Whats on your turntable tonight?

Igor Stravinsky

Nine Masterpieces Conducted By The Composer Igor Stravinskyin

• Le Sacre Du Printemps
• Symphony Of Psalms (Revised Version)
• Symphony In C
• Firebird Ballet Suite (1945) (Revised Version)
• Petrushka Ballet Suite
• L'Histoire Du Soldat Suite (Columbia Chamber Ensemble)
• Pulcinella Suite
• Symphony In Three Movements
• Apollo (Apollon Musagète) (Revised)
• Portrait Of Stravinsky : Rehearsing And Reminiscing/A Revealing And Human Look Behind The Myth

Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Columbia Masterworks 6 LP Box 1970

In honor of Brahms birthday. Was going to grab my Szell/Cleveland set, then decided differently…..

von Karajan conducts Brahms
The Four Symphonies

• Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68
• Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 73
• Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Op. 90
• Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 98

Berlin Philharmonic
Deutsche Grammophon 4LP box reissue, 1974, originally 1964
German release

LPs -- Brahms' Second Symphony, Bruno Walter and whatever it was orchestra (L.A.? NY Phil?) on an old Odyssey LP. Good sound. Heart and humanity to spare.  A side from my Swinging Sexy Sinatra box set.

I've also been hitting my CD shelves, and binging on Qobuz & Idagio. Yeah, I've been listening to a lot of music, lately.

@edcyn 

That was, in all likelihood, Bruno with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. I’m betting.

A very good orchestra at the time. The Stravinsky box I played below was with the Columbia Symphony.

Last Night...

CSO/Reiner Mozart Symphony No.41 (Jupiter) - Haydn Symphony No. 88 RCA VICS 1366
Getz/Gilberto Verve VS 8545
Talk Talk Spirit of Eden Parlophone PCDX 105
Loreena McKennitt - An Ancient Muse, Quinlan Road QRLP 109