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LPs batch 29: Vivaldi

Posted on October 25, 2011 by vhk10

The baroque repertoire wasn’t represented strongly in our LPs, but we did have two discs of Vivaldi’s concertos L’estro armonico.  (These proved rather tricky to put on CD because they turned out to have persistent clicks).  The very last of … Continue reading →

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Jingling Johnny at Prom 62

Posted on September 5, 2009 by vhk10

I took my daughter to the Proms to hear Mariss Jansons conduct the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in two symphonies: Haydn’s no. 100, the ‘Military’ and Shostakovich’s 10th. Both of these works have an in-your-face quality, with an occasional need for … Continue reading →

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