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I've been listening to Skrowaczewski's wonderful Ravel with the Minnesota Orchestra: Specifically, Ma Mere L'Oye (ballet) and Valses Nobles et Sentimentales

An outstanding session.

This again: Yessir!

Once positive about working from home during a pandemic: I can spin vinyl while I'm working. Decided to pull out this classic, Charles Gerhardt-produced set: Reader's Digest Treasury of Great Music 12 LPs, 12 different conductors. All performing with the Royal PO. Now listening to Charles Munch conduct Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini and Bizet's Symphony in C. I prefer Stoki's Francesca, but nobody (that I've heard) surpasses Munch's version of Bizet's symphony.

Oh yeah. And how about Barry Rogers' trombone work! And Vitin Paz's trumpet! ... That entire band was ridiculous.

Eddie Palmieri - Sentido (Mango/Coco) Such a great record.

Hard to beat Charles Munch in that repertoire!

Chuck, you are a box-set recommending machine. You're going to bankrupt me! I bet that set is terrific ... Speaking of box sets... Over the years, I'd collected Boult's entire (second) Ralph Vaughan Williams cycle on LPs. The other day, I stumbled across a deal -- the same cycle on 8 CDs -- for $16. Pristine condition. I couldn't resist. I'm now listening to Disc 3 -- RVW's Third & Fifth Symphonies: Beautiful!

Now listening to more music by French composer André Jolivet: This LP features Jolivet's music for flute as performed by Jean-Pierre Rampal.

Yes. I feel the same.

Afro Bossa!!! Yes!!! Fantastic!!!

soulpope -- Until today, I didn't realize that Richter in Recital had been reissued as Richter Rediscovered -- which you recently played. I only made the connection after grabbing the LP image on discogs and seeing that both recordings came from Richter's 1960 U.S. tour. Funny coincidence. And now I'm tempted to plop for the 2 CD set -- since there's so much more music.

Immaculate.

Hooray for Beethoven !!!

All of these are outstanding, IMO.

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!

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