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The Spencer-Hagen Orchestra
When I posted the soundtrack LP to Gentlemen Marry Brunettes a few months ago, I mentioned that Herbert W. Spencer and Earle Hagen, who worked on the music, also headed an orchestra for recording...
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Brahms with Ossy Renardy and Charles Munch
Ossy Renardy was one of the many "might-have-beens" of his generation - musicians who died very young, before the full bloom of their maturity. I am thinking of such artists as Ginette Neveu, Noel...
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Ravel with the Pascal Quartet, Oscar Shumsky and Bernard Greenhouse
Here, as the result of a request on another site, is another performance by the violinist Oscar Shumsky, who has also been featured in two recent posts.On this record, Shumsky presents the Ravel Sonata...
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This blog marks its 10th anniversary this week. When I started off, I didn't know much about what I was doing, but I had encouragement from people like my great pal Ernie, so I gave it a try.Through...
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The J's with Jamie Return, Plus Reups
Several years ago I posted a promo LP put out by the vocal group the J's with Jamie, half commercials and half songs from their two Columbia LPs. Now here is a nice stereo copy of their second Columbia...
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Wanda Wiłkomirska Plays Mieczysław Karłowicz
This post is a tribute to the recently deceased Polish violinist Wanda Wiłkomirska, an artist of great taste and sensitivity who made too few recordings.Wanda WiłkomirskaHere she is heard in the Violin...
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English Songs from Wilfred Brown
The English tenor Wilfred Brown (1921-71) is best known for his recording of Gerald Finzi's "Dies Natalis," which I have cited here before as one of my favorite records.To my knowledge, Brown did not...
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Kern's 'Roberta' with Alfred Drake
Jerome Kern's Roberta is not one of his best-known musicals, but it has been the subject of at least three recordings and two film versions.This present LP, dating from 1944, was the first recordings,...
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Hugo Friedhofer's 'Boy on a Dolphin' Score
Here by request by reader woolfnotes is Hugo Friedhofer's score for the 1957 film Boy on a Dolphin.Hugo FriedhoferThis the first Friedhofer LP to appear here. He was known for his skill as an...
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Lambert Conducts Bliss and Adam Ballets
From time to time, I have been exploring the recorded legacy of composer-conductor-orchestrator Constant Lambert. Today we return to his activities as the music director of the Sadler's Wells...
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Henri René Returns
Just the other day I reuploaded an early Henri René instrumental LP, and now here comes our friend Ernie with another one of René's lush creations, and in stereo!Henri René This one has the antiquated...
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Two 'Harlow' Scores, from Hefti and Riddle
Screen siren Jean Harlow had been dead for nearly three decades when Hollywood suddenly decided that her story was so compelling it demanded two separate "Harlow" biopics, which reached theaters about...
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Howard Swanson and David Diamond
Here is an early 10-inch LP in the American Recording Society (ARS) series mainly devoted to contemporary composers. It presents the first recordings of important works by Howard Swanson (1907-78) and...
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Robert Tear in Songs by Vaughan Williams, Elgar and Butterworth
This recording dates from 1979, somewhat later than my usual time frame. I transferred it for another forum; in the end it wasn't needed there, but I thought it might be of interest to some...
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Wallace Southam - Songs of a Sunday Composer
Not long ago I presented a recording of English songs by tenor Wilfred Brown on the small Jupiter label. The record was issued by the part-time composer T. Wallace Southam, and included a few of his...
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Sing Hymns with the Johnson Family Singers, Plus a Bonus
I have not indulged my enthusiasm for gospel music for some time now. So here is a new post devoted to my old favorites, the Johnson Family Singers from North Carolina. I also am throwing in a bonus,...
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Prokofiev Suites for Children
Prokofiev suites for children? I know what you're thinking - Peter and the Wolf. But Sergei Prokofiev also wrote other music for the young ones, including the two relatively unfamiliar suites contained...
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Lenore Engdahl Plays Griffes
Lenore EngdahlThe pianist Lenore Engdahl died recently at age 100. While she did not have a major career, she was a talented performer who also taught in Boston for many years.Engdahl did not make many...
View ArticleMega Group of Limited-Time Uploads
A new friend of the blog, 8H Haggis, has taken to expressing his appreciation for what I do here by adding links to his own transfers in the comments section of various posts that catch his eye. I know...
View ArticleA Few Notes, Plus More Limited-Time Uploads
Before we get too much farther into the month, I wanted to mention that my friend Ernie is holding his annual Christmas in July festivities over at his blog. This means 10 new holiday cuts every day,...
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