After I posted Cor de Groot's recording of Beethoven's fourth concerto, my friend Fred of Random Classics told me he found de Groot's version of the fifth concerto on European Archive. So I thought I would go get that recording for you and post it here in a refurbished edition.
But that's not all (as they say in the ads). My newest blogger acquaintance, Satyr, has posted a couple of de Groot items on his excellent blog, 78 toeren en LP's - the Rachmaninoff second concerto, and Strauss' Burleske, transferred from 78s. Satyr has already posted many unusual and interesting items on his new site. He features Dutch musicians and composers, but not exclusively - the most recent post is of Sir Henry J. Wood. Please go visit him and leave a comment - the blog is in Dutch, but he speaks very good English.
The link to the Beethoven Emporer is below. My next de Groot post will be his recording of Morton Gould's Interplay, dedicated to my friend Mel, who requested it.
Otterloo had a long and important relationship with Australia: he was Chief Conductor of the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony orchestras in the 60s and 70s, so this album has extra significance here. Many thanks, Buster.
ReplyDeleteWould it be possible for you to repost this great recording at your convenience. It was on rapidshare and sorry not to have gotten to it rapidly enough. Many thanks.
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ReplyDeleteRemastered version (Apple lossless format):
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Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOn another front, also with van Otterloo conducting, are some Philips LPs featuring the recently deceased Abbey Simon: Dohnanyi's Variations on a Nursery Tune, plus the Grieg PC and Rachmaninoff's Paganini Rhapsody. There are also some Simon performances of solo works by Brahms. In view of Simon's passing a few weeks back just shy of his 100th birthday, I wonder if you can supply any of this material?
ReplyDeletethedentist - I may have some Vox recordings of Abbey Simon, but I don't have any of the ones he made from Philips, sorry!
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