Friday, July 25, 2025

Please Excuse Our Dust

 

Pardon Our Dust

Welcome to the Oozy Channel Keep!

We at The Keep are just getting up and running.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

A Quirky 20th-Century Cantata

CD cover of The Return of Odysseus by Malcolm Arnold from Graham Taylor and the Scottish Opera Orchestra & Chorus on Divine Art

Addressing an ancient Greek mythological tale.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Intimate Voices

 

CD cover of String Quartets in A Minor & D Minor by Jean Sibelius from the Leipzig Quartet on MDG
Sibelius in Germany
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Sibelius: String Quartet Roundup




CD cover of String Quartet in E-flat Major by Sibelius from the Tempera Quartet on BIS

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Monday, July 21, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 88 - 92

 

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Haydn: Symphony 91 - 92 & Sinfonia Concertante

 

CD cover of Symphony 91 - 92 & Sinfonia Concertante by Haydn from Adam Fischer and the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra on Brilliant Classics

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Sunday, July 20, 2025

An Amiable Chamber Companion

 

CD cover of the String Quartet & String Quintet by Anton Bruckner from the Leipzig Quartet on MDG
Most come for the Quintet, though.
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Bruckner: Chamber Music Roundup

 

CD cover of Rondo in C minor by Bruckner from the Raphael Quartet on Globe
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Saturday, July 19, 2025

A Special Recording

 

CD cover of Choral Music and Concertos by Malcolm Arnold from Michael Waldron and the London Choral Sinfonia on Orchid
I am often mystified by CD programs with a mix of vocal and instrumental music.
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Friday, July 18, 2025

From Canada...

 

SACD cover of Violin Concertante Works by Sibelius from James Ehnes on Chandos
... with Love.
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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 88 - 90

 

CD cover of Symphonies 88 - 90 by Haydn from Adam Fischer and the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra on Brilliant Classics

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Just in the Nick of Time

 

CD cover of Symphony 0 by Anton Bruckner from Sir Georg Solti on Decca.
Sir Georg joined the Choir Invisible in 1997.
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How's Your Math?

 

CD cover of Symphony no. 0 by Anton Bruckner from Gerd Schaller on Profil

Classical Music has a definite numbering problem.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

At the Movies or the Ballet?

 

CD cover of Ballet Music by Sir Malcolm Arnold from Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra on Chandos
Not all of Malcolm Arnold's music for ballet is here, but nearly 80 minutes is a goodly amount.
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Monday, July 14, 2025

Sibelius: Recording Roundup

 

CD cover of the Violin Concerto by Sibelius from Jascha Heifetz on RCA
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Where did this come from?

 

2CD cover of Tone Poems by Sibelius from Sir Alexander Gibson and the Scottish National Orchestra on Chandos 2004.
My sources point to RCA.
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Sunday, July 13, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 82 - 87

 

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Haydn: Symphony 85 - 87

 

CD cover of Symphonies 85 - 87 by Haydn from Adam Fischer and the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra on Brilliant Classics
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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Landscape or Portrait?

 

CD cover of Symphony no. 00 in F minor by Anton Bruckner from Gerd Schaller and the Philharmonie Festiva on Profil / Hanssler
Gerd Schaller and Hänssler have made their choice!
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Bruckner: Orchestral Roundup

 

CD cover of March in D minor and Three Orchestral Pieces by Bruckner from Gustavo Gimeno on Pentatone
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Friday, July 11, 2025

Getting Serious

 

CD cover of String Quartet by Malcolm Arnold from the Maggini Quartet on Naxos.
I have mostly listened to the lighter side of Malcolm Arnold thus far.
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Love and History

 

CD cover of Scenes Historiques and Rakastava by Jean Sibelius from Alexander Gibson and the Scottish National Orchestra on Chandos.
All in Finland.
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Thursday, July 10, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 82 - 84

 

CD review of Symphonies 82 - 84 by Haydn from Adam Fischer and the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra on Brilliant Classics
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Ruth Gipps...

 

CD cover of Little Suites 1 - 3 by Malcolm Arnold from Richard Hickox and the City of London Sinfonia on Chandos
... by way of Malcolm Arnold.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

 

CD cover of the Lemminkkainen Suite by Jean Sibelius from Neeme Jarvi and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra on BIS

Lemminkäinen required many more ways!

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 70 - 81

 

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One Foot in Stage & Screen

 

CD cover of Overtures by Malcolm Arnold from Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra on Chandos.
... and one foot in the concert hall.
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Monday, July 7, 2025

How to do Original Jackets

 

Many like these original jacket series, and I count among them.
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What's the Worst You Could Do?

 

CD cover of the Peer Gynt Suites by Grieg and Tone Poems by Sibelius from Leonard Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic on Columbia / Sony.

It is tempting to say this music plays itself.

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Sunday, July 6, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 79 - 81

 

CD cover of Symphony 79 - 81 by Haydn from Adam Fischer and the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra on Brilliant Classics.

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Saturday, July 5, 2025

Your First Colonel Bogey March

 

CD cover of Film Music, Vol. 1 by Malcolm Arnold from Richard Hickox on Chandos
Mine was from 1961.
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Friday, July 4, 2025

Sibelius: Violin Concerto & Bruch: Violin Concerto 1

 

LP cover of the Violin Concerto from Sibelius and Bruch from Leonard Bernstein with Zino Francescatti on Sony and Columbia.
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Thursday, July 3, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 76 - 78

 

CD cover of Symphony 76 - 78 by Haydn from Adam Fischer and the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra on Brilliant Classics.

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Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Britten: Orchestral & Chamber Roundup

 

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From Bach to Britten

 

CD cover of the three Cello Suites by Benjamin Britten from Rohan de Saram on Naive / Montaigne.
At least, that is the most obvious inspiration in these pieces.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Sibelius: Symphony 6 & 7

 

LP cover of symphonies 6 & 7 by Jean Sibelius from Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic on Columbia.
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Monday, June 30, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 73 - 75

 

CD review of Symphonies 73 - 75 by Haydn from Adam Fischer and the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra on Brilliant Classics

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Sunday, June 29, 2025

More Early Chamber Music

 

SACD cover of String Quartet 2 by Benjamin Britten from the Emperor Quartet on BIS.
Quite the assortment here too.
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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Sibelius: Symphony 5 & Pohjola's Daughter

LP cover of Symphony 5 and Pohjola's Daughter by Sibelius from Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on Columbia.


 

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Friday, June 27, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 70 - 72

 

CD cover of Haydn Symphonies 70 - 72 by Haydn from Adam Fischer and the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra on Brilliant Classics.

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

A Wonderful Tribute

 

SACD cover of the Simple Symphony and String Quartet in F by Benjamin Britten from the Emperor Quartet on BIS.
Scallop by Maggi Hambling.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Sibelius: Symphony 3 & 4

 

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 55 - 69

 

CD cover of Symphony 55 - 69 by Haydn from Adam Fischer on Nimbus
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Monday, June 23, 2025

Taking a Genre Into Your Own Hands

 

CD cover of String Quartets 1 - 3 by Benjamin Britten from the Takacs Quartet on Hyperion.
That is what Britten does with the string quartet.
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Sunday, June 22, 2025

Sibelius: Symphony 2

 

CD cover of Symphony 2 by Jean Sibelius from Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on Columbia.
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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 67 - 69

 

CD cover of Symphonies 67 - 69 by Haydn from Adam Fischer on Brilliant Classics

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Friday, June 20, 2025

Don't Be Fooled!

 

None of this music was written while Britten was in the US.
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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Sibelius: Symphony 1 & Luonnotar

 

LP cover of Symphony 1 by Sibelius from Leonard Bernstein on Columbia
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Haydn: Symphony 64 - 66

 

CD cover of Symphonies 64 - 66 by Haydn from Adam Fischer on Brilliant Classics
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Britten's Short Stint with Film

 

CD cover of Film Music by Benjamin Britten from Martyn Brabbins on NMC

Not dramatic film, though.

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