Whats on your turntable tonight?


For me its the first or very early LP's of:
Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South"
Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue
Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer"
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Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto/ Tartini Devil's Trill - Szeryng / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Munch RCA vics-1037
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Brahams Piano Concerto No. 2 / Richter Warshaw National Philharmonic / Wislocki - DG 138 076
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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 / Gilels / Berlin / Eugen Jochum / DG 2530 259
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Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 - Rubinstein / RCA Victor Symphony / Krips
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Los Romeros / Vivaldi Guitar Concertos / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Iona Brown - Philips 412 624-1
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Beatles / Sgt. Pepper - Mofi Master Recording.
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Fleetwood Mac / Fleetwood Mac - Mofi - Original Master Recording
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Larry, nice to see someone else posting some classical. Enjoyed reading your list - looks like it's been a nice day of great music for you! (Including the Beatles and Fleetwood Mac)
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Tonight...

Handel: Concerti a due cori, Numbers 2 & 3
...Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists, Philips 411 122
...Hogwood/Academy of Ancient Music, Decca 6.43008 (a beautifully engineered recording by John Dunkerley, marred by early digital sound)

Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
...Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists, Philips 411 122

Rutter: Gloria, Rutter/CambridgeSingers, Collegium COL 100
...a lovely performance of this work that continues to be my favorite performance, but I'm also a sucker for that English choral sound. The early digital edge on this recording is neatly ameliorated, and the LP made eminently listenable, by the addition of just a touch of tonearm damping.

The Sound of King's, Willcocks/Choir of King's College (Cambridge), EMI SEOM 5 - absolutely marvelous choral singing. What else would you expect with Willcocks and King's College? Beautiful 1968 EMI recording that well captures the acoustic of King's College Chapel.

Last night...
"Porgy and Bess" (scenes from) with Leontyne Price, Paul Warfield, McHenry Boatwright and John Bubbles - was there ever a greater Sportin' Life than John Bubbles? RCA LSC 2679.

Bruckner, Symphony No. 6, Stein/VPO, London CS 6880 -- the luscious horns of the Vienna Philharmonic make this a special recording.
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Rushton - glad you liked the play list from yesterday. I always get some inspiration for new LP's from your listings. Please keep 'em coming
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Here is this afternoon's / night's list:
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Mendelssohn Violin Concerto / Henryk Szeryng / London Symphony Orchestra / Dorati - Mercury Living Presence 130-575 MLY
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Schumann Violin Concerto / Henry Szeryng / London Symphony Orchestra - Mercury Living Presence 130-575 MLY
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Dvorak Cello Concerto / Janos Starker / London Symphony Orchestra / Antal Dorati - Mercury Living Presence 35MM - SR90303
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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto/ Tartini Devil's Trill - Szeryng / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Munch RCA vics-1037 (Second night in a row - just too good).
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Well I guess the party is over for now - back to work tomorrow.
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Rgds, Larry
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