Classical Music for Aficionados
George Gershwin RHAPSODY IN BLUE Boston Pops Orchestra Arthur Fiedler Earl Wild (piano) RCA 1959-1961 / 2005 SACD Rhapsody in Blue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5muXFPEMow Cheers |
George Gershwin AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Chicago symphony Orchestra James Levine DG 1993 Gershwin: An American In Paris - Revised By F. Campbell-Watson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jmjL1MyLfY Cheers |
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GRAND CANYON SUITE New York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein Sony 1959 - 1964 / 1997 The Grand Canyon Suite I. Sunrise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19-AvDRKRO4 II. The Painted Desert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BriHovmzuBw III. On the Trail (John Corigliano, violin) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETqM3G5xvI4 IV. Sunset https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOIIlsjfGb8 V. Cloudburst https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ligECqFWi8 Cheers |
From the Notes of The Grand Canyon Suite: "In 1962 the orchestra relocated to its present home at Lincoln Center. The acoustics of Philharmonic Hall were tested during a "tuning week" in May, and the first public concert, on September 23, elicited enthusiasm from some and concern from others. By the time this recording of ’The Grand Canyon Suite’ was made the following spring, the consensus was that Philharmonic Hall was not an acoustic success. Between 1963 and 1969 three separate remodeling attempts proved ineffective and in 1976 the hall was gutted, reconfigured, and reopened as Avery Fisher Hall, thereby saluting the philanthropist who financed the overhaul. Although recording technology could obviate the hall’s original shortcomings, this reading of the Grand Canyon Suites documents a bittersweet time when the orchestra struggled to make beautiful music despite the shortcomings of its hall." James M. Keller Cheers |
Edvard Grieg & Robert Schumann PIANO CONCERTOS Leif ove Andsnes (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker Mariss Jansons EMI Classics 2003 Notes: "There are some legendary recordings of this pair of concertos and it's challenging to put on disc two such popular works that have been recorded so often. But it's music of great richness and there are always new interpretative possibilities." Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 I. Allegro molto moderato https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo9Ke0FP-iw II. Adagio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl2zhPOJtXk III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3xduhQs8Hw Cheers |
