What Classical are you spinning?

I’ll have to get back to you on that. I go through certain musical moods in which I’ll spend a few days/weeks deep diving into certain genre’s. It’s been a few months since I’ve last listened to any polytonal offerings. Although; in light of current events, it may well be the perfect soundtrack for the coming months and years. :upside_down_face:

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Understood, and unfortunate circumstances lead to the latter comment, which I agree with. I am similar regarding recall on music and genres. As you say mood has a bearing on it all.
Be well in these unsettled times.

Supraphon made some great recordings.

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Philip Glass revisits some of his most endearing pieces at a time of transition during the Covid-19 outbreak. Recorded in his personal studio, as such elements of New York City may be picked up in the background.

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Philip’s Solo Works sparked an interest in digging into my collection of his LP releases. I decided to fully commit tonight to this particular one. Blew me away when I first listened as it does tonight.

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I’ve had the pleasure of seeing him walking in the East Village over the years. I’m always in awe whenever I pass him by. He is so nondescript you literally could miss him even if you were looking directly at him.
To me, his compositions reside in that meditative realm of listening enjoyment.

Have you seen Akhnaten? The version broadcast by the Metropolitan Opera back in 2019(?) was amazing. I heartily recommend it if you are a person who enjoys Glass.

Not met him, nor seen the Opera Akhnaten. Best I can say is I have his three profile Operas, Einstein being my favorite by far. Being the first I heard it has had a lasting impression and influenced my taste in music significantly.

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Those Harmonia Mundi recordings are special to these ears.

They are indeed. Chiu was in town 20+ years ago to play a date with our ISO, and he autographed a few copies of his catalog for what was then a great little classical record store (now defunct), and I nabbed this one and an equally great-sounding one of Prokofiev Romeo & Juliette transcriptions.

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An old favorite - Ormandy and the Philadelphia performing the Bartók Concerto for Orchestra in an early digital recording on RCA. Issued in 1979.

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I’m revealing my age with this one. A 4-LP box set of Beethoven Piano Concertos I bought as a teenager, performed by a dark-haired Vladimir Ashkenazy with Solti and the CSO, issued in 1973 under license from London (the US arm of Decca) to the Book-of-the-Month Club. It cost me all of $17.95 plus shipping (close to four weeks’ allowance, if I remember correctly). :joy: Still sounds great on the Prime 21+.

BTW, I’m spending more time this afternoon with the analog rig because I finally found a buyer for my old Scout, which left the house with its new owner yesterday. Demo’ing that ‘table for him kind of rekindled my love for vinyl.


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