A Fistful of Music

Music Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community

Issue #105, February 2014

Entering February, we are weary of winter and looking for any signs of good weather. In the meantime, we have signs of good music. This month we have added our usual eclectic assortment of styles, from bluegrass to Bach (but not the one you think), Latin rap, techno, Tongan dance music, Japanese violin concertos, and some folks named Hildegard, Chirps, Tyrone, and Wilhelm. Any comments, questions or demands can be sent to Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu. We'll make more.

Pop/Rock: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Avant My Thoughts Pop

Av15 M990

Cleveland-born R&B artist’s debut album from 2000. Links: Avant | AM | YouTube

Bethesda Dreamtiger & Other Tails

Pop B465 D810

2011 release by this alternative Akron band. Links: Bethesda | YouTube

Los Campesinos No Blues Pop C154 N659

Latest album from this indie punk group from Wales. Links: Campesinos | AM | YouTube

Cowboy Angels Escape from L.A. Pop C838a Es14

We can’t find much information on this band, except that they were probably from Portland and made a couple of good albums, then went away.

Daddy Yankee Barrio Fine en Directo

Pop D123 B277

2005 release by this purveyor of reggaeton. Links: Daddy | AM | YouTube

Tyrone Davis The Legendary Hall of Famer

Pop D298 L523

Best-of compilation by this Chicago soul singer. Links: Davis | AM | YouTube

Depeche Mode Playing the Angel Pop D441 P699

Later Mode, from 2005. Links: Mode | AM | YouTube

Conya Doss A Pocketful of Purpose

Pop D741 P751

The most recent album by this Cleveland neo-soul singer. Links: Doss | AM | YouTube | Buzzard Tracks review

Elias and the Error Americans Pop El42 Am35

2012 EP from Elias Gowans, of Alliance, Ohio. Links: Elias | YouTube

Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco’s the Cool

Pop F442

Chicago rapper’s second release, from 2007. Links: Fiasco | AM |

L973 YouTube Foo Fighters Foo Fighters Pop

F739 F739

Dave Grohl & Co.’s first, from 1995. Links: Foo | AM | YouTube

Gary Grimes Starhand Visions Pop G882 St28

Grimes made his name in a Beatles tribute band, but before that he put this out. Why did we add it? He was from Cuyahoga Falls. Links: Grimes | YouTube

The Head and the Heart

Let’s Be Still Pop H340 L569

Seattle is their home, but they’re about as far from grunge as you can get. They should be from Portland. Links: Head | AM | YouTube

Imogen Heap Speak for Yourself Pop H351 Sp31

British electronica from 2005. Links: Heap | AM | YouTube

Hoseff Modern Gypsies Pop H792 M720

Singer-songwriter Hoseff (aka Joe Garcia) combines rock with Eastern European music and other stuff. He’s from Akron. Links: Hoseff | YouTube

Jason Isbell Southeastern Pop Is10 So88

Former Drive by Trucker has become an overnight sensation. Links: Isbell | AM | YouTube

Jimmy Eat World Static Prevails Pop J564 St29

Pop/punk/emo band from Arizona. Odd, we always thought they were British. Links: Jimmy | AM | YouTube

Elton John The Diving Board Pop J613 D642

Speaking of British, Sir Elton comes up with a new album. Links: John | AM | YouTube

John Legend Love in the Future Pop L523 L941

Latest from this neo-soul singer from Springfield, Ohio. You couldn’t make up a better name. Links: Legend | AM | YouTube

Paul McCartney New Pop M127 N420

Not to be outdone by Sir Elton, Sir Paul comes up with a new album too. Links: McCartney | AM | YouTube

Peter Murphy Dust Pop M956 D949

Was he still goth in 2002? Was he still listened to in 2002? Links: Murphy | AM | YouTube

Jeff Powers Jeff Powers Pop P873 J350

Sometime guitarist for Dead Guy Blues gets out various instruments and plays Neil Young-influenced songs. Links: Powers | YouTube | Buzzard Tracks review

Ronin The Sun Rises in the East

Pop R669 Su71

Good to know they get up early. Techno music. Links: YouTube

Silverchair Freak Show Pop Aussie grunge band. This is from

Si39 F870

1997. Links: Silverchair | AM | YouTube

The Smiths Singles Pop Sm69 Si64

Best-of set from this 80s band led by megalomaniac Morrissey & great guitarist Johnny Marr. Links: Smiths | AM | YouTube

Super Furry Animals

Radiator Pop Su76 R118

1997 release by this experimental rock band from Wales. Links: Super | AM | YouTube

Tony! Toni! Toné! Hits Pop T616 H638

Greatest package from the group that spawned Raphael Saadiq. Links: Tony | AM | YouTube

Chris Whitley Big Sky Country Pop W590 B480

Highlights from the roots rocker’s recordings for Columbia Records. Links: Whitley | AM | YouTube

Zedd Clarity Pop Z21 C546

Is this the latest in underground dance music? We don’t know. Links: Zedd | AM | YouTube

Folk/Country: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Kate Campbell 1000 Pound Machine Country

C152 On2

Nashville-based folk/country singer in a 2012 release. Links: Campbell | AM | YouTube

Hat Check Girl Road to Red Point Folk H280 R531

Duo of Annie Gallup and Peter Gallway, from 2012. Links: Girl | YouTube

Hillbilly Idol Hillbilly Idol Country H556 H556

Oddly, this is not the first album by this Cleveland alt.country band. Links: Idol | AM | YouTube

Peter Himmelman My Green Kite Folk H576 M990

He’s done pop, folk, and children’s music. This is mostly the last. Links: Himmelman | AM | YouTube

Alison Krauss Now That I’ve Found You: A Collection

Country K668 N860

A best-of compilation from 1995 by this bluegrass star. Links: Krauss | AM | YouTube

John Lapinski Like Father, Like Son Folk L314 L627

Polka music from Boardman, Ohio. You know you love it.

Jim Lauderdale The Other Sessions Country L364 Ot3

2000 release by this county/ Americana singer-songwriter. Links: Lauderdale | AM | YouTube

Rebekah Jean Ribbons and Pearls Country R241 R354

Ms. Rebekah Jean’s debut EP, recorded in Akron in 2010. Links: Rebekah | YouTube

Charlie Robison Step Right Up Country R569 St43

Texas singer-songwriter’s album from 2001. Links: Robison | AM | YouTube

Lynn “Chirps” Smith Down in Little Egypt Folk Sm61 D757

Old-time fiddler digs into some Illinois trad music. Links: AM | YouTube

George Strait Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind

Country St81 D675

We can honestly answer, “no.” An early one, from 1984. Links: Strait | AM | YouTube

Frankie Yankovic Frankie Yankovic with the Great Johnny Pecon

Folk Y15 F853j

Classic tracks from the late 1940s. Links: Yankovic | AM | YouTube

Blues/Gospel: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Alan Greene Band No Stranger to Blues Blues

G830 N659

Guitarist from Shaker Heights who used to play with Humble Pie has settled back home, and plays every week around town. Links: Greene | YouTube | Buzzard Tracks review

The KingBees The KingBees Blues K580b K580

The Northeast Ohio group performs a mix of Chicago-style and jump blues. From 2000. Links: KingBees

Jimmy Reed Down in Mississippi Blues R251 D757

A compilation of tracks from the 1950s and 1960s by this electric guitarist. Links: Reed | AM | YouTube

Hezekiah Walker & the Love Fellowship Choir

Family Affair II: Live at Radio City Music Hall

Gospel W152 F210/2

Walker continues his performance from Family Affair, but in a different venue. Links: Walker | AM | YouTube

International: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Mamadou Diabate Heritage Int

D540m H425

2006 release by this Malian giot and kora master. Links: Diabate | AM | YouTube

Martin Hayes Martin Hayes Int H328 M364

Irish fiddle by way of Seattle, this was his debut album in 1992. Links: Hayes | AM | YouTube

Nsuase Kete Group Asante Kete Drumming: Music of Ghana

Int N879 As13

Court and funeral music from the Asante.

Los Rehenes Lo Más Romántico 15 Hits, Vol. 1

Int R269 L780

Cumbias and other romantic tunes from this popular Mexican group. Links: Rehenes | AM | YouTube

Mālie! (Beautiful!): Dance Music of Tonga

Int M294

Field recordings from the 1980s and 1990s of traditional music from the island kingdom.

Musicals/Film Music: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Ramin Djawadi Mr. Brooks: Music from

the Motion Picture FilmMus D649 M879

If you’re not impressed, he also wrote the music for Game of Thrones. Links: Djawadi

Mark Isham Life as a House FilmMus Is3 L626

If you’re not impressed, he also wrote the music for Crossing Over. Links: Isham | AM

Michael John LaChiusa First Lady Suite Musical L117 F519

An off-Broadway production about First Ladies. Links: LaChiusa

Jazz: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Ray Barretto Carnaval Jazz

B275 C214

Latin jazz from 1973. Links: Barretto | AM | YouTube

Count Basie/Benny Carter

Count Basie—Benny Carter: Legendary Radio Broadcasts

Jazz B292 L523

A 2-disc set of broadcasts from the 1930s and 1940s. Basie is on Disc 1, Carter on Disc 2. Links: Basie | AM | YouTube | Carter | AM | YouTube

Kenny Burrell Laid Back Jazz B941 L141

A collection of the guitarist’s tracks from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Links: Burrell | AM | YouTube

Anita Ellis The World in My Arms Jazz El59 W893

The jazz vocalist in a 1960 release. She was the singer who actually sang when Rita Hayworth seemed to. Links: Ellis | AM | YouTube

Erroll Garner Closeup in Swing, & A New Kind of Love

Jazz G186 C624

Two albums by the pianist from the early 1960s, together on one CD. Links: Garner | AM | YouTube

Banu Gibson & the New Orleans Hot Jazz

You Don’t Know My Mind

Jazz G357 Y83

Vocalist with a traditional jazz group, recorded in New Orleans. Links: Gibson | AM | YouTube

Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band

The Phat Pack Jazz G633 P495

Saxophonist and band leader in a 2006 outing. Links: Goodwin | AM | YouTube

Marian McPartland In Concert at Storyville & at the Hickory House

Jazz M240 In10

One club in Boston, the other in New York, the pianist works with a different bassist and drummer in each. Links: McPartland | AM | YouTube

Gary Meek Step 7 Jazz M471

This sax/flute player leads a small big band. From 2002. Links: Meek

St43 | YouTube Bob Miles Ancestral Spirits Jazz

M593 An21

A compilation of two previous albums by this tenor sax player. Links: Miles

Art Pepper Mucho Calor = Much Heat: A Presentation in Latin Jazz

Jazz P395 M881

Reissue of the alto sax player’s 1958 session with bonus tracks from 1957. Links: Pepper | AM | YouTube

Third World Love New Blues Jazz T348 N420

Avishai Cohen, trumpet, is joined by Yonatan Avishai, piano, & other guys in Brooklyn. Links: Third | YouTube

Cal Tjader Cal Tjader’s Latin Kick Jazz T546 C125k

Vibes player and his group in a 1956 release. Links: Tjader | AM | YouTube

Michael Wolff & Impure Thoughts

Intoxicate Jazz W832 In8

Pianist Wolff and his impure group, from 2000. Links: Wolff | AM | YouTube

Classical: Composer Title Call # Comments Malcolm Arnold Concerto for Two

Violins; Concerto for Clarinet & Strings; etc.

Clas Ar65 C744

A collection of four concertos in all, performed by London Musici, conducted by Mark Stephenson. Links: Arnold | Stephenson

J. C. Bach Symphonies, Op. 8 Clas B122j Sy68 Op.8

Another batch of short symphonies from one of the Bach boys. Performed by the Hanover Band, conducted by Anthony Halstead. Links: Bach | Halstead

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Clas B393 Sy68-9

1942 concert recording of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. Links: Beethoven | Furtwängler

Hector Berlioz Grande Messe des Morts

Clas B455 R299

Sir Thomas Beecham conducts the Royal Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra in this 1959 performance at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Links: Berlioz | Beecham

Franz Berwald Piano Quintets Nos. 1 & 2

Clas B463 P573q

The Wiener Philharmoniker Quintet is at work on these 19th century works. Links: Berwald

Alexandre Pierre Françoix Boëly

Chamber Music Clas B633 C355

19th century works, performed by Quatuor Mosaïques, Ensemble Baroque de Limoges, & Eric Lebrun. Links: Boëly

Caroline Boissier-Butini Instrumental Music Clas B636

Four 19th century works, including a piano concerto, a piano sonata, and an

In7 organ piece. Various musicians. Johannes Brahms In Brahms’ Apartment Clas

B730 In10b

Clarinet sonatas and a trio performed by the group Amici. Links: Brahms | Amici

Frank Bridge/ Arnold Bax

Piano Trio No. 2; Piano Trio in B Flat

Clas B764 P573t-2

Both performed by the Borodin Trio. Links: Bridge | Bax

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 3 Clas B831 Sy68-3

A 1983 performance with the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducte by Lovro von Matačíć. Links: Bruckner | Matačíć

William Byrd The Byrd Edition, Vol. 8: Cantiones Sacrae 1589; Propers for the Feast of the Purification

Clas B996 Ed48/8

Performed by the Cardinall’s Musick, directed by Andrew Carwood. Links: Byrd | Carwood

Gloria Coates Symphony No. 2; Homage to Van Gogh; Time Frozen

Clas C632 Sy68-2

Late 20th century works, performed by various ensembles. The symphony is played by the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, conducted by Wolf-Dieter Houschild. Links: Coates | Houschild

Bryce Dessner Aheym Clas D472 Ah34

The title work and three more, all performed by the Kronos Quartet, with some help where needed. Links: Dessner | Kronos Q

Hans Eisler Deutsche Sinfonie Clas Ei87 D489

A sprawling work for choir, narrator, soloists, and orchestra, performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig & others, conducted by Adolf Fritz Guhl. Links: Eisler

Edward Elgar The Sanguine Fan; Enigma Variations; other works

Clas El31 Sa58

All done by the London Philharmonic, conducted by Bryden Thomson. Links: Elgar | Thomson

Zdeněk Fibich Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 Clas F443 Sy68-2

Karel Šejna conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in these 19th century works. Links: Fibich | Šejna

Gerald Finzi Cello Concerto; Eclogue for Piano & Strings; Grand Fantasia & Toccata

Clas F499 C331c

Tim Hugh on cello, Peter Donohoe, piano, and the Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Howard Griffiths take on these three works. Links: Finzi | Hugh | Donohoe | Griffiths

Wilhelm Furtwängler Klavierquintett/Piano Quintet

Clas F984 P57e1

One piece, but it’s a long one, running 72 minutes. Performed by Daniele Bellik, piano, and Quatuor Elyseen. Links: Furtwängler

Percy Grainger Works for Chamber Ensemble

Clas G761

A dozen pieces, played by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber

C355c Ensemble. Links: Grainger Enrique Granados Danzas Españolas Clas

G762 D237

Orchestral version, performed by the Barcelona Symphony & Catalonia National Orchestra, conducted by Salvador Brotons. Links: Granados | Brotons

Jesús Guridi Diez Melodías Vascas; Así Cantan los Chicos; Una Aventura de Don Quixote; other works

Clas G962 D568

Isabel Álvarez, soprano, joins the Chorus of the Conservatory of the Bilbao Choral Society & the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Juan José Mena for these 20th century works. Links: Guridi | Mena

G. F. Handel/ J. S. Bach Concerto for Oboe & Strings; Concerto for Harpischord (Piano) & Strings; Orchestral Suite, BWV 1068

Clas H191 Ob5c

Handel goes up first, then two by Bach. All are played by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Václav Talich. Links: Handel | Bach | Talich

Joseph Haydn Nelsonmesse Clas H324 N338

The Berner Kammerchor and Berner Kammerochester are involved in this, with Jörg Ewald Dähler leading them on. Links: Haydn | Dähler

Heinrich von Herzogenberg

Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Clas H449 Sy68-1

19th century works, with Frank Beermann conducting the NDR Radiophilharmonie. Links: Beermann | Herzogenberg

Hildegard von Bingen O Nobilissima Viriditas Clas H545 O10

Catherine Schroeder is the principal vocalist on these early sacred works. Links: Hildegard

Bernard Hoffer Neoteric Plays Hoffer Clas H675 N350

Contemporary chamber works performed by this chamber group. Links: Hoffer | Neoteric

Paul Juon Piano Quartets Clas J970 P573q

Oliver Triendl is the pianist on these early 20th century pieces, with friends. Links: Juon | Triendl

Aleksandr Kopylov Symphony in C Minor; Scherzo; Concert Overture

Clas K839 Sy68

Romantic works, performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antonio de Almeida. Links; Kopylov | Almeida

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 Clas K842 Or10/4

His 40th symphony (!) and a couple of other works, with Werner Andreas Albert conducting the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. Links: Korngold | Albert

Kenneth Leighton Cello Concerto; Symphony No. 3

Clas L533 C331c

Raphael Wallfisch is the cellist, with the Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Bryden Thomson. Links: Leighton | Wallfisch | Thomson

Douglas Lilburn The Three Symphonies Clas L627 Sy68

20th century works from New Zealand, with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Judd. Links: Lilburn | Judd

Carl Loewe Piano Sonatas Clas L825 P573s

No songs or ballads? Well, actually one of these works has voices. Cord Garben is the pianist. Links: Loewe | Garben

Nicolai Miaskovskii (Myaskovsky)

Symphonies Nos. 24 & 25

Clas M580 Sy68-24

However you spell his name, these are from the 1940s. Performed by the Moscow Philharmonic, conducted by Dmitry Yablonsky. Links: Miaskovskii | Yablonsky

Leopold Mozart Symphonies Clas M877L Sy68

Matthias Bamert conducts the London Mozart Players in these works by Wolfgang’s dad. Links: Mozart | Bamert

W. A. Mozart Orchestral Music Clas M877 Or1

Various short works including marches, divertimenti, and serenades, all played by the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest, conducted by Hartmut Haenchen. Links: Mozart | Haenchen

Hiroshi Ohguri Violin Concerto; Fantasy on Osaka Folk Tunes; other works

Clas Oh2 V813c

Kazuhiro Takagi, violin, works with the Osaka Philharmonic, conducted by Tatsuya Shimono. Links: Ohguri | Takagi | Shimono

Charles Hubert H. Parry Symphony No. 1; Concertstück

Clas P249 Sy68-1

Matthias Bamert conducts the London Philharmonic in these English Romantic works. Links: Parry | Bamert

Max Reger Violin Concerto in A Major

Clas R262 V813c

Herbert Blomstedt conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden, with Manfred Scherzer on violin. Links: Reger | Blomstedt | Scherzer

Franz Xaver Richter Wind Concertos Clas R418 W722c

Two for flute, one for oboe, by this 18th century composer. Robert Dohn, flute, and Lajos Lencsés, oboe, join the Slovak Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Bohdan Warchal. Links: Richter | Lencesés | Warchal

Franz Schreker Songs of Franz Schreker Clas Sch71 So58

There are 30 songs here, sung by either Hermine Haselböck or Wolfgang Holzmair, with Russell Ryan at the piano. Links: Schreker | Haselböck | Holzmair | Ryan

Franz Schubert Complete String Quartets, Vol. 5

Clas Sch78 St86q/5

This volume has Nos. 2, 6, and 11, all performed by the Kodály Quartet. Links: Schubert | Kodály Q

Dmitri Shostakovich/ Violin Sonata, Op. 134; Clas Rostislav Dubinsky is the violinist, with

Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No. 1; Sonata (in the Olden Style)

Sh82 V813s

Luba Edlina, piano, and members of the Borodin Trio helping somewhere. Links: Shostkovich | Schnittke | Dubinsky | Edlina

Wilhelm Stenhammar Piano Concerto No. 1; Fragment from Symphony No. 3

Clas St42 P573c-1

Swedish Romantic works, with Mats Widlund, piano, and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Links: Stenhammar | Widlund | Gennady

Johann Strauss, Jr. Wein, Weib und Gesang Clas St81j W430

Waltzes and a few other pieces on this program, performed by the Thomas Christian Ensemble. Links: Strauss

Richard Strauss Four Last Songs; 12 Lieder

Clas St81r F825

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings, with George Szell conducting a couple of different orchestras. Links: Strauss | Schwarzkopf | Szell

Donald Francis Tovey Cello Concerto Clas T649 C331c

Pablo Casals on cello, in this historical recording from 1937. Sir Adrian Boult conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Links: Tovey | Casals | Boult

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Symphony No. 4; Concerto for Violin & String Orchestra

Clas V465 Sy68-4

Bryden Thomson conducts the London Symphony Orchestra, with Kenneth Sillito on violin for the second work. Links: RVW | Thomson | Sillito

Georg Joseph Vogler Symphonies; Ballet Suites; Overtures

Clas V882 Sy68

Seven works, performed by the London Mozart Players, conducted by Matthias Bamert. Links: Vogler | Bamert

William Walton Belshazzar’s Feast; Coronation Te Deum; Gloria

Clas W179 B419

The Bach Choir and the Philharmonia are conducted by David Willcocks. Links: Walton | Willcocks

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Orchestral Works Clas W831f Or1

Mostly suites and overtures, with Gianandrea Noseda conducting the BBC Philharmonic. Links: Wolf-Ferrari | Noseda

More Classical: Artist Title Call # Comments Choir of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Cleveland, Ohio

Ecce Agnus Dei: Music of the Paschal Triduum

Clas C285e Ed23

Music for the Easter season. Gregory Heislman is the Director, Robert McMurray the organist. Links: St. John

James Galway Hommage à Rampal Clas G139 H753

Galway performs flute concertos favored by Jean Pierre Rampal, by Devienne and Cimarosa. Links: Galway | AM | YouTube | Rampal

The Glazer Duo Amber Waves Clas G469r

Robert Glazer, viola, and Gilda Glazer, piano, play works by American

Am16 composers Clarke, Shulman, & Blackwood. Links: Glazer Duo

Eliesha Nelson Russian Viola Sonatas Clas N332 R920v

Violist with the Cleveland Orchestra teams with Glen Inanga on piano for works by Gaigerova, Winkler, & Juon. Links: Nelson | YouTube

Trevor Pinnock English Keyboard Music

Clas P656 En36k

Pinnock plays harpsichord & virginal on 11 short works by Tallis, Gibbons, Tomkins, & others. Links: Pinnock | YouTube

Schoenberg Quartet String Quartets by Janáček & Szymanowski

Clas Sch63q St86q

Not much else to say, except that there are two by each composer. Links: Schoenberg Q

Leopold Stokowski Philadelphia Rarities Clas St67 P530

There’s a joke in there somewhere about Philadelphia, but we won’t. Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. Links: Stokowski | YouTube

Harfe/Harp: Greatest Works

Clas H223

Whether they are actually the greatest works for harp is open to debate, but there’s good stuff here by Mozart, Debussy, Paradisi, Tournier, & others. Harpists include Jutta Zoff, Nora Koch, & others. Links: Zoff

Der Stein der Weisen/ The Philosopher’s Stone

Clas St34w

A fairy tale opera from 1790, composed by five composers, including Mozart. Performed by Boston Baroque, directed by Martin Pearlman. Links: Pearlman

Miscellaneous: Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Kurt Bestor Sketches Misc

B464 Sk29

New Age piano music, from 1997. Links: Bestor | AM | YouTube

Electrifying Thunderstorms

Misc El25t

Just the thing to help you sleep.

The Vinyl Corner: Life at 33 1/3 rpm Composer/Artist Title Call # Comments Leroy Anderson Leroy Anderson

Conducts Leroy Anderson

BauLP An2396 L5627L

A veritable cornucopia of light music for your enjoyment. Links: Anderson | YouTube

D. F. E. Auber Masaniello Overture; Fra Ciavolo Overture

BauLP Au13 M371o

Albert Wolff conducts L’Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris. Links: Auber | Wolff

Johnny Cash Mean as Hell!: Ballads from the True West

LP C2588 M4624

Mr. Cash from the mid-1960s with some cowboy songs. Links: Cash | AM | YouTube

Eric Coates Eric Coates Concert BauLP C6323 Er42c

Three short pieces, with the composer conducting the New Symphony Orchestra. Links: Coates

Eugene Conley Italian Operatic Arias BauLP C7616 It14

The tenor sings works by Bellini, Donizetti, & others, with the New Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Warwick Braithwaite. Links: Conley | Braithwaite

Claude Debussy La Mer (The Sea) BauLP D3548 M531

The Cleveland Orchestra plays this one, conducted by Artur Rodzinski. Links: Debussy | Rodzinski

Lonnie Donegan A Golden Age of Donegan, Vol. 1

BauLP D716 G5651/1

Master of Skiffle, Donegan was popular in England in the 1950s. Links: Donegan | AM | YouTube

Tony Hancock The Blood Donor; The Radio Ham

BauLP H19125 B6231

British comedy pieces from the early 1960s. Links: Hancock | AM | YouTube

Michael Haydn/ Gregor Werner

Mythologische Operette; Organ Concerto; 2 Pastorales

BauLP H3249m M9998

Gábor Lehotka is the organist, with Miklós Erdélyi conducting the Budapest Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. Links: Haydn | Werner | Lehotka | Erdélyi

Janis Ivanovs Piano Concerto BauLP Iv18 C7449p

Konstantin Blumental is at the piano, with the Latvian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Edgars Tons. Links: Ivanovs | Tons

Edouard Lalo/ Elie Siegmeister

Le Roi d’Ys, Overture; Ozark Set

BauLP L157 R8121o

Performed by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos. Links: Lalo | Siegmeister | Mitropoulos

Bohuslav Martinů Violin Sonata No. 3 BauLP M3669 So57p-3

Alexander Plocek plays violin, with Josef Páleníček at the piano. Links: Martinů | Plocek | Páleníček

Frantisek Míca Concertino Notturno BauLP M581 C7449n

The Prague Symphony Orchestra is here, conducted by Václav Smetáček, with Josef Suk on violin. Links: Míca | Smetáček | Suk

The Dudley Moore Trio Genuine Dud BauLP M7825 G2899

The comedian was also a jazz pianist, and performs in this 1966 release. Links: Moore | AM | YouTube

Lily Pons Lily Pons in Seven Coloratura Arias

BauLP P775 Ar41

The soprano sings works by Verdi, Bellini, Donizetti, & others, with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andre Kostelanetz.

Links: Pons | Kostelanetz Sviatoslav Richter Richter Plays

Tchaikovsky & Bach BauLP R4188 R4188t

The pianist is the focus here, playing piano concertos with the Czech Philharmonic under two conductors. Links: Richter | YouTube

Albert Roussel Quartet in D major BauLP R763 Q28

The Loewenguth Quartet does the work here. Links: Roussel | Loewenguth Q

Fela Sowande African Suite BauLP So91 Af838

A work from string orchestra, played by the New Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Trevor Harvey. Sowande taught at Kent State. Links: Sowande | Harvey

Edward & Joseph Vito Dual Harp BauLP V833 D85h

A few short works by Haydn, Tournier, & Gershwin.

Jan Hugo Voříšek/ Anton Reicha

Piano Sonata; Fugues for Piano

BauLP V915 So57p

Eva Bernáthová performs the first work, Václav Jan Sýkora the second. Links: Voříšek | Reicha

Hugo Winterhalter Hugo Winterhalter goes Latin

LP W735 H8749L

Easy listening music from back when it was extremely popular. Links: Winterhalter | AM | YouTube