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Listening to . . . Bach's Master Interpreter - Pablo Casals Conducts
The Six Brandenburg Concertos A Columbia LP Box set, produced in 1965 Rudolf Serkin - Piano Peter Serkin Harpshichord Continuo Alexander Schneider - Violin Marlboro Festival Orchestra Pablo Casals was 89 in 1965 when he conducted the orchestra, making this recording, yet the performances are so excitingly full of vigor that they have been said to be the best ever done. It was said at the time that no one would ever make a better recording of the Brandenburg - and listening, I can only think that I'm not sure I've ever heard any better. I noticed that these have been available on CD, but looking at the exorbitant price of $315 for a used copy, I think it would be much, much cheaper to find an LP copy for a whole lot less. 
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05-19-2014, 11:11 AM
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Vivaldi for diverse instruments
Now back home enjoying the stereo again...
Vivaldi for diverse instruments, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan   This is a superb Reference Recordings release of excellent Vivaldi concerti played with a light, athletic touch. A good way to get the day going! By the way, John Butt (Dunedin Consort fame) is a performer on this recording playing the harpsichord/organ. Last edited by cma29; 05-19-2014 at 11:38 AM.
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05-19-2014, 12:59 PM
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Neville Marriner - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - The Argo Years
28 DECCA discs Not available yet - set to ship June 10th . . . but this promises to be a WOW of a set - and available for pre-order from Amazon at $49.95 - for 28 Discs. I just ordered it. To my mind, no one has ever done it better than (Sir) Neville Marriner and The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Decca did it right on their Argo label. 
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05-19-2014, 04:28 PM
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Anyway, I'm playing the Mozart Sonatas now and they are terrific - Richter on piano is amazing and Oleg Kagaan's violin ain't too shabby either. The sound is not exceptional but is certainly quite listenable and enjoyable. A two disc EMI Classics CD set of Mozart and Beethoven Violin Sonatas played by Sviatoslav Richter on piano and Oleg Kagaan on violin.
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05-19-2014, 04:58 PM
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Second time I watch this and I find it splendid:
  Great music, well played, good sound. The image quality deserves a special mention: first rate!!
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05-20-2014, 06:59 AM
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Are Bart and I the only ones?
Listening to . . . . Handel Organ Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 - Vollume 1
Daniel Chorzempa - Tracker Organ Concerto Amsterdam - Jaap Schroder, Director Volume 1 of the 4 disc series of Handel's complete Organ Concertos, which has become not only my favorite set of recordings of this music, but also is among my favorite recordings, period. A Pentatone SACD remaster of Philips Quadro master tapes recorded in 1976. Absolutely gorgeous music and sound. Very highly recommended. 
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05-20-2014, 08:35 AM
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Sibelius: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Minor, Op. 47; Tapiola: Tone Poem, Op. 112
London Symphony Tauno Hannikainen, violin Tossy Spivakovsky conducting Everest 35mm magnetic film recordings Excellent sound on this great performance of one of my favorite violin concertos. 
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