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Beethoven Bicentennial Collection: Music for Piano, Vol. VIII (DG) Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 - performed by Géza Anda and Lili Kraus plays Fantasies (Vanguard) Music by Bach, Haydn, Mozart & Schubert

Arthur Rubinstein plays Brahms (RCA Red Seal/Sony) Disc 7: Chamber Music - Trio No. 3, Op. 101 - with Szeryng and Fournier - Piano Quintet, Op. 34 - with the Guarneri String Quartet

More Pieranunzi:

Schubert's Symphonies Nos. 4 "Tragic" and 5 from this set:

Earlier today:

And earlier this evening:

James P. rules!

Still digging into Tintner's Bruckner.

Sure thing. They were a great band.

Soaring, transcendent solo piano. 5 stars. Prompted to queue this up by a JazzTimes article about Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band that just appeared in my inbox.

NP: Hermann Scherchen - The Nixa Recordings (Tahra) Disc 2 - Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy / Royal PO, Frederick Riddle (violist)

During my morning commute earlier today: Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Barbirolli, New Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI)

I feel just the same. Hooray for Diz!

Al Haig - Serendipity (Interplay)

Andrés Segovia - A Centenary Celebration (MCA) Disc 3 - compositions by Ponce, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mompou, Tansman, Villa-Lobos, and others

I picked that up not too long ago too. I dig it. Wofford is always interesting + Gerald Wilson compositions! Plus the rhythm section is Rufus Reid & Carl Burnett. VERY strong. Oh HELL yeah.

Scriabin: Piano Sonatas / Ashkenazy (Decca) Disc 2 - Sonatas Nos. 6 - 10

Arrived in the mail this evening: My old, yellowing edition of The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs awards this CD with a "rosette." In this case, I agree with their judgment. It's one of the finest RVW recordings I've heard.

Still bouncing back-and-forth between RVW and Bax. Arnold Bax: The Symphonies / Vernon Handley, BBC Philharmonic (Chandos) Disc 3 - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 It's interesting to compare Handley's approach to Bax with Bryden Thomson's earlier cycle. They are very different.

Andrés Segovia - A Centenary Celebration (MCA) Disc 2 - compositions by Albéniz, Tárrega, Granados, Moreno Torroba, Esplá, Ponce, Lauro and Pedrell Incredible.

Hard for me to pick a single favorite. I have noticed that I'm drawn to Byrd's records with Duke Pearson: Fuego, Byrd in Flight, At the Half Note, The Cat Walk, and Electric Byrd. Not that some of the others without Pearson aren't great too.