Where did the 6th go?

 

For some reason, despite a proclivity for Solti's Mahler recordings in my collection, his Symphony no. 6 is not there anymore.

Hammer Blows and Cowbells

 

Not so Tragic after all!

Are you HIP?

 

Not I...

A pleasing, if uneven set

 

I really didn't know what to expect of Enrique Granados' orchestral music.

Best of the Set

 

This last volume from the Naxos Granados Orchestral Works series ended up being the most enjoyable.

Visual Metaphors Gone Wrong

 

Solti walking on Water?!?

Cool Gardens or Hot Infernos?

 

The last time I was at Orchestra Hall for a Chicago SO performance, I made sure to spend time in the Georg Solti Garden.

Essential Cherubini Music

 

What wonderful playing from the Melos Quartet!

A Tale of Two Composers

 

If you remember in the 1997 flick Face/Off, Nicolas Cage and John Travolta switched faces.

Fresh or Wrong?

 

I am not so set in my ways as to not enjoy a completely different interpretation of a work.

Not Solti's Bag

 

I'll admit Mahler's 4th isn't one I visit too often.

What would you like to do with 45 Minutes?

 

What to do when a work only exists on one recording, and that recording isn't great?

A Diversion into Architecture

 

As with music, I claim no expertise on architecture, but what a history!

Solti at the Whip!

 

If you're onboard with Solti's Mahler, is it London or Chicago?

Telarc and their Bass Drums

 

While some may not enjoy vocals in a symphony, here they are a breath of fresh air.

Another quality composer

 

After covering the Masses of Haydn and Hummel, I wanted to move to another composer I was less familiar with.

None for me, thank you

 

If you are looking for the melodiousness of Mozart, the bluster of Beethoven, or the inventiveness of Haydn, you won't find it here.

The Spanish Paganini

 

Virtuosity for virtuosity's sake?

More for the Salon than the Concert Hall

 

In Comparison

 

I just like this music!

The Better Requiem?

 

Yang starring with... Yang?

Which one is the rich one and which one comes from common means?

Plenty of Perspiration

There are two Classical Music recording series' I enjoy very much.

A Step Back

Better than the First

 

I liked the first volume in the Naxos Sarasate Concertante series, but took some issue.

To Duet or Not To Duet

 

According to Henry-Louis de La Grange and Donald Mitchell, Mahler wished the songs of Des Knaben Wunderhorn to be performed by soloists alone, not as duets, which is frequently how it is recorded.

The Coronation of King Louis XVIII

 

Where's the Beef?

 

Who wouldn't want more Sweat and Flesch?

Where Sir Georg explores a forested garden in a polo shirt, sport jacket, and slacks. Don't forget your wingtips!

 

Leroy Anderson Completely Completed

 

I mean, where else are you going to find so much Leroy Anderson Americana in one place?

Broadway or the Concert Hall?

 

Essentially, Leroy Anderson's Goldilocks receives an orchestral concert suite, with just a drop of singing.

Cherubini's First Great Mass

 

An inward Mahler

One wouldn't call this performance extrovert.

The Suite Life of Leroy Anderson

 

Aside from the obvious beloved industriousness of Anderson's orchestral miniatures featured on the previous three volumes, this fourth volume moves on to greener fields.

Cherubini's economics

Volume 3 of Anderson's Amuse-Bouche

 

I am finding less to say about each entry in Naxos' Leroy Anderson series, yet no less superlatives.

An improvement upon its predecessor

 

Volume 2 of Anderson's Orchestral Bon-Bons

 

While the cover lists two of Leroy Anderson's more famous miniatures, of the 15 on this recording, it is the longer works which drive my interest.

Bloated or pleasantly plump?

 

I am beginning to delve into Luigi Cherubini's Masses.

Let's add the Piano Concerto

 

What a joy to find a new piano concerto full of Americana!

Muti and Scriabin

 

I often wonder if Scriabin's music is liked all that much.