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2022-04-11 14:59:35
Victor de Sabata, part II, 2022
[…] their instruments and blew the correct notes in the right octave.” These is just two of many legendary stories. Among De Sabata’s recordings is the first ever of Debussy’s Jeux, made in 1947 in Rome with the orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia. Here it is. Antal Doráti deserves a separate entry (as do Monteux and Boult – we’ve written about Karajan more than once) and we’ll try to do it soon. With Philharmonia Hungarica orchestra Doráti recorded all 104 Haydn symphonies. Here’s no. 100, “Military.”
2021-05-01 00:00:00
Dorati conducts Tchaikovsky Symphonies 1-3
Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op.13, TH.24 - "Winter Dreams" Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op.17, TH.25 - "Little Russian" Symphony No.3 in D Major, Op.29, TH.26 - "Polish" Anton Arensky (1861-1906): Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op.35a London Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Hungarica Antal Dorati Recorded 1965 (Tchaikovsky) and 1958 (Arensky) Mercury Living Presence 1997 flac, cue, logs and scans Antal Dorati was a superb Tchaikovsky conductor, and we are fortunate that Mercury captured so many of his performances for posterity in such fine sound. The first three symphonies don't get much play; the Second pops up now and then on concert programs, which is a pity. They are colorful, full of the good tunes for which the composer is famous, and reasonable in length. In short, they are entirely typical of the composer, and I defy anyone to […]
2021-03-29 04:58:00
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances (CD review)
[…] and viol by Fabritio Caroso, Jean-Baptiste Besard, Bernardo Gianoncelli, an anonymous composer, and an aria attributed to Marin Mersenne. The third suite Respighi based on lute and guitar works by Besard, Ludovico Roncalli, Santino Garsi da Parma, and a few other anonymous composers. This last suite differs from the previous ones in being slightly sadder than the others.My own touchstone for these works has long been the 1958 stereo recording by Antal Dorati and the Philharmonia Hungarica, now on a remastered Mercury Living Presence CD (and before that on LP). While I would never suggest that in a field so subjective as music appreciation that there is any absolute “best” of anything, I’ve always found Dorati’s performance masterly, so any newcomer has a lot to look up to. Maestro Di Vittorio does a pretty good job of it, although his interpretations reflect perhaps more of a mock-historical perspective in these […]
2020-12-24 00:00:00
Minuets and Concertos by the Haydn Brothers
F. J. Haydn 24 minuets Hob.IX:16 Philharmonia Hungarica Antal Dorati Recorded 1975 Decca Eloquence 2006 Michael Haydn Horn Concerto Concerto for Viola and Organ Divertimento 6 Minuets Barry Tuckwell horn Simon Preston organ Stephen Shingles viola Members of the Vienna Octet Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner Recorded 1962, 1967 and 1969 Decca Eloquence 2011 digital download, covers
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