In Honor of Rudolf Kolisch (1896-1978)
In Honor of Rudolf Kolisch (1896-1978)Schoenberg: String Quartet No 1, op. 7 (Kolisch Quartet, recorded 1936)Schoenberg: String Quartet No 2, op. 10 (Kolisch Quartet + Clemence Gifford,...
View ArticleBruckner: Symphonies Nos. 4, 7 & 9
Anton BrucknerSymphony No. 4 'Romantic'Chicago Symphony OrchestraDaniel BarenboimLP Rip - Deutsche Grammophon 2530 336 (1973)Anton BrucknerSymphony No. 4 'Romantic'Symphony No. 7Berlin...
View ArticleHans Werner Henze - Orchestral works
Hans Werner HenzeOrchestral worksHeinz Holliger (oboe), Ursula Holliger (harp)Collegium Musicum ZurichPaul SacherDeutsche Grammophon, recorded 1968Flac&ScansDownloadNot sure how many meetingers...
View ArticleMerry Christmas 2015
Hello all members and visitors,Time for our annual Christmas post and again we have teamed up to present a collection of Christmas Music from the 12th through the 20th Centuries.We hope you enjoy our...
View ArticleChristmas to Easter - Dean Close School Chapel Choir
Christmas:01. Plainsong (Mode i): Veni Redemptor [3'21]02. John Sheppard: Verbum Caro [4'03]03. Michael Praetorius: A Great and Mighty Wonder [2'22]04. Richard Knight: Come Rock His Cradle [4'52]05....
View ArticleVerdi: Requiem
Giuseppe VerdiRequiemChicago Symphony Orchestra & ChorusSir Georg SoltiLP Rip - RCA Red Seal - RL 2476 (1977)Giuseppe VerdiRequiemVienna PhilharmonicSir Georg SoltiLP Rip - London Records - OSA...
View ArticleHandel's Messiah by Minkowski
It's been another smashing year at MIMIC thanks to all the great work and music shared...Wishing all of you a warm, peaceful and happy Christmas...George Frideric HandelMessiah HWV 56Lynne Dawson,...
View ArticleKurt Masur: In Memoriam
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)The 5 SymphoniesGewandhausorchester LeipzigKurt Masur(rec. 1971-72)flac & scansSymphonies Nos. 1 & 3 "Scottish"RCA 74321 20287 2Symphony No. 2...
View ArticleOpera Favourites #2 - La giovane scuola
Some of the finest hours of the Italian melodramma are to be found in this post dedicated to the generation of the 1860s. This consistent group of composers managed to create a wholly new style by...
View ArticleHaydn - Symphonies 101,102 & Windsor Castle (Bronze Series)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)Symphony No. 101 in D major "Clock"Symphony No. 102 in Bb major'Overture to Salomon's "Windsor Castle"Roy Goodman, The Hanover Band(Period Instruments}Hyperion CDA66528...
View ArticleTribute to Kurt Masur
Franz LisztTotentanzMalédictionHungarian FantasiaFantasia on Beethoven's 'Ruins of Athens'Gewandhaus Orchestra LeipzigKurt MasurMichel BéroffLP Rip - Angel Records - SZ 37761 (1980)Johannes BrahmsPiano...
View ArticleAndrew Litton - An American Tapestry
01. - 03. William Schuman - New England Triptych [15'49]04. Charles Tomlinson Griffes - The White Peacock, op.7 no.1 from 'Roman Sketches' [5'15]05. - 07. Charles Ives - First Orchestral Set 'Three...
View ArticleGoodbye 2015 ! - Harnoncourt's & Gardiner's Vespers
Leaving this eventful year behind with Monteverdi's soothing and inspiring great liturgy...Claudio MonteverdiVespro della Beata VergineMargaret Marshall, Soprano, Felicity Palmer, Mezzo-SopranoPhilip...
View ArticleHappy New Year !!
Johan Strauss II (1825-1899)An der schönen blauen DonauOvertures, Waltzes, Polkas & other orchestral worksRoyal Concertgebouw OrchestraNicolaus Harnoncourt - directionLabel: Teldec...
View ArticleEnglish Eighteenth-Century Violin Sonatas (Bronze Series)
English Eighteenth-Century Violin Sonatas by:Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)Richard Jones (d. 1744)Thomas Arne (1710-1778)Josepf Gibbs (1698-1788)Felice Giardini (1716-1796)Pieter Hellendaal...
View ArticleRossini - The String Sonatas (Bronze Series)
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)Six "Sonate a quattro" (1804)Members of the Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentElizabeth Wallfisch, Marshall Marcus, ViolinsRichard Tunnicliffe, Cello; Chi-Chi Nwanoku,...
View ArticleBeethoven: The Nine Symphonies and Concertos
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 1Symphony No. 2Academy of St. Martin in the FieldsSir Neville MarrinerLP Rip - Philips - 6500 113 (1980)DownloadLudwig van BeethovenSymphony No. 3 'Eroica'Chicago...
View ArticleDibdin - Three Operas (Bronze Series)
Charles Dibden (1745-1814)The Ephesian Matron (1769)The Brickdust Man (1772)The Grenadier (1773)Peter Holman, Opera Restor'd(Period Instruments)Hyperion CDA66608 (1992)(Thanks again to member Carbozie...
View ArticleInvitation to the Dance: Ballet Music
Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyThe Nutcracker SuiteSerenade for StringsBerlin PhilharmonicHerbert von KarajanLP Rip - Deutsche Grammophon - 139 030 (1967)DownloadPeter Ilyich TchaikovskySwan Lake SuiteThe...
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