31 March 2012

More Reups

Here are several more reups. I should have mentioned in my last post that all the reups are in Apple Lossless format, which is iTunes friendly and higher quality than mp3.

Roy Harris - Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight; Fantasy for Piano

A fine M-G-M LP featuring Harris' wife Johana in both works. LINK TO ORIGINAL POST

Roy Harris - Symphony 1933, No. 7

The classic recordings with Boston - Koussevitzky in Symphony 1933 and Philadelphia - Ormandy in No. 7. LINK TO ORIGINAL POST

Vaughan Williams - On Wenlock Edge; Pilgrim's Progress Songs

The first LP recording of On Wenlock Edge, with Alexander Young, and the only recording of the seven songs from The Pilgrim's Progress, which differ from the complete score versions. LINK TO ORIGINAL POST

The Weavers - We Wish You a Merry Christmas

The Weavers' great Christmas LP, a particular favorite. LINK TO ORIGINAL POST

Alfven - Swedish Rhapsodies 1 and 3; Festival Music

Another favorite of mine, with the composer conducting his greatest hit, Midsommarvaka, in very early stereo, and two other works led by Stig Westerberg. LINK TO ORIGINAL POST

Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mewton-Wood)

Another superb performance from Noel Mewton-Wood, with Walter Goehr conducting. This has been remastered and is much better sounding than the first time around. LINK TO ORIGINAL POST

Links are in the comments.

29 March 2012

I Return with Reups

Sorry about the absence. I moved and my collection is now in a couple hundred boxes, which are in no particular order. No way to find anything. So in the interim, let me address the matter of reuploads. I have had many requests, almost none of which I have addressed. Tonight, I'll begin to do something about it.

The first group of reups is as follows:

Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 (Mewton-Wood)

A fabulous performance by Noel Mewton-Wood and an orchestra led by Walter Goehr, from an old MMS LP. Vivid sound, but a bit noisy. This is newly remastered. LINK TO ORIGINAL POST

Copland - Danzon Cubano, Three Blues, Our Town (Copland, Smit)

From a Concert Hall LP, Leo Smit interprets Copland piano music, joined by the composer for Danzon Cubano. Remastered. LINK TO ORIGINAL POST

Copland - Clarinet Concerto; Piano Quartet (Benny Goodman, New Music Quartet)

More Copland - the first recording of the clarinet concerto (with Benny Goodman); the thornier piano quartet with the New York Quartet. Remastered. LINK TO ORIGINAL POST

Mickey Katz - The Family Danced

Katz's great klezmer-style LP reappears. LINK TO ORIGINAL POST

See comments for new links. More to come.