; Bavarian Radio Chorus ; Graunke Symphony Orchestra ; Robert Heger, conductor.
Respighi, Ottorino,1879-1936 Fontane di Roma. The fountains of Rome. Feste romane; poema sinfonico. Columbia [1964] Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Respighi, Ottorino,1879-1936. Antiche arie e danze per liuto, no. 1-3. Ancient airs and dances Angel [1976]. Suites, freely transcribed from early Italian lute music;
no. 1-2 for orchestra; no. 3 for string orchestra. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor.








































































































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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Fine China--Christmas Gift Suggestions Series


Sadko's World of Music

Fine China- Gift Suggestions for Christmas Series

Dec. 4, 2011


Eric Idle from Monty Python, I Like Chinese
Light classics from Britain. Columbia Entré,[196-?] Ketelbey, In a Chinese Temple Garden (Queen's Hall Light Orchestra; Charles
Williams, conductor)
Lecuona, Ernesto,1896-1963. Rosa La China,zarzuela Cubana. Montilla, c[1950?] Starring Dolores Pérez, Luis Sagi-Vela, with supporting
soloists; Orquesta de Cámara de Madrid; Félix Guerrero, conductor.

Paul Simon, Something So Right, Paul Simon, Songwriter, Legacy

Peking opera. Seraphim,1972 Official Ensemble of the Chinese People's Republic from
the Peking Opera. Traditional operas of China. Sung in Chinese. Recorded at the Paris International Festival of Dramatic
Art, 1955.

Paul Simon, The Boxer (Live at Central Park) Paul Simon, Songwriter, Legacy

Mahler, Gustav,1860-1911. Das Lied von der Erde.German texts "translated from the Chinese by Hans Bethge."
Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (Li-Tai-Po)--Der Einsame
im Herbst (Tchang-Tsi)--Von der Jugend (Li-Tai-Po)James King, tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone;
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
The Ronettes, Be My Baby, Phil Spector the Producer, Legacy
Little Feat, Medley: Cold Cold Cold/Tripe Face Boogie, Feats Don't Fail Me Now

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Daniel in the Lion's Den

Bat for Lashes, Daniel, same
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jacqueline Du Pre & Daniel Barenboim, Cello Concerto in B Minor, B 191, Opus 104, 1. Allegro by Antonín Dvorák was the composer's last solo concerto, and was written in 1894–1895 for his friend, the cellist Hanuš Wihan, but premiered by the English cellist Leo Stern.
Flamenco Guitar Masters, Daniel, Flamenco Guitar Classics
Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven Missa Solemnis Mass in D major Kyrie
The Band, Daniel and the Sacred Harp, Stage Fright
Daniel Estrem, Mignon (Franz Schubert), Reverie
Elton John, Daniel, To Be Continued...
Famous overtures, vol. 2. Auber, D. F. E. (Daniel François Esprit), 1782-1871. Muette de Portici Ouvertüre 1988 London Festival Orchestra ; Kurt Redel, Alfred Scholz, conductor. Pilz
Davka (Daniel Hoffman, violin, double string violin; Peter Maund, percussion; Moses Sedler, violoncello) with special guests, Stuart Brotman, bass cymbalom ; Sheldon Brown, clarinets. Judith Yo semite (3:39) -- Judith (5:15) -- Zhok ; Von der Khuppe (3:58) -- Doina (2:08) -- Jericho (3:45) -- Donna's terkishe (6:31) -- Shnapps vas gibn (6:09) -- Rhino rhapsody (3:10) -- On edge (1:25) -- Hamsin (3:28) -- Istanbullish (5:11) -- Ein sof (7:09) -- Twilight nigun (5:14). Tzadik
Daniel Barenboim, piano Beethoven sonatas, album 2 No. 20 in G major, op. 49, no. 2. Angel
Davka (Daniel Hoffman, violin; Moses Sedler, violoncello; Adam Levenson, doumbek, tar, and zarb). Lavy's Dream Golem (4:21) -- Dream of Rabbi Lavy (4:14) -- Merkavah (5:22) -- Yizkor for Rabin (4:26) -- Watchnight (6:36) -- Serifah (6:26) -- Nachshon's Wail (4:52) -- Xan (5:45) -- Di Terkishe Khasene (5:34) -- Moishe's Doina (3:45) -- Romanian fantasy (4:12) -- Ahl's Doina (2:07) -- A Bisl Tag (1:10) -- Yankel's Pocket (3:36). Tzadik
Jacqueline du Pré, violoncello died 19 October 1987; Daniel Barenboim, piano. 7 variations on Bel Männern, welche Liebe fühlen; 12 variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen; and 12 variations on a theme from Judas Maccabaeus. The five cello sonatas. Magic flute & Judas Maccabaeus variations. Angel 1976.
Davka: Paul Hanson, bassoon, clarinet ; Daniel Hoffman, violin ; Kevin Mummey, dumbeg, zarb ; Moses Sedler, cello. The Golem Davka: Paul Hanson, bassoon, clarinet ; Daniel Hoffman, violin ; Kevin Mummey, dumbeg, zarb ; Moses Sedler, cello. Tzadik
Dr. Veped
Raf Tagoor
Vitol Enzor
Envir Qaisette
Polja
Karq
Tosk
Scutari
Kerkoska
Strabo
Lorkner
Zageb
The Federated People's Republic
Logosia
Povia
Sardia
Svardia
The UCR
Argonia ("The Adventures Of Superman")

Boldavia ("Night Court")

Boravia ("Danger Man")

Tavilia ("The Amazing Spiderman")

Zemenia from an episode of 'Monk'

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

A Six Pack of Abs


Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Overtures: The Abduction from the Seraglio West Germany : Pilz, 1988. London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Alfred Scholz, conductor.
Mozart arias Capitol Records, Abduction from the seraglio: Hier soll ich dich denn sehen, Konstanze; Konstanze, dich wiederzusehen; Im Mohrenland gefangen war Peter Anders, tenor; German Opera House Orchestra; Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor
Erika Koeth sings arias of Mozart and Richard Strauss Capitol, [1958]
Mozart. Abduction from the seraglio: Welcher Kummer herrscht in meiner Seele; Ach, ich. liebte, war so glücklich; Martern aller Arten. Erika Koeth, soprano; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Wilhelm Schüchter
Schuller, Gunther. Seven studies on themes by Paul Klee. Mercury, [1961]
Abstract trio. Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra; Antal Dorati, conductor.
Hvorostovsky, Dmitri: Songs - Abaz, V. Delos DE3293
Utro tumannoye (Misty Morning) (arr. for baritone and orchestra) 00:03:33
Kala performed by Abe, Keiko, marimba Kroumata Percussion Ensemble from the album Miki / Takemitsu / Nishimura: Japanese Percussion Music
BIS BIS-CD-462
Abba, Dancing Queen, Twentieth Century Master
Nils Langren, When All is Said and Done, Funky Abba
Antheil, George, 1900-1959. Ballet mécanique. Columbia [1955]
For 4 pianos and glockenspiel; originally for 8 pianos and player piano. Composed in 1924 to accompany an abstract motion picture by Leger. New York Percussion Group; Carlos Surinach, conductor.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Cantatas and arias. RCA Victor [1954]
Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats. Bach Aria Group; Bach Aria Group Chorus; Robert Shaw Chorale; with orchestra, Frank Brieff, conductor.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

All Saints


Grimethorpe Colliery Band, For All the Saints, Brass Band Classic
The Golden Gate Quartet, When the Saints Go Marchin’ In, Serie All Stars Music
Trinity Baroque, Julian Podger, Hark All Ye Lovely Saints Above,
Bill Haley and the Comets, The Saints Rock n Roll, Calling All Comets
Carrie Newcomer, All Saints’ Day, Regulars and Refugees
Beverly Hills All Saints Church, Rise Up My Love, my Fair One, Opus 314
Kent County Association of Change Ringers, Maidstone All Saints 10 Bells, Top Hits
Kids All Stars, Island Choral Experience, When the Saints Go Marchin in, Songs of Whimsey and Rhyme, Vol. 2
Sarah Blasko, Sleeper Awake, As Day Follows Night
Sosarme by Handel Éditions de l'Oiseau-Lyre, [1956]
Margaret Ritchie, soprano; Nancy Evans, Helen Watts, contraltos; Alfred Deller, counter-tenor; William Herbert, John Kentish, tenors; Ian Wallace, bass; St. Anthony Singers; St. Cecilia Orchestra with Thurston Dart, harpsichord and Terence Weil, violoncello; Anthony Lewis, conductor.
Hugh Laurie, St. James Infimary, Let Them Talk
Cecilia waltz Lumbye, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1810-1874. Dances from Tivoli.
[London] : Mercury, [195-?]
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. The carnival of the animals. Capitol, [1960]
Philharmonia Orchestra; Efrem Kurtz, conductor; Hepzibah Menuhin, Abbey Simon, pianos.
Elvis Presley and Friends, When the Saints Go Marchin in, Home Recording, 1999 Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.Alexander Nevsky; cantata, op. 78. Text by V. Lugovskoi and S. Prokofiev. Melodiya/Angel [1967] Larissa Avdeyeva, mezzo-soprano; RFSFR Russian Chorus, Alexander Yurlov, conductor; U. S. S. R. Symphony Orchestra; Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor.
Tony Bennett, Cold, Cold Heart, Duets
The Sorcerer's Apprentice by P.A. Dukas. Orchestra of the Paris Opera ; Robert Benedetti, conductor. Hollywood, CA : Capitol, [1956]
Saint-Saëns, Camille. Le rouet d'Omphale. Orchestra of the Paris Opera ; Robert Benedetti, conductor. Hollywood, CA : Capitol, [1956]
Odland, Santa Lucia

Sunday, October 23, 2011

William Steinberg


William Steinberg, Yascha Heifetz, Introduction and Rondo Capricioso by Camille Saint-Saens, Greatest Hits
William Steinberg, Yascha Heifetz, Gypsy Airs Zigeunerweisen, Zigeunerweisen For Violin & Piano Or Orchestra by Pablo de Sarasate (1844 - 1908)
New York Philharmonic Symphony, Adolf Busch, William Steinberg, 1943 Brahms Violin
Concerto, Allegro Non Troppo
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Concerto no. 1, in D minor, op. 15, for piano and orchestra. Capitol [1957] Rudolf Firkusny, piano; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor.
Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896. Symphony no. 4, in E-flat, "Romantic." Capitol [1956]
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor.
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.Concerto in F, for piano and orchestra. Capitol [n.d.].
Leonard Pennario, piano; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Serenade for tenor, horn, and strings, op. 31.
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 1954. Pittsburgh International Contemporary Music Festival. Leslie Chabay, tenor; Forrest Standley, French horn; String Sinfonietta: Pittsburgh Symphony; William Steinberg, conductor.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Bologna


Andrea Bocelli, I Love Rossini, Sogno
Rossini, William Tell Overture, Classical Classics
Hungarian Radio Chorus, Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Zagreb Festival Overture, Overture to L’Italiana in Algeri
Munich Symphony Orchestra, Overture to Semiramide
Gianluigi Gelmetti and the Orchestra del Teatro Communale de Bologna, Che Gelide Manine from Puccini’s La Boheme
Weird Al Yankovic My Bologna, Permanent Record
Gianluigi Gelmetti and the Orchestra del Teatro Communale de Bologna, Selections from Act 2 from Puccini’s La Boheme
Francesco Guccini, Bologna, Live

Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Frankfurt



Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Fitz-Gerald Ernesto Halffter: Carmen [film score] Naxos 03/2011 Jacques Feyder’s 1926 silent film, Carmen, is one of the great impressionistic Spanish masterpieces of its era. This is not only the work’s world première recording but the first performance to realise the composer’s musical intentions in full.
1. Anime 00:01:26
2. Modere (Sombre) 00:04:27
3. La Vieille Castille: Anime 00:01:26
4. En Andalousie: Triste et mysterieuse 00:06:28
5. Real Fabrica de Tobacos 00:11:24
6. Mysterieux, calme 00:00:49
7. Mysterieux 00:00:48
8. Tres retenu 00:01:29
9. Danse de Carmen: Moderato non troppo - Pesante 00:02:31
10. Pesante (mais en mesure) 00:03:48
11. Soledad: Allegretto 00:01:12
12. La route de la cote vers Tarifa 00:05:11
13. A l'aube: Tres lointain 00:01:34
14. Triste et mysterieuse 00:12:57
15. Paso Doble: Brillante 00:01:36
16. Mysterieux, calme 00:01:50
17. Mort de Carmen: Calme 00:08:01
Roger Williams, Autumn Leaves (1955)
Spohr, Louis, 1784-1859.
Nonet, wood-winds, horn, strings, op. 31, F major. Concert-Disc [1958]
Members of the Fine Arts Quartet and the New York Woodwind Quintet, with Harold Siegel, double bass.
Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963.Der Schwanendreher. Odyssey [1969]Paul Doktor, viola; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Downes, conductor.

Sunday, October 02, 2011

Hamburger


Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel, 1714-1788.Concerto in F major, for two pianos and orchestra. Columbia [1970]Thomas Schippers, piano and conductor; Barbara Blegen, piano; New York Philharmonic. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s choral music belongs almost exclusively to the years 1768–88, when he served as music director for the city of Hamburg.
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Incidental music to Rosamunde. Capitol [1956] N.W.D.R. Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg; Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor. Having remained politically neutral throughout the period of the Nazi regime, Schmidt-Isserstedt was invited by Hugh Carlton Greene of the British occupying authorities in Germany (brother of the writer Graham Greene and a future Chairman of the BBC) to found the Symphony Orchestra of North German Radio (NDRSO) based in Hamburg, and he served as chief conductor of this orchestra from 1945 to 1971, when he became its honorary conductor.
Procol Harum, Homberg
Maud Cunitz, soprano; Margarete Klose, mezzo-soprano; Rudolf Schock, tenor; Gottlob Frick, Josef Metternich, basses; Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks, Hamburg, and male chorus of the Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks, Cologne; Wilhelm Schüchter, conductor. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Lohengrin. [Opera in three acts. Music and libretto by Richard Wagner, based upon medieval legends]His Master's Voice [1955]
Norma Lerer, Barbara Schlick, Ine Kollecker, Nigel Rogers, Ian Partridge, David Thomas, Berthold Possemeyer, singers; Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg; Camerata Accademica Hamburg; Jürgen Jürgens, conductor.Gagliano, Marco da, d. 1642.La Dafne [dramma in musica, Mantova 1608] Archiv Production, 1977.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Scribblin' Scriabin


Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915. Prelude in E minor Opus 11/4 Marian Pivka, Piano, Short Pieces, Great Composers, Pilz 1989
Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915. Prelude in D major Opus 11/5 Marian Pivka, Piano, Short Pieces, Great Composers, Pilz 1989
Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915. Prelude in E major Opus 11/9 Marian Pivka, Piano, Short Pieces, Great Composers, Pilz 1989

Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915. Sonatas 5, 6, 8 & 10. Melodiya / Angel, [1970?]. Sonata no.6, op.62.--Sonata no.8, op.66.--Sonata no,5, in F sharp, op.53.--Sonata no.10, op.70. Igor Zhukov, piano.
Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915. Symphony no. 2 Columbia Records, 1969.
London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Georg Semkov, conductor. Semków, Jerzy
Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich, 1872-1915. Sonata no. 3 for the piano in F-sharp minor, op. 23. Sonata no. 4 for the piano in F-sharp major, op. 30. Sonata no. 7 for the piano, op. 64. Sonata no. 9 for the piano, op. 68. Melodi︠i︡a//Angel, [197-] Igorʹ Zhukov, piano.
Nemtin, Aleksandr, 1936- Universe; part 1 of the Prefatory action to the Mysterium.
Melodyia 1973 Based on A. N. Skr︠i︡abin's sketches of part 1 of Prefatory action of his unfinished Mysterium. Aleksei Lyubimov piano; Irina Orlova, organ; Yurlov Chorus of the R. S. F. S. R.; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; Kiril Kondrashin, conductor.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Salve Regina


The words and music for the Salve Regina were composed in the 11th century by a monk known as Hermanus Contractus, or, Hermann the Cripple.

Born into a wealthy and noble Wolverad family of Southern Germany, he was baptized Hermann. The 14 children of this family were outstanding in ability and education. But, Hermann was born a crippled person, so was not considered to be a "typical Wolverad."

In time, Hermann entered a monastery on an island, Richenau, in Lake Constance. He was in constant pain. The monks designed a special chair to carry and help him. His mind richly expanded. He learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. He became a musician and poet. He built an Astrolabe, an instrument for calculating the elevation of the stars. He built many kinds of musical instruments for the monks, and even made docks to keep them punctual.

Though constantly in pain, it was said that Hermanus Contractus never complained. His reason was that he saw Mary as his mother on earth and in heaven. He trusted her, prayed to her, and sang to her. And, he said that Mary taught him to be happy in the midst of his daily sufferings.

Into his masterpiece, Salve Regina, Hermann the Contracted poured all his love for the Blessed Mother. He died in 1054; "probably the best of the Wolverad family," Father Whealon says.

Father adds that the Salve Regina became popular as an evening song in Europe. Guilds and confraternities used to sing it in the open market-places. In time it became the regular conclusion of evening devotions or Vespers in the churches.
Nana Rociera, Dios Te Salve Maria, Manuel Pareja Obregoni Tributo
Monks of the Abbey of Notre Dame , Salve Regina, Gregorian Chant
Derek Lee Ragin, a British countertenor and the female Ewa Godlewska, a Polish mezzo-soprano, Salve Regina, Farinelli: Il Castrato Farinelli, is the artistic name of Carlo Broschi, a young singer in Handel's time. He was castrated in his childhood in order to preserve his voice. Never show this movie down at the John Wayne Bobbit Men’s Center.
Coro de La Abadia Benedictina de St. Domingo de Silos, Salve Regina, Canto Gregoriano Marial
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Salve Regina, Poulenc: Sacred Works, disc 2
Kitty Cleveland, Salve Regina, Salve
Gerard Lesne, Fabio Biondi, Salve Regina in G minor RV 618, Vivaldi: Best Loved Adagios
Escolania de Monserrat, Salve Regina a 5 veus (Casanoves), Narcis Casanoves. He was a Catalan composer from Monserrat.
Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen, Whip My Hair
National Lampoon's "Southern California Brings Me Down"

Choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine, Washington, D.C. Salve Regina by Jiri Roper, I Sing of a Maiden
Weird Al Yankovic, Party in the C.I.A., Alpocalypse
John Bull, Salve Regina Roger Williams, organ Sally Garden, mezzo-soprano, Salve Regina A Sacred or Secular Adoration?
Jacob Obrecht, Salve Regina a 3 Peter Phillips Chorus/Choir Director
The Tallis Scholars Live at Oxford
Salve, dimora, casta e pura by Gounod. Beniamino Gigli. Album 1 Angel Records
Claudio Monteverdi, Salve Regina (a voce sola) Roger Williams, organ Sally Garden, mezzo-soprano Salve Regina A Sacred or Secular Adoration?
Pro Cantione Antiqua London, John Dunstable, Salve Regina misericordiae, Motets, Archiv
Roger Wagner Chorale. Salve Regina [choral music of the Spanish New World.]Angel [1966]

Monday, September 05, 2011

Gypsy


1. Csárdás by Vittorio Monti Ragin (Violin), Rohan De Silva (Piano)
2. Shakira, Gypsy, She Wolf
3. Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1: no 1 in G minor by Johannes Brahms
Rohan De Silva (Piano), Ragin (Violin)
4. Suzanne Vega, Gypsy, Suzanne Vega Close-Up Vol. 1
5. Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1: no 2 in D minor by Johannes Brahms
Ragin (Violin), Rohan De Silva (Piano)
6. Van Morison, Gypsy Queen, His Band and the Street Choir
7. Scènes de la Csárda no 4, Op. 32 "Hejre Kati" by Jenö Hubay Rohan De Silva (Piano), Ragin (Violin)
8. The Waterboys, The Raggle-Taggle Gypsy, Room to Roam
9. Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 by Pablo de Sarasate Ragin (Violin), Rohan De Silva (Piano)
10. Mahala Rai Banda, Mahalageasca -Bukovina Dub, Gypsy Beaats and Balkan Bangers E.P.
11. Canciones populares españolas (7): no 5, Nana by Manuel de Falla Ragin (Violin), Rohan De Silva (Piano)
12. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Gypsy Eyes, Electric Ladyland
13. Suite bulgare, Op. 21: no 2, Chant by Pancho Vladigerov Ragin (Violin), Rohan De Silva (Piano)
14. Al DiMeola, Mediterranean Sundance, Elegant Gypsy
15. Eili Eili by Mischa Elman Rohan De Silva (Piano), Ragin (Violin)
16. Curtis Mayfield, Gypsy Woman (Live), The Very Best of, vol. 2
17. Mystery Song
Rohan De Silva (Piano), Ragin (Violin)
18. Vladimir Visotsky, My Gypsy Song
19. Mystery Song
20. Gypsy Dancing in Palo Alto
21. Nuit exotique by Ernest Bloch Rohan De Silva (Piano), Ragin (Violin)
22. Hebrew Pieces (2), Op. 35: no 2, Lullaby by Joseph Achron Eyal Shiloach (Violin) Israeli Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Labor Day's Love Lost

Red, white, & blue. Angel, [1975] Sousa. The stars and stripes forever.--Traditional, arr. Dragon. Turkey in the straw.--Copland. Saturday night waltz & Hoedown, from Rodeo.--Traditional, arr. Dragon. Shenandoah.--Grofé. On the trail, from Grand Canyon Suite.--Steffe-Howe, arr. McRitchie. The battle hymn of the Republic.--Gershwin. Rhapsody in blue.--Bernstein. Finale from Fancy free.Capitol Symphony Orchestra; Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; Concert Arts Orchestra; Carmen Dragon, Robert Irving, Alfred Newman and Felix Slatkin, conductors, with Leonard Pennario, piano (in the 7th work)
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. An Outdoor Overture. Our Town. London Symphony Orchestra; the composer conducting.
Ry Cooder, No Banker Left Behind, Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. New music of Charles Ives; for solo voice, chorus, and chamber orchestra. Columbia [1970] Luck and work. Gregg Smith Singers; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Columbia Chamber Ensemble; Gregg Smith, conductor.
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. The Plough that Broke the Plains. Suite. Autumn; concertino for harp, strings & percussion. The river; suite. Angel 1976.
Ann Mason Stockton, harp (in 2d work); Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor.
Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Irmelin prelude.Epic [1957]
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor.
Stockhausen, Karlheinz, 1928- Telemusik. (1966). Deutsche Grammophon [1970] The 1st work is an electronic composition. NHK Studios by the composer.
Gould, Morton, 1913-1996 World War I: [music from the original score of the highly acclaimed television series] RCA Victor, 1965.
Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich, 1932- Mischievous melodies concerto for orchestra. Melodiya/Angel, [1967]Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, in part with Irina Arkhipova, mezzo-soprano; Kiril Kondrashin, conductor.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Back to School

Stand and Deliver PosterSelections from Stand and Deliver 1988) 103 min 11 March 1988

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus. Director: Ramón Menéndez Stars: Edward James Olmos Estelle Harris Mark Phelan
Selections from Columbia Masterworks Records Jan Peerce sang the title role in a 1963 recording of selections from Sigmund Romberg's The Student Prince, opposite Roberta Peters, and also featuring Giorgio Tozzi. The Student Prince album not yet been released on CD.
Boston Pops Hard Day's Night
Carmina burana; cantiones profane. Angel 1975. Sheila Armstrong, soprano; Gerald English, tenor; Thomas Allen, baritone; St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; André Previn, conductor.
Leonard Cohen, Teachers
Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Sahdji.
Mercury, [1960]MG 50257 Mercury Eastman-Rochester Orchestra; Eastman School Chorus; Howard Hanson, conductor.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Pittston Tomato Festival


E. Power Biggs, organ; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Festliches Präludium. Festival prelude, for organ and orchestra, op. 61. Columbia, [1963]
E. Power Biggs, organ; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Barber, Samuel. Toccata festiva, organ & orchestra.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Bach at Royal Festival Hall, London organ recital by Fernando Germani. Seraphim, [1960?] Toccata and fugue; D minor, BWV 565.--Toccata, adagio, and fugue, C major, BWV 564.Passacaglia and fugue, C minor, BWV 582.--Fantasia and fugue, G minor, BWV 542.
Aquabats - I Fell Asleep On My Arm
A Festival of French organ music. Columbia, [1962]
E. Power Biggs, organ; St. George's Church NYC Charles Marie Widor, Toccata in F major, from the Fifth Organ Symphony
Lena Katina - Never Forget
E. Power Biggs, organ; St. George's Church NYC Camile Saint-Saëns, Fantasia in E-flat Major
Grimethorpe, Carnival Cocktail, Chandos
Gigout Scherzo

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Castle Danger, Minnesota


Sweet danger -- Queue at Drury Lane -- King of London -- To look upon my love Kean Lyrics & music [by] Robert Wright and George Forrest. Book by Peter Stone. [New York] : Columbia, [1961]
Shannon Castle Singers Music From A Mediaeval Banquet At Bunratty Castle, Ireland The Spinning Wheel Interruptus
An American in Paris by Gershwin Mercury, [1957] Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ; Antal Dorati, conductor.
Shannon Castle Singers Music From A Mediaeval Banquet At Bunratty Castle, Ireland Cruiskeen Lawn
Captain from Castle: Conquest; Catana Alfred Newman Conducts his Great Film Music Angel, 1973
Lowdown, Boz Scaggs, Silk Degrees
Boléro Minnesota Orchestra; Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor. Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937 All the works for orchestra. Vox QSVBX 5133, [1975]
Wilder, Alec The Sand Castle. Columbia [1960]
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Francesca da Rimini op. 32. Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra; Antal Dorati, conductor. Mercury [1959]

Sunday, August 07, 2011

Jussi Bjoerling

La bohème. Act I: Che gelida manina / Puccini (Jussi Bjoerling, tenor)60 years of Music America loves best. Volume II RCA Victor, [1961]
Jussi Björling Rediscovered.Beethoven Adelaide, Op. 46 (Remastered 2003) Frühlingsglaube, D. 686 (Remastered 2003)by Franz Schubert The Trout by Franz Schubert D. 550 (2003 Remastered) Ständchen, Op. Posth. No. 4 Die böse Farbe, Op. 25, No. 17 (Remastered 2003)by Franz Schubert
by Richard Strauss Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29, No. 1 Cäcilie, No. 2
Johannes Brahms Ständchen
Mozart Don Giovanni Act II: Scene 2: Il mio tesoro
Umberto Giordano Act II: Amor ti vieta Come un bel di di Maggio
Georges Bizet Carmen Act II: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Flower Song)
Jules Masssenet Manon Act II: Instant charmant; En fermant les yeux (The Dream)
Edvard Grieg En Svane, Op. 25, No. 2 En Dröm/Ein Traum (The Dream), Op. 48, No. 6 Jean Sibelius Demanten pa marssnön (Diamond on the March Snow), Op. 36, No. 6 Säv, säv. susa (Rushes, Whisper), Op. 36, No. 4 Svarta rosor (Black Roses), Op. 36, No. 1
Carl Leopold Sidberg Tonerna (Visions)
Pietro Mascagni Addio alla madre
Francesco Paolo Tosti Ideale L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
Giacomo Puccini Act III: E lucevan le stelle

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

Monday, July 25, 2011

Feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola


St. Ignatius Loyola was born in 1491 to a family of minor nobility in northern Spain. As a young man, Ignatius Loyola was a soldier and dreamed of doing great deeds. But in 1521 Ignatius was gravely wounded in a battle with the French.
Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954. Tapfere Soldat The Chocolate Soldier. RCA Victor, [1958]
Risë Stevens and Robert Merrill, with supporting soloists, chorus and orchestra; Lehman Engel, conductor.
It makes a fellow proud -- To be a soldier An evening wasted with Tom Lehrer [words and music by Tom Lehrer]. [Burbank, CA] : Reprise, [1966]
L'histoire du soldat, [The soldier's tale, to be read, played, and danced, text by C.F. Ramuz] Philips [1964] Jean Cocteau, as the narrator; Peter Ustinov, as the devil; Jean Marie Fertey, as the soldier; with instrumental ensemble; Igor Markévitch, conductor.
L'histoire du soldat; suite. Columbia [1955] With the composer's Octet, winds and his Symphonies d'instruments à vent. The soldier's march.--Soldier at the brook.--Pastorale.--The royal march.--The little concerto.--Three dances (tango, waltz, ragtime)--The devil's dance.--Chorale.--Triumphal march of the devil. Alex Schneider, violin; Loren Glickman, bassoon; Erwin Price, trombone; David Oppenheim, clarinet; Robert Nagel, trumpet; Juliu Levine, double-bass; Alfred Howard, percussion; conducted by the composer.
After being seriously wounded at the Battle of Pamplona in 1521, he underwent a spiritual conversion while in recovery. De Vita Christi by Ludolph of Saxony inspired Loyola to abandon his previous military life and devote himself to labour for God, following the example of spiritual leaders such as Francis of Assisi. He experienced a vision of the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus while at the shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat in March 1522. Thereafter he went to Manresa, where he began praying for seven hours a day, often in a nearby cave, while formulating the fundamentals of the Spiritual Exercises.
Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936. Fontane di Roma. The fountains of Rome. The pines of Rome. Columbia [1971?] Philadelphia orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936. Pini di Roma. The pines of Rome. Roman festivals.
Columbia [1970] New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor.
The later years of Ignatius were spent in Rome in partial retirement, the correspondence inevitable in governing the Society leaving no time for those works of active ministry which in themselves he much preferred. His health too began to fail. In 1551, when he had gathered the elder fathers to revise the constitutions, he laid his resignation of the generalate in their hands, but they refused to accept it then or later.
In the summer of 1556 Ignatius was attacked by Roman fever. His doctors did not foresee any serious consequences, but he did. On 30 July, 1556, he asked for the last sacraments and the papal blessing, but he was told that no immediate danger threatened. Next morning at daybreak, the infirmarian found him lying in peaceful prayer, so peaceful that he did not at once perceive that the saint was actually dying. When his condition was realized, the last blessing was given, but the end came before the holy oils could be fetched. Perhaps he had prayed that his death, like his life, might pass without any demonstration.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Sadko's Trip to the Mountains


From high atop beautiful Mountaintop, Pennsylvania it's time once again for Sadko's annual trip to the mountains.
Peggy Wood Sound of Music 'Climb Every Mountain'
Marvin Gaye Tammi Terrell Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Indy, Vincent d', 1851-1931.
Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français. Symphony on a French mountain air, op. 25.
Angel 1976. Aldo Ciccolini, piano; Orchestre de Paris; Serge Baudo, conductor.
Hovhaness, Alan, 1911-2000 Mysterious mountain, op. 132. RCA Victor [1958] Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor.
Wild mountain thyme Baez, Joan. Live at Newport Santa Monica, Calif. : Vanguard Records, 1996.
Stories to tell. Milestone Records, 1974. Mountain train performed by Flora Purim
Leslie West, This Wheel's On Fire, Mountain,Columbia 1996
In the Hall of the Mountain King, from Peer Gynt by Grieg Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, cond. Our greatest hits Columbia, 1970.
A Night on Bald Mountain, by Moussorgsky, orch. by Rimsky-Korsakov Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Georges Prêtre, conductor. Russian Orchestral Masterpieces. Angel [1962]
Davis Sisters Foggy Mountain Top Country Music Hits by Country Music's Stars. Camden, 1962.
Go, tell it on the mountain Obernkirchen Children's Choir ; Edith Moeller, conductor.Christmas songs Angel, [1961]
The Sun Goes Down Behind the Mountain Red Army Ensemble. Volume 3. Angel. Boris Alexandrov, conductor.
Kentucky Mountain Portraits by Lyndol Mitchell Fiesta in Hi-Fi Howard Hanson conducting the Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra. Mercury

Saturday, July 16, 2011

The Shore


Sadko's World of Music


Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Sea drift. (text by Walt Whitman). A song of the high hills.
Angel [1974] John Noble, baritone (1st work); Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor.
Charlotte Martin, On Your Shore.
Gilbert and Sullivan, The Gondliers, Pro Arte Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
Brian Theme Continuation Moment: Reed Miller I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time
Riders to the sea Vaughan Williams.
Hollywood, Calif. : Angel, [1971] Norma Burrowes, Margaret Price, sopranos (2nd work) ; Helen Watts, contralto ; Benjamin Luxon, baritone (2nd work) ; Women's voices of the Ambrosian Singers ; Orchestra Nova of London ; Meredith Davies, conductor.
Renaissance Live at Carnegie Hall Ocean Gypsy Sire Records 1976
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Peter Grimes. Selections. Four sea interludes, op. 33a (from Peter Grimes). Variations and fugue on a theme of Purcell, op. 34. (The young person's guide to the orchestra). Angel [1964] Philharmonia Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor.
Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Sea pictures Sea-pictures, op. 37 ; In the South (Alassio) concert-overture Hollywood : Capitol [1956] Sea-pictures: Sea slumber song--In haven--Sabbath morning at sea--Where corals lie--The swimmer. Gladys Ripley, contralto, with orchestra (in Sea-pictures); London Symphony Orchestra: George Weldon, conductor.
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.Symphonies, no. 1. A sea symphony. Music from "The wasps." London, [1954]
text by W. Whitman for vocal portions of the 1st work. Isobel Baillie, soprano, and John Cameron, baritone (in the 1st work); London Philharmonic Choir (in the 1st work) and Orchestra; Sir Adrian Boult, conductor.
Schwartz, Arthur, 1900- By the beautiful sea. Book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields; lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Vocal arrangements by Jay Blackton; orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett.
Capitol [1950] Starring Shirley Booth and Wilbur Evans, with original Broadway cast and orchestra; Jay Blackton, conductor.
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. La mer. The sea. RCA Victor [1957] Boston Symphony Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor.
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. New music of Charles Ives; for solo voice, chorus, and chamber orchestra. Columbia [1970] At sea.-- The children's hour.-- The rainbow.
Gregg Smith Singers; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Columbia Chamber Ensemble; Gregg Smith, conductor.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Boulez conducts Beethoven. Columbia [1970]
Cantata--"Calm sea and prosperous voyage." New Philharmonia Orchestra; John Alldis Choir Pierre Boulez, conductor.
Lindsay, Mort. I could go on singing, motion picture sound track.
Capitol, [1965?] I am the monarch of the sea.--It never was you. Starring Judy Garland and Dirk Bogarde.

Saturday, July 09, 2011

Hats for Composers


Rolling Stones Hold Onto Your Hat
Manuel De Falla 1876-1946.El amor brujo. The three-cornered hat.
1. Dance of the miller's wife. She was tired of the same old grind.
2. The neighbors' dance.
3. Dance of the miller. He had a run of the mill position.
4. Final dance
Deutsche Grammophon Berlin Radio Symphony; Lorin Maazel, conductor.
VIVA ESPANA AND MEXICO Hayman, Richard, arranger(s)
Mexican Hat Dance (arr. R. Hayman)
Richard Hayman Orchestra
Hayman, Richard, Conductor
The Quangle Wangle Hat, Connie Booth, reader. Seven Ages, Naxos
P.D.Q. Bach Liebeslieder Polkas To His Coy Mistress and to the Virgins to Make Much of Time Vanguard 1980
Ravel Rapsodie espagnole New Philharmonia, Carlo Maria Giulini Angel
Wiener Sängerknaben Schubert songs ; Folk songs Capitol Jetzt hat mir mei Herzel
Fred Astaire, Top Hat and Tails
Young Frankenstein, Puttin on the Ritz
Montgomery, Garth
Hayman, Richard, arranger(s)
Chiquita Banana
The Girl and the Little Green Hat
Lucretia West, soprano; Leo Taubmann, piano. Die Liebe hat gelogen New York : Westminster. 1955.
Cesare Valletti, tenor; Leo Taubman, piano. Der Himmel hat eine Träne geweint (Rückert) Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.Dichterliebe.RCA Victor [1960]
Some Questions about Hats by Slap Happy from their Album Desperate Straights
Abbey Singers ; Michael Oelbaum, piano. Alles hat seine Zeit Part-songs by Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. Decca, [1965]
E. Power Biggs playing the Flentrop organ in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University.
Mein junges Leben hat ein End Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon, 1562-1621.Variations on popular songsColumbia [1962

Saturday, July 02, 2011

PDQ show


An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach 1965: Vanguard VMD 79195 Concerto for Horn and Hardart (S. 27) [15:47] Allegro / Tema con variazione / Menuetto con Panna e Zucchero
Iphigenia in Brooklyn cantata (S. 53162) [10:20] Aria / Recitative / Ground / Recitative / Aria
Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista, 1710-1736.Flute concerto no. 1 in G major.
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra; Karl Munchinger, conductor
CS 6395 London
Dukas, Paul, 1865-1935. The sorcerer's apprentice Philadelphia Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy, conductor. New York : Columbia
Qin, Yong Cheng Romance Nishizaki, Takako, violin Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jean, Kenneth, Conductor Marco Polo
An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach 1965: Vanguard VMD 79195 Quodlibet for Small Orchestra [10:01] Allegro / Adagio / Allegro Sinfonia Concertante (S. 98.6) [14:57] Sehr Unruhig mit schmalz - Andante senza moto-Presto mit schleppend
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Prokofiev's greatest hits. Columbia [1970] Troika-Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60. Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. New York : Columbia,
Philadelphia Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Quantz, Johann Joachim Flute Concerto No. 116 in D major, QV 5:46
Haupt, Eckart, flute Dresden Baroque Soloists Berlin Castles Capriccio

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Father's Day


Sadko's World of Music
God bless America The Mormon Tabernacle Choir album Columbia, 1972.
Bach, Boyvin: Organ Works, Performed On The Silbermann Organs at Marmoutier and Ebersmunster, 1966 Johann Sebastian Bach Jacques Boyvin
Artist Noelie Pierront Label: The Music Guild S-26
Ganne, G. L. Father of Victory. Eastman Wind Ensemble; Frederick Fennell, conductor
Hands across the Seas. Mercury, [1960?]
Waltzes by the Strauss Family. RCA Victor [1956] Where the citrons bloom, op. 364, by J. Strauss, Jr.--Secret attractions, op. 173, by Josef Strauss.--One thousand and one nights, op. 346, by J. Strauss, Jr.--Doctrines, op. 79, by E. Strauss.--Music of the spheres, op. 235, by Josef Strauss.--Roses from the south, op. 388, by J. Strauss, Jr.
Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler, conductor.
This land is your land -- Heavenly father The Mormon Tabernacle Choir album Columbia, 1972.
Pomp amd Circumstance by Elgar ARTHUR FIEDLER CONDUCTS A BOSTON POPS CONCERT (EVERYTHING BUT THE BEER) Boston Pops Orchestra (Fiedler), RCA Victor LM 6082
Musica Aeterna Orchestra; Frederic Waldman, conductor. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Son and Stranger overture, op. 89. Decca [1969]
West Side Story Medley ARTHUR FIEDLER CONDUCTS A BOSTON POPS CONCERT (EVERYTHING BUT THE BEER) Boston Pops Orchestra (Fiedler), RCA Victor LM 6082
Decca [1969]
Sarah Blasko Bird on a Wire As Day Follows Night Low Altitude Records
Battle Cry of Freedom The Mormon Tabernacle Choir album Columbia, 1972.
Strauss Family album Mercury, [1959] A night in Venice overture / Johann, jr. -- Doctrinen waltz. Bahn frei polka / Eduard -- Aquarellen waltz. Music of the spheres waltz / Josef -- Egyptian march / Johann, jr. -- Lorelei-Rheinklänge / Johann, sr. -- Eljen a Magyar polka / Johann, jr. Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra; Antal Dorati, conductor.

Thursday, June 09, 2011

To Kill Time


On November 30, 1949, Norman Granz arranged for Charlie Parker to record an album of ballads with a mixed group of jazz and chamber orchestra musicians. Six master takes from this session comprised the album Bird With Strings: “Just Friends”, “Everything Happens to Me”, “April in Paris”, “Summertime”, “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was”, and “If I Should Lose You”. The sound of these recordings is rare in Parker’s catalog.
Carnegie Hall Concert [Live] Keith Jarrett Time On My Hands Ecm Records
Art of Trio, Vol 1 Brad Mehldau I Didn't Know What Time It Was Warner Bros / Wea
Drummer Jorge Rossy and bassist Larry Grenadier
Clayton Brothers Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Expressions 1997 Warner Bros.
Summertime - Featuring Anita Baker Cyrus Chestnut with Anita Baker from the Album Cyrus Chestnut Atlantic Jazz
Dave Brubeck Quartet The Time of Our Madness
Lee Greenwood Till the End of Time
Lou Donaldson Twist Time
A Time to Kill Soundtrack Pavane for Loss Elliot Goldenthal
End of Time Nia Quartet
Tony Bennett Just in Time
Elaine Dame Every Time We Say Goodbye
Marcus Shelby Trio The Sophisticate Time to Fall in Love Again Noir Records 1998
Beegie Adair It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Winter Romance Greenhill
Jon Alberts Jeff Johnson Tad Britton Some Other Time Apothecary Origin Records
Between Eternity Zara Tellander, Alex Clements & John Abraham : Between Stops
2009 Record Label: RESA

Sunday, June 05, 2011

June Bug


YoYo Ma Gabriel's Oboe
The romantic music of Tchaikovsky. Columbia - Excerpts from 1st movement of Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for piano and orchestra, op. 23 -- June - Barcarolle from The Months Andre Kostelanetz, conducting his orchestra ; Leonid Hambro, piano.
Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. The string quartets. Vanguard [1959] Op.71, no.1-3.--Op.74, no.1-3. Griller String Quartet.

YoYo Ma, Robert White Sings Beethoven When Mortals All to Rest Retire
Hafdis Huld Synchronised Swimmers
Concert of sacred music. Columbia [1955]
As torrents in summer, from King Olaf, by Longfellow-Elgar.Nymphs and shepherds, by Purcell, arr. Jenkins.--Listen to the lambs, by Dett.--Weep no more, sad fountains, by Jenkins.--Fierce raged the tempest, by Thring-Jenkins. Mormon Tabernacle Choir of Salt Lake City; Alexander Schreiner, Frank W. Asper, organists; J. Spencer Cornwall, conductor.
The Zombies Time of the Season from Odyssey and Oracle
Ice in the Sun Status Quo Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo
Concerto for harpsichord, orchestra, D major (ca. 1780) / Haydn
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Concerto in D minor for harpsichord and orchestra / Bach. Capitol, [1957] Sylvia Marlowe, harpsichord and conductor; Concert Arts Chamber Orchestra.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Graduation

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Academic festival overture, op. 80. Columbia [1956]
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York; Bruno Walter, conductor.
Concerto for choir: Do not reject me in my old age, by M. S. Berezovsky U.S.S.R. Russian Academic Chorus; Aleksander Yurlov, conductor.
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981 Overture to The School for Scandal Mercury, [1953] Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra; Howard Hanson, conductor.
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Graduation ball by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Antal Dorati. Capitol Records Ballet Theatre Orchestra; Joseph Levine, conductor.

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Paderewski Pat Down


Paderewski, Ignacy Jan Overture 00:09:44 Conductor: Wit, Antoni Orchestra:Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Label: Naxos
Paderewski, Ignacy Jan Fantaisie polonaise sur des themes originaux, Op. 19 00:21:08 Fialkowska, Janina, piano Wit, Antoni Orchestra:Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Label: Naxos
Paderewski. Minuet Music of the great keyboard masters. Capitol, [1957]
Sascha Gorodnitzki, piano.--Minuet in G minor / Paderewski Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra.
Paderewski. Minuet Keyboard giants of the past. RCA Victor [1962]
Minuet in G, op. 14, no. 1, by Paderewski (played by the composer, 1923)
Joe Glazer, 22 Minutes from Town Collector Records
PADEREWSKI AT THE PIANO: A HISTORICAL COLLECTION
PADEREWSKI,IGNACE JAN MURRAY HILL Release Number: S-4742
Schubert: Impromptu Opus 142:2 and Opus 142:3

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Just Another Sunday in May

The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin The Dance of Maya from The Inner Mounting Flame Columbia 1998
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847 Mendelssohn's greatest hits. Columbia [1970]
May breezes Rudolf Serkin, piano Rimsky-Korsakov. May night: Overture. Bolshoi Theater Orchestra; Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor.
London Symphony Orchestra To the Spring by Grieg
Encores by Kogan RCA Victor, [1958] Song Without Words: May Breezes by Mendelssohn Leonid Kogan, violin; Andrei Mitnik, piano.
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906- Symphony no. 3, in E♭ minor, op. 20 (May Day) Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, with the USSR Russian Chorus; Kiril Kondrashin, conductor.
Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Camelot, original motion picture sound track.
Warner Bros. Records, [1967]The Lusty Month of May Lyrics by Alan J. Lerner.
Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Harris, Franco Nero, and David Hemmings, with music conducted by Alfred Newman.
Pete Brown Qt I May Be Wrong (1944) KEYNOTE 1312
Ink Spots Allan Flynn-Frank Madden Maybe (1940)DECCA 3258-B

Monday, May 02, 2011

May Magnificat for Mothers' Day


Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Magnificat Angel, [1971]
Women's voices of the Ambrosian Singers ; Orchestra Nova of London ; Meredith Davies, conductor.
Victoria, Tomás Luis de, 1540 (ca.)-1611. O quam gloriosum est regnum. Argo [1970]
Magnificat primi toni Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge; George Guest, conductor.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Magnificat, S. 243, D major. Éditions de l'Oiseau-Lyre [1955] Eileen McLoughlin, Heather Harper, sopranos; Alfred Deller, counter-tenor; Wilfred Brown, tenor; Maurice Bevan, bass; St. Anthony Singers; Kalmar Orchestra; Dennis Vaughan, organ; Thornton Lofthouse, harpsichord; Pierre Colombo, conductor.
Magnificat, three Renaissance and baroque settings of the canticle of the Virgin Mary. Angel [1967]Magnificat (Ossecensis) by Vivaldi (20 min., 14 sec.)--Magnificat, modo 1, by Morales (7 min., 17 sec.)--Magnificat primo, 6 voci, by Monteverdi (14 min., 39 sec.) Vocal soloists with Roger Wagner Chorale, orchestra, and harpsichord; Roger Wagner, conductor.
Fastes et divertissements de Versailles Epic, 1958-1960. Magnificat / BoessetVarious vocal soloists with chamber orchestra or organ; Maurice Hewitt, conductor.

MAY is Mary’s month, and I
Muse at that and wonder why:
Her feasts follow reason,
Dated due to season—

Candlemas, Lady Day;
But the Lady Month, May,
Why fasten that upon her,
With a feasting in her honour?

Is it only its being brighter
Than the most are must delight her?
Is it opportunest
And flowers finds soonest?

Ask of her, the mighty mother:
Her reply puts this other
Question: What is Spring?—
Growth in every thing—

Flesh and fleece, fur and feather,
Grass and greenworld all together;
Star-eyed strawberry-breasted
Throstle above her nested

Cluster of bugle blue eggs thin
Forms and warms the life within;
And bird and blossom swell
In sod or sheath or shell.

All things rising, all things sizing
Mary sees, sympathising
With that world of good,
Nature’s motherhood.

Their magnifying of each its kind
With delight calls to mind
How she did in her stored
Magnify the Lord.

Well but there was more than this:
Spring’s universal bliss
Much, had much to say
To offering Mary May.

When drop-of-blood-and-foam-dapple
Bloom lights the orchard-apple
And thicket and thorp are merry
With silver-surfèd cherry

And azuring-over greybell makes
Wood banks and brakes wash wet like lakes
And magic cuckoocall
Caps, clears, and clinches all—

This ecstasy all through mothering earth
Tells Mary her mirth till Christ’s birth
To remember and exultation
In God who was her salvation.

Sunday, May 01, 2011

Thomas Sunday


Irma Thomas These Honey Do's
Overture to Thomas, Ambroise, 1811-1896. Mignon. Text: M. Carré und J. Barbier [nach J. W. von Goethe] Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft [1964] Starring Jane Berbié, soprano, in the title role, with supporting soloists; Chor Raymond St-Paul; Orchester Lamoureux, Paris; Jean Fournet, conductor.
David Thomas What Do We Do with a Drunken Sailor?
Thomas M. Carter Boston Commandery from The Pride of America; [the golden age of the American march] New World Records, 1976. Goldman Band; Richard Franko Goldman or Ainslee Cox, conductors.
Carla Thomas Let Me Be Good to You
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Solomon. edited and revised by Sir Thomas Beecham. Angel Records [1956] Elsie Morrison, Lois Marshall, sopranos; Alexander Young, tenor; John Cameron, baritone; Beecham Choral Society; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor.
Chris Thomas King Baptized in Dirty Water
Orff, Carl, 1895-1982 Carmina burana; cantiones profane. Angel 1975. Sheila Armstrong, soprano; Gerald English, tenor; Thomas Allen, baritone; St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; André Previn, conductor.
Larry Adler, Carroll Gibbons, Savoy Hotel Orpheans Rhapsody In Blue (part 1 & 2) (1935 London) Larry Adler (hca), Bill Shakespeare, Billy Higgs (tp), Arthur Fenoulhet (tp, tb), Paul Fenoulhet, Sam Acres (tb), George Melachrino (cl, as, vn), Laurie Payne (cl, as, bar), George Smith (cl, ts), Eugene Pini (vn), Carroll Gibbons, Ian Stewart (p), Bert Thomas (g), Jack Evetts (sb), Max Abrams (dm) Rec. May 28, 1935 COLUMBIA (UK) DB-1560
Lord of Life The 1980 Premier Recording at St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC. Scored for Choir, Soloists, Brass, Bass, Harp, Cello, Percussion and Organ
Peloquin Chorale, Alexander Peloquin, Conductor Entrance Song
The Inimitable Sir Thomas. Seraphim [1966] Summer evening, edited and arr. by Beecham. Prelude to Irmelin. By Delius.--Legend, op. 59, no. 3, by Dvořák.--Symphonic dance, op. 64, no. 2, by Grieg. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre national de la Radio-diffusion française; Sir Thomas Beecham, bart., conductor.
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis Angel 1976. Sir Adrian Boult conducts string music of Vaughan Williams. London Symphony Orchestra.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter


Oleg Boshniakovich, piano Granados Danzas espanolas , op. 37, No. 2 Oriental
Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Motets pour un temps de pénitence. Easter and Christmas motets. Argo, 1973.Easter motets: Timor et tremor. Vinea mea electa. Tenebrae factae sunt. Tristis est anima mea.-- Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; London Sinfonietta; Simon Preston, conductor.
Valery Kikta, Easter Chants of the Old Russia Yegorov, P. Conductor Choir of the Academy of Choral Art
Penderecki, Krzysztof, 1933-Utrenja. The entombment of Christ. RCA Red Seal [1971]Stefania Woytowicz, soprano; Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-soprano; Seth McCoy tenor; Bernard Ladysz, Peter Lagger, basses; Temple University Choirs; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor; sung in Old Slavonic.
Alexei Larin (1954-)Russian Passion: Oratio for Soloists, Choir, Organ, Percussion (1994)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908.Svetlyĭ prazdnik Russian Easter overture, op. 36. RCA Red Seal [1969] Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor.
Tschesnokov, Easter Prayer Academy of Choral Arts, Moscow Chorus/Choir, V. Ladjuk Voice, Viktor Popov Conductor
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Oster-Oratorium. Easter oratorio, BWV 249. Angel [1966]Teresa Zylis-Gara, soprano; Patricia Johnson, alto; Theo Altmeyer, tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; South German Madrigal Choir: Southwest German Chamber Orchestra; Wolfgang Gönnenwein, conductor.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Easter Sunday


Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
Oster-Oratorium. German. Easter oratorio, BWV 249. Angel [1966]
Teresa Zylis-Gara, soprano; Patricia Johnson, alto; Theo Altmeyer, tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone; South German Madrigal Choir: Southwest German Chamber Orchestra; Wolfgang Gönnenwein, conductor.
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Svetlyĭ Prazdnik Russian Easter overture, op. 36. RCA Red Seal [1969] Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor.
Penderecki, Krzysztof, 1933- Utrenja. The Entombment of Christ. RCA Red Seal [1971]
Stefania Woytowicz, soprano; Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-soprano; Seth McCoy tenor; Bernard Ladysz, Peter Lagger, basses; Temple University Choirs; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor; sung in Old Slavonic.
Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Motets pour un temps de pénitence. Easter and Christmas motets. Argo, 1973. Easter motets: Timor et tremor. Vinea mea electa. Tenebrae factae sunt. Tristis est anima mea. Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; London Sinfonietta; Simon Preston, conductor.
Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah
Chris Connor Hallelujah I Love Him So (1959 NYC) Bill Rubenstein (P), Kenny Burrell (G), Eddie DeHaas (B), Lex Humphries (D) Live from ''The Village Vanguard'' 3452 Atlantic LP8040
Spike Jones And His City Slickers Ya Wanna Buy A Bunny? (1949) George Rock (vocal) RCA Victor 20-3359

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Palm Sunday


Palm Sunday


Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Christus am Ölberge. German. Christ on the Mount of Olives op.85. Columbia [1966] Judith Raskin, soprano; Richard Lewis, tenor; Herbert Beattie, bass; Temple University Choirs; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 Markuspassion. Selections The Passion according to Saint Mark, BWV 247. Epic [1965] Soloists and members of the Stuttgart Madrigal Choir; Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra; Wolfgang Gönnenwein, conductor.
Robert Palmer, Some People Can Do What They Like, Island Records, 1976.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Johannespassion. St. John Passion. Vox [1960]
Vocal soloists; Akademie-Kammerchor; Wiener Symphoniker; Ferdinand Grossmann, conductor
Emerson Lake Palmer "Barbarian", is attributed to the three band members, it is effectively an arrangement for rock band of Bartók’s 1911 piano piece, Allegro Barbaro Rhino 1970
Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-
Ode an den Westwind. Musik für Violoncello und Orchester nach Percy Bysshe Shelley. Konzert für Violine und grosses Orchester. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft [1969]
Siegfried Palm, violoncello; Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin; Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; the composer conducting.
Hafdis Huld, Robot, Robot from Synchronised Swimmers OK Good label
Penderecki, Krzysztof, 1933- Penderecki conducts Penderecki. Angel [1973] Fonogrammi, for flutes and chamber orchestra. Cello concerto. Siegfried Palm, violoncello Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, with Wanda Wilkomirska, violin, and Felicja Blumental, piano; conducted by the composer.
Bill Frenzer, She's Got a Tongue Like a Kodiak Bear Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes #13
Alfred Newman conducts his great film music New York : Angel, 1973. The robe: Palm Sunday In part with the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Cheerios for Berlioz


Cheerios for Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique, op. l4. RCA Red Seal, 1969. Boston Symphony Orchestra; Georges Prêtre, conductor.
Berlioz overtures. London, [197-?] Le corsaire.--Le roi Lear.--Le carnaval romain.--Les francs juges. L'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris; Albert Wolff, conductor.
Les Troyens: great scenes. Seraphim, [1976?]. Excerpts from the opera, starring Régine Crespin, soprano, with supporting soloists; Orchestra and Chorus of the Paris Opera; Georges Prêtre, conductor; sung in French.
Roman carnival overture, op. 9 Decca, [1970] Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor.
The Trojans: Final scenes. The death of Cleopatra. Angel [1970] Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; as Dido, with supporting soloists and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus (in the 1st work); London Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, conductor.
Romeo and Juliet; the orchestral music. Angel [1970] Introduction (Combat and tumult, Intervention of the Prince).--Romeo alone, Melancholy, Concert and ball at the Capulets' Palace.--Queen Mab, or the dream-fairy.--Love scene.--Romeo at the tomb of the Capulets. Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor.
Requiem, op. 5. Columbia [1965] Cesare Vailetti, tenor; Temple University Choirs; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Le carneval romain. Beatrice et Benedict. Le corsaire. Benvenuto Cellini. Le damnation de faust. London, 1965. LÓrchestre de la Suisse Romande; Ernest Ansermet, conductor.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011


Cigars for Elgar


Sir Edward Elgar Violin Sonata in E-, Op.82 23:33
Simone Lamsma Violin, Yurie Miura Piano
Romance for Violin and Piano in C-, Op.1
2 Pieces, for violin and piano, Op.13 Bizarrerie
3 Pieces, for violin and piano, Op.4 Idyll Pastourelle Virelai
La Capricieuse, Op.17
3 Characteristic Pieces, Op.10 (arr. violin and piano) Mazurka
2 Pieces, for violin and piano, Op.15 1.Chanson de nuit 2.Chanson de matin
Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op.12 (arr.violin and piano)
Sursum Corda (Elévation), for brass, organ, strings and 2 timpani in Bb, Op.11Offertoire: Andante religioso (arr. violin and piano)
Symphony no. 2 in E flat, op. 63. Angel 1976. London Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Adrian Boult, conductor.
Introduction and Allegro, in G minor and major, for string orchestra and quartet, op. 47. Hugh Maguire, Raymond Keenlyside, Kenneth Essex, Kenneth Heath, string quartet; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor.
Pomp and circumstance; marches, op. 39. Angel [1967] No. 1, in D.--No. 2, in A minor.--No. 3, in C minor.--No. 4, in G.--No. 5, in C.
Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir John Barbirolli, conductor.
Enigma variations, op. 36. Capitol [1957] Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; William Steinberg, conductor.

Friday, March 25, 2011

It Takes a Thief to Khachaturian



KHACHATURIAN, A.I.: Othello / The Battle of Stalingrad
Khachaturian, Aram Il'yich The Battle of Stalingrad: Suite Marco Polo
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Adriano, Conductor A City on the Volga - The Invasion 00:05:19 Stalingrad in Flames 00:04:03 The Enemy is doomed 00:07:34 For our Motherland; To the Attack! - Eternal Glory to the Heroes 00:06:38 To Victory - There is a Cliff on the Volga 00:06:18
Zeynep Ucbasaran & Sergio Gallo Music for Two Pianos Recorded in Abravanel Hall, Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara November 21-22, 2006
Eroica Classical Recordings, August 2008 (Eroica JDT3421)Aram Khachaturian, Op. 6, III Fantastic Waltz (arranged from music for film "Prisoner No. 217")
Concerto for piano and orchestra. Columbia 1972. Philippe Entremont, piano; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor.
Symphony no. 3 (1947) (Symphony-poem). RCA Red Seal [1969] Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor.
Masquerade suite. RCA Victor [1960] RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Kiril Kondrashin, conductor.
If time allows:
Encores by Kogan RCA Victor, [1958] Dance of Ayshe from "Gayne Ballet" / Khachaturian Leonid Kogan, violin; Andrei Mitnik, piano.
Diverse winds. Mercury [1960] Khachaturian, Aram. Armenian dances. Eastman Wind Ensemble; Frederick Fennell, conductor.
Introducing the first releases Melodiya/Angel, [1967] Concerto in D minor for violin and orchestra. First movement excerpt / Khachaturian (David Oistrakh, violin) Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Oistrakh

Monday, March 07, 2011

Lumberjacks for Chopin


Great Pianists of the Century play Chopin.
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.
Seraphim, [1973?]
Polonaise in A flat, op. 53 (Witold Malcuzynski)--Nocturne no. 2 in E flat, op. 9, no. 2 (Artur Rubinstein)--Etude in C minor, op. 10, no. 12 (Shura Cherkassky)--Etude in E, op. 10, no. 3 (Claudio Arrau)--Mazurka no. 32 in C sharp minor, op. 50, no. 3 (Vladimir Horowitz)--Etude in D flat, op. 25, no. 8 (Geza Anda)--Nocturne no. 5 in F sharp, op. 15, no. 2 (Artur Rubinstein)--Funeral march from Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor (Alfred Cortot)--Etude in F minor, op. 25, no. 2 (Geza Anda)--Prelude in D flat, op. 28, no. 15 (Alfred Cortot)--Waltz no. 6 in D flat, op. 64, no. 1 (Dinu Lipatti)--Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, op. 66, post. (Shura Cherkassky)--Berceuse in D flat, op. 57 (Walter Gieseking)--Waltz no. 1 in E flat, op. 18 (Dinu Lipatti)
Philippe Entremont, piano. The Chopin I love. Columbia, [1971]Polonaise in A major, op. 40, no. 1--Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 9,no.2.--Waltz no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 18.--Fantaisie-impromptu, op. 66.--Etude in C minor, op. 10, no. 12.--Waltz no. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2.--Trios ecossaises, op. 72, no. 3.--Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64, no. 1 .--Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53.
Sv︠i︡atoslav Richter, piano. Ballade no. 3, in A flat major, op. 47, by Chopin Sv︠i︡atoslav Richter plays Prokofiev, Haydn, Chopin [and] Debussy. Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft [1962]
Chopin: the 14 Waltzes. Columbia [1961]Alexander Brailowsky, piano.

Saturday, March 05, 2011

Rimshots for Rimsky-Korsakov


Song of India- Mario Lanza
The flight of the bumblebee.--The young prince and the young princess, from Scheherazade.--Procession of the nobles, from Mlada.--Hymn to the sun, from Le Coq d'or.--Dance of the tumblers, from The snow maiden.--Song of India, from Sadko.--The sea and Sinbad's ship, from Scheherazade.--Canto gitano and Fandango asturiano, from Capriccio espagnol. Rimsky-Korsakov's greatest hits. Columbia [1969]
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Konstantin Ivanov, conductor. Symphony no. 2, Antar. Capriccio espagnol. Melodiya/Angel [1974]
Svetlyĭ prazdnik Russian Easter overture, op. 36. RCA Red Seal [1969] Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor.
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Konstantin Ivanov, conductor.
Suite from "Le coq d'or" (arr. Glazunov & Steinberg). Suite from "The tale of Tsar Saltan," op. 57. Melodiya [1973]

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Delicious Delius


From high atop the Delius Restaurant located at 2951 Cherry Ave in beautiful downtown Signal Hill, CA 90755
For reservations call (562) 426-0694 it's Sadko's World of Music, the delicious Delius edition.
Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934 Sea drift (text by Walt Whitman). A song of the high hills.
Angel [1974] John Noble, baritone (1st work); Liverpool Philharmonic Chorus; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor.
A mass of life; [text from Also sprach Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche]
Angel 1972. Heather Harper, soprano; Helen Watts, contralto; Robert Tear, tenor; Benjamin Luxon, baritone; London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra; Charles Groves, conductor.
Appalachia; [variations on an old slave song, for chorus and orchestra.] Brigg Fair; an English rhapsody.
Angel [1971] Ambrosian Singers; Hallé Orchestra; Sir John Barbirolli, conductor.
Brigg Fair, In a summer garden [and] other works. Columbia [1962] Brigg fair.--A dance rhapsody, no. 2.--On hearing the first cuckoo in spring.--In a summer garden.
Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor.
Songs of farewell [for double chorus and orchestra, from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass] A song before sunrise.
Angel [1966] With the composer's Concerto, violoncello.
Royal Choral Society (in the 1st work); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor.
North country sketches. Life's dance. A song of summer. Angel 1975. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor.
If time allows
Romeo und Juliet auf dem Dorfe. A village Romeo and Juliet; opera in six scenes.
Angel [1973] Elizabeth Harwood, soprano; Robert Tear, tenor; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone; with supporting soloists; John Alldis Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Meredith Davis, conductor; sung in English.
Arabesque. Over the hills and far away. Columbia [1958] With the composer's Hassan. Selections.
Einar Norby, baritone; B. B. C. Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Haydn for Fugitives


Monty Python "How Not To be Seen" sketch, version 2
The Philharmonia - John Wallace - Trumpet - Trumpet Concerto in E flat: Allegro, Andante, Allegro
Symphony No. 94 in G Major "Surprise" Adagio - Vivace assai Andante Menuett. Allegro molto - Trio Finale. Allegro di molto George Szell;The Cleveland Orchestra
Hide & Seek 2010 Director : Shawn Arranha Music Director :
Gourav Dasgupta Chirantan Bhatt Leading Cast :
Arjan Bajwa, Purab Kohli, Ejajz Khan, Mirnalini Sharma, Samir Kochar
Label : Unisys Infosolutions
String Quartet No. 67 in D major "Lark" Capet String Quartet 1927
Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek (2005 version)
Symphony No. 85 "La Reine" Haydn composed this symphony in 1785; it was introduced in Paris toward the end of 1787. Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Mariner, conductor
The score calls for a flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, and strings. Duration, 22 minutes.

Saturday, February 05, 2011

The Suppe Bowl Show

Overtures by Suppé and Strauss. Angel [1975]
Suppé, F. von. Light cavalry.Suppé, F. von. Morning, noon and night in Vienna.-- Suppé, F. von. Boccaccio. Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna: Willi Boskovsky, conductor.
Suppé, Franz von, 1819-1895. Overtures. Selections. Mercury, [1960]
Pique Dame Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Paul Paray, conductor.
Suppé, Franz von, 1819-1895. Die Schöne Galatea. The beautiful Galatea; operetta in 1 act. Vox, [195-?] Elisabeth Roon, soprano; Waldemar Kmentt, Kurt Preger, tenors; Otto Wiener, bass; Vienna State Philharmonia; Hans Hagen, conductor; sung in German.
Wunschkonzert = Popular concert. West Germany : Pilz, c1988.
London Festival Orchestra ; Alfred Scholz, conductor. Poet and peasant/Franz von Suppé (9:46)

Monday, January 24, 2011

Mahler for Maulers


Sadko's World of Music

Mahler for Maulers


Gustav Mahler Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
CONDUCTOR : Kent Nagano/ ORCHESTRA :Irchestre Symphonique de Montreal / Baritone: Christian Gerhaher / TENOR :Klaus Florian Vogt / year 2009
1. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (8:24)
2. Der Einsame im Herbst (8:32)
3. Von der Jugend (3:03)
4. Von der Schönheit (6:20)
5. Der Trunkene im Frühling (4:12)
6. Der Abschied (26:45)
Gentle Giant, I'm Turning Around


Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children)
BARITONE : Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / CONDUCTOR : Rudolf Kempe / ORCHESTRA : Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker) / year 1955
7. Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n (Now the sun will rise as brightly) (5:15)
8. Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen (Now I see well why with such dark flames) (4:50)
9. Wenn dein Mütterlein" – When your mother steps into the doorway (4:36)
10. Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen (Often I think that they have only stepped out) (3:07)
11. In diesem Wetter! (In this weather, in this windy storm) (6:45)
If time allows

Songs of a Travelling Comrade, Companion, or Journeyman (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen)
BARITONE : Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / CONDUCTOR : Wilhelm Furtwängler / ORCHESTRA : The Philharmonia Orchestra / year 1952
12. When My Sweetheart is Married (Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht) (4:14)
13. I Went This Morning over the Field (Ging heut' morgens übers Feld) (4:43)
14. I Have a Gleaming Knife (Ich hab' ein glühend Messer) (3:27)
15. The Two Blue Eyes of my Beloved (Die zwei blauen Augen) (5:44)

Symphony No. 1 in D major "Titan"
CONDUCTOR : Bruno Walter / ORCHESTRA : Bayerische Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra) / year 1950
16. Langsam, Schleppend (Slowly, dragging) Immer sehr gemächlich (very restrained throughout) (12:09)
17. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (Moving strongly, but not too quickly), Recht gemächlich (restrained) (6:23)
18. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen (Solemnly and measured, without dragging), Sehr einfach und schlicht wie eine Volksweise (very simple, like a folk-tune), and Wieder etwas bewegter, wie im Anfang (something stronger, as at the start) – a funeral march based on the children's song "Frère Jacques" (or "Bruder Martin") (11:18)
19. Stürmisch bewegt- Energisch (Stormily agitated, energetic) (18:56)