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The 3 CD Melodiya set includes: Symphony No. 16 in F major, Op. 39 "Aviation" Conductor: Konstantin Ivanov Symphony No. 22 in B minor, Op. 54 "Symphonic Ballad" Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov Symphony No. 17 in G sharp minor, Op. 41 Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov Symphony No. 21 in F sharp minor, Op. 51 Conductor: Konstantin Ivanov Symphony No. 25 in D flat major, Op. 69 Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov Symphony No. 27 in C minor, Op. 85 Conductor: Yevgeny Svetlanov In addition to these, you'd also probably want to hear Myaskovsky's Symphony No. 6. Some consider it to be his masterpiece. Here's Kyrill Kondrashin's version of the Sixth, the second of two recordings he made of this work:

First listen: Prokofiev: The Piano Sonatas / Yakov Kasman (Phaia; originally released on Calliope) Now listening to a disc with the 7th, 8th, and 9th sonatas. Very impressive, so far.

I enjoy his music. If you'd like a sampling of Myaskovsky's symphonies, I think this is a worthwhile set: If I'm not mistaken, Svetlanov has recorded ALL of Myaskovsky's symphonies. And he wrote a lot of them! This set is less of a commitment. Coincidentally, I'm reading a biography of Prokofiev right now, and Myaskovsky's name comes up frequently. The two composers were good friends -- but very, very different temperament-wise.

Nice!

NP:

Hmm. Very interesting. Thanks for the heads-up.

More French repertoire from Charles Munch:

My version of this LP is in the dull-as-dishwater, white MHS cover, so I'm posting a photo of the original Erato release instead. What a superb conductor Charles Munch was! I'd like to investigate more of his late-career recordings with the Orchestre Lamoureux. This is the only one I've heard.

NP: Roberto Szidon's recording of Ives' "Concord" Sonata:

Liszt: Sonata in B minor, etc. / Lazar Berman (Columbia-Melodiya)

chewy, that music was reissued on CD. Re-packaged. But still the same music. See below: Keystone Bop: Sunday Night and Keystone Bop, Vol. 2: Friday/Saturday

First spin of a new-to-me LP: André Jolivet: - Concerto Pour Ondes Martenot - with Jeanne Loriod - Concerto Pour Harpe - with Lily Laskine with the Orchestre Philharmonique de l'O.R.T.F., conducted by the composer

Speaking of Paul Jacobs ...

Disc 1 - Symphony No. 1; Isle of the Dead A wonderful intégral of Rachmaninov's symphonies performed by Mariss Jansons & the St. Petersburg PO

Disc 2: 13 Preludes, Op. 32; 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 16

Prokofiev: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 / Barbara Nissman (Newport Classics)

2 LPs of Prokofiev's ballet suites: and The collector in me really likes these LPs that Angel/HMV licensed from Melodiya. Such evocative illustrations on textured covers. The photos above don't do them justice. They're attractive objects. Doesn't hurt that the music is excellent too.

I have the original Enja LP issue of Compassion. It sounds really good -- even to my 52-year-old, not-nearly-as-sensitive-as-they-used-to-be ears. OTOH, my Music from the Source LP is the U.S. licensed Inner City version. It's nowhere close to the Enja Compassion vinyl. Not even in the same ballpark, audio-quality-wise. I guess that's not surprising. German and/or Dutch pressings usually sound better.

Accompaniment to my recent explorations of Prokofiev's music: Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography by Harlow Robinson (Robert Hale, London, 1987)

A favorite of mine.