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Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets / Belcea Quartet (Alpha) Disc 1 - String Quartets No. 6, Op. 18/6 and No. 12, Op. 127

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 / Jochum, London SO

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 as performed by Eugen Jochum and the London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus with Kiri Te Kanawa, Julia Hamari, Stuart Burrows & Robert Holl as heard in this set: I feel like one of my periodic "Beethoven benders" may be coming on.

Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Music & Chamber Works / Various Artists (Decca) Disc 3 - Piano Sonata No. 2; Three Fantastic Dances; Five Preludes, etc. / Vladimir Ashkenazy Lazar Berman is such an under-appreciated pianist. IMO, his Liszt is nonpareil.

Joe Farrell's last recording.

FWIW, I really like Most's Xanadu LPs, especially Mostly Flute and From the Attic of My Mind. (The latter one took a while to grow on me, but now I really enjoy it.)

I can't really think of an encyclopedia- or overview-type history of rock n roll that I could recommend. Just haven't read any. That said, I would definitely recommend all of Peter Guralnick's books. His books cover everything from rock n roll to soul and country. His two-volume biography of Elvis Presley is particularly good. • (1971). Feel Like Going Home: Portraits in Blues, Country, and Rock 'n' Roll. • (1979). Lost Highway: Journeys & Arrivals of American Musicians. • (1986). Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom. • (1989). Searching for Robert Johnson. • (1994). Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley. • (1999). Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley. • (2005). Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. • (2015). Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll.

Thanks for the heads-up on this, Larry. I've never heard any of those four LPs.

This was one of the first classical CDs that I ever purchased -- in that exact "100 Masterpieces" version. I bought it right after I got my first CD player. It's still one of my favorites.

I'm planning to do the same.

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 "The Hunt", Op. 31, No. 3 / Bruce Hungerford (Piano Classics)

I love Vásáry's way with Rachmaninov's piano concertos. You can easily find performances with more drama, but I haven't found any that are more poetic and musical.

Interesting indeed. Thanks for sharing. I think this is an example of science telling us -- in a quantifiable way -- something that we already knew. The disciplines are different.

Great music (and great cover photo).

Joanne Brackeen - Keyed In (Tappan Zee/Columbia) with Eddie Gomez & Jack DeJohnette Brackeen in her prime. Outstanding! Great stuff.

High-fives, kinuta! The Moontrane and Love Dance are probably my two favorite Woody Shaw records! I'm listening to: Arnett Cobb Is Back (Progressive, rec. 1978)

Frédéric Favarel Duo featuring Richie Beirach - Dialogues (A Records/Challenge)

John Hicks - Hells Bells (Strata East) John Hicks - Solo Piano: Steadfast (Strata East)

Disc 1

Richie Beirach - Sunday Songs (Blue Note) Gorgeous solo piano that's "classical music" as much as it's jazz. Includes compositions by Beirach, Bill Evans, Mompou, Chopin, Debussy and Schumann.

Magisterial Ben, a desert-island disc. I've been listening to some early Eddie Palmieri:

I agree too! Billy Hart is a MASTER. I'm planning to see Hart's Quartet with Mark Turner next month at the Jazz Standard in NYC. You can also count me as a fan of Mark Turner.