By the way, I offer a big "Thank you" to all who've participated in provided suggestions and engaging in some conversation about MUSIC for a change. How refreshing is that!?!
Classical Music Compositions from 1940 and later - Vinyl only
This is the theme for the next music listening gathering of our local group and I'm looking for suggestions. This is a vinyl only listening session, so new music available only on digital are excluded. Yes, I know that is limiting, but that's the way it is for this listening session.
A few pieces I've been thinking to bring from my collection, just starting from the "As", are:
Adams, John - Harmonium, for large orchestra and chorus - De Waart/San Francisco SO - ECM 25012
Alwyn - Str Qt 2 (1975) - Quartet of London - Chandos ABRD 1063
Alwyn - Symphony No. 2 - Alwyn/LPO - Lyrita SRCS 85
Arnold, Malcolm - Pf Trio, op54 - Nash Ensemble - Hyperion A66171
Arnold, Malcolm - Overture to Tam O'Shanter, Op51 - Eiji Oue/MinnO - Reference Recordings RM 2510
Bernstein - Serenade for Violin Solo, Strings and Perc - Bernstein/SymoftheAir, Isaac Stern, vn - Columbia
What music on LP would you recommend?
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A few pieces I've been thinking to bring from my collection, just starting from the "As", are:
Adams, John - Harmonium, for large orchestra and chorus - De Waart/San Francisco SO - ECM 25012
Alwyn - Str Qt 2 (1975) - Quartet of London - Chandos ABRD 1063
Alwyn - Symphony No. 2 - Alwyn/LPO - Lyrita SRCS 85
Arnold, Malcolm - Pf Trio, op54 - Nash Ensemble - Hyperion A66171
Arnold, Malcolm - Overture to Tam O'Shanter, Op51 - Eiji Oue/MinnO - Reference Recordings RM 2510
Bernstein - Serenade for Violin Solo, Strings and Perc - Bernstein/SymoftheAir, Isaac Stern, vn - Columbia
What music on LP would you recommend?
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For small form (simple songs) I think the most American of composers is Stephen Foster, hands down. He wrote My Old Kentucky Home, Beautiful Dreamer, I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair, Oh Susannah, Old Folks at Home (Swanee River), Hard Times Come Again No More, Old Black Joe and Camptown Races. Gershwin excelled in both shorter songs and larger works such as Rhapsody in Blue and Porgy and Bess. Both men gave us a good measure of very American music. |
Rushton, you are welcome and thank you for starting this interesting thread. I know that current rock and pop groups are now offering vinyl as well as CD and digital downloads, but I don't know if classical labels are presently releasing on vinyl. One of the reasons I invested in a good CD player was so I could play the many classical CDs we amassed. My CD player has a USB in so I can also play music from my computer, including YouTube which has thousands of classical performances from the past and present. The Berlin philharmonic offers streaming of all their concerts. I felt it was important to both have vinyl and cd since after around 1985 or so labels stopped pressing vinyl and only released cd. Some food for thought. - regards jet |
Was Messian mentioned in this thread? His Quartet For The End of Time comes to mind and would been released on vinyl. He wrote this while a German prisoner during WWII and it was premiered in a prison camp. When I listen to it I often think of all the wonderful talented composers and artists who were killed during that war. |
jetrexpro, no, I don't think anyone has mentioned Messiaen's Quartet For The End of Time. An amazing work with tremendous impact. As to labels still making new classical recordings and pressing on vinyl, there are two small interesting labels whose expanding catalog I follow. Both record on analog tape and then release in multiple formats. Yarlung Records - www.yarlungrecords.com Fone Records - http://www.fone.it/ Yarlung was recently recognized with a Brutus Award for 2015 by David Robinson, Positive Feedback Online: http://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/impressions-robinsons-brutus-awards-for-2015-part-3/ |
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