I had a request for more recordings by the American violinist Louis Kaufman, who has appeared here before in the music of Delius, Barber and Robert Russell Bennett.
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| Louis Kaufman |
Here is that artist in Vaughan Williams' seldom-heard "Concerto Accademico" of 1924-25. The work finds Kaufman in his usual driving form. The backing here is by the Radio Zurich Symphony under the Swiss conductor Clemens Dahinden, who made many records for this label, although usually with the Winterthur Symphony.
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| Victor Desarzens |
The other side of this 10-inch LP from the 1950s also is of British music as performed by Swiss musicians. This time, it is Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, as assayed by the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra under its founder and long-time conductor, Victor Desarzens, who also often worked for Concert Hall Society and its offshoots.
Both performances and sound are worthy. These were probably the first recordings of these works outside the British Isles.
6 comments:
Thank you very much Buster for that rare Lp. The RVW is a beautiful concerto, too seldom performed. Kaufman was a great musician accompanied here by 2 less known but excellent conductors.
A very welcome recording! Thanks, Buster!
Hello centuri and Satyr - I appreciate your comments, as always!
centuri - I agree with everything you said.
Thank you! Much appreciated!
Thanks so much Buster. The RVW is a favourite of mine.
Remastered version (Apple lossless):
https://mega.nz/file/DQcFkagC#4QORdXx_RD7NHBsG8aY0xsWgZtI7Jor-0KxUlzBSo6E
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