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1992 Records To Die For
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JACQUES BREL: à l'Olympia
François Rauber, Gérard Jouannest, piano; Jean Corti, accordian; orchestra conducted by Daniel Janin
Fontana 858 015 PFY (LP). (Also reprinted as Philips Music for the Millions 6395 216.)
THE WORLD OF GILBERT & SULLIVAN: Vol.I (excerpts)
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Symphony Orchestra of London; Isidore Godfrey
GILBERT & SULLIVAN: Princess Ida
Sir Malcom Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Decca SPA 28 (2 LPs). (1969 Dutch pressing, carrying a blue label)
STRAVINSKY: Le Sacre du Printemps
Sir Colin Davis, Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam Philips 9500 323 (LP).
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto 3
Byron Janis, Antal Doráti, London Symphony Orchestra
Mercury SR 90283 (LP). (Dutch pressing by Phonogram; it's a Living Presence, so probably produced/engineered by Cozart and Fine)
BILLIE HOLIDAY: Lady in Satin
With Ray Ellis and his orchestra
CBS CS 8084 (LP, early US pressing) CBS S 52540 (LP, later Dutch pressing)
CHARLES MINGUS: Blues and Roots
Atlantic SD-1305 (LP). Tom Dowd, eng.; Nesuhi Ertegun, prod. AAA. TT: 60:48
LEE MORGAN: Tom Cat
Blue Note CDP 7 84446 2 (CD). Rudy Van Gelder, eng.; Michael Cuscuna, prod. AAD. TT: 44:19
COUNT BASIE: For the Second Time
Pablo 2310-878 (LP). Ed Green, eng.; Norman Granz, prod. AAA. TT: 37:68
MEL TORMÉ & BUDDY RICH: Together Again for the First Time
Century CRDD-1100 (LP). Keith Grant, eng.; Norman Schwartz, prod. AAA.
HELEN MERRILL/GIL EVANS: Collaboration
Emarcy 834 205-2 (CD only). Tom Lazarus, Rebecca Everett, engs.; Kiyoshi Koyama, Helen Merrill, prods. DDD. TT: 44:49
STEELY DAN: Pretzel Logic
MCA MCA-1593 (LP), MCAD-31165 (CD). Roger Nichols, eng.; Gary Katz, prod. AAA/AAD. TT: 33:14
RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON: Shoot Out the Lights
Hannibal HNBL 1303 (LP), HNCD 1303 (CD*), Bill Gill, eng.; Joe Boyd, prod. AAA/AAD. TTs: 38:22, 40:52*
KATE & ANNA McGARRIGLE: Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Warner Bros. BS 2862, Carthage CGLP 4401 (LPs only). John Wood, eng.; Joe Boyd, Greg Prestopino, prods. AAA. TT: 34:57
ENSEMBLE HUELGAS: O cieco mondo
The Italian Lauda, c.1400-1700
Ensemble Huelgas, Paul van Nevel, dir.
DELIUS: Orchestral and Choral Music
Over the Hills and Far Away, Sleigh Ride, Brigg Fair, Florida Suite, Marche Caprice, Dance Rhapsody No.2, Summer Evening, On hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, Summer Night on the River, A Song before Sunrise, Intermezzo from "Fennimore and Gerda," Prelude to "Irmelin," Songs of Sunset
Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society; Maureen Forrester, contralto; John Cameron, baritone
EMI CDS 7 47509 8 (2 CDs only). Lawrance Collingwood, Victor Olof, prods.; Christopher Parker, eng. ADD. TT: 2:26:39
BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique
Roger Norrington, The London Classical Players
EMI CDC 7 49541 2 (CD only). David R. Murray, prod.; Mike Clements, eng. DDD. TT: 53:11
BEETHOVEN: Septet
Vienna Octet
London CS 6132 (LP), 421 092-2 (CD). John Culshaw, prod.; James Brown, eng. AAA/AAD. TT: 40:47
FRANK MARTIN: Concerto for Seven Winds & Percussion, Études
Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre da la Suisse Romande
London CS 6241 (LP only). James Walker, prod.; Roy Wallace, eng. AAA. TT: 37:29
JOHN LONGHURST: At the Mormon Tabernacle Organ
Works by J.S. Bach, Clarke, Franck, Gigout, Handel, Heron, Vierne, Widor
John Longhurst, organ
Philips 412 217-2 (CD only). DDD. TT: 51:39
JEAN GUILLOU: The Great Organ of St. Eustache, Paris
Works by J.S. Bach, Guillou, de Grigny, Liszt, Mozart, Widor
Jean Guillou, organ
Dorian DOR-90134 (CD only). Craig D. Dory, Brian C. Peters, engs.; Randall Fostvedt, prod. DDD. TT: 75:11
MEDITATION: Classical Relaxation, Vol.2
Works by Beethoven, Fibich, Grieg, Haydn, Massenet, Ponchielli, Svendsen, Tchaikovsky
Budapest Philharmonic, Andras Korodi; Budapest Strings; Hungarian State Orchestra, György Gyorivanyi-Rath; Dresden Philharmonic, Herbert Kegel; Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
LaserLight 15 687 (CD only). DDD. TT: 52:40
SMOOTH AND EASY: Hits from the Quiet Storm
Songs by Ashford & Simpson, Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack, Maze, Tania Maria, Freddie Jackson, Bernard Wright, Natalie Cole, Meli'sa Morgan, Peabo Bryson/Natalie Cole, R.J.'s Latest Arrival
Capitol CDL-57265-2 (CD only). Many engs. & prods. AAD. TT: 45:05
MUSICMASTERS CLASSICAL SAMPLER Works by 21 composers
MusicMasters 60217M (CD only). ADD/DDD. TT: 68:45
WAGNER: Lohengrin
Sandor Konya, tenor; Lucine Amara, soprano; William Dooley, baritone; Rita Gorr, mezzo; Jerome Hines, bass; Calvin Marsh, baritone; Boston Chorus Pro Musica, Alfred Nash Patterson, Director; Boston Symphony, Erich Leinsdorf
RCA LSC-6710 (5 LPs only). Anthony Salvatore, eng.; Robert Zarbock, stereophonic stage manager; Richard Mohr, prod. AAA. TT: 3:35:30
PISTON: Symphony 6
MARTINU: Fantaisies Symphoniques
Charles Munch, Boston Symphony
RCA AGL1-3794 (LP only). Lewis Layton, eng.; Richard Mohr, prod. AAA. TT: 49:13
THE SONNY CLARK MEMORIAL QUARTET: Voodoo
Wayne Horvitz, piano; John Zorn, alto sax; Ray Drummond, bass; Bobby Previte, drums
Black Saint BSR 0109 (LP; CD available). Jon Rosenberg, eng. TT: 43:01
BEN WEBSTER: At the Renaissance
Ben Webster, tenor sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; Red Mitchell, bass; Frank Butler, drums
Fantasy OJC-390 (LP), OJCCD-390-2 (CD). Howard Holzer, eng. AAA/AAD.
JONATHAN RICHMAN & THE MODERN LOVERS: Rock 'n Roll with the Modern Lovers
Beserkley/Rhino RNLP 70093 (LP). Matthew King Kaufman, Glen Kolotkin, prods. AAA.
LED ZEPPELIN: Led Zeppelin
Atlantic SD 19126 (LP), -2 (CD). Jimmy Page, prod.; Glyn Johns, eng. AAA/AAD. TT: 41:45
HÉROLD: La Fille Mal Gardée (excerpts)
John Lanchbery, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Decca SXL 2313 (LP, op). AAA.
PAUL DESMOND QUARTET & JIM HALL: The Complete Recordings
Mosaic MR6-120 (6 LPs), MD4-120 (4 CDs). Ray Hall, Bob Simpson, engs.; George Avakian, Bob Prince, original session prods.; Michael Cuscuna, reissue prod. AAA/AAD. TT: 4:38:19
Available only by mail from Mosaic, 35 Melrose Place, Stamford, CT 06902. Tel: (203) 327-7111
JOHN HAMMOND: I Can Tell
Atlantic SD8152 (LP). Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber, prods. AAA.
ANTILL: Corroboree (a symphonic ballet)
John Lanchbery, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
EMI (Australia) OASD.7603 (LP). Barry Smith, eng.; Eric Clapham, prod. AAA. TT: 46:02
STRAUSS: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Fritz Reiner, Chicago SO
RCA LSC-2609 (LP). Lewis Layton, eng.; Richard Mohr, prod. AAA.
KENNY RANKIN: Because of You
Kenny Rankin, vocals, guitar, piano; George Young, saxes, flute; Danilo Perez, piano; David Finck, bass; Dave Ratajczak, drums; Steve Kroon, percussion
Chesky Records JD63 (CD only). Kenny Rankin, David Chesky, prods; Bob Katz, eng. DDD. TT: 46:27
BALTIMORE CONSORT: On the Banks of Helicon Early Music of Scotland
The Baltimore Consort
Dorian DOR-90139 (CD only). David Brown, prod.; Craig D. Dory, Douglas Brown, Brian C. Peters, David H. Walters, engs. DDD. TT: 65:40
LOU REED & JOHN CALE: Songs for Drella
Sire 26205-1 (LP), -2 (CD). Lou Reed, John Cale, prods.; Jeremy Darby, eng. AAA/ADD. TT: 54:55
ECCO LA PRIMAVERA: Florentine Music of the 14th Century
Music by: Francesco Landini, Magister Piero, Antonio Zacharia da Terano, Giovanni da Firenze, Lorenzo di Firenze, Jacopo da Bologna, Anonymous
The Early Music Consort, David Munrow, dir.
Argo ZRG 642 (LP). AAA.
ZOLTÁN KODÁLY: HÁry JÁnos Suite
BÉLA BARTÓK: Hungarian Sketches, Rumanian DancesAntal DorÁti, Philarmonia Hungarica Orchestra
INFO
Mercury 432 005-2 (CD), SR 90132 (LP). Wilma Cozart, recording dir.; Harold Lawrence, musical supervisor; C. Robert Fine, eng. ADD/AAA. TT: 67:53
THE BEATLES: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Parlophone 3C 064-04005 (LP), CDP 7 46442 2 (CD). Geoff Emerick, eng.; George Martin, prod. AAA/AAD. TT: 39:52
J.S. BACH: Orchestral Suites 1-4, BWV 1066-1069
Max Pommer, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig
Capriccio 10011 & 10012 (2 CDs only, available separately). Eberhard Richter, eng; Bernd Runge, prod. DDD. TTs: 49:45, 45:50
VARIOUS: William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures
Auber: Fra Diavolo; Herold: Zampa; Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld; Reznicek: Donna Diana; Rossini: William Tell; Suppé: Light Cavalry, Poet & Peasant
Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc CD-80116 (CD only). Jack Renner, eng; Robert Woods, prod. DDD. TT: 62:01
GEORGE LLOYD: Symphony 5
George Lloyd, BBC Symphony Orchestra
Albany Records Troy 022-2 (CD only). Tony Faulkner, eng.; Martin Compton, prod. DDD. TT: 56:28
SAMUEL BARBER: Overture to The School for Scandal, Symphony 1
AMY BEACH: Symphony in e ("Gaelic") Neeme Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Chandos CHAN 8958 (CD only). Dan Dene, eng.; Charles Greenwell, prod. DDD. TT: 71:52
J.S. BACH: Mass in b
Maria Stader, soprano; Hertha Töpper, alto; Ernst Haefliger, tenor; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Kieth Engen, basses; Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
Archiv Galleria 427 155-2 (2 CDs only). Walther Alfred Weller, prod., eng. ADD. TT: 2:03:00
J.S. BACH: Mass in b
Soloists, The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner
Archiv 415 514-2 (2 CDs only). Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Charlotte Kriesch, prods. DDD. TT: 106:22
VAN MORRISON: Common One
Warner Brothers BSK 3462 (LP), 26399-2 (CD). Henry Lewy, Dave Burgess, Chris Martin, engs.; Van Morrison, Henry Lewy, prods. AAA/AAD. TT: 54:31
KODÁLY: Sonatas for Cello, Opp.4 & 8
Lluis Claret, cello; Rose-Marie Cabestany, piano
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901325 (CD only). Michel Pierre, eng.; Michel Bernard, prod. DDD(?). TT: 49:44
SHIRLEY HORN: You Won't Forget Me
Shirley Horn, voice, piano; Charles Ables, bass; Steve Williams, drums. With: Miles Davis, trumpet; Buck Hill, trumpet; Branford Marsalis, tenor saxophone; Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Toots Thielmans, harmonica, guitar; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Hart, drums
Verve Digital 847 482-2 (CD only). Richard Seidel, Joel Siegel, prods.; David Baker, eng. DDD. TT: 71:13
McCOY TYNER: New York Reunion
McCoy Tyner, piano; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums
Chesky JD51 (CD only). Bob Katz, eng.; David Chesky, prod. DDD. TT: 74:37
BEETHOVEN: Wellingtons Sieg, oder Die Schlacht bei Vittoria (Battle Symphony), Op.91
ROSETTI: Parthia in F for Two Flutes, Two Oboes, Two Clarinets, Three Horns, Two Bassoons, & Double Bassoon
SPOHR: Notturno in C for Wind Instruments & Turkish Band, Op.34
Paul Dombrecht, Octophoros
Musical Heritage Society MHS 512700Y (CD only). Adelheid & Andreas Glatt, Pieter Andriessen, engs. & prods. DDD. TT: 64:41
CHOPIN: 51 Mazurkas, Vols.I & II
Karen Kushner, piano
Connoisseur Society CD 4181 & 4182 (2 CDs only). Patricia A. Duciaume, eng.; E. Alan Silver, prod. DDD. TTs: 66:32, 75:03
HOWARD TATE: Get It While You Can
Verve V6-5022 (LP only). Val Valentin, eng.; Jerry Ragovoy, prod. AAA. (A CD compilation is rumored for 1992 release.)
MEL & TIM: Starting All Over Again
Stax STS-3007 (LP). Jerry Masters, eng.; Barry Beckett, Roger Hawkins, prods. AAA.
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony 11, "The Year 1905"
James DePreist, Helsinki Philharmonic
Delos D/CD 3080 (CD only). John Eargle, eng.; Adam Stern, prod. DDD. TT: 68:17
SARAH WALKER: Cabaret Songs
Songs by Gershwin, Coward, Wright, Duke, Britten, Ives, Mallory, & Dankworth
Sarah Walker, mezzo; Roger Vignoles, piano
Meridian CDE 84167 (CD only). DDD. TT: 61:11
GRACE JONES: Warm Leatherette
Island 142-842 611-1 (LP), -2 (CD). Alex Sadkin, eng.; Chris Blackwell, prod. AAA/AAD. TT: 46:30
ROXY MUSIC: Stranded
Reprise/EG 26041-1 (LP), -2 (CD). John Punter, eng.; Chris Thomas, prod. AAA/AAD. TT: 43:01
BEECHAM CONDUCTS DELIUS (The Complete Stereo Recordings)
Over the Hills and Far Away, On Hearing the First Cuckoo In Spring, Brigg Fair, Florida Suite, Dance Rhapsody No.2, Summer Night On the River, A Song Before Sunrise, Summer Evening, Songs of Sunset, Sleigh Ride, Marche Caprice, Irmelin Prelude, Intermezzo from Fennimore and Gerda
Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic
Angel CDS 7-47509-8 (2 CDs). Christopher Parker, eng.; Lawrance (sic) Collingwood, prod. ADD. TT: 1:56:20
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto 2
Rudolph Serkin, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra
CBS Odyssey MBK-46273 (CD only). Robert Frost, prod. ADD. TT 47:59
CHOPIN: 4 Ballades, 4 Scherzi
Earl Wild, piano
Chesky CD 44 (CD only). Ed Thompson, eng.; Michael Rolland Davis, prod. DDD. TT: 69:19
SCHUBERT: String Quartet 14 in d, "Death and the Maiden"
Hungarian String Quartet
Turnabout TV-S 34472 (LP only). No engineer or producer credited. AAA. TT: 37:22
DIXIE DREGS: What If
Capricorn CPN-0203 (LP), Polydor 831 836-2 (CD). Ken Scott, eng., prod. AAA/AAD. TT: 40:05
RETURN TO FOREVER: Light as a Feather
Polydor 827 148-2 (CD). Hugh Jones, Richard Manwaring, engs; Chick Corea, prod. AAD. TT: 43:08
J.S. BACH: The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Glenn Gould, piano
CBS Masterworks IM 37779 (LP), MK 37779 (CD). Stan Tonkel, John Johnson, Ray Moore, Martin Greenblatt, engs.; Glenn Gould, Samuel H. Carter, prods. DDD. TT: 51:52
RICHARD THOMPSON: Rumor and Sigh
Capitol CDP 95713-2 (CD only). Dave Leonard, Lance Phillips, Tchad Blake, engs.; Mitchell Froom, prod. ADD. TT: 61:25
THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE: Live At Winterland
Rykodisc RCD-20038 (CD), RALP 0038-2 (LP). Mark Linett, eng.; Alan Douglas, prod. ADD. TT: 71:40
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS: The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
EMI-Manhattan CDP-7-48036-2 (CD only). Judie Clapp, eng.; Michael Beinhorn, prod. AAD. TT: 38:18
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR: Rock'N'Roll Gumbo
Dancing Cat DD-3006 (CD only). Steve Hodge, eng.; Philippe Rault, George Winston, Steve Hodge, Frosty Horton, prods. AAD. TT: 47:12
ROBERT LUCAS: Luke and the Locomotives
AudioQuest AQ-LP1004 (LP), AQ-CD1004 (CD). Allen Sides, Michael C. Ross, engs.; Joe Harley, prod. AAA/AAD. TT: 43:55
THE WHO: Live At Leeds
MCA MCAD-31196 (CD only). The Who, prods. AAD. TT: 37:44
BERLIOZ: Les Troyens
Jon Vickers, Josephine Veasey, Berit Lindholm, Peter Glossop, Heather Begg, Roger Soyer, Anthony Raffell, Anne Howells, Ian Partridge, Pierre Thau, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Ryland Davies, Raimund Herincx, Dennis Wicks, David Lennox; Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Sir Colin Davis
Philips 416 423-2 (4 CDs only). Erik Smith, prod. ADD. TT: 4:00:00
MAHLER: Symphony 4
Edith Mathis; Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
DG 415 323-2 (CD only). Günther Hermanns, eng.; Dr. Hans Hirsch, prod. ADD. TT: 62:23
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chesky RC4 (LP only). Lewis Layton, eng.; Richard Mohr, prod. AAA.
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, Vocalise
Donald Johanos, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Athena ALSW-10001 (LP only). David B. Hancock, eng.; Thomas Mowrey, prod. AAA.
MILES DAVIS: Kind of Blue
Miles Davis, trumpet; Cannonball Adderly, alto sax; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; James Cobb, drums
Columbia 62066 (LP), CBS 62066 (LP, Dutch pressing), CK 40579 (CD, not recommended in current version). Teo Macero, prod.; Larry Keyes, eng. AAA/ADD. TT: 45:08
JONI MITCHELL: Hejira
Joni Mitchell, vocals, guitar; Larry Carlton, lead guitar; Jaco Pastorius, bass; Neil Young, harmonica; Tom Scott, horns
Asylum 7E-1087 (LP), E2 1087 (CD). Henry Lewy, eng.; Joni Mitchell, prod. AAA/AAD. TT: 51:54
DIRE STRAITS: Love Over Gold
Warner Bros. 23728-1 (LP), W2-23728 (CD), Vertigo 6359 109 (UK LP), 800 088-2 (UK CD). Neil Dorfsman, eng.; Mark Knopfler, prod. AAA/AAD. TT: 41:21
BERNSTEIN: Candide
Jerry Hadley, Candide; June Anderson, Cunegonde; Adolph Green, Dr. Pangloss/Martin; Christa Ludwig, Old Lady; Nicolai Gedda, Governor/Vanderdendur; Della Jones, Paquette; Kurt Ollman, Maximilian/Captain; others. London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein
Deutsche Grammophon 429 734-2 (2 CDs only). Gregor Zielinsky, eng.; Hans Weber, prod. DDD. TT: 1:51:32.
PUCCINI: Turandot
Joan Sutherland, Turandot; Luciano Pavarotti, Calaf; Montserrat Caballé, Li;gu; Nicolai Ghiaurov, Timur; others. John Aldiss Choir, Wadsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta
London OSA 13108 (3 LPs, nla); 414 274-2 (2 CDs). Kenneth Wilkinson, Michael Woolcock, engs.; Ray Minshull, Michael Woolcock, prods. AAA/ADD. TT: 1:57:08
SCHUBERT: String Quartet 15 in G, D887
Juilliard String Quartet: Robert Mann, Isadore Cohen, violins; Raphael Hillyer, viola; Claus Adam, cello
Columbia SAX 2535 (LP). AAA. TT: 42:56
BEETHOVEN: Symphony 3 ("Eroica"), Coriolan Overture
Roy Goodman, Hanover Band
Nimbus NI 5122 (CD only). DDD. TT: 54:39
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony 5
RACHMANINOV: The Rock
André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
RCA Victor 86801 (CD only). James Lock, eng.; Peter Dellheim, prod. ADD. TT: 63:00
BRITTEN: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Alfred Deller, countertenor; Elizabeth Harwood, Heather Harper, sopranos; Josephine Veasey, mezzo; Helen Watts, contralto; Peter Pears, Robert Tear, tenors; John Shirley-Quirk, Thomas Hemsley, baritones; Owen Brannigan, bass; Stephen Terry, speaker; others; William Lang, trumpet; Choirs of Downside & Emanuel Schools; London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
London 425 663-2 (2 CDs only). Gordon Parry, eng.; John Culshaw, prod. ADD. TT: 2:24:12
BERLIOZ: Benvenuto Cellini
Christiane Eda-Pierre, soprano; Jane Berbié, mezzo; Janine Reiss, speaker; Nicolai Gedda, Derek Blackwell, Hugues Cuénod, tenors; Robert Massard, Raimund Herincx, baritones; Jules Bastin, Roger Soyer, Robert Lloyd, basses; Chorus of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Philips 416 955-2 (3 CDs only). Hans Lauterslager, eng.; Erik Smith, prod. ADD. TT: 2:40:33
BRAHMS: Symphony 1 Jascha Horenstein, London Symphony
Chesky CD19 (CD only). Kenneth G. Wilkinson, eng.; Charles Gerhardt, prod. (Reissue: Bob Katz, technical dir.; David & Norman Chesky, prods.) ADD. TT: 57:56
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto 2
Sviatoslav Richter, piano; Erich Leinsdorf, Chicago Symphony
RCA ???? (LP), 6518-2 RG (CD). AAA/AAD.
LAURIE ANDERSON: Strange Angels
Warner Bros. 25900-2 (CD). Eric Liljestrand, eng.; Laurie Anderson, Rona Baran, prods. ADD. TT: 46:03
J.S. BACH: Orchestral Suites 3 & 4, BWV 1068-69; Concerto Movement in D, BWV 1045; Sinfonia, BWV 29
Roy Goodman, The Brandenburg Consort
Hyperion CDA66502 (CD only). Tony Faulkner, eng.; Martin Compton, prod. DDD. TT: 52:19
BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique
Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra
RCA LSC-2608 (LP). Richard Mohr, prod.; Lewis Layton, eng. AAA.
EMMYLOU HARRIS: Roses in the Snow
Warner Bros WBSK 3422 (LP only recommended). Brian Ahern, prod.; Donivan Cowart, Brian Ahern, Stuart Taylor, engs. AAA. TT: ca 30:00
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring, Petrouchka
Sir Colin Davis, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
Philips 416 498-2 (CD only). ADD. TT: 68:53
ARNOLD: Dances
English Dances; Scottish Dances, Op.59; Cornish Dances, Op.91; Irish Dances, Op.126; Sarabande and Polka from Solitaire
Malcolm Arnold, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Lyrita BRCD 201 (CD only). ADD/DDD. TT: 60:51
MAHLER: Symphony 4
Sylvia Stahlman, soprano; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam; Sir Georg Solti
London 417 745-2 (CD only). John Culshaw, prod.; Kenneth Wilkinson, eng. ADD. TT: 54:24
KORNGOLD: The Sea Hawk
Classic Film Scores of Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA CD 7890 (CD only). George Korngold, prod.; Kenneth Wilkinson, eng. ADD. TT: 70:05
TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker
Boys' Choir of St. Bavo Cathedral, Haarlem, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam; Antal Doráti
Philips 6747 257 (2 LPs only). AAA. TT: 83:03
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON: Keep It To Ourselves
Alligator AL4787 (LP), ALCD 4878 (CD). Ivar Rosenberg, eng.; Karl Emil Knudsen, prod. AAA/A?D. TT: 51:36
AHMAD JAMAL: Rossiter Road
Atlantic 81645-1 (LP), -2 (CD). Joe Jorgensen, eng.; Ahmad Jamal, Laura Hess-Hay, prods. AAA/A?D. TT: 41:25
VIVALDI: Concerti for Wind & Strings
Iona Brown, violin; William Bennett, flute; Martin Gatt, bassoon; Celia Nicklin, Neil Black, oboes; Christopher Hogwood, harpsichord continuo; Simon Preston, organ continuo; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Argo ZRG 839 (LP), London Jubilee 417 777-2 (CD). Chris Hazell, prod.; Stan Goodall, John Dunkerley, eng. AAA/ADD. TT: 43:04
RY COODER: Chicken Skin Music
Ry Cooder, guitars, mandolin; Flaco Jimenez, accordion; Gabby Pahinui, steel guitar; Henry "Big Red" Ojeda, double bass; Chris Etheridge, bass guitar; Jim Keltner, drums; Milt Holland, percussion; Oscar Brashear, trumpet; Pat Rizzo, Fred Johnson, George Bohanon, sax; Benny Powell, trombone; Red Callendar, tuba; Bobby King, Terry Evans (Footnote 3), Russ Titelman, Herman Johnson, Cliff Givens, backing vocals (Footnote 4)
Reprise MS-2254 (LP), 2254-2 (CD), K54083 (UK LP). Ry Cooder, prod. AAA/ADD. TT: 39:30
J.S. BACH: Sonatas & Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
Philips PHS 2-900 (in mono, PHM 2-500)
ARETHA FRANKLIN: Amazing Grace
With James Cleveland & the Southern California Community Choir
Atlantic SD 2-906 (2 LPs), 906-2 (CD).
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