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I'm now streaming Vaughan Williams' Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No. 7) via YT. It's the version by André Previn with the LSO. I have the LP at home, which looks like this: This version includes brief readings by Sir Ralph Richardson before each movement. IIRC, it's the only recording of the Sinfonia Antartica to do so. I enjoy the narration, probably because I "imprinted" on this LP. But I know others find it distracting.

More Oistrakh from this box: Disc 15 - SHOWPIECES for Violin & Piano - with Vladimir Yampolsky - Karol Szymanowski: Vioin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 9 - Suk: Six Piece Op. 7 No. 1 - Love Song - Kodály: Three Hungarian Folk Songs - Wieniawski: Légende, Op. 17 - Zarzycki: Mazurka in G, Op. 26 - Debussy: Suite Bergamasque - Clair de Lune - De Falla: Suite Populaire Española - Jota - Tchaikovsky: Scherzo - Valse, Op. 34 - Ysaÿe - Exstase, Op. 21

Beethoven's Eroica from this set: So good I listened to it twice.

David Oistrakh - The Complete EMI Recordings Disc 4: BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto - with André Cluytens & the Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française and - Violin Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer" - with Lev Oborin Magnificent performances.

One of my desert-island discs.

Now spinning this LP: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Job: A Masque for Dancing / Sir Adrian Boult, LSO (Angel)

David Friedman & David Samuels - Double Image (Enja) Excellent music. ... Top-shelf sound quality too -- like many Enja LPs from the late-70s and early-80s.

Mahler - Symphony No. 5 / Sir John Barbirolli, New Philharmonia O (EMI)

One of the few Woody Shaw records I don't have. Need to fix that!

I don't think you can go wrong with Dutoit's recordings of Ravel's music on London/Decca. The one that Larry mentioned -- and all the rest! Dutoit's Ravel is collected in this 4-CD box: Incidentally, I also agree with Larry's Dutoit/OSM Holst "The Planets" recommendation. Similarly, Martinon's Debussy on EMI/Warner Classics is nonpareil, IMO. And, like I said earlier, I prefer Munch for Berlioz. (Colin Davis is fabulous too -- and others as well. But Munch is "home base," where I always return.) Just my perspective, of course! There are MANY, MANY wonderful recordings of these three French giants.

First listen; streaming via Amazon Prime: Fourth World - S/T (B&W) with Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Jose Neto and Gary Meek

You and me both. Yes. And Eugene Gregan's cover art is brilliant as well.

Another killer trio LP: The best Walrath-as-a-leader record I've heard. And I don't think it's ever been reissued. Good call. You hipped me to that one a while ago.

Ahhh. Music that transcends beauty. Music prompted by another thread:

Another . I only know Askenase's Preludes, Op. 28. I have them on an old Heliodor LP. Very impressive. Earlier today, during my morning commute: Still blown away by these warhorses... Yes! IMO, it's very difficult to top Munch in French music -- Debussy, Ravel, Berlioz. I suppose one might put Martinon and Dutoit on the "top shelf" with him. I still play Munch's Berlioz recordings more frequently than anyone else's.

Yep. I also immediately thought of Wounded Bird. I agree, felser. I have quite a few downloads, but physical media is always preferable to me. I guess there aren't enough old-school, "I-want-the-object" people like us make a viable business case for licensing -- at least for a mega-corporation like Sony. Argh.

Another one that I need to look into!

Thanks for the heads-up on these, Jim. Haven't heard any of them!

Hooray for Lucky and Konitz! ... And I would definitely say that Motion is "in the canon" these days. At least it is in my book. Not sure whether these qualify as obscure -- but they're some of my favorite (non-piano) trio records: with Tony Malaby & Tom Rainey with Chris Potter & Bill Stewart This isn't what you might expect from these three musicians. EDIT: One more!

Oh man. I'm bummed out to hear this.

Cool story.

Listening to the Rachmaninov works from this Lazar Berman set: - Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42 - Six moments musicaux, Op. 16 - 6 Preludes

Yes! Excellent! It's too bad that Buddy Tate's two LPs from the Sandy's gig have never been reissued. IMO, the Tate-led music is just as good as the stuff issued under Cobb's name. ... Maybe even better.