As you may already know Discogs cites 1982 for a release date with the above album cover, and also describes it as a reissue. The set is numbered 2720 097. Discogs also cites 1973 release (with a different album cover) for 2720 062. The 1975 edition of Records in Review (reprints of reviews in High Fidelity magazine from the middle of 1974 to the middle of 1975) has a review by John Rockwell who says DGG gave recording dates of 1971 for Symphonies 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; 1966 for 5 and 8; and 1963 for 9. According to Discogs, various CD reissues list the same recording dates.
I’ve been playing these recent releases over the past several weeks and enjoyed them all. Reviews are now posted at Positive Feedback:
Recent Finds No. 67 A Basket Full of Great Music Releases at NativeDSD
More Schubert, his “Trout” Quintet, on a 1974 LP on Classics for Pleasure, the classical arm of EMI’s budget label, Music for Pleasure. Performing here are Moura Lympany with string principals from the LSO. Excellent performance and recording. I remember back in the day you could occasionally stumble on whole boxes of these cheap imports at decent classical record stores. They were a great way to fill out repertoire gaps in collections for not much money at all.
New release from HDTT sourced from a 4-track tape. Very nice transfer, and the performance is great, as one would expect.
Bob Witrak has been releasing a number of transfers from 4-track tape recently, and all have sounded surprisingly good. I think his newest tape head preamplifiers are getting better sound from these 4-tracks than he’d heard previously. So now he thinks some are worth transferring and releasing. He’s been going back through his shelves and re-listening. They don’t have the clarity of the 15ips 2-track tapes (duh!), but often better than the LP based on my recollections (aural memory being that imperfect thing that it is).
Review found HERE
Another recent release, also sourced from a 4-track tape. But this Decca 4-track tape sounds better than the RCA 4-track tape above. A younger Lorin Maazel delivering a lean, athletic, and brilliantly colored account of the “Little Russian” symphony with it’s vibrant Ukrainian folk themes. This is the Lorin Maazel that I enjoy!
Review found HERE
A fun interpretation of Bach, better than I expected.
We’re going to see Thile this Friday night. Not sure if he’ll be solo or with accompaniment (or what that might be), or what the music will be like, given his eclectic interests. We’ve only seen him live once, when NC toured in support of A Dotted Line.
Chris keeps busy with Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek and some solo …
Glad you saw him.
Roger
@Craig_Burgess - You have frequently called out fav recordings from my past, and the Fischer-Dieskau/Moore is yet another. I have not found the entire Goethe Lieder “album” on Qobuz, but individual pieces may be found on the following compilation:
In addition to “Erlkönig”, I especially love the two “Harfenspieler” pieces (one was omitted from the compilation). Some of the most moving performances in my entire collection.
Thanks for suggesting that. As it happens, before seeing your post I had just gone to Qobuz to see if my old album had been made available on digital, and like you, saw it hadn’t, at least not in whole. I’ll check this one out. My LP has unfortunately suffered a bit from 40+ years of play.
