Don't have most of yours but we all have our go to's. It's been interesting and I'm glad to see how many appreciate Tea For The Tillerman. It is one of my all time favorites. Doesn't see as much play as it used to but every now and then, gotta hear it. :) First enjoyed 55 years ago, just as good today as it was then. Lots of us going through our collections to see which ones we have, learning more and being inspired to seek out more. All good stuff. Happy listening to all |
@bilpete if you like classical definitely check out the Original Source re-issues and also AP reissues of early Decca, EMI, and others. Amazing sound from recordings from 1950s and 1960s. WOW. Also Impex, Chesky, Testament labels - they have a few classical reissues. And check out the Tracking Angle - Fremer's website - excellent reviews of all vinyl re-issues of all musical genres. And I have been collecting and playing early Decca recordings from 50s, 60s, 70s. Especially those recorded by Ken? Wilkinson in Kingsway Hall. WOW. |
On the Shostakovich, the pianist is the brilliant Canadian Marc-Andre Hamelin. The newly released vinyl is a tariff short of the original CD / SACD release - it drops the Shchedrin concerto, which is a pity as it includes a jazz band. The digital versions were released in 2003. Hyperion is one of the best British recording labels for classical, and seem to be just getting into vinyl! The Beethoven Triple Concerto I was thinking of features Nicola Benedetti (violin), Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) and Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) but is a new Decca (London?) release, not Hyperion. My mistake. I have ordered the new vinyl stampings of the 2001 recordings of Saint-Saens Piano Concertos from Hyperion with Stephen Hough, but they have not arrived yet. These recordings all get top reviews from Gramophone magazine and are available from Presto at https://www.prestomusic.com/ |
Going through old classical part of my collection. I came across a 3 record set on Vanguard Op. 3 from 1964. Says L'ESTRO ARMONICO Op.3 Vivaldi with Chamber Orchestra of The Vienna State Opera, Mario Rossi conductor. Not sure where I got it but probably a thrift store find. The records are very stiff like old 78's. They do say LP so I guess they are 33rpm? Each record is in a gray paper sleeve with Vanguard recordings in white lettering and some white artworks. No jacket other than a clear plastic envelope that is marked Simply Vinyl S160 vinyl LP. Also says Classic Albums, 160g virgin vinyl pressings. The outer sleeve can't be original, has a web address. simplyvinly.com. The records are stamped Rock Valley College, which was a Jr college back in the day, now part of NIU. They must have sent all their records to a thrift shop at some point. Just glad I never made that mistake.:) |
