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  1. That's probably what I'm going to do too. But I will admit that the vinyl is darn tempting. For albums with a special place in my personal pantheon -- like Power to the People -- having them in two formats is nice. An indulgence, yes. But still nice. If Craft reissues Joe Hen's Multiple, I will definitely get it on vinyl -- despite already having the music in the CD box set. Because that album is even more special to me. Same with Canyon Lady. In my book, they're the two "crowns" of his Milestone years.
  2. Funny how at the beginning of the thread people were looking for Power to the People on CD. Now, it's being reissued on vinyl. What's old is new again.
  3. Now: Earlier: Two excellent albums originally released on Jazzcraft -- and then subsequently reissued on Storyville (and, more recently, Solid).
  4. Reiner and the CSO at their best.
  5. Thank you, jazzcorner! I need to track down some of those other albums.
  6. I'm glad to finally have Topography in my collection. Like I said, I get there eventually.
  7. Sammy sings the theme to "Shaft" on this compilation. And then Don Gibson's country song "I'd Be a Legend in My Time." "Candy Man" and "Bojangles," of course. And then a show-bizzy Gershwin medley. Musically, it is all over the place. . . . I don't know whether it's brilliant or goofy. Maybe both? Either way, I'm enjoying it thoroughly.
  8. As soon as I typed the question, the answer POPPED into my head! So I deleted the post. But you were too quick on the draw for me. What's funny is that I spent about 20 minutes last night poking around on the web, trying to come up with a name that fit. But it was only when I wrote down the question that the answer just bubbled up in my brain. Oh well. I'm slow but I get there eventually.
  9. Granados: Goyescas, Escenas Romanticas / Alicia De Laroccha (MCA Classics) Originally recorded for Decca in 1955-56
  10. Perhaps. But this thread is in the Classical section of this forum. And it's primarily Classical music that I was hoping to discuss. This is precisely the sort of thing that I was hoping to discuss HERE -- on this thread. Related to your comment: Are there examples of modern-day harpsichords that are built to SOUND like older (baroque or whatever the timeframe may be) ones? If so, does that count as HIP? Are Landowska's recordings considered anachronistic in the same way that, say, Virgil Fox's Bach is anachronistic in the organ world? If so, is this strictly because of the instrument that she uses? Or is her performance style also "incorrect" (very much in quotes) and romanticized? Thanks Jim.
  11. Back to Mahler's Ninth: Mahler: Sym. No. 9 / Bernstein, NYPO (Sony) This version is similar in conception but less extreme than Lenny's later M9 with the Concertgebouw. I love them both. I'd put those two Bernstein recordings right at the top of my Mahler Nine heap -- along with Jascha Horenstein (1952) and Bruno Walter (1961). Such a magnificent work!
  12. Do we have a thread: "Album Covers with Paintings & Photos on the Wall"?
  13. Agreed. On both counts.
  14. Yeah, I need to hear the Juilliard's version. Have you heard Hermann Scherchen's arrangement for orchestra? I love it. I bought this Canadian "Hermann Scherchen Edition" 2-disc set when I was visiting Canada twenty years (or so) ago. Positive associations. Fantastic music & performances.
  15. Next up: J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (arranged for string quartet) / Keller Quartett (ECM) Done!
  16. I know next to nothing about harpsichords, so I thought I'd start a thread where other forum members could weigh in with their thoughts & opinions. I'm especially interested in hearing about the recordings that others would take to their proverbial desert island. The only harpsichord album that's ever really knocked me out is Kenneth Gilbert's recordings of Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier on Archiv. (I wonder if gaining a foothold on Gilbert's WTC was made easier for me because I knew the WTC as performed by pianists. . . . I'm not sure.) Anyhow, that's really all I have to contribute. Otherwise, I'm all ears. Harpsichord fans, what say you?
  17. More 20th c. French music: Darius Milhaud: Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit ; La Création Du Monde / Orchestre du Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, conducted by the composer (Nonesuch, rec. 1958) I've added this LP to my collection after first hearing the music on YT just a few weeks ago. It's music that's bursting with life! Mike, is there a harpsichord thread on the forum where you (and others) have discussed your favorite recordings? If not, I'd love to hear about your desert-island harpsichord discs. It's an area of music that I know very little about.
  18. Now spinning: Roussel - Bacchus et Ariane (Suites Nos. 1 & 2) / Martinon, ON de l'ORTF (Erato)
  19. Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Han Bennink - The Topography of the Lungs (Incus, 1970) Otoroku reissue
  20. Masahiko Togashi & Richard Beirach - Tidal Wave (Trio JP, rec. 1978)
  21. First listen: Terrific, so far.
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