Tag Archives: Dvořák

LPs: batch 13 – Dvořák is too loud

Posted on April 28, 2010 by vhk10

There was a problem disc in this batch: Kertesz and the LSO playing Dvořák’s 8th symphony, which was recorded at a high level and registered as too loud when I played it in. Will need to re-do at a lower … Continue reading →

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LPs: batch 11 – the earliest music

Posted on April 19, 2010 by vhk10

This batch contained some more of my earlier LPs – Rudolf Firkusny playing Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto with the Pittsburgh SO and three Haydn quartets played by assorted Hungarians on an old Turnabout disc with an entertainingly silly sleeve, which include … Continue reading →

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LPs: batch 9 – the only opera

Posted on April 9, 2010 by vhk10

This batch was dominated by two sets. One was the only opera we have on LP: Don Giovanni in the version which was used as the soundtrack to the Joseph Loseley film. This is slightly cut but still three LPs’ … Continue reading →

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LPs: batch 8 – remember Rediffusion?

Posted on April 6, 2010 by vhk10

I started these at the weekend. I couldn’t find any music specifically for Easter; the best I could do was Haydn’s Te Deum (paired with the Nelson Mass) recorded by the English Concert. Recorded in August 1986, this must be … Continue reading →

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LPs batch 6: Weymouth in the New World

Posted on March 31, 2010 by vhk10

The cover of our recording of Kubelik conducting the VPO in the New World Symphony is – mysteriously – a painting of Weymouth Bay by Gainsborough; however the record sticks, so no good. To make up for the Debussy Nocturnes … Continue reading →

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Four hands (Mozartfest 2)

Posted on November 23, 2004 by vhk10

On Sunday night I attended the final concert of the Mozartfest, Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe playing piano duets. When I learnt the piano at school I played my way through some of this repertoire with my teacher, including such … Continue reading →

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