Unforeseen musical preferences

[RichardB]

I never realised there were so many closet Tomita fans around!

I've been out for many years.

[Boilk]

I never realised there were so many closet Tomita fans around!

They say tomato, we say Tomita

[Serial_Apologist]

They say tomato, we say Tomita

I just told her I was happy tomita any time.

[hmvman]

Debussy’s piano music is good but it is not like the real thing (Tomita)

His Villa-Lobos: Little train of the Caipira occasionally gets a play on R3.

I never realised there were so many closet Tomita fans around!

The first album of his that I bought was The Firebird - which was coupled with 'Night on a Bare Mountain' and Prélude à laprés midi... All excellent interpretations IMO.

[RichardB]

The first album of his that I bought was The Firebird - which was coupled with 'Night on a Bare Mountain' and Prélude à laprés midi... All excellent interpretations IMO.

Quite, and I have to admit those were the first times I heard any of those three pieces too!

[smittims]

Have we had a thread of 'my first record'? It might be fun to revive memories.

My first LP was the Stokowski Planets on Music for Pleasure.

[Bryn]

Have we had a thread of 'my first record'? It might be fun to revive memories.

My first LP was the Stokowski Planets on Music for Pleasure.

My first was a 12" Shellac of two items (too long ago to remember which) from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker. However, the first that I bought for myself was again Tchaikovsky but the Hamlet and 1812 Overtures (LPO, Boult).

[Ein Heldenleben]

Back on thread On the subject of unforeseen etc with particular reference to “pop” pianists

Nutrocker Bee Bumble and the Stingers
Side Saddle Russ Conway ( some one transcribed this - very difficult)
Liberace when playing Boogie Woogie
Winifred Atwell

[gurnemanz]

Back on thread On the subject of unforeseen etc with particular reference to “pop” pianists

Nutrocker Bee Bumble and the Stingers
Side Saddle Russ Conway ( some one transcribed this - very difficult)
Liberace when playing Boogie Woogie
Winifred Atwell

Sounds Orchestral: Cast Your Fate To The Wind

[Alison]

An old lady I occasionally visit often has Mrs Mills playing.

Her roaring twenties disc is foot tapping stuff.

[smittims]

Thanks for the vintage Ace of Clubs cover, Bryn. It was a Decca speciality to have a black-and-white photo with a coloured banner. One could quote many examples.

Since we've seen Winifred Atwell mentioned as well, I wonder how many know that she once recorded the Grieg Concerto and it too was on an Ace of Clubs disc.

[Alison]

Was Ace of Clubs a mid price label?

[smittims]

No, bargain, in fact the first bargain label in the Uk, retailing at 21shillings or just over half the price of a full-price classical Lp (38 shillings in1967). It had a good run and many of the recordings later turned up on 'Eclipse' an eevn cheaper Decca reissue label launched in 1971 I think.

[MickyD]

It was originally issued on an album called By Request which contained this Elgar arrangement and some Bach, Tchaikovsky, a couple of pop songs and some early WC pieces in a more atonal style. She has rereleased all of her albums including various supplementary materials on CD and you can see the whole list here https://www.wendycarlos.com/discs.html

Thank you very much for that, Richard - very useful for me to plug the gaps in my collection!

[Bryn]

Thank you very much for that, Richard - very useful for me to plug the gaps in my collection!

As to current pricing, OUCH!