Old recorded friends

[Pulcinella]

Not quite played to death, but the King's/Willcocks Argo LP of Howells' Collegium Regale settings (inter alia), recorded in 1966, was my first introduction to his music (and I think that's the case for others hereabouts). I was not so taken with the 1992 Cleobury 'remake', also on Argo, so I was delighted when Australian Decca Eloquence (whose website had a suggestions box you could fill in, and I did!) released the earlier Willcocks recording (with some added RVW) in 2014. That was its first CD release; it later became available in the big King's Argo box (sadly too many duplications to justify purchasing), now seemingly only available for download:

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8080771--howells-vaughan-williams-britten-choral-works

[richardfinegold]

I’ve been listening to Joshua Rifkin’s Scott Joplin recordings the past few days on Qobuz.I had played them frequently as lps, never obtained the digitalized versions. Rifling plays them straight, no rubato, which he argued was what Joplin wanted.

[Bryn]

I’ve been listening to Joshua Rifkin’s Scott Joplin recordings the past few days on Qobuz.I had played them frequently as lps, never obtained the digitalized versions. Rifling plays them straight, no rubato, which he argued was what Joplin wanted.

I remember buying them, in their LP manifestation, from little record shop (long gone) in Notting Hill, as they were released. Until then, I had only heard a few of the rags, as played by John Tilbury. That was enough to spark my interest.

Do seek out Joplin's opera, Trremonisha, preferably in the Rick Benjamin recording:

[gurnemanz]

In the 70s I acquired a couple of LPs of Beethoven Quartets from the Suske Quartet on the old East German Eterna label. Still there in the garage in poor nick and unplayed for decades. I came across a reissue of the complete set on Amazon. They're coming across really vividly even as mp3 download and I have been greatly enjoying.

[mikealdren]

Krips/LSO Beethoven symphonies, childhood friends on WRC LPs and listening again brought back all those warm feelings.

[gradus]

Krips/LSO Beethoven symphonies, childhood friends on WRC LPs and listening again brought back all those warm feelings.

Snap! I looked forward to each disc arriving.

[richardfinegold]

I remember buying them, in their LP manifestation, from little record shop (long gone) in Notting Hill, as they were released. Until then, I had only heard a few of the rags, as played by John Tilbury. That was enough to spark my interest.

Do seek out Joplin's opera, Trremonisha, preferably in the Rick Benjamin recording:

I hadn’t heard Treemonisha since it was first recorded in seventies. One piece has stuck in my memory for years—I think it was called Real Slow Drag

[richardfinegold]

In the 70s I acquired a couple of LPs of Beethoven Quartets from the Suske Quartet on the old East German Eterna label. Still there in the garage in poor nick and unplayed for decades. I came across a reissue of the complete set on Amazon. They're coming across really vividly even as mp3 download and I have been greatly enjoying.

That set got an outstanding review, I think in Gramophone

[richardfinegold]

Snap! I looked forward to each disc arriving.

That may have been the first audiophile set of Beethoven Symphonies. I bought the mp3 of the whole set for $5 from Amazon and have them on my phone

[visualnickmos]

That set got an outstanding review, I think in Gramophone

Goood evening. Sounds very tempting. Do you know off-hand roughly what year(s) they were recorded? Thanks.

[Bryn]

I hadn’t heard Treemonisha since it was first recorded in seventies. One piece has stuck in my memory for years—I think it was called Real Slow Drag

This recording is very different from the Schuller orchestration. Much as I enjoyed the latter (enough to 'upgrade' to the CD issue when it came out) I think this more 'chamber' performance is likely closer to what Joplin was aiming at.

[cloughie]

That may have been the first audiophile set of Beethoven Symphonies. I bought the mp3 of the whole set for $5 from Amazon and have them on my phone

I had some of the WRC LPs but bought the Everest CD set when it first came out. Krips knew how to conduct LvB!

[richardfinegold]

Goood evening. Sounds very tempting. Do you know off-hand roughly what year(s) they were recorded? Thanks.

My guess is the eighties, but perhaps earlier

[Pulcinella]

Goood evening. Sounds very tempting. Do you know off-hand roughly what year(s) they were recorded? Thanks.

My guess is the eighties, but perhaps earlier

Some recording information is available here:

https://www.discogs.com/artist/1597133-Suske-Quartett

[gurnemanz]

Some recording information is available here:

https://www.discogs.com/artist/1597133-Suske-Quartett

Also here https://charm.rhul.ac.uk/discography...Suske-Quartett