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0,Bob Newhart,The Button Down Mind Of Bob Newhart,The Button Down Mind Of Bob Newhart,,,Bob Newhart,,,,33,842

0,Bob Newhart,The Button Down Mind On TV,The Button Down Mind On TV,,,Bob Newhart,,,,33,813

0,Bob Newhart,The Button Down Mind Strikes Back,The Button Down Mind Strikes Back,,,Bob Newhart,,,,33,812

3,Boccherini,Cello Concerto,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Giulini,Janos Starker, Cello,Improves after a boring 1st mvmt; seems exc. perf.,,,33,374

2,Boccherini,Cello Concerto In B-Flat,Cello Concertos,I Solisti Di Zagreb,,Antonio Janigro, Cellist,Terrific: melodic, intense, dynamic, non-metronomic, romantic-modern, much innovation beyond Vivaldi or Bach. Notes say it is a famous favorite of cellists. Excellent performance and recording.,,Vics-1433,33,2116

2,Boccherini,Cello Quintet Op.37 No.7 (Pleyel),,Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields,,,Pleasant; cheerful, but sleepily so; a bit dull.,,,33,1943

2,Boccherini,Chamber Music,,London Baroque Ensemble,Haas,,very pretty & soothing,,,33,937

2,Boccherini,Concerto In D Major Opus 27,,,,Severino Gazzelloni, Flute; Bruno Canino, Harpsichord And Piano,Has a baroque sound & directness, with beauty similar to Rameau or Lully; good flute part; good perf.,,,33,2250

1,Boccherini,Flute Concerto In D,,Pro Musica,Charles Adler,Wanausek, Flute,Very strong themes; rich, full orchestration (high, mid, bass).,,,33,536

3,Boccherini,From Sonata In A Major,Italian Cello Sonatas,,,Janos Starker, Cello; Stephen Swedish, Piano,ok, barely. Cello well played; piano not a full partner and poorly recorded.,,,33,1524

0,Boccherini,Menuet,The Sound Of Strings,His Symphony Orchestra,Leopold Stokowski,,,,,33,827

3,Boccherini,Piano/Cello Sonata In Do,Six Sonatas For Violoncello & Piano,,,Charles Houdret, Cello; Monique Marcil, Piano,These sonatas seem to have a bit more creativity than his quartets did; Boccerini was a cellist.,Ratings for these are best guesses about the pieces only; cello perf. is struggling and unlistenably awful, though its interp is incongruously good.,,33,1386

2,Boccherini,Piano/Cello Sonata In Fa,Six Sonatas For Violoncello & Piano,,,Charles Houdret, Cello; Monique Marcil, Piano,These sonatas seem to have a bit more creativity than his quartets did; Boccerini was a cellist.,Ratings for these are best guesses about the pieces only; cello perf. is struggling and unlistenably awful, though its interp is incongruously good.,,33,1386

3,Boccherini,Piano/Cello Sonata In La,Six Sonatas For Violoncello & Piano,,,Charles Houdret, Cello; Monique Marcil, Piano,These sonatas seem to have a bit more creativity than his quartets did; Boccerini was a cellist.,Ratings for these are best guesses about the pieces only; cello perf. is struggling and unlistenably awful, though its interp is incongruously good.,,33,1386

3,Boccherini,Piano/Cello Sonata In La Maggiore,Six Sonatas For Violoncello & Piano,,,Charles Houdret, Cello; Monique Marcil, Piano,These sonatas seem to have a bit more creativity than his quartets did; Boccerini was a cellist.,Ratings for these are best guesses about the pieces only; cello perf. is struggling and unlistenably awful, though its interp is incongruously good.,,33,1386

2,Boccherini,Piano/Cello Sonata In MIb,Six Sonatas For Violoncello & Piano,,,Charles Houdret, Cello; Monique Marcil, Piano,These sonatas seem to have a bit more creativity than his quartets did; Boccerini was a cellist.,Ratings for these are best guesses about the pieces only; cello perf. is struggling and unlistenably awful, though its interp is incongruously good.,,33,1386

1,Boccherini,Piano/Cello Sonata In Sol,Six Sonatas For Violoncello & Piano,,,Charles Houdret, Cello; Monique Marcil, Piano,Good melody, chord changes, and tension. These sonatas seem to have a bit more creativity than his quartets did; Boccerini was a cellist.,Ratings for these are best guesses about the pieces only; cello perf. is struggling and unlistenably awful, though its interp is incongruously good.,,33,1386

3,Boccherini,Quartet In B Minor, Op. 58, No. 4,,New Music Quartet,,Broadus Erle And Matthew Raimondi, Violins; Walter Trampler, Viola; David Soyer, Cello,Animated, with bold themes, but still basically classical.,,,33,696

3,Boccherini,Quartet In B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 2,,New Music Quartet,,Broadus Erle And Matthew Raimondi, Violins; Walter Trampler, Viola; David Soyer, Cello,Lyrical; spirited fugue nicely done.,,,33,696

3,Boccherini,Quartet In E-Flat Major, Op. 40, No. 2,,New Music Quartet,,Broadus Erle And Matthew Raimondi, Violins; Walter Trampler, Viola; David Soyer, Cello,Spirited, lively, but he seems to have the same fountain of prettiness monotonous linearity as Mendelssohn, though his competence at orchestration is better; still doesn't help much.,,,33,696

3,Boccherini,Quartet In E-Flat Major, Op. 58, No. 2,,New Music Quartet,,Broadus Erle And Matthew Raimondi, Violins; Walter Trampler, Viola; David Soyer, Cello,Same problems as Op. 40 No. 2, but finale is good.,,,33,696

0,Boccherini,Quintet 2 In C Major For Guitar And Strings, 'La Ritirata Di Madrid',,,Alexander Schneider, Violin,,,,,33,1324

0,Boccherini,Quintet For Strings In E Major, Op. 13 No. 5,,,Alexander Schneider, Violin,,,,,33,1324

2,Boccherini,Quintet in C Minor Op 18 No 1,Boccherini Quintets,Quintetto Boccherini,,,Barely R2; improves as it goes on; has some spark & inspiration, for him (which means still not a lot); cohesive & pleasant, elegant & euphonious.,I think I keep listening because he has one R1 (in hopes of finding more), and because M had so many of his; but remember she also liked Haydn a lot more than I do.,,33,462

0,Boccherini,Quintet in C Minor Op 29 No 1,Boccherini Quintets,,,Mozzato, Pelliccia , Sabatini, Brunelli, Bonucci, Soloists,,,Angel45008,33,108

3,Boccherini,Quintet In E Minor For Two Violins, Viola, Cello, Guitar,,,,,Excellent quintet that deserves better than its 3, but it is Mozart-contemporary and seems M-influenced, although more imaginative. Maybe he is an under-recognized influence on later composers. Its weakest element is the guitar part!,,,33,848

2,Boccherini,Quintet in F Major Op 13 No 3,Boccherini Quintets,Quintetto Boccherini,,,Suspenseful, then light; pleasant background music.,,,33,462

0,Boccherini,Quintet in G Major Op 60 No 5,Boccherini Quintets,,,Mozzato, Pelliccia , Sabatini, Brunelli, Bonucci, Soloists,,,Angel45008,33,108

5,Boccherini,Quintettino In C Major, Op. 30, No. 6 (G.324),,Lucerne Festival Strings,Rudolf Baumgartner,James Galway, Flute; Karl Ridderbusch, Bass,boring, awful,,,33,2658

0,Boccherini,Sinfonia Concertante In C Major With Guitar Obbligato,,Orchestre De L'angelicum De Milan,Umberto Cattini,,,,,33,826

0,Boccherini,Sinfonia In D Minor (La Casa Del Dia Volo),,Orchestre De L'angelicum De Milan,Umberto Cattini,,,,,33,826

2,Boccherini,String Quartet (incomplete) in D Major, Op. 64, No. 2,,The Carmirelli Quartet,,,Lively, forceful, imaginative; plays with tempos; pizzicato.,Exc. perf & recording.,,33,896

2,Boccherini,String Quartet in D Major, Op. 58, No. 5,,The Carmirelli Quartet,,,2 slow mvmts, but the lively one is very lively, imitates bagpipes.,Exc. perf & recording.,,33,896

2,Boccherini,String Quartet in F Major, Op. 64, No. 1,,The Carmirelli Quartet,,,Recognizably derived from Italian baroque with some elegant Mozartisms, but not enough to spoil it.,Exc. perf & recording.,,33,896

0,Boccherini,String Quintets,,The Boccherini Quintet,,,,,,33,2640

0,Boccherini,String Quintets,,The Stradivari Quartet,,,,,,33,1254

3,Boccherini,Symphony, Opus 21, No. 1, In B Flat Major,,Austrian Tonkuenstler Orchestra, Vienna,Lee Schaenen,,Bright classical symphony without outstanding features except its flawlessly consistent good quality; it may have no particular inspiration, but it never gets boring, either.,,,33,1323

3,Boccherini,Symphony, Opus 21, No. 3, In C Major,,Austrian Tonkuenstler Orchestra, Vienna,Lee Schaenen,,Bright classical symphony without outstanding features except its flawlessly consistent good quality; it may have no particular inspiration, but it never gets boring, either.,,,33,1323

3,Boccherini,Symphony, Opus 21, No. 5, In B Flat Major,,Austrian Tonkuenstler Orchestra, Vienna,Lee Schaenen,,Bright classical symphony without outstanding features except its flawlessly consistent good quality; it may have no particular inspiration, but it never gets boring, either.,,,33,1323

3,Boccherini,Symphony, Opus 21, No. 6, In A Major,,Austrian Tonkuenstler Orchestra, Vienna,Lee Schaenen,,Bright classical symphony without outstanding features except its flawlessly consistent good quality; it may have no particular inspiration, but it never gets boring, either.,,,33,1323

0,Boccherini,Trio In A Major, Op. 14, No. 3,,Trio Euterpe,,Daniel Nalesso, Violin; Denis Bouez, Viola; Jean-Paul Berard, Cello,,,,33,2681

0,Boccherini,Trio In C Minor, Op. 14, No. 2,,Trio Euterpe,,Daniel Nalesso, Violin; Denis Bouez, Viola; Jean-Paul Berard, Cello,,,,33,2681

2,Boieldieu,Piano Concerto In F,,Symphonieorchester,Robert Wagner,Martin Galling, Piano,quite simple solidly classical. would think it was Mozart if I didn't know it wasn't. has moments of real beauty and of delicacy. exc. perf.,,,33,1051

3,Boieldieu Handel Debussy,Harp Concertos,,Orchestre De Chambre De Paris,Kuentz,Marie-Claire Jamet, Harp,nice,,,33,985

0,Boito,Mefistofele,,Opera Di Milano,Capuana,,,,,33,1839

0,Bolzoni,Minuet,,St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,Rudolph Ganz,,,,Victor 45531,78,4068

1,Bononcini,Polifemo Overture,Eighteenth Century Overtures,New Philharmonia Orchestra,Raymond Leppard,Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord,Nicely orchestrated Italian baroque.,Note it IS Bonon, not Boncon.,,33,1923

0,Bononcini Handel Scarlatti Bellini Respighi,,Pavarotti In Concert,,,Pavarotti,,,,33,2439

0,Borodin,,None But The Lonely Heart,,,Artur Balsam, Piano; Jascha Silberstein, Cello; Louis Danto, Tenor,,,,33,2519

0,Borodin,In The Steppes Of Central Asia,1812 Overture,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,,,ML5392,33,90

0,Borodin,Nocturne,The Sound Of Strings,His Symphony Orchestra,Leopold Stokowski,,,,,33,827

4,Borodin,Notturno From Quartet No. 2 In D Major,Budapest Quartet Encores,Budapest String Quartet,,Joseph Roisman And Alexander Schneider, Violins; Boris Kroyt, Viola; Mischa Schneider, Cello,Slow gradual melody with slow passing disharmonies; dull.,,ML5116,33,48

0,Borodin,Polovetsian Dances From 'Prince Igor' (With Chorus),,London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus,Antal Dorati,,,,,33,759

0,Borodin,Polovtsian Dances,1812 Overture,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,,,ML5392,33,90

4,Borodin,Scherzo,The Art Of Sergei Rachmaninoff Vol.2,,,Rachmaninoff, Piano,Not pretty or interesting.,,CAL486,33,98

3,Borodin,Symphony 1 In E Flat,,The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra,Gennady Rozhdestvenskv,,In many places uses horns, has a fanfare feel. Surprisingly modern in themes, treatment, & orchestration. Only comparison I can think of is R. Strauss, not really accurate. It's quite good & should make a stronger impression on me, but doesn't.,,,33,431

4,Bottesini,Tarantella,Solo Pieces For Double-Bass And Piano,,,Thorvald Fredin, Double-Bass; Lars Roos, Piano,Quick, but boring.,Side 1/Side 2 labels are reversed.,,33,2624

5,Boyce,Ye Sweet Retreat,Virgil Fox Encores,,,Virgil Fox, Organ,Boring angelic church hymn.,,,33,783

0,Brahms,Academic Festival Overture, Op. 1.,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Koussevitzky,,,,,33,1400

1,Brahms,Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80,,Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam,Eduard Van Beinum,,Exuberant, interesting.,Liner notes accurately advise to listen for counterpoint.,LC3586,33,63

0,Brahms,Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80,,The Columbia Symphony Orchestra,Bruno Walter,,,,,33,713

0,Brahms,Academic Festival Overture, Opus 80,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Pierre Monteux,,,,,33,1152

1,Brahms,Capriccio In D Minor,The Art Of Guiomar Novaes, Vol. 2,,,Guiomar Novaes, Piano,Intriguing simple melody with captivating dissonances and unexpected turns.,Exc. perf; recording has volume peak distortion,,33,789

1,Brahms,Clarinet Quintet In B Minor Op. 115,,The Smetana Quartet,,Vladimir Riha, Clarinet,Thematic; not exactly exciting, but good background music; interesting; richly polyphonic esp. last mvmt, and clear.,,,33,1512

0,Brahms,Five Waltzes Op 39,,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,,,,33,890

0,Brahms,horn trio,,,,,,,,33,212

4,Brahms,Hungarian Dance,Henryk Szeryng Plays Treasures For the violin,,,Henryk Szeryng With Charles Reiner, Pianist,Unpleasant folk tune adaptation,,,33,904

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance in A Minor,Our Favorite Encores,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,Lively, dramatic piece; inferior perf.,,,33,1075

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 1 In G Minor,Toscanini Plays Light Classics,The NBC Symphony Orchestra,Arturo Toscanini,,I treated them all as one.,,,33,659

4,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 11,Popular Violin Encores,Moscow Chamber Orchestra,Barshai,David Oistrakh,Unattractive & boring,,,33,1334

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 11 In D Minor,,,,David Oistrakh; Lev Oborin, Piano; Vladimir Yampolsky, Piano,Not an over-emotive perf., i.e. better than most perfs of hungarian dances.,,,33,1856

4,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 11 In D Minor (Arranged By Joachim) (2:10),Heifetz,,,Heifetz, With Brooks Smith At The Piano,,,,33,199

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 17 In F Minor (Arranged By Kreisler) (1:30),Heifetz,,,Heifetz, With Brooks Smith At The Piano,Emotive, Gypsy scale, enjoyable, varied.,,,33,199

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 17 In F-Sharp Minor,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Slow (?).,,ML5223,33,41

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 17 In F-Sharp Minor,Toscanini Plays Light Classics,The NBC Symphony Orchestra,Arturo Toscanini,,I treated them all as one.,,,33,659

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 18 In D Major,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Boisterous.,,ML5223,33,41

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 19 In B Minor,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Two varied rhythms duel (?),,ML5223,33,41

4,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 20 In D Minor (Arranged By Joachim) (2:21),Heifetz,,,Heifetz, With Brooks Smith At The Piano,,,,33,199

4,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 20 In E Minor,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Slow, then boisterous, then slow (?),,ML5223,33,41

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 20 In E Minor,Toscanini Plays Light Classics,The NBC Symphony Orchestra,Arturo Toscanini,,I treated them all as one.,,,33,659

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 21 In E Minor,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,The (?) indicate I may have lost track of which was which while listening.,,ML5223,33,41

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 21 In E Minor,Toscanini Plays Light Classics,The NBC Symphony Orchestra,Arturo Toscanini,,I treated them all as one.,,,33,659

2,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 5 In G Minor,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Famous, whirling, lively; would not have guessed it was Brahms.,,ML5223,33,41

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dance No. 6 In D Major,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Like Offenbach meeets Johann Strauss.,,ML5223,33,41

3,Brahms,Hungarian Dances,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Rafael Kubelik,,Has a boisterous, slavic, (perhaps Hungarian?), feel; I was in the mood for it when I listened, unlikely to happen very often; No. 5 is famous; side 1 band 1 badly scratched; note says don't play; seems exc perf.,,,33,182

0,Brahms,Hungarian Dances,,Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,Fritz Reiner,,,,,33,237

0,Brahms,Hungarian Dances,,,,Brendel, Klien, Piano,,,,33,1150

0,Brahms,Hungarian Dances (Complete),,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Mario Rossi,,,,,33,433

0,Brahms,Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,,Bamberg Symphony Orchestra,Jonel Perlea,,,,,33,190

0,Brahms,Hungarian Dances Nos. 9, 8 And 5,A David Oistrakh Recital,,,David Oistrakh, Violin; V. Yampolsky And I. Icollegorskaya, Piano,,,,33,208

3,Brahms,Hungarian Rhapsody #17,The Glory Of Cremona: Ruggiero Ricci Plays 15 Famous Violins Created By Stradivari, Gesu, Amati, Bergonzi, Salo,,,Ruggiero Ricci,,,,33,841

3,Brahms,Hungarian Rhapsody #20,The Glory Of Cremona: Ruggiero Ricci Plays 15 Famous Violins Created By Stradivari, Gesu, Amati, Bergonzi, Salo,,,Ruggiero Ricci,,,,33,841

4,Brahms,Intermezzo In C Major Op. 119 No. 3,,,,Clifford Curzon (Piano),Reminiscent of Teddy Bears Picnic, with romantic embellishments.,,,33,2476

0,Brahms,Intermezzo In A Major, Op. 118, No. 2 (No. 13),The Sound Of Genius: Columbia Record Club 5th Anniversary,,,Glenn Gould, Pianist,,Columbia Record Club,,33,242

2,Brahms,Intermezzo In B Flat Minor,The Art Of Guiomar Novaes, Vol. 2,,,Guiomar Novaes, Piano,Interesting and meditative,Exc. perf; recording has volume peak distortion,,33,789

3,Brahms,Intermezzo in C Major (Klavierstucke), Op. 119, No. 3,,,,Myra Hess, Piano,Unfamiliar.,,,33,328

4,Brahms,Intermezzo In E Flat Op. 117 No. 1,,,,Clifford Curzon (Piano),Reminiscent of his lullabyes.,,,33,2476

0,Brahms,Intermezzo Op. 117, No. 1 In E Rst Major,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Intermezzo Op. 117, No. 2 B-Moll,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Intermezzo Op. 117, No. 3 In C Sharp Minor,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Liebeslieder Waltzes,,,,Gold And Fizdale, Piano,,,,33,810

3,Brahms,Lullaby,,,,David Oistrakh; Lev Oborin, Piano; Vladimir Yampolsky, Piano,Famous is an understatement, but there is more to it; nice.,,,33,1856

4,Brahms,Lullaby,Popular Violin Encores,Moscow Chamber Orchestra,Barshai,David Oistrakh,Makes bad Brahms sound like worse Brahms (what a coincidence).,,,33,1334

0,Brahms,Op. 119, No. 1 Intermezzo In B Minor,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Op. 119, No. 2 Intermezzo In E Minor,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Op. 119, No. 3 Intermezzo C Major,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Op. 119, No. 4 Rhapsodie E Rat Major,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Op.118, No. 1 Intermezzo In A Minor,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Op.118, No. 2 Intermezzo In A Major,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Op.118, No. 3 Ballade In G Minor,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Op.118, No. 4 Intermezzo 1 In F Minor,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Op.118, No. 5 Romance In P Major,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

0,Brahms,Op.118, No. 6 Intermezzo In E Rst Minor,,,,Wilhelm Kempff, Piano,,,,33,1521

2,Brahms,Piano Concerto 1 In D Minor, Op. 15,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Rudolf Serkin, Pianist,Exciting, crashing, dramatic; interesting for close listening, but you have to enter the experience because as background music its mood changes are flighty, disjointed & fail to make an effective consistent overall impression; (see memo),good in its construction & details, but its ideas hang together poorly; seems exc. perf; 2nd mvmt gets boring; virtuosic 3rd is inexplicably uncompelling.,,33,575

3,Brahms,Piano Concerto 2 In B Flat,,Chicago Symphony Orchestra,Erich Leinsdorf,Richter, Piano,Exc perf, but piano seems poorly used: its part is uninteresting, irrelevant; growls, rumbles & provides sound effects to accent or provide relief from the dominant and interesting orch part, but never sings a coherent melody.,,,33,303

3,Brahms,Piano Concerto 2 In B Flat Major,,NBC,Toscanini,Horowitz, Piano,Seems good, but nothing special, and not remarkable enough to overcome barely acceptable sound quality.,,,78,4098

3,Brahms,Piano Concerto 2 In B-Flat Major Op. 83,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Rudolf Serkin, Pianist,1st mvmt almost R1 with a commanding, very clear, piano part on a great sounding piano, but it sinks into directionless sappy melodrama from which no perf can save it; overall barely R3; exc. perf by all.,,,33,264

0,Brahms,Piano Concerto 2 In B-Flat Major Op. 83,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Rudolf Serkin, Piano,,,ML5117,33,105

4,Brahms,Piano Concerto 2 Op 83,,Chicago Symphony,Reiner,Gilels, Piano,blah, not rousing,,,33,977

3,Brahms,Piano Quartet 1 In G Minor, Op. 25,,Members Of The Barylli Quartet,,Joerg Demus, Piano,unusually rousing for a quartet,,,33,920

2,Brahms,Piano Quartet 2,,Budapest Quartet,,Clifford Curzon, Piano,Thematically bold & assertive, it made great background music, but didn't hold my attention; I think on closer listening I would like it less, due to its extravagant oversentimental developments.,,,33,2089

5,Brahms,Piano Quartet 2 In A Maior Op. 26,,Members Of The Barylli Quartet,,Joerg Demus, Piano,Continuously wandering off on tangents and never arriving anywhere, it feels like a romantic random walk.,,,33,1872

1,Brahms,Piano Quintet In F Minor,,Budapest String Quartet,,Rudolf Serkin,Bold, powerful; thematically & melodically straightforward, like a practice composition for a piano cto; it hardly sounds like Brahms; 1st mvmt theme & misc. sections remarkably similar to later piano ctos of Grieg, & Rachmaninoff(?) (see memo),Serkin exc. perf, others good.,,33,992

2,Brahms,Piano Trio In A Major, Op. Posth.,Piano Trios,The Beaux Arts Trio,,,Thematic, beautiful, understandable, interesting; oddly, he didn't like it enough to publish it.,1711 To 1712,,33,1711

2,Brahms,Piano Trio In B Major, Op. 8,Piano Trios,The Beaux Arts Trio,,,Thematic and pretty; note it's only Op. 8, very early.,1711 To 1712,,33,1711

2,Brahms,Piano Trio In C Major, Op. 87,,,,Rudolf Serkin, Piano; Adolf Busch, Violin; Hermann Busch, Cello,Sounds like (but isn't) one long romantic digression; it didn't hold my attention much, but I liked it better than the Beethoven as background music; seems exc. perf; has some sharp scratches that weren't audible.,,,33,2043

3,Brahms,Piano Trio In C Major, Op. 87,Piano Trios,The Beaux Arts Trio,,,Bold, thematic, but irritating.,1711 To 1712,,33,1711

2,Brahms,Piano Trio In G Minor, Op. 101,Piano Trios,The Beaux Arts Trio,,,Thematic, beautiful, understandable, interesting; even though none of these are R1, their style is probably my favorite of his, and collectively the closest to R1.,1711 To 1712,,33,1711

1,Brahms,Piano/Cello Sonata 1 In E Minor, Op. 38,Sonatas For Cello And Piano,,,Janos Starker, Cellist; Gyorgy Sebok, Pianist,Beautiful, dramatic, and very interesting; the ending fugue is especially good; exc. perf.,,,33,1992

0,Brahms,Piano/Cello Sonata 1 In E Minor, Op. 38,Two Sonatas For Cello And Piano,,,Antonio Janigro, Cello; Paul Badura-Skoda, Piano,,,,33,1871

0,Brahms,Piano/Cello Sonata 2 In F Major, Op. 99,Two Sonatas For Cello And Piano,,,Antonio Janigro, Cello; Paul Badura-Skoda, Piano,,,,33,1871

1,Brahms,Piano/Cello Sonata 2 In F, Op. 99,Sonatas For Cello And Piano,,,Janos Starker, Cellist; Gyorgy Sebok, Pianist,More complex, involved, mature, and probably better than No. 1, but less exuberant, and I found it less compelling; still good; exc. perf.,,,33,1992

3,Brahms,Piano/Cello Sonata In A, Op 38,Rostropovich And Richter: The Art Of The Cello Sonata,,,Mstislav Rostropovich, Cello; Sviatoslav Richter, Piano,Unusually (for him) straightforwardly thematic, and paradoxically not particularly interesting.,,,33,2569

4,Brahms,Piano/Viola Sonata Op 120 No. 1,,,,Primrose, Viola; Firkusny, Piano,Arbitrary-sounding unappealing Kreisleresque melodies dressed up with a series of complex passing chords to try to make them hold together; generally a mellow meditative mood.,,,33,1336

4,Brahms,Piano/Viola Sonata Op 120 No. 2,,,,Primrose, Viola; Firkusny, Piano,Arbitrary-sounding unappealing Kreisleresque melodies dressed up with a series of complex passing chords to try to make them hold together; generally a mellow meditative mood.,,,33,1336

5,Brahms,Piano/Violin Sonata 1 In G Major, Op. 78 (Rain),,,,Joseph Szigeti, Violin; Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Piano,Slow, soulful, mournful, it's written, played, & recorded like the worst violin cto ever, where the piano attempts to replace an entire orch. Szigeti's tone, touch, & attack are awful. Both parts insult their instruments; violin simple & boring.,,ML5266,33,189

1,Brahms,Piano/Violin Sonata 1 In G Major, Op. 78 (Rain),Brahms Violin Sonatas,,,Josef Suk (Violin); Julius Katchen(Piano),Quite familiar (why?); R1 because it easily deserves it; lushly lyrical, beautiful, highly crafted, deadly serious in its beauty, no hint of humor or good nature; exc. perf.,,,33,2002

1,Brahms,Piano/Violin Sonata 2 In A, Op. 100,Brahms Violin Sonatas,,,Josef Suk (Violin); Julius Katchen(Piano),Intimate, lyrical with abstract not really melodic themes, engrossing; exc. perf.,,,33,2002

1,Brahms,Piano/Violin Sonata 3 In D Minor, 0p. 108,,,,Heifetz; William Kapell, Piano,I think I liked #2002 better, partly because I don't like the tone of Heifetz's violin here, but this version is very good, too, and #2002 is damaged.,,Lm-2836,33,1201

2,Brahms,Piano/Violin Sonata 3 In D Minor, Op. 108,,,,Joseph Szigeti, Violin; Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Piano,Slow, melodic, has some rhythm and drama; probably sounds something like his quartets; occasionally sounds like a part (an instrument) is missing.,,ML5266,33,189

1,Brahms,Piano/Violin Sonata 3 In D Minor, Op. 108,Brahms Violin Sonatas,,,Josef Suk (Violin); Julius Katchen(Piano),The most headlong romantic of the three; as ambitious as a quartet in scope, and successful. But has 2 scratches; not unplayable, but probably bad enough to damage needle; exc. perf.,Another, probably equally good (or better), version of this piece is on HD.,,33,2002

4,Brahms,Quartet In A Minor, Opus 51, No. 2,,The Fine Arts Quartet,,Leonard Sorkin, Violin; Abram Loft, Violin; Irving Ilmer, Viola; George Sopkin, Cello,more followable than the Cm, but still has complex harmonies and rapid mood changes that don't resonate with me. The perf not excessively emotive, seems very good. Final mvmt nice, but not worth the wait.,,,33,472

4,Brahms,Quartet In C Minor, Opus 51, No. 1,,The Fine Arts Quartet,,Leonard Sorkin, Violin; Abram Loft, Violin; Irving Ilmer, Viola; George Sopkin, Cello,dark, serious; seems very good, and probably interesting to study, but doesn't grab me; my fault. Seems well-played.,,,33,472

3,Brahms,Quintet In B Minor, Opus 115 For Clarinet And Strings,,The Fine Arts Quartet,,Reginald Kell, Clarinet,4th mvmt ok, expressive; the rest ranges from dull (side 2) to unpleasant (side 1). Clarinet is a less than commanding instrument.,,,33,884

3,Brahms,Quintet Op 34,,The Paganini Quartet,,Votapek, Piano,Side 1 expressive, nice melodies; side 2 irritating, jerky.,,,33,885

0,Brahms,sextet,,,,,,,,33,786

1,Brahms,Sextet For Two Violins, Two Violas And Two Cellos In B-Flat Major, Op. 18,,The Alberni Quartet,,,As an example of how to develop a theme, very interesting, and its orchestration is captivating and crystal clear; worth several hearings for those alone; just for enjoyment, mvmts 1 & 2 are R2, 3 & 4 are R3; exc. recording, all parts clear; exc. perf.,,,33,2676

2,Brahms,Sonata In F Minor Op. 5,,,,Clifford Curzon (Piano),Programmatic, inspired by specific poetic images, & successfully evocative; rich in fantasy within a classical form; sparse (and well recorded) enough to hear his harmonies, it is the so-far best vehicle to understand (see memo),what I dislike about his style; only the liner notes pointing out its interest value save it from being R4; R2 is for interest; I don't like it.,,33,2476

0,Brahms,Symphony 1 In C Minor, Op. 68,,NBC,Toscanini,,,,,33,610

3,Brahms,Symphony 1 In C Minor, Op. 68,,London Symphony,Weingartner,,pleasant but slow & rambling (mansion we builded theme),,,33,632

0,Brahms,Symphony 1 In C Minor, Op. 68,,Cleveland Orchestra,George Szell,,,,LC3379,33,172

0,Brahms,Symphony 1 In C Minor, Op. 68,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Antal Dorati,,,,MG50268,33,708

0,Brahms,Symphony 1 In C Minor, Op. 68,,Boston Symphony,Leinsdorf,,,,,33,903

0,Brahms,Symphony 1 In C Minor, Op. 68,Brahms (1833 - 1887),Philharmonia Orchestra,Otto Klemperer,,,,,33,293

4,Brahms,Symphony 1 In C Minor, Op. 68,The Four Symphonies,New York Philharmonic,Bruno Walter,,Romantic, boring, without forceful themes; 4th mvmt Mansion We Builded theme: Beethoven-like but with fanciful over-complex developments with such flighty mood changes that it develops no momentum in spite of frenetic activity (see memo)...,Like an essay with so much packed into it that it fails to make a single point well. He often holds the final note of a phrase over while a new one begins; it creates an ethereal dreamlike constant sound that never makes a solid statement.,,33,1645

0,Brahms,Symphony 2,,Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam,Mengelberg,,,,,33,497

0,Brahms,Symphony 2,,Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,Pierre Monteux,,,,,33,772

3,Brahms,Symphony 2,The Four Symphonies,New York Philharmonic,Bruno Walter,,Pleasant, but not captivating; perf. or recording could be partly to blame; the finale is quite good, abandoning the devices described for No. 1.,,,33,1645

0,Brahms,Symphony 2 In D Major Op 73,,Philharmonia,Klemperer,,,,,33,308

0,Brahms,Symphony 2 In D Major Op 73,,London Symphony,Weingartner,,,,,33,587

0,Brahms,Symphony 2 In D Major, Op. 73,,NBC,Toscanini,,,,,33,276

0,Brahms,Symphony 2 In D Major, Op. 73; (Tragic) Overture, Op. 81,,The Columbia Symphony,Bruno Walter,,,,,33,1066

0,Brahms,Symphony 2 In D Major, Opus 73,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Pierre Monteux,,,,,33,1152

0,Brahms,Symphony 2 Op 73,,Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra,Dorati,,,,,33,798

0,Brahms,Symphony 3,,The Cleveland Orchestra,George Szell,,,,,33,1122

3,Brahms,Symphony 3,The Four Symphonies,New York Philharmonic,Bruno Walter,,Very pleasant, soothing, thematic, coherent; better than No. 1 or 2; lofty, majestic; (my complaints about his style at No. 1 don't apply as generally to his style as I thought.),,,33,1645

0,Brahms,Symphony 3 In F Major Op 90,,London Symphony Orchestra,Weingartner,,,,,33,283

0,Brahms,Symphony 3 In F Major Op 90,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Klemperer,,,,,33,306

0,Brahms,Symphony 3 Op 90,,NBC,Toscanini,,,,,33,608

0,Brahms,Symphony 4,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Klemperer,,,,,33,588

3,Brahms,Symphony 4,The Four Symphonies,New York Philharmonic,Bruno Walter,,Sort of meditative & tragic; didn't like it as much as No. 3,,,33,1645

0,Brahms,Symphony 4 In E Minor Op 98,,NBC,Toscanini,,,,,33,316

0,Brahms,Symphony 4 In E Minor Op 98,,London Symphony Orchestra,Weingartner,,,,,33,284

0,Brahms,Symphony 4 In E Minor, Op. 98,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Koussevitzky,,,,,33,1400

0,Brahms,Tragic Overture, Op. 81,,The Columbia Symphony Orchestra,Bruno Walter,Zino Francescatti, Violin; Pierre Fournier, Cello;,,,,33,196

2,Brahms,Tragic Overture, Op. 81,,Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam,Eduard Van Beinum,,Dramatic, moody; didn't hold my attention well, but thinking of it as intended for Faust gave it context, and helped.,Liner notes accurately advise to listen for counterpoint.,LC3586,33,63

3,Brahms,Trio 3 In C Minor For Piano, Violin And Cello, Op. 101,,The Suk Trio,,,Thematic (not meandering or abstract), but it also sounds scholarly, formal, academic, and didn't hold my interest well.,,,33,1702

2,Brahms,Trio In A-Minor Op. 114 For Piano, Clarinet,Violoncello,,,,Conrad Hansen, Piano; Heinrich Geuser, Clarinet; Arthur Troester, Cello,Has a nice sound as background music, odd because on closer listening I dislike its meandering themes, its harmonies, rhythms, notes, everything! Sounds Schubert inspired: both try to make dull themes more interesting by changing the chords behind them.,,,33,1403

3,Brahms,Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24,,,,Andre-Michel Schub, Piano,Monotonous variations on a delicate stately unexciting theme; improves toward end, but too late and not enough to make it interesting.,,,33,2677

0,Brahms,Variations On A Theme By Haydn,,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,,,,33,890

0,Brahms,Variations On A Theme By Haydn,,The Cleveland Orchestra,George Szell,,,,,33,1122

0,Brahms,Variations On A Theme By Haydn, Op. 56a,,NBC,Toscanini,,,,LM1725,33,275

1,Brahms,Variations On A Theme By Haydn, Op. 56a,,Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam,Eduard Van Beinum,,Beautiful, rousing, spirited, interesting.,Liner notes accurately advise to listen for counterpoint.,LC3586,33,63

0,Brahms,Variations On A Theme By Paganini, Book 2, Op. 35,,,,Gina Bachauer, Pianist,,,,33,845

1,Brahms,Variations On A Theme By Paganini, Opus 35, Books 1 And 2,,,,Robert Goldsand, Piano,Without the orch, you can hear what the piano is probably doing in all those other romantic ctos that do have an orch, at least in spirit; this really is a sonata, less dense; exc. perf.,,IRMS1147,33,16

2,Brahms,Variations On A Theme Of Haydn, Op. 56A,,New York Philharmonic,Toscanini,,Not a dup of any 33rpm version, and could be a candidate for best; scratchy, but not prohibitively; has useful liner notes.,Brought down from upstairs, it's on the Mozart shelf.,M-355,78,4210

4,Brahms,Vier Ernste Gesange Op 121,,,,Hermann Prey, Baritone; Martin Malzer, Piano,Piano parts good and appropriate to the songs, and would be enjoyable if I liked German songs to begin with.,,,33,1068

2,Brahms,Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Zino Francescatti, Violin,Solo superb & perfectly clear; orch seems slow-witted, less than crisp; 2nd & 3rd mvmts interesting because they're so clear and the notes played are so different from the melodies they imply; but Francescatti's light lyrical touch is (see memo),unsuited to the piece. (This used to be R1, HeldOut).,ML5114,33,116

0,Brahms,Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Herbert Menges,Joseph Szigeti Violinist,,,,33,876

1,Brahms,Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77,,London Symphony Orchestra,Pierre Monteux,Henryk Szeryng,fantastic, award-winning record,,,33,782

3,Brahms,Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77,,The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart.,Isaac Stern, Violin,Emphasizes its melodic beauty (in places sounds like a Strauss waltz); even the unavoidably powerful sections are played too legato (by both) to have any power or tension; same cadenza as Szeryng.,,,33,776

0,Brahms,Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77,,London Philharmonic Orchestra,Barbirolli,Fritz Kreisler,,,,33,269

0,Brahms,Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77,,French National Radio Orchestra,Otto Klemperer,David Oistrakh,,,,33,586

2,Brahms,Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Zino Francescatti, Violinist,almost as good as szeryng & more clear, but less forceful & aggressive, less precise,,,33,791

0,Brahms,Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77,,,,heifetz,,,,33,682

0,Brahms,Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77,,,,stern,,,,33,656

0,Brahms,Violin/Cello Double Concerto In A Minor, Op. 102,,The Columbia Symphony Orchestra,Bruno Walter,Zino Francescatti, Violin; Pierre Fournier, Cello;,,,,33,196

0,Brahms,Violin/Cello Double Concerto In A Minor, Op. 102,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy,Heifetz, Feuermann,,,,33,836

2,Brahms,Violin/Cello Double Concerto In A Minor, Op. 102,Age Of The Great Instrumentalists - Six Concertos (Great Performances),The Pablo Casals Orchestra Of Barcelona,Alfred Cortot,Jacques Thibaud, Violin; Pablo Casals, Cello,Good performance rescues music I didn't really like much. Portions very similar to his violin cto, but more frenzied, less coherent.,#1961 to 1963 boxed set,,33,1961

3,Brahms,Waltz 15 in A Flat Major, Op. 39,,,,Myra Hess, Piano,Familiar lullaby-like(?) waltz.,,,33,328

3,Brahms,Waltz In A Flat Major,The Art Of Guiomar Novaes, Vol. 2,,,Guiomar Novaes, Piano,Famous, but as what, a lullaby?,Exc. perf; recording has volume peak distortion,,33,789

0,Brahms, Schubert, Etc.,Opera Selections,,,,Aksel Schiotz, Baritone,,,,33,879

5,Breton,La Dolores : Jota,The Romeros Play Baroque Concertos For Four Guitars And Other Works,The Romeros,,,Bad flamenco.,Terrible recording, badly distorted.,,33,2015

4,Britten,,,,,Julian Bream, Guitar,blah,,,33,984

0,Britten,,Music For Voice And Guitar,,,Peter Pears And Julian Bream,,,,33,1099

0,Britten,A Ceremony Of Carols,,The Robert Shaw Chorale,Robert Shaw,Laura Newell, Harpist; Rodney Hansen, Organ,,,,33,1028

0,Britten,Festival Te Deum,,The Robert Shaw Chorale,Robert Shaw,Laura Newell, Harpist; Rodney Hansen, Organ,,,,33,1028

5,Britten,Four Sea Interludes From 'Peter Grimes',,The London Symphony Orchestra,Andre Previn,,Richly evocative programmatic tonal painting; seems good, but nothing that I would want to hear when I want to listen to music.,,,33,2530

0,Britten,Holiday Diary,,Philharmonia Orchestra Of Hamburg,Walther,Sondra Bianca, Piano,,,,33,1032

5,Britten,Noye's Fludde,,English Chamber Orchestra,Del Mar,,Noah's Ark as an opera with spoken parts and a chorus of children playing the animals(?).,,,33,591

5,Britten,Passacaglia From 'Peter Grimes',,The London Symphony Orchestra,Andre Previn,,Pretentionsly modernist, chromatic, though dramatic, & boring.,,,33,2530

0,Britten,Rejoice In The Lamb,,The Robert Shaw Chorale,Robert Shaw,Laura Newell, Harpist; Rodney Hansen, Organ,,,,33,1028

3,Britten,Simple Symphony, Opus 4 Boisterous Bourree, Playful Pizzicato, Sentimental Saraband, Frolicsome Finale,,I Musici,,,Sounds derived from folk music; sort of pleasant background music even though it never does much of interest.,,,33,751

5,Britten,Sinfonia Da Requiem,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Andre Previn,,20th century romantic, mostly sound effects, with Stravinsky & maybe jazz influence with some unusual instruments (xylophone); like an abstract painting with sound, & not at all requiem-like; probably good, but boring.,,,33,2530

0,Britten,Six Holderlin Fragments,,,,Peter Pears (Tenor) And Benjamin Britten (Piano),,,,33,743

0,Britten,Sonata For Cello,,,,Mstislav Rostropovich, Cello And Beniamin Britten, Piano?,,,,33,763

0,Britten,String Quartet No. 2 In C Op. 36,String Quartets,The Amadeus Quartet,,Norbert Brainin Siegmijnd Nissel Violins Peter Schidlof Viola Martin Lovett Cello,,,,33,997

0,Britten,Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra,David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter And The Wolf,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy,David Bowie Narrates,,,,33,2599

5,Brouwer,Etude No. 10,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

3,Brouwer,Etude No. 6,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

4,Brouwer,Etude No. 7,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

4,Brouwer,Etude No. 8,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

5,Brouwer,Etude No. 9,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

4,Bruch,Concerto 1 In G Minor For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 26,,The New York Philharmonic,Sir John Barbirolli,Nathan Milstein, Violinist,Could be called 'Tragic'; Hebraic in its expressiveness and some themes; tone-poem like in moving thru its themes & moods rapidly without exploring or developing fully, which is probably why it failed to grab me. Has bad scratch that didn't affect sound.,,,33,271

0,Bruch,Concerto In G Minor,,New Symphony Orchestra Of London,Malcolm Sargent,Heifetz, Violin,,,,33,681

0,Bruch,Kolnidrei, Opus 47,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Antal Dorati,Janos Starker, Cellist,,,MG50303,33,747

4,Bruch,Scottish Fantasia,,London Symphony,Horenstein,,Similar to a violin cto; seems influenced by Beethoven & Brahms (in diff. places); competent & interest violinistic developments of Scottish song themes that I didn't like much.,,,33,746

0,Bruch,Scottish Fantasy Op. 46,,New Symphony Orchestra Of London,Sir Malcolm Sargent,,,Recorded In England,,33,581

2,Bruch,Violin Concerto 2 In D Minor, Op. 44,,Rca Victor Symphony Orchestra,Izler Solomon,Jascha Heifetz, Violinist,Expressive, effective, sounds like a close cousin of the Brahms cto in methods & approach, but not in mood: more subdued, bright, soulful, dark, but less lushly beautiful and no violent storms; Heifetz's violin has a thin tone; a diff perf could be R1.,,,33,1576

2,Bruckner,Erinnerung,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,Melodies border on beautiful, then veer off strangely, destroying the effect -- but since the title means 'reminiscence', it's very effective at evoking the recollection of an elusive memory! Exc. perf.,Exc. recording,,33,1102

3,Bruckner,String Quintet In F Major,,Amadeus-Quartett,,,Long meandering subdued melodies fail to draw me into its complexities; communist music: all instruments share equally and have no leader at all; but without a piano focal point, I lose interest; has a chromatic feel by at least using odd intervals.,,,33,1670

3,Bruckner,Symphony 1 In C Minor (Linz Version),,Berliner Philharmoniker,Eugen Jochum,,I liked it ok, but it didn't hold my attention very well; has good ideas like the others (maybe too many) and lots of activity, but lacks focus, concentration, and tension; doesn't build.,,,33,1662

1,Bruckner,Symphony 2 In C Minor (Original Version: Leopold Nowak, According To Bruckner's Revised Version Of 1877),,Sinfonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks,Eugen Jochum,,Closer to Beethoven than his later ones; his themes have more notes in them than in later ones (initially, anyway); quiet parts engaging; builds to climactic 3rd & 4th.,,,33,1663

1,Bruckner,Symphony 4 In E Flat Major (Romantic),,Vienna Symphony Orchestra,Otto Klemperer,,Wild, undisciplined, takes strange turns, but the unpredictable ride is much of its appeal; has all the typical Brucknerisms; exc. perf; clear recording.,,,33,459

3,Bruckner,Symphony 4 In E Flat Major (Romantic),,The London Symphony Orchestra,Istvan Kertesz,,Drama & majesty with lots of quiet interludes; seems an immediate Beethoven descendant with then-newly-modern romantic enhancements, and a complete lack of hurry that is its worst weakness; (see memo),not falling off the cliff into outright romanticism, it is much closer to Beethoven than to Wagner, Strauss, or Brahms, and is probably higher quality than it is enjoyable.,,33,1393

2,Bruckner,Symphony 5 In B Flat Major (Original Version),,Sinfonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks,Eugen Jochum,,Wasn't ever bored, but unsure what to make of it; I think I liked the 2nd (slow) mvmt best, which is unusual; overly wide volume range makes listening difficult; 4th mvmt finale seems just loud, not powerful.,2 record set,,33,1664

2,Bruckner,Symphony 6,,Vienna Symphony,Swoboda,,Like a movie soundtrack in themes & orchestration; in both, reminds me of John Williams, and 1st mvmt even has seeds of Star Wars theme; 1st mvmt exciting, 2nd placid, serene, dull; 3rd & 4th good, but never regain the initial excitement.,,,33,607

1,Bruckner,Symphony 8 In C Minor (Original Version),,Berliner Philharmoniker,Eugen Jochum,,Has many of the same features & qualities of No. 9, which I like better; fewer crescendos, but the soft parts seem more effective & cohesive; this didn't invite close listening, but it was great to have playing, has a very good mood.,perf not as good as No. 9 on #312.,,33,1492

1,Bruckner,Symphony 9 In D Minor,,The Columbia Symphony Orchestra,Bruno Walter,,Hugely dramatic and powerful with tremendous climaxes; parts of it are amazing; sounded even better 2nd time, and 3rd...; might serve as an introduction and path to appreciating Wagner; exc. perf. Walter probably best choice in general for Bruckner.,,,33,312

1,Bruckner,Symphony No. 7 In E Major (Original Version),,Symphony Orchestra Of The Southwest German Radio, Baden-Baden,Hans Rosbaud,,Lyrical, pastoral, cheerful compared to Nos. 8 & 9, coherent & linear; invites close listening, although there is less complexity to listen for; of 7, 8, 9, the most unified & consistent, but probably the least long-term interesting.,,,33,1392

3,Bury,Wedding Music For The Count Of Artois,Wedding Music For The Count Of Artois,Jean Francois Paillard Orchestra, Paris,Jean Francois Paillard,,Generally, all sound like late French baroque of a period earlier than they are actually from; all at one sitting they get pretty dull. Rating is an average of the composer's pieces.,Multiple selections, all arranged by Francoeur. Rameau is representative of the softer pieces, maybe Haydn for the lively fanfares.,,33,1770

4,Busser,Concertino, Op. 80,Solo Pieces For Double-Bass And Piano,,,Thorvald Fredin, Double-Bass; Lars Roos, Piano,Sort of jerky modern scherzo.,Side 1/Side 2 labels are reversed.,,33,2624

3,Buxtehude,Cantata, 'Ich Bin Eine Blume Zu Saron',Heritage Of The Baroque,The Telemann Society Orchestra,Richard Schulze, Conductor,,Voice, rhythm, and orchestration a little like Handel's Messiah,,,33,664

2,Buxtehude,Magnificat Anima Mea,,,Helmuth Rilling,,Pretty, melodic singing with instrumental interludes; slower than the Bach; this is more what you think of as church music.,,,33,1782

3,Cal Stewart,Uncle Josh And The Insurance Co.,,Cal Stewart,,,Barely audible; is one long joke that I've heard and had no idea was so old (workman Josh hit by bucket on way up, and down, after rope breaks).,Dated 8/11/08,Columbia A865,78,4006

0,Cal Stewart,Uncle Josh On An Automobile,,Cal Stewart,,,Not sure this exists: I thought the record was one-sided.,Dated 8/11/08,Columbia A865,78,4006

4,Cal Stewart,Uncle Josh On An Automobile,,Cal Stewart,,Cal Stewart,Probably humor; inaudible through the static.,Ws Brought This Record West With Them in 1907; Single Sided,Victor 2541,78,4005

4,Caldara,Vaghe Luci,Arias And Songs Of The Italian Baroque,,,Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor; Felix Lavilla, Piano,Piano good, song dull., (Maffeo Zanon)(?),Mhs 3190,33,2521

2,Cambini,String Quartet in D Major from Book 20,,The Carmirelli Quartet,,,The opposite stylistic balance from Boccherini: mostly homophonic classical (with some nice themes and harmonies), with some Italian baroque influence.,Exc. perf & recording.,,33,896

1,Campra,Les Festes Venitiennes Suite,Music Of Five Centuries,Ensemble Instrumental De Tours,Andree Colson,,Wonderful lively cheerful French baroque; compare Marais, Vivaldi, Handel, etc. Markedly accented steady rhythms, and although polyphonic, the instruments's rhythms tend to coincide a lot; little modulation; exc. perf.,,,33,1270

1,Campra,Rigaudon,The Sound Of Genius, Volume 3,,,E. Power Biggs, Organist,Stately; theme is like the 'O Come Let Us Adore Him' line from a Christmas carol; good organ registration; exc. perf.,,,33,636

1,Campra,Triumphal March from Tancrede,Greatest Hits Of 1720,Philharmonia Virtuosi Of New York,Kapp,,Short triumphal lively fanfare,,,33,2579

3,Carcassi,Etude In A Major, Op. 60, No. 21,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

0,Carl Loewe,Ballades,,,,Hermann Prey, Baritone; Weissenborn, Piano,,,,33,1039

3,Carl Nielsen,Chaconne, Op. 32 (1916),Piano Music Of Carl Nielsen,,,John Ogdon, Pianist,Ok; modernist-meditative with some drama.,,,33,2303

3,Carl Nielsen,Suite, Op. 45 (1919),Piano Music Of Carl Nielsen,,,John Ogdon, Pianist,Ok; modernist-romantic, mostly meditative with an improvisational sound; hardly thrilling.,,,33,2303

3,Carl Nielsen,Symphonic Suite, Op. 8 (1894),Piano Music Of Carl Nielsen,,,John Ogdon, Pianist,Opens like Grieg's Aese's Death and develops from there.,,,33,2303

3,Carl Nielsen,Three Piano Pieces, Op. 59 (1928),Piano Music Of Carl Nielsen,,,John Ogdon, Pianist,Similar sound to the others; improvisational-sounding key-banging; not unpleasant.,,,33,2303

4,Carolus Luython,Fuga Suavissima,Birth Of The Baroque,Consort Of Viols,,,very dull,,,33,504

2,Carulli,Concerto In A Major For Guitar & Orchestra,,Kammerorchester Der Wiener Festspiele,Wilfried Boettcher,Karl Scheit, Guitar,Classical era styling makes it somewhat, but not obviously, Mozartish, a quality disguised by the interp. and by the guitar itself, which gives all the record's selections a similar sound.,,,33,2149

1,Carulli,Etude No. 42 In A Minor,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,Baroque sound.,,,33,2580

2,Carulli,Etude No. 48 In D Major,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

4,Casella,Paganiniana,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,An orchestral celebration in the styles of Paganini's music, which I don't like much to begin with. Uninteresting.,,,33,442

0,Castelnuovo-Tedesco,Concerto 2 (The Prophets),,Los Angeles Philharmonic,Wallenstein,Heifetz, Violin,,,,33,1035

0,Castelnuovo-Tedesco,platera & I,,,,segovia,,,,33,580

0,Castelnuovo-Tedesco,Sonata-Fourth Movement,Virtuoso Music For Guitar,,,John Williams,,,,33,1120

3,Castelnuovo-Tedesco,The Lark,,,,Heifetz, Violin,Imitative of a lark; pleasant, ordinary. Rhythmic nonmelodic melodies; would be better without keyboard.,Relegating keyboard to background diminishes overall effectiveness.,,33,1085

4,Cesar Franck,Fantaisie In A Major,Organ Music,,,Marcel Dupre, Organ,Dull,,,33,1229

3,Cesar Franck,Grande Piece Symphonioue,Organ Music,,,Marcel Dupre, Organ,Pleasant and ordinary organ solo, with improvisational feel, but recording is too awful to bother with again.,,,33,1229

0,Cesar Franck,Le Chasseur Maudit (The Wild Huntsman),,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Charles Munch,,,,,33,701

4,Cesar Franck,Pastorale,Organ Music,,,Marcel Dupre, Organ,Fairly boring; poor, echoey, murky recording.,,,33,1229

0,Cesar Franck,Psyche And Eros,,Nbc,Toscanini,,,,,33,870

5,Cesar Franck,Psyche Et Eros,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Carlo Maria Guilini,,Sweetly symphonic, Wagnerian-romantic, boring.,,,33,205

2,Cesar Franck,Scherzo From Quartet In D Major,Budapest Quartet Encores,Budapest String Quartet,,Joseph Roisman And Alexander Schneider, Violins; Boris Kroyt, Viola; Mischa Schneider, Cello,Like a Mendelssohn scherzo, but with surprising harmonies & disharmonies; but has slow parts.,,ML5116,33,48

1,Cesar Franck,Sonata In A Major For Violin And Piano,,,,Isaac Stern, Violinist; Alexander Zakin, Pianist,Tends toward slow chromatic pretty themes; pre-Debussy; like Rachmaninoff with more overt romantic passion & less melancholy; 4th mvmt famous theme; 'mystical'? first perf. was at a seance, seems appropriate; exc. perf.,,Ml5470,33,1226

0,Cesar Franck,Symphonic Variations,,Conservatoire De Paris,Munch,Eileen Joyce, Piano,,,,78,4202

0,Cesar Franck,Symphonic Variations,,London Philharmonic,Wood,Gieseking, Piano,,78 or 33rpm?,,78,4206

3,Cesar Franck,Symphonic Variations For Piano And Orchestra,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Robert Casadesus, Piano,Nice piano fantasy with orchestra, or small cto, but with somewhat vague themes that I didn't find memorable; can hear organ influence.,,,33,345

0,Cesar Franck,symphony in d,,,,,,,,33,491

0,Cesar Franck,symphony in d,,,,,,,,33,91

5,Cesar Franck,Symphony In D Minor,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Carlo Maria Guilini,,Bold and exciting, then lyrical, then suspenseful; the only thing it lacks is themes that hold my attention at all, so I got more & more bored; technically it's better than its R5.,,,33,205

0,Cesar Franck,Symphony In D Minor,,The Detroit Symphony Orchestra,Paul Paray,,,,,33,1216