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#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalTimeMachine (early LPs) Week 2
Last month the Classics a Day team chose vintage recordings as the theme. Specifically, recordings made before the LP era. This month, the focus moves forward in time a little, to the early LP era. This runs from 1948 to about 1958, with the advent of stereo recording.
Jan Ladislav Dussek Sonatinas present challenges
Ursula Dütschler plays with a sure touch. The last of the progressive lessons move from amateur to professional level, and Dütschler rises to the challenge.
Moszkowski series continues with sweet orchestral suites
These are exceptionally beautiful works. This is music that (in an ideal world) could easily find a wider audience.
Aleck Karis brings fresh insights to Debussy
What makes this release different? Two things, I think; Aleck Karis' musicality and Bridge Records' skill at piano recordings.
Classical Interviews – Kelly Sulick
#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalTimeMachine Early LPs Week 1
In the early LP era (as with other eras of recording) composers conducted their own works, legendary performances were preserved, and occasionally history was made. Here are the ones I chose from that time.
Rafaele Carpino sources Mauro Giuliani guitar works
Carpini performs with precision and taste. His phrasing is elegant and often helps the listener follow the often-obscured melody.
Concurrences - music of Iceland refreshingly diverse
If there's a common thread that gives this music an "Icelandic" quality, I didn't hear it. What I did hear were four talented composers expressing themselves in four very different ways.
Morton Feldman - For John Cage
This music reveals something new with every listen. And the more carefully you listen, the greater the rewards.
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