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Performing the Glagolitic Mass

Posted on April 28, 2014 by vhk10

@bristolchoral We gave two performances of the Mass on successive nights, the first in Colston Hall, the second in the Royal Festival Hall. This marked my Royal Festival Hall début! I have a principle of not evaluating here concerts that … 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 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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LPs batch 5: some duplicate works

Posted on March 27, 2010 by vhk10

Our stock of Bach on LP is limited and this batch began with part of it, an LP of the E major violin concerto and the orchestral suite in B minor played by two minor German orchestras. I intend to … Continue reading →

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