Tag Archives: Carlo Maria Giulini

LPs batch 31: choral heavyweights

Posted on October 25, 2011 by vhk10

Now well past the 200 LP mark.  Bringing up the rear of the ‘serious’ music were two sets: a second recording of Verdi’s Requiem, with Guilini and the Philharmonia (for good measure, we also had the same forces doing the … Continue reading →

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LPs batch 25: concertos and chamber music

Posted on November 12, 2010 by vhk10

I’m moving on to some of the boxed sets I haven’t tackled earlier. Three of the discs in this batch were recordings that we very much want to have available: Beethoven middle-period string quartets played by the Alban Berg Quartet. … Continue reading →

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LPs: batch 7 – Holy Week

Posted on April 3, 2010 by vhk10

We don’t have huge amounts of sacred music in our LP collection, but I managed to find some appropriate to the season. Firstly, two settings of the Stabat Mater. The Rossini (conducted by Giulini with the Philharmonia) must be one … Continue reading →

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LPs batch 1: the early trials

Posted on March 12, 2010 by vhk10

As I’m not sure I’m using absolutely optimal settings for digitisation, I’m starting with some LPs that we’re not so deeply attached to. First off the mark was some double harpsichord concertos by Couperin and Rameau (apologies to their memories). … Continue reading →

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