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Reference Recording: Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring

March 13, 2024 12:00 pm

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (cond.) Sony Classical ...

Reference Recordings and Nationalist Nonsense

March 13, 2024 10:00 am

Of course it had to happen: nationalist bias infects even so simple a task as describing the reference recordings for specific works--but it's not coming from me! ...

Sibelius! (Random Reviews from the Overflow Room 12)

March 13, 2024 5:00 am

Our Sibelius survey comes to a close with a flourish: the complete songs (with a few other rarities and novelties along the way). ...

Reference Recording: Schubert's "Great" Symphony (No. 9)

March 12, 2024 12:00 pm

Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell (cond.) Sony
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch (cond.) RCA
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Music Chat: My Debut Season As A Symphonic Percussionist

March 12, 2024 10:00 am

Who knew than someone was keeping track of this stuff? My first concerts as a percussionist happened to coincide with the inaugural season of the (Johns) Hopkins Symphony Orchestra. They're still up and running, and they even have a website archive! ...

Sibelius! (Random Reviews from the Overflow Room 11)

March 12, 2024 5:00 am

In this pile of Sibelius goodies, we find (among other things) historical recordings by Koussevitzky and Beecham, as well as even more chamber music. ...

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