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1,Dickens, Charles,A Christmas Carol,,,,Ernest Chappell,Good production, well narrated, but poor sound makes it hard to stick with to the end.,Brought down from upstairs, it's on the Mozart shelf.,G 29,78,4212

5,D'Indy,Suite In Olden Style Op 24,,Guilet String Quartet,,,jerky, modern, dull & silly,,,33,922

5,D'Indy,Symphony On A French Mountain Air For Orchestra And Piano, Op. 25,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Robert Casadesus, Piano,A symphony that uses piano as solo and as part of orchestra; mostly a nebulous-themed fantasy, Wagnerian-romantic in having an endless evolution of musical effects without an evident central driving theme or idea; became boring.,,,33,345

0,D'Indy,Symphony On A French Mountain Air, Op. 25,,Westminster Symphony Orchestra Of London,Anatole Fistoulari,Jacquinot, Pianist,,,,33,887

4,Dinicu,Hora Staccato,Pop-Overs,The Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,Unpleasant, sort of a Hungarian 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'.,,,33,655

5,Dinicu-Heifetz,Hora Staccato (A8cap2:09),Heifetz,,,Heifetz, With Emanuel Bay At The Piano,,,,33,199

3,Dionisio Garcia,Etude No. 11 In A Major,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

2,Dionisio Garcia,Lesson No. 29 In E Minor,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

0,Dmitri Kabaievsky,Symphony 4,,Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra,Dmitri Kabalevsky,,,,,33,1077

5,Dodgson,Etude No. 1,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

5,Dodgson,Etude No. 4,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

4,Dohnanyi,Cello Concerto, Op. 12,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Susskind,Janos Starker, Cello,Sounds like Brahms in moods, harmonies, orchestration; liner notes also compare to Strauss, Schumann; but I found it meanderingly lyrical, directionless, and boring.,,,33,1251

3,Dohnanyi,Quartet 2 Op 15,,Curtis String Quartet,,,Seems a style very much his own, with rhythmic motifs as much as melodies, which themselves are pretty weird. I *think* I like it ok... R2 minus 1 for possibly poor perf; I think the players are out of tune, creating unintended discord.,,,33,988

2,Dohnanyi,Quintet 2 Op 26,,Curtis String Quartet,,Sokoloff, Piano,Same comments apply, but this one has more melody and is more inherently likable. Piano provides a reference -- the strings *are* out of tune!,,,33,988

4,Dohnanyi,Ruralia Hungarica Op 32b,,Philharmonia Orchestra Of London,Schuechter,,tone poems: 1 above avg, 1 boring,,,33,951

2,Dohnanyi,Serenade In C,,San Francisco Symphony,Monteux,Heifetz,Serenade somewhat misleading, it's easier to remember as an excellent trio, evoking Schubert, Mendelssohn, and according to liner notes, Brahms. Interesting & enjoyable. Exc. perf.,,,33,535

2,Dohnanyi,Variations On A Nursery Song. Opus 25,Rachmaninov Dohnanyi,The London Philharmonic Orchestra,Sir Adrian Boult,Julius Katchen (Piano),Very entertaining, esp. with notes on back. Exc. perf. A musical satire also enjoyable by itself; there may be many musical references not mentioned in liner notes. This side of record sounds less worn out.,,,33,515

4,Donizetti,Don Pasquale (Abridged),A Metropolitan Opera Production,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus,Tibor Kozma,,Tolerable but uninteresting.,,LM-2358,33,758

4,Donizetti,Lucia Di Lammermoor,,Orchestra and Chorus of the Florence May Festival 1953,Tullio Serafin,Maria Callas,Not bad for an opera, except Callas's voice is hard edged & ear-piercing. The music, not prominent or compelling, sounds in places Beethoven-influenced, and may in turn have influenced Gilbert & Sullivan.,,,33,1788

0,Donizetti,Lucia Di Lammermoor,,,Sanzogno,Stefano, Scotto, Bastianini,,,,33,809

0,Douglas Moore,The Pageant Of P.T. Barnum Suite For Orchestra,,The Eastman-Rochester Orchestra,Howard Hanson,,,,,33,508

0,Dowland And Byrd,,Julian Bream In Concert With Peter Pears, Tenor,,,Bream, Guitar,,,,33,1208

0,Dukas,Sorcerers Apprentice,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy,,,,Columbia 12584d,78,4150

3,Dukas,The Sorcerers Apprentice,Toscanini And The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York,Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York,Toscanini,,Mildly entertaining,,,33,68

0,Dukas,The Sorcerer's Apprentice,,New York Philharmonic,Dimitri Mitropoulos,,,,ML5198,33,625

3,Dukas,The Sorcerer's Apprentice,Toscanini Plays Light Classics,The NBC Symphony Orchestra,Arturo Toscanini,,Like this whole record, orch is very tightly together, but the interp is too bland, nonspontaneous, and unadventuresome.,,,33,659

2,Dusek,Parthia In F For Two Oboes, Two Horns And Bassoon,Rarities From The Classical Era,The Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Musici Pragenses, and The Prague Chamber Harmony,,,Sounds similar to the music for PBS show Dragon Tales, gentle horn-tooting pre-Beethoven; exc. perf.,The whole album is on HD for now because it makes for pleasant background music.,,33,1623

0,Dvorak,Carnival Overture, Op. 92,Enesco Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,,,ML5242,33,43

0,Dvorak,Cello Concerto,,Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Szell,Pablo Casals,,,,33,767

4,Dvorak,Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104,,Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Vaclav Talich,Mstislav Rostropovich, Cello,1st mvmt pervasively Gypsy-themed; 2nd is plausibly based on Negro spirituals (during his trip to U.S., same as New World Symphony); 3rd is Gypsy again, or a synthesis? A political statement equating the two peoples? Musically, seems like a hodge-podge.,,,33,663

0,Dvorak,Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104,,The Festival Casals Orchestra,Alexander Schneider,Pablo Casals, Cellist,,,,33,647

0,Dvorak,Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Antal Dorati,Janos Starker, Cellist,,,MG50303,33,747

0,Dvorak,Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy,Leonard Rose, Cello,,,,33,1164

0,Dvorak,Humoreske Op 101 No 7,,,,Kathleen Parlow, Violin,,,Columbia A5412,78,4106

0,Dvorak,Humoresque,,,,Fritz Kreisler, Violin,,Single Sided,Victrola 74180,78,4083

0,Dvorak,Humoresque Op 101 No 7,,,,George Stell, Violin,,,Columbia A5704,78,4088

4,Dvorak,Nature, Life And Love,,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Swoboda,,bright, brassy, metallic orchestration is irritating, as are its high-energy, loud, percussive, staccato themes. seems exc. perf.,Rarities,,33,1047

0,Dvorak,Othello Overture,Op 93,,The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Vaclav Talich,,,,,33,1091

2,Dvorak,Piano Concerto In G Minor Op 33,,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Somogyi,Firkusny, Piano,Quite enjoyable in spite of having romantic embellishments of rather weak or nonresonant themes; in 1st mvmt, I'd swear I hear Frere Jacques and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and am reminded of other nursery songs.,,,33,817

3,Dvorak,Piano Quintet,,Budapest Quartet,,Clifford Curzon, Piano,1st mvmt absurdly hyperdramatic; the rest has many moods, from beautiful to sad, humorous, lively; pleasant, sort of interesting, but its diversity and attitude kept it from holding my attention or even taking it very ; (see memo),seriously, in spite of its quality; considered a "quintessential" portrait of Dvorak himself.,,33,2089

0,Dvorak,Quartet Op 105,,The Gabrieli Quartet,,,,,,33,2602

0,Dvorak,Quartet Op 51,,The Gabrieli Quartet,,,,,,33,2602

4,Dvorak,Quintet In A Op 81,,Fine Arts Quartet,,Frank Glazer, Piano,a little more interesting than mozart, not much,,,33,941

0,Dvorak,Requiem Mass,,London Symphony,Kertesz,Ambrosian Singers,,,,33,2111

3,Dvorak,Scherzo Capriccioso,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Rafael Kubelik,,Lush, enjoyable; I was in the mood for it when I listened, not likely to happen very often; seems exc perf.,,,33,182

2,Dvorak,Serenade In D Minor,Chamber Music From Marlboro,Marlboro Music Festival Woodwind Ensemble,Rudolf Serkin, Conductor,,The best I've heard of his; seems exc. perf.,,,33,291

0,Dvorak,Slavonic Dances,,Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,Fritz Reiner,,,,,33,237

0,Dvorak,Slavonic Dances Nos. 1, 2, 3, 8 From Op. 46; Nos. 2 and 7 From Op. 72,,Bamberg Symphony Orchestra,Jonel Perlea,,,,,33,190

3,Dvorak,Slavonic Dances Op 46 Nos. 1-8 (complete),,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Mario Rossi,,Pleasant & melodic in dance rhythms, but not exciting.,,,33,369

3,Dvorak,Slavonic Dances Op 72 Nos. 1, 2, 5, 7,,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Mario Rossi,,Pleasant & melodic in dance rhythms, but not exciting; perhaps a bit more lively, dramatic, developed, and richly orchestrated than Op. 46.,,,33,369

0,Dvorak,Slavonic Dances, Op. 46; Nos. 1, 3, 7 And 8,,Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam,Bernard Haitink,,,,LC3668,33,188

3,Dvorak,Slavonic Rhapsody 3,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Rafael Kubelik,,Not particularly slavic; enjoyable; I was in the mood for it when I listened, unlikely to happen very often; seems exc perf.,,,33,182

0,Dvorak,Songs My Mother Taught Me,,Victor Orchestra,Weissmann,Novotna, Soprano,,,Victor 11-9153,78,4113

2,Dvorak,String Quartet In F Major Op 96 (American),,Claremont Quartet,,,Almost R1; unified & consistently enjoyable throughout; several Stephen Foster-ish melodies and chord progressions, though its inspiration was apparently American Indian; good perf.,,,33,470

0,Dvorak,String Quartets Complete Vol.1,,Kohon Quartet Of New York Univ.,,,,,,33,721

0,Dvorak,String Quartets Complete Vol.2,,Kohon Quartet Of New York Univ.,,,,,,33,861

3,Dvorak,String Quintet In A Minor, Op. 1,,Berlin Philharmonic Octet,,,Seems well done; has some beauty, excitement, drama, and the inspiration that an Op. 1 often does; even so, it didn't hold my attention much.,,,33,2281

3,Dvorak,String Sextet In A Major, Op. 48,,Berlin Philharmonic Octet,,,Soothing pretty background music with a boringly uniform sound throughout, until the finale, which is too little too late to make the piece interesting.,,,33,2281

0,Dvorak,Symphony 1 In D Major, Op 60,,The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Karel Sejna,,,,,33,1092

0,Dvorak,Symphony 2 In D Minor, Op. 70,,Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam,Bernard Haitink,,,,LC3668,33,188

0,Dvorak,Symphony 2 In D Minor, Op. 70,,The Halle Orchestra,Sir John Barbirolli,,,Note Says Old No.2 New No.7: Symphonies Must Have Been Renumbered,,33,779

0,Dvorak,Symphony 3 In F Major, Op. 76,,The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Karel Sejna,,,,,33,1091

0,Dvorak,Symphony 4 In G Major, Op. 88,,The Columbia Symphony Orchestra,Bruno Walter,,,,,33,713

0,Dvorak,Symphony 4 In G Op 88,,Boston Symphony,Munch,,,,,33,729

1,Dvorak,Symphony 5 In E Minor (New World) Op 95,,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Golschmann,,Rousing, exuberant, expansive, with some American folk themes and a generally American feel. Exc. perf & recording.,,,33,629

0,Dvorak,Symphony 5 In E Minor Op. 95, From The New World,,Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,V. Talich,,,,PLP101,33,164

0,Dvorak,Symphony 5 Op 95 (New World),,NBC,Toscanini,,,M's Note Says Symphony 9, Not 5,,33,633

2,Dvorak,Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95, "New World",,Columbia Symphony Orchestra,Bruno Walter,,1st mvmt rousing with good theme; 2nd sensitive interp of dull music; 3rd & 4th ok; a great perf of music that doesn't much grab me, in spite of some very good themes; (see memo),Dvorak himself said he used no Negro or Indian themes in it; this record calls it Symphony No. 9, another calls it No. 5.,,33,2132

0,Dvorak,The Nine Symphonies,,London Symphony,Kertesz,,,,,33,2545

0,Dvorak,Trio In C Minor Op 26,Two Trios For Violin, Cello, And Piano,,,Fournier, Janigro, Badura-Skoda,,,,33,837

0,Dvorak,Trio In E Minor Op 90 (Dumka),Two Trios For Violin, Cello, And Piano,,,Fournier, Janigro, Badura-Skoda,,,,33,837

0,Dvorak,Trio In F Minor Op 65,,,,David Oistrakh, Violin; Sviatoslav Knushevitsky, Cello; Lev Oborin, Piano,,,,33,1153

1,Dvorak,Violin Concerto,,Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,William Steinberg,Nathan Milstein, Violin,Sounds inexplicably familiar, and sounds like a sibling of the Brahms cto, with identical spirit and many methods (Joachim's influence?), with more explicit Gypsy themes; for effectiveness, rivals Brahms & Beethoven (from whom it also borrows a theme).,Exc. interp & perf by both.,,33,272

2,Dvorak,Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53,,Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra,David Oistrakh, Cond.,Viktor Pikaizen (Violin),1st mvmt bold, shrill, shrieking, in a constant frenzy; like all the climaxes of the Brahms cto with no letup; quite Brahms-like (published about the same year); 3rd mvmt (R1) uses theme from 3rd of Beethoven's cto, modified.,,,33,2287

4,E. C. Hesse,Duo For Viola & Guitar,Music For Guitar And Strings,,,Abel Nagytothy-Toth, Guitar; Jerry Csaba, Violin; Janos Csaba, Viola,Annoying slow single string melody.,Poor perf.,,33,1370

4,Eileen Newton,Somewhere A Voice Is Calling,,,,Jesse Crawford, Organ,,,Victor 19521,78,4099

0,Elgar,Enigma Variations, Op 36,,NBC,Toscanini,,,,LM1725,33,275

2,Elgar,Violin Concerto In B Minor, Op. 61,,New Philharmonia Orchestra,Sir Adrian Boult,Yehudi Menuhin,Has tenderness & nobility, with phrasings similar to Brahms, but lacks conviction & forcefulness, even in its crescendos; not rousing, but quite listenable; R2 is generous.,,,33,1376

3,Ellsasser,Icarus,Concert Music For Organ And Chimes,,,Richard Ellsasser, Organ and Chimes,Chromatic impressionist programme piece on Icarus story achieves its purpose well if you're in the mood.,,,33,1027

3,Emanuel Moor (1863-1931),Suite For Four Cellos, Op. 95,Works By Moor, Bartok, Vivaldi, Jongen,New York Philharmonic Cello Quartet,,,Very interesting and good, but not so pleasant to hear; quite modern. Worth finding more of Moor, esp. violin cto.,,,33,1366

1,Enesco,Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1,,Czech Philharmonic,Silvestri,,Lively light mood and orchestration with triangles, flutes, piccolos, etc. remind me of Offenbach; pleasant and interesting.,,,33,397

0,Enesco,Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 In A Major, Op. 11,,The New York Philharmonic,Artur Rodzinski,,,,,33,454

0,Enesco,Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 In A Major, Op. 11, No. 1,Enesco Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,,,ML5242,33,43

0,Enesco,Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 In A, Op. 11,,RCA Victor Symphony,Stokowski,,,,,33,467

3,Enesco,Roumanian Rhapsody No. 2,,Czech Philharmonic,Silvestri,,Thoughtful, darker than No. 1, noticeably different orchestration; also pleasant and interesting.,,,33,397

0,Enesco,Roumanian Rhapsody No. 2 In D Major, Op. 11, No. 2,Enesco Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,,,ML5242,33,43

0,Enesco,Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1,Rhapsody,The Cleveland Pops Orchestra,Louis Lane,,,,,33,901

0,Enesco,Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 In A Major,,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Vladimir Golschmann,,,,,33,437

0,Enesco,Rumanian Rhapsody No. 2 In D Major,,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Vladimir Golschmann,,,,,33,437

5,Enesco,Sonata In F Minor, Op. 6 For Violin And Piano,,,,Georges Enesco, Violin; Dinu Lipatti, Piano,An essentially romantic piano part with a sometimes chromatic single-string meandering violin melody played with Kreisler-like tremulousness; like a long Kreisler parlor piece; student of Faure.,,,33,744

2,Enesco,Sonata No. 3 In A Minor For Violin And Piano, Op. 25 In The Popular Roumanian ,,,,Rafael Druian, Violin; John Simms, Piano,Generally 'gypsy' mood pervades chromatic, mysterious, dark piece with lots of unusual effects: swoops, slides, harmonics?, and strange harmonies; a very modern romanticism; interesting & strange, not fun.,,,33,651

4,Enesco,String Quartet In G Major, Op. 22, No. 2,,The Rumanian Radio String Quartet,,,Chromatic-dramatic expressive with seemingly random rhythmic modulations, in which Romanian folk influence is evident; reminds me of Bartok(?); seems interesting; peculiar-unconventional as background music, almost R3, but not really pleasant.,,,33,744

0,Engelbert Humperdinck,Hansel & Gretel,,Bavarian Radio Orchestra,Eichhorn,,,,,33,2437

0,Ernest Rogers,Willie The Chimney Sweeper,,Ernest Rogers,,Ernest Rogers,,,Victor 20502,78,4007

0,F. C. Giuliani,Mandolin Quartet,,,,,,,,33,1146

4,F. Durante (Dallapiccola),Danza, Danza, Fanciulla,Arias And Songs Of The Italian Baroque,,,Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor; Felix Lavilla, Piano,Unusual, but didn't like it much. Distorted.,,Mhs 3190,33,2521

0,Falla,El Amor Brujo,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Leopold Stokowski,Shirley Verrett-Carter, Mezzo-Soprano,,,,33,333

2,Falla,El Amor Brujo Ballet Suite,,Czech Philharmonic,Meylan,,Spanish flavor, Stravinsky-influenced themes, but more pleasant and less strain on the listener; like many ballet suites, not intended as the center of attention, but stands alone better than most; very enjoyable.,,,33,397

0,Falla,Homenaje,Virtuoso Music For Guitar,,,John Williams,,,,33,1120

4,Falla,Jota (Adapted By Paul Kochanski),,,,Heifetz, Violin; Brooks Smith, Pianist,Well performed by both.,,,33,1555

5,Falla,Le Tombeau De Claude Debussy,The Classical Guitar,,,Julian Bream,dull flamenco,,,33,2257

3,Falla,Nana (Berceuse),,,,Heifetz, Violin; Brooks Smith, Pianist,Ok. Well performed by both.,,,33,1555

1,Falla,Ritual Fire Dance,,,,Rubinstein, Piano,Interesting, sort of chromatic with strange modulations; starts dull but improves.,,,33,514

2,Falla,Spanish Dance (La Vida Breve),Popular Violin Encores,Moscow Chamber Orchestra,Barshai,David Oistrakh,Pleasant, interesting, entertaining.,,,33,1334

1,Falla,Spanish Dance From 'La Vida Breve', Arr. Kreisler,David Oistrakh Encores,,,David Oistrakh; Yampolsky, Piano,Like Spanish flamenco translated to violin.,,,33,1196

4,Fanshawe,African Sanctus,,,,,Somewhat interesting collection of African music, but not really enjoyable as music; noticeable similarity in style to his 'Different Trains', a collage-like amalgamation with much use of rhythmic repetition.,,,33,2415

0,Faua,Nights In The Gardens Of Spain,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Philippe Entremont,,,,33,1046

3,Faure,Apres Un Reve,Solo Pieces For Double-Bass And Piano,,,Thorvald Fredin, Double-Bass; Lars Roos, Piano,Steady dreamy slow melody; pretty but dull.,Side 1/Side 2 labels are reversed.,,33,2624

2,Faure,Ballade For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 19,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Robert Casadesus, Pianist,Lyrical & flowing, between Chopin and Ravel in style,,,33,691

0,Faure,Elegie,,Boston Symphony,Leinsdorf,Mayes, Cello,,,,33,994

4,Faure,Piano Quartet In G Minor Op 45,,Festival Quartet,,,Teacher of Ravel; strange but effective selectively chromatic themes and good use of rhythm, in both fast and slow, but I got tired of it. He is considered an anti-romantic, and his music is a structured extension of classical form, however strange.,,,33,1141

3,Faure,Prelude In D Minor,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Robert Casadesus, Pianist,Strange, chromatic, slow, confused.,,,33,691

3,Faure,Prelude In D-Flat Major,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Robert Casadesus, Pianist,Meandering chromatic, sets a meditative mood, but that's all.,,,33,691

2,Faure,Prelude In G Minor,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Robert Casadesus, Pianist,Sets a reflective mood; pretty, semi-chromatic; reminds me of Rachmaninoff in its style.,,,33,691

3,Faure,Quintet No. 2 For Piano And Strings In C Minor, Op. 115,,Guilet String Quartet,,Gaby Casadesus, Piano,Chromatic & inventive; somewhat similar to Ravel; effective use of tones & rhythms; interesting, but to my ear not pretty, beautiful, or musically pleasant.,,,33,1230

3,Faure,Requiem Op 48,,Orchestre Des Concerts Colonne and Chorale Des Jeunesses Musicales De France,Louis Martini,,Slow & solemn, without much variety, as you'd expect; ordinary in other respects: no strange scales or methods; simple chord construction, uncomplicated; pleasant as background music, but too dull to listen to.,If there are subtleties, the recording isn't the best to hear them.,,33,1204

0,Faure,Sonata 1 In A Op 13,,,,Gary Graffman, Piano; Berl Senofsky, Violin,,,,33,371

3,Faure,Sonata 1 In A Op 13,,,,Heifetz, Violin,Seems Beethoven-influenced, but the themes, more modern, lack appeal.,Relegating keyboard to background diminishes overall effectiveness.,,33,1085

0,Fernando Sor,Etude In B-Flat Major, Op. 29, No. 12,Great Rivals,,,Robert Secrist, Guitar,,,,33,2655

0,Fernando Sor,Etude In E Minor, Op. 6, No. 11,Great Rivals,,,Robert Secrist, Guitar,,,,33,2655

0,Fernando Sor,Etude In G Major, Op. 29, No. 23,Great Rivals,,,Robert Secrist, Guitar,,,,33,2655

0,Fernando Sor,Fantasia, Op. 7,Great Rivals,,,Robert Secrist, Guitar,,,,33,2655

3,Fiala,Parthia In D-Sharp For Two English Horns, Two French Horns And Bassoon,Rarities From The Classical Era,The Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Musici Pragenses, and The Prague Chamber Harmony,,,Sounds similar to the music for PBS show Dragon Tales, gentle horn-tooting pre-Beethoven, but with longer more melodic phrases; without sounding anything like Mozart, it has his style of predictable repetitiveness; exc. perf.,The whole album is on HD for now because it makes for pleasant background music.,,33,1623

2,Foote,String Quartet;N D, Op. 70,The Early String Quartet In The U.S.A.,The Kohon Quartet,,Byman, Piano,Pleasant, sparse, expressive, with a sound combining 20th century melody and harmony with mid-19th century style; the result should be more captivating than it is; lacks forward drive.,#2532-34; Note that 'Early' means early 20th century, except for one (Franklin).,,33,2532

0,Foote,Suite For Strings In E, Op. 63,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Koussevitzky,,,,,33,1400

4,Francaix,Serenade For Small Orchestra,Romances And Serenades,The Cleveland Sinfonietta,Louis Lane,Rafael Druian, Violinist,Has a modern post-Stravinsky feel; his style could be interesting, but this piece is dull.,,,33,871

3,Francoeur,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

3,Francois Couperin Le Grand,Messe Pour Les Couvents (Mass),Master Works For Organ Volume 4,,,Georges Robert, Organ,Uninspired, boring even as background music; not even an example of what I consider droning church music.,,,33,1650

3,Franklin Taylor,Toy Symphony,Toy Symphonies & Other Fun,,Raymond Lewenthal, Conductor,Raymond Lewenthal, Piano,A pretty, effective R2 piano/violin/cello trio wrecked by the cuckoo and other toys, though the fairy bells are a nice effect.,,,33,2510

3,Franklin, Benjamin,String Quartet,The Early String Quartet In The U.S.A.,The Kohon Quartet,,Byman, Piano,Sawing country melodies; appealing, but achieving 'authenticity' by playing badly and out of tune is a mistake, esp. because the open strings that it imitates would not be out of tune!; otherwise would be R1 or R2 for novelty.,#2532-34; Note that 'Early' means early 20th century, except for one (Franklin).,,33,2532

4,Franz Anton Rosetti,Quartet In A Major Op. 6,Four Rococo Quartets,Oistersek String Quartet,,,Even, refined, agitated, unimaginative, boring; last mvmt better; fair perf.,,,33,1351

3,Franz Asplmayr,Quartet In D Major Op. 2 No. 2,Four Rococo Quartets,Oistersek String Quartet,,,Somewhat Mozart-like, with some innovations & interesting harmonies that still can't save this dull piece; fair perf.,,,33,1351

0,Franz Drdla,Souvenir,,,,Efrem Zimbalist,,,Victrola 892,78,4104

0,Franz Liszt,,Lazar Berman In Recital,,,Lazar Berman,,,,33,2631

3,Franz Liszt,Gnomenreigen,The Daemonic Liszt,,,Earl Wild, Piano,The kind of parlor piece Rachmaninoff would play. Not bad, but way too many notes for the little effect it creates. Rhythmic pounding, unmelodic.,,,33,1852

4,Franz Liszt,Mephisto Polka,The Daemonic Liszt,,,Earl Wild, Piano,Twinkly & jerky.,,,33,1852

4,Franz Liszt,Mephisto Waltz,The Daemonic Liszt,,,Earl Wild, Piano,Unappealing frenzy of deranged pounding, with occasional incoherent gentle interludes.,,,33,1852

3,Franz Liszt,Reminiscences De Don Juan (After Mozart),The Daemonic Liszt,,,Earl Wild, Piano,In its day, probably the equivalent of Jimi Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner. Pointless difficulty, etc., but it's better and more coherent than the others on the record. Best quality: it sounds nothing like Mozart. Worst: it sounds like Liszt.,I think the reason I listened to this record was having heard someone play this in a contest on TV, and it is an impressive show piece.,,33,1852

4,Franz Liszt,Reminiscences De Robert Le Diable Valse Infernale,The Daemonic Liszt,,,Earl Wild, Piano,Jerky & irritating. Possible forerunner of Saint-Saens Danse Macabre, but without any detectable melody.,,,33,1852

4,Franz Liszt,Waltzes From The Opera 'Faust' By Gounod,The Daemonic Liszt,,,Earl Wild, Piano,Incoherent free association and keyboard athleticism. Too much action to too little effect.,,,33,1852

0,Franz Schubert,,Lazar Berman In Recital,,,Lazar Berman,,,,33,2631

2,Franz Xaver Richter,Quartet In C Major Op. 5 No. 1,Four Rococo Quartets,Oistersek String Quartet,,,Post-baroque, still has its influence; not boring; Stamitz/Mannheim associate; fair perf.,,,33,1351

0,Frederick Jacobi,Concerto For Cello And Orchestra (1932),,Members Of The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra,William Strickland,Guido Vecchi,,,,33,1022

0,Frederick Jacobi,Hagiographa Three Biblical Narratives For Piano And Strings (1938),,The Claremont String Quartet,William Strickland,Irene Jacobi,,,,33,1022

3,Frederick The Great,Concerto For Flute And Orchestra In C Major,,The Frankenland State Symphony Orchestra,Erich Kloss,Hans Schneider, Flute,Pretty and pleasant Mannheim-like (Stamitz, etc.), but unexciting.,,,33,617

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

4,G. B. Pergolesi (Attrib.; Edition- Gli Amici Della Nlusica Da Camera),Tre Glorni Son Che Nina,Arias And Songs Of The Italian Baroque,,,Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor; Felix Lavilla, Piano,Operatic. Good perf., recording; piano good, and with simple, effective arrangements.,,Mhs 3190,33,2521

3,G. Giordani (G. Papini),Caro Mio Ben,Arias And Songs Of The Italian Baroque,,,Carlo Bergonzi, Tenor; Felix Lavilla, Piano,Very nice, beautiful melody.,,Mhs 3190,33,2521

1,G. Hoffman,Mandolin Concerto in D Major,,Symphony Orchestra Of Radio Leipzig,,Gerd Lindner-Bonelli, Mandolin,The mandolin has a surprisingly strong & effective presence as a solo instrument; more or less classical with Beethoven-like passages.,,,33,419

3,Gabrieli,Canzonas For Brass, Winds, Strings And Organ,,The Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble; The Gabrieli Consort La Fenice,Vittorio Negri,E. Power Biggs, Organist,pleasant example of gabrielli,,,33,1843

5,Gabrieli,Music For Multiple Choirs, Brass, And Organ,The Glory Of Gabrieli,The Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble,Vittorio Negri,E. Power Biggs, Organist,sort of boring,,,33,1720

3,Gabrilowitsch,Caprice-Burlesque, Op. 3 No. 1,Keyboard Giants Of The Past, Vol. 2,,,Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Piano,Clever, but sort of silly & capricious.,The focus of this record is the pianists, and except for Rachmaninoff, almost serves as a catalog of ones I might as well avoid!,,33,1300

5,Galuppi,Concerti A Quattro,,Biffoli Quartet,,,boring, depressing baroque, skips on side 1,But There Are Six Concertos on the record,,33,950

3,Galuppi,Cto 2 In B Flat Major,,I Musici,,,very pleasant, a little dull. Interpretation of all tracks on record may be over-emotive.,,35086,33,128

3,Galuppi,Flute Concerto In D Major,,Saar Radio Chamber Orchestra,Karl Ristenpart,Jean-Pierre Rampal, Flute,pleasant but monotonous baroque,,,33,1732

1,Gaspar Cassado,Preambulo And Sardana,Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,Weird but engaging, & grows on you.,,,33,1580

2,Gavinies,Violin Concerto Opus 4 No. 2 In F Major,,Rouen Chamber Orchestra,Albert Beaucamp,Claire Bernard, Violin; Huguette Dreyfus, Harpsichord,Same qualities as No. 5; actually more varied & expressive in mood, but less cohesive, and I liked it slightly less; somewhat strained offhand melodies sound Mozart-inspired.,,,33,1566

1,Gavinies,Violin Concerto Opus 4 No. 5 In A Major,,Rouen Chamber Orchestra,Albert Beaucamp,Claire Bernard, Violin; Huguette Dreyfus, Harpsichord,Beautiful; long melody lines; more developed, expressive, inventive than early baroque; piece is a cohesive whole; appealing orchestration; good perf; great listening or background music.,,,33,1566

2,Geminiani,Six Concerti Grossi, Opus 3, Nos. 1-6,,Pro Musica String Orchestra, Stuttgart; Barchet Quartet,Rolf Reinhardt,Helma Elsner, Harpsichord,Very nice; All 6 sound about the same on the surface, but their interest value is in the details, and the closer you listen, the better they sound; follow one part at a time. Keep watch for a Chaconne by him, used in a PBS GrPerf show.,,,33,805

3,Georg Philipp Telemann,Concerto In A Minor For Recorder, Cello, Strings And Continuo,,Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra,Jean-Francois Paillard,Bernard Fonteny, Cello; Anne-Marie Beckensteiner, Harpsichord,Pleasant but not very interesting.,,,33,1353

2,Georg Philipp Telemann,Oboe D'amore Concerto In A Major,,Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra,Jean-Francois Paillard,Jacques Chambon, Oboe D Amore,Oboe sound unappealing, its part uninteresting; sprightly allegros; repeated variations on its melodies sounds more like Rameau than Telemann.,,,33,1353

1,Georg Philipp Telemann,Recorder Concerto In F Major,,Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra,Jean-Francois Paillard,Ario Duschenes, Recorder,Straightforward baroque cto similar in spirit to Vivaldi's bassoon ctos, with appealing and attention holding recorder part; good perf & recording.,,,33,1353

1,Georg Philipp Telemann,Trumpet Concerto In D Major,,Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra,Jean-Francois Paillard,Maurice Andre, Trumpet,Pleasant but unevenly interesting; perf & recording shaky at (different) times.,,,33,1353

0,George Stell,Tyrolean Echoes,,,,George Stell, Violin,,,Columbia A5704,78,4088

3,Gerard Hoffnung,Selections,The Best Of Hoffnung,,,,Being 'best of', it's better than the other Hoffnung records.,Musical Humor,,33,900

5,Gershwin,3 Preludes For Piano,,Berlin Symphony Orchestra,Samuel Adler,Eugene List, Pianist,Same old idiom as Rhapsody, for solo piano.,,,33,531

0,Gershwin,An American In Paris,,The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,William Steinberg,Jesus Maria Sanroma, Piano,,,,33,526

0,Gershwin,An American In Paris,,The RCA Victor Symphony orchestra,Leonard Bernstein,,,,,33,438

0,Gershwin,Blue Monday, A Chamber Opera,Blue Monday, A Chamber Opera,The Gregg Smith Singers,,,,,,33,561

5,Gershwin,Piano Concerto In F,,Berlin Symphony Orchestra,Samuel Adler,Eugene List, Pianist,Like a continuation of Rhapsody In Blue (see).,,,33,531

0,Gershwin,Piano Concerto In F,,Kostelanetz Orchestra,,Previn, Piano,,,,33,749

0,Gershwin,porgy & bess,,,,,,,,33,1056

0,Gershwin,Porgy And Bess,,,,Lawrence Tibbett, Helen Jepson, Vocal,,,CAL500,33,129

0,Gershwin,Porgy And Bess,,Cleveland Orchestra,Maazel,,,,,33,2528

0,Gershwin,Porgy And Bess Selections,,,Skitch Henderson,Leontyne Price And William Warfield,,,,33,795

0,Gershwin,Rhapsody In Blue,,The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,William Steinberg,Jesus Maria Sanroma, Piano,,,,33,526

0,Gershwin,Rhapsody In Blue,,Kostelanetz Orchestra,,Previn, Piano,,,,33,749

0,Gershwin,Rhapsody In Blue,,Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra,Andre Kostelanetz,Alec Templeton,,,,78,4200

0,Gershwin,rhapsody in blue,,,,,,,,33,1214

5,Gershwin,Rhapsody In Blue (Original Version For Piano And Band),,Berlin Symphony Orchestra,Samuel Adler,Eugene List, Pianist,A jazz-influenced American Tchaikovsky: bad ideas in a hyperactive, brassy, loud, obnoxious orchestration.,,,33,531

0,Gershwin,rhapsody in blue; american in paris,,,,,,,,33,484

2,Gesualdo,Madrigals,,Petit Ensemble Vocal,George Little,,soothing, pretty a capella,,,33,928

3,Giacomo Puccini,Crisantemi, Minuetto I, Minuetto II,Symphonic Works By Operatic Composers Of The Romantic Era,Angelicum Orchestra Of Milan,Luciano Rosada,,Pleasant, melodic, light,,,33,2514

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Excerpts From Tle Pirates Of Penzance,,The Savoyards,,,,,,33,755

3,Gilbert & Sullivan,H.M.S. Pinafore,,,,D'Oyly Carte,About 6 famous songs, all short, are scattered among the first 3 sides, leaving most of it relatively uninteresting filler, unless you really want to hear the whole story, in which case it's R2; side 4 is mostly good. An excerpt record would be better.,,,33,255

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,H.M.S. Pinafore (Selections),H.M.S. Pinafore (Selections),Al Goodman And His Orchestra,Al Goodman,,,,,33,89

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Highlights From The Yeomen Of The Guard And Ruddigore,,New Symphony Orchestra,Isidore Godfrey,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,285

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Iolanthe,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,685

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Mikado Selections,,The Savoyards,,,,,,33,730

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Patience,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,1316

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Patter Songs,Patter Songs,,Robert Armbruster,Nelson Eddy,,,ML4027,33,2

2,Gilbert & Sullivan,Pinafore: When I Was A Lad,,Victor Orchestra,,John Charles Thomas, Baritone,Good humorous interp; good sound quality.,Records #5000-5999 have arbitrary MaxIDs (no markings on the record itself) that can be changed anytime; they are in the library, and have been played on the old Victrola with steel needles.,,78,5002

1,Gilbert & Sullivan,Pirates Of Penzance,,,,Martyn Green,,,,33,1285

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Pirates Of Penzance,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,2417

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Princess Ida,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,1335

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Ruddigore,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,1314

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,The Gondoliers,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,5

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,The Grand Duke Or The Statutory Duel,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,2565

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,The Mikado,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,880

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,The Sorcerer,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,1815

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Trial By Jury,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,244

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Trial By Jury,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,1023

3,Gilbert & Sullivan,Trial By Jury,,Pro Arte Orchestra,Sargent,,I suspect D'Oyly Carte is probably lighter, more boisterous, and better, but the story and songs aren't that strong to start with; only memorable tune is 'I am a judge, and a good judge, too.'; one song is scored like a Bach aria.,,,33,583

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Utopia Limited Or The Flowers Of Progress,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,2544

0,Gilbert & Sullivan,Yeomen Of The Guard,,,,D'Oyly Carte,,,,33,1315

0,Ginastera,Estancia Panambi (Ballet Suites),,The London Symphony Orchestra,Sir Eugene Goossens,,,,LPBR-6041,33,533

0,Gioacchino Rossini,Excerpts From Sins Of My Old Age,,Soloists And Chorus Of The Societa Cameristic Di Lugano,Edwin Loehr,,,,,33,1228

2,Giovanni Battista Sammartini,Sonata In D Major,,,,Jean Pierre Rampal, Flute; Robert Veyron-Lacroly, Harpsichord,Elegant melodic; harpsichord too faint.,,,33,1733

3,Giovanni Gabrieli,Canzone A Quattro, 'La Spiritada',Birth Of The Baroque,Consort Of Viols,,,pleasant, very nicely played,,,33,504

3,Giuliani,Etude In A Major, Op. 11, No. 1,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

2,Giuliani,Etude In A Minor, Op. 139, No. 4,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

4,Giuseppe Martucci,Momento Musicale E Minuetto,Symphonic Works By Operatic Composers Of The Romantic Era,Angelicum Orchestra Of Milan,Luciano Rosada,,Light, flowing,,,33,2514

3,Giuseppe Sammartini,Trio Sonata In F Major,Heritage Of The Baroque,The Telemann Society Orchestra,Richard Schulze, Conductor,,Pretty, continuous toot-toot-toot on 2 recorders and a harpsichord,,,33,664

4,Giuseppe Verdi,String Quartet,,New Vienna String Quartet,,,Similar to Mendelssohn in general, with some dissonance that adds interest, but not enough; in places operatic; has good moments.,,,33,2463

4,Glazounov,Concerto For Saxophone And String Orchestra,,New York Woodwind Quintet,Norman Pickering,,Not predominantly chromatic, but meanderingly nonmelodic lyrical; boring.,,,33,1426

0,Glazounov,Meditation, Op. 32,A David Oistrakh Recital,,,David Oistrakh, Violin; V. Yampolsky And I. Icollegorskaya, Piano,,,,33,208

0,Glazounov,Meditation, Op. 32,Music Of Old Russia,,Robert Irving,Nathan Milstein, Violin,,Orchestrated By Richard Jones,,33,716

2,Glazounov,Violin Concerto,,Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,William Steinberg,Nathan Milstein, Violin,I don't like its Russian/Slavic themes, which don't sound melodic to me; that's the only thing wrong with it; I don't much hear its Brahms influence, but do hear a Grieg similarity, as in Peer Gynt.,Exc. interp & perf by both.,,33,272

0,Glazounov,Violin Concerto,,,Walter Hendl,Heifetz,,,,33,911

0,Glazunov,Symphony 4, Opus 48,,Kansas City Philharmonic,Hans Schwieger,,,,,33,1258

3,Gliere,Russian Sailors' Dance,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Wild, fast, loud, uninteresting.,,ML5223,33,41

2,Gliere,Tarantella, Op. 9 No. 2,Solo Pieces For Double-Bass And Piano,,,Thorvald Fredin, Double-Bass; Lars Roos, Piano,Scherzo with appealing melody & harmonies, but this instrument combination is less than ideal for it.,Side 1/Side 2 labels are reversed.,,33,2624

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

0,Glinka,Arias,Boris Shtokolov Sings Arias,,,Boris Shtokolov,,,,33,2601

2,Glinka,Barcarolle In G Major,,,,Thomas Hrynkiv, Piano,Pretty; Chopin-like without the frills.,,,33,2486

4,Glinka,Mazurka In A Minor,,,,Thomas Hrynkiv, Piano,Ok, sort of dull; Chopin-like without the frills.,,,33,2486

3,Glinka,Mazurka In C Minor,,,,Thomas Hrynkiv, Piano,Sort of nice; Chopin-like without the frills.,,,33,2486

2,Glinka,Nightingale Variations,,,,Thomas Hrynkiv, Piano,Gentle, beautiful, evocative parlor piece, gains momentum; Chopin-like without the frills.,,,33,2486

3,Glinka,Nocturne In F Minor,,,,Thomas Hrynkiv, Piano,Dull; Chopin-like without the frills.,,,33,2486

4,Glinka,Russian Sailors' Dance,Pop-Overs,The Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,Dramatic loud theme & variations,,,33,655

1,Glinka,Trio Pathetique In D Minor For Clarinet, Bassoon, And Piano,,New American Trio,,Esther Lamneck, Clarinet; Michael Mccraw, Bassoon; Thomas Hrynkiv, Piano,I don't think it sounds like a Beethoven trio, but it does sound like a Beethoven piano sonata broken up and given to 3 instruments.,,,33,2486

4,Glinka,Waltz In G Major,,,,Thomas Hrynkiv, Piano,Very short; Chopin-like without the frills.,,,33,2486

1,Gluck,Alceste,,Geraint Jones Orchestra & Singers,Jones,Flagstad, Jobin, Young,Incredibly beautiful, moving; evokes Vivaldi, Handel; superb perf by all; singers pure, in tune, unaffected; exc. recording; sides 3, 4 seem like one long song in the same key, same chord changes, but it hardly matters; held my interest thru all 3 hours.,,,33,2145

3,Gluck,Ballet Suite No 1,,New Symphony Orchestra Of London,Robert Irving,,Pleasant, but lackluster interp makes even the pretty parts dull.,,,33,413

1,Gluck,Dance Of The Blessed Spirits,The Art Of Guiomar Novaes, Vol. 2,,,Guiomar Novaes, Piano,Beautiful melody, well-known, I think.,Exc. perf; recording has volume peak distortion,,33,789

3,Gluck,Dance-Minuet,Gems For Chamber Orchestra,Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Munich,Kurt Redel, Director,Kurt Redel, Flute; Leonard Hokanson, Harpsichord; Georg Retyl, Violin,quite nice,,Mhs 3957,33,2612

3,Gluck,Don Juan Complete Ballet,,Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Field,Neville Marriner,,References to Vivaldi (several), Handel (a few), but over-sweet with Mozart-style melodies; except for that annoyance and lingering too long on each theme to accomodate dancers, it's fairly pleasant.,,,33,2327

3,Gluck,Flute Concerto In G,,Pro Musica,Charles Adler,Wanausek, Flute,Pretty, but bland, nothing compelling about it; the orch is superfluous and detracts more than it adds; both flute & orch parts improve at end, but too late.,,,33,536

2,Gluck,Gavotte from 'Iphegenia in Aulis',Our Favorite Encores,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,Stately, restrained; nice, but unexciting.,,,33,1075

2,Gluck,Melodie,Henryk Szeryng Plays Treasures For the violin,,,Henryk Szeryng With Charles Reiner, Pianist,Beautiful, slow, melodic.,,,33,904

3,Gluck,Melodie (Transcribed By Fritz Kreisler),Henryk Szeryng In Recital,,,Henryk Szeryng,Melody is from Orpheus(?); I either don't like the over-pretty interp or the Kreisler transcription.,,,33,347

1,Gluck,Orfeo Ed Euridice Complete Orchestral Music,,Rome Opera House Orchestra,Pierre Monteux,,Beautiful, exciting; this is what Mozart would sound like if he were a lot better; famous theme toward end of Act 2; exc perf.,(Recorded June 1957),Vics-1435,33,1903

3,Gluck,Orphee,,L'Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Roger Blanchard Vocal Ensemble,Hans Rosbaud,Danco; Simoneau; Alarie,Voices predominate and aren't very interesting; side 2 has some orchestra-only bits; sides 3, 4 mostly boring until the end of each.,,,33,1823

1,Gluck,Orphee Ballet Suite,,London Symphony Orchestra,Charles Mackerras,,Fewer selections & in diff. order from #1903, but for those in common, this is the better perf; Furies gets a great buzzing bee effect. Sounds like both Vivaldi and Beethoven; to me, Gluck provides, in orchestration and dramaticism (see notes),a direct link between the Vivaldi, Telemann, Rameau, et al and Beethoven that bypasses Mozart, whose talent for drama, orchestration, thematic appeal, compositional unity and effectiveness of development falls short of both of these two.,,33,1420

2,Gluck,Orpheus And Eurydice Highlights,,Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Rias Symphony; Bavarian State Radio Choir,Artur Rother,Rita Streich And Anny Schlemm, Margarete Klose, Contralto,Very nice; less singing than I expected, but what there is is affected, and detracts; the other version I listened to is much better.,,,33,1669

2,Gluck,Suite Du Divertissement From The Opera 'Iphigenie En Aulide',The Great Rivals,Austrian Tonkuenstler Orchestra, Vienna,Ernst Maerzendorfer,,Very nice, pleasant; its weaker sections are the more classical and its strongest sections the least.,,,33,1474

2,Gluck-Sgambati,Melody,The Art Of Sergei Rachmaninoff Vol.2,,,Rachmaninoff, Piano,Pretty,,CAL486,33,98

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

3,Godard,Concerto Romantique,,Orchestra Of Radio Luxembourg,Louis De Froment,Aaron Rosand, Violin,dramatic swooping slides, over-emotive to the point of absurdity,,,33,2472

0,Godard,Jocelyn: Lullaby (Angels Guard Thee),Fritz Kreisler In Immortal Performances,,,John Mccormack And Fritz Kreisler,,(English Translations By Edwin Schneider And John Mccormack) (Recorded Apal 2, 1920, With Edwin Schneider At The Piano),,33,630

2,Goldmark,Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor,,Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,Andre Previn,Itzhak Perlman,By several measures between the Beethoven & Brahms ctos, with Gypsyish themes & romantic drama without empty virtuosity until some at the end.,Exc. perf by all, esp. Perlman, who in this case does not wring pathos from every note.,,33,2584

2,Gomez, Callejo, Sor, Marin, Tarrega, Torroba, Aguado,Selections,Vicente Gomez Guitar Recital,,,Vicente Gomez, Guitar,All good background music, & interesting; side 1 traditional flamenco recital, all sounds similar (but isn't); side 2 classical Spanish, selections more distinct & individually interesting.,,,33,2060

0,Gottfried Von Einem,Ballade For Orchestra, Op. 2,,Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra,Ferenc Fricsay,Margrit Weber, Piano,,,,33,1737

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

0,Gounod,Faust,,,,Caruso, Farrar, Gilibert, Journet,,,,33,1137

0,Grainger,,Homage To Percy Grainger,,,Eugene List, Piano,,,,33,436

0,Grainger,Children's March,Country Gardens And Other Favorites By Percy Aldridge Grainger,Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,,,,33,194

0,Grainger,Colonial Song,Country Gardens And Other Favorites By Percy Aldridge Grainger,Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,,,,33,194

0,Grainger,Country Gardens,Country Gardens And Other Favorites By Percy Aldridge Grainger,Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,,,,33,194

0,Grainger,Handel In The Strand,Country Gardens And Other Favorites By Percy Aldridge Grainger,Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,,,,33,194

0,Grainger,Irish Tune From County Derry,Country Gardens And Other Favorites By Percy Aldridge Grainger,Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,,,,33,194

0,Grainger,Mock Morris,Country Gardens And Other Favorites By Percy Aldridge Grainger,Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,,,,33,194

0,Grainger,Molly On The Shore,Country Gardens And Other Favorites By Percy Aldridge Grainger,Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,,,,33,194

0,Grainger,My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone,Country Gardens And Other Favorites By Percy Aldridge Grainger,Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,,,,33,194

0,Grainger,Shepherd's Hey,Country Gardens And Other Favorites By Percy Aldridge Grainger,Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,,,,33,194

4,Grainger,Shepherd's Hey,Keyboard Giants Of The Past, Vol. 2,,,Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Piano,Probably one of his adapted folk melodies, light and tripping.,The focus of this record is the pianists, and except for Rachmaninoff, almost serves as a catalog of ones I might as well avoid!,,33,1300

0,Grainger,Spoon River,Country Gardens And Other Favorites By Percy Aldridge Grainger,Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,,,,33,194

0,Grainger,The Immovable Do,Country Gardens And Other Favorites By Percy Aldridge Grainger,Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,,,,33,194

3,Grainger,Walking Tune,Pastorales,The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet,,,Quaint.,,,33,1089

2,Granados,Interludio From Goyescas,,New York Philharmonic,Kostelanetz,,Eerie with a haunting sung melody; seems an unusually exc. perf of it.,,,33,2084

0,granados,songs,,,,,,,,33,2337

3,Granados,Spanish Dance In C Minor,Music To Remember,,,Jose Iturbi, Piano,very nice,,,33,75

5,Granados,Spanish Dance No. 10,The Romeros Play Baroque Concertos For Four Guitars And Other Works,The Romeros,,,Well played(? hard to tell. Disliked the music.),Terrible recording, badly distorted.,,33,2015

0,Granados,Spanish Dance No. 5 (Transcribed By John Williams),Virtuoso Music For Guitar,,,John Williams,,,,33,1120

3,Granados,The Lover And The Nightingale,,,,Myra Hess, Piano,Background lounge music; slow, Spanish, complex chords; very nice.,,,33,328

3,Granados,The Maiden and the Nightengale,Our Favorite Encores,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,Good piece; suspect it could be played better.,,,33,1075

2,Granados,The Maiden And The Nightingale From Goyescas,,New York Philharmonic,Kostelanetz,,Eerie with a haunting sung melody; seems an unusually exc. perf of it.,,,33,2084

1,Graziani,Cello Sonata with Cello and Harpsichord Continuo, Op. 3, No. 1 in G Major,,,,Aldo Parisot, Violoncello,Sounds very well written for the cello and also very difficult. Exc. perf., I've classified Graziani as Classical because his music has single-line melodies (sometimes tedious) with leaning notes, and lacks the baroque polyphonic sound. But his era really was late Italian baroque.,,33,898

1,Graziani,Cello Sonata with Cello and Harpsichord Continuo, Op. 3, No. 5 in D Major,,,,Aldo Parisot, Violoncello,Without the continuo, it would sound like a J. S. Bach partita, but more 'pretty' (not meaning better) and melodic; in places, the continuo is more a distraction than a help. Exc. perf.,,,33,898

2,Graziani,Cello Sonata with Cello and Harpsichord Continuo, Op. 3, No. 6 in E Flat Major,,,,Aldo Parisot, Violoncello,Has a pleasing sound because the continuo is louder and it sounds like a trio, but in its substance it is less good for the cello, more generically elegant and less engagingly unique. Exc. perf.,,,33,898

3,Gretry,Ballet Suite,,New Symphony Orchestra Of London,Robert Irving,,Similar in style to the Gluck, though prettier and more coherent; also suffers from lackluster overpolished dinner music interp.,,,33,413

2,Gretry,Le Jugement de Midas Overture,Eighteenth Century Overtures,New Philharmonia Orchestra,Raymond Leppard,Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord,Solemn, then light, then threatening-dramatic.,,,33,1923

1,Grieg,Ballade in G Minor, Op. 24,Percy Grainger Plays Grieg,,,Percy Grainger,inspired, imaginative,,,33,418

3,Grieg,Butterfly, From Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 No. 1,The Definitive Piano: Famous Composers Play Their Own Music,,,Edvard Grieg, Piano,interesting more than pleasant,From Piano Rolls,,33,475

1,Grieg,Holberg Suite Op. 40,Grieg Complete Music For String Orchestra,Arthur Winograd String Orchestra,,,Pleasant old style suite (partita), with a sound in places evoking Vivaldi.,The music, and esp. its interp & recorded sound quality sound like it's right off a movie soundtrack.,,33,910

3,Grieg,Intermezzo From Quartet No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 27,Budapest Quartet Encores,Budapest String Quartet,,Joseph Roisman And Alexander Schneider, Violins; Boris Kroyt, Viola; Mischa Schneider, Cello,Spirited, with unusual mood changes & harmonies, but lackluster performance?,,ML5116,33,48

2,Grieg,Little Bird, From Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 No. 4,The Definitive Piano: Famous Composers Play Their Own Music,,,Edvard Grieg, Piano,evocative,From Piano Rolls,,33,475

2,Grieg,Lyric Suite, Op. 54: Shepherd Boy, Norwegian Peasant March, Nocturne, March Of The Dwarfs,,Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra,Gennady Rozhdestvensky,,occasionally ponderous, showy, but good (& complete),,,33,2680

2,Grieg,Nocturne In C Major, Op. 54, No. 4,,,,Alicia De Larrocha, Piano,interesting,,,33,2186

3,Grieg,Norwegian Bridal Procession, Op. 19 No. 2,The Definitive Piano: Famous Composers Play Their Own Music,,,Edvard Grieg, Piano,interesting more than pleasant,From Piano Rolls,,33,475

0,Grieg,Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46,,Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra,Erich Leinsdorf,,,,,33,761

1,Grieg,Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (Daybreak, Aase's Death, Anitra's Dance, In The Hall Of The Mountain King),Percy Grainger Plays Grieg,,,Percy Grainger,inspired, imaginative,,,33,418

2,Grieg,Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning, AesaS Death, Anitra's Dance, In The Hall Of The Mountain King,,Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra,Gennady Rozhdestvensky,,occasionally ponderous, showy, but good (& complete),,,33,2680

2,Grieg,Peer Gynt suite No. 2, Op. 55 Ingrid's Lament, Arabian Dance, The Return Of Peer Gynt, Solveigs Song,,Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra,Gennady Rozhdestvensky,,occasionally ponderous, showy, but good (& complete),,,33,2680

1,Grieg,Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16,,The London Philharmonic Orchestra,Sir Adrian Boult,Shura Cherkassky, Piano,Murky recording often deemphasizes piano, but in some key places it's unusually clear; leisurely, rolling, lush, emotive interp; 2nd & 3rd mvmt esp. good; exc. perf. by both.,,,33,2165

3,Grieg,Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16,,RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra,Alfred Wallenstein,Artur Rubinstein, Piano,Light, gentle perf; orch matches Rubinstein's light touch; neither is an asset for this piece. I doubt any orchestral perf (as written!) can approach Grainger's solo piano arrangement. Basically, I don't like the piece in any other form!,,LM2087,33,127

1,Grieg,Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16,,The Philharmonia Orchestra,Alceo Galliera,Dinu Lipatti, Piano,Magnificent perf by both; the orch. interp is as remarkable as Lipatti's, with beauty, tension, grace, and power; has an eerie pervasive resemblance to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in mood, theme intervals, harmonies, & style of romantic embellishments.,,,33,372

0,Grieg,Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Philippe Entremont, Piano,,,ML5301,33,192

1,Grieg,Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16,,Unnamed Orchestra,Alfred Wallenstein,Rubinstein, Piano,Exc. interp. & perf. by both; piano part exceptionally clear; unfortunately, orch. somewhat murky & distorted. The best version I've heard.,,,33,514

1,Grieg,Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16,Percy Grainger Plays Grieg,,,Percy Grainger,inspired, imaginative,,,33,418

3,Grieg,Piano/Cello Sonata In A, Op 36,Rostropovich And Richter: The Art Of The Cello Sonata,,,Mstislav Rostropovich, Cello; Sviatoslav Richter, Piano,Reminiscent of his piano cto in wide, abrupt mood changes, strange harmonies, methods, and even melody lines; interesting more than pleasant, but suspect I could come to like it better; exc. perf.,,,33,2569

3,Grieg,Quartet In G Minor, Op. 27,,Budapest String Quartet,,,Vigorous, angular, rhythmic, dramatic, with appealing folk melodies and strange harmonies; in spite of some appeal, lacks interest value; not something I'm likely to listen to often.,,,33,1121

2,Grieg,Sonata In E Minor, Op. 7,,,,Alicia De Larrocha, Piano,interesting,,,33,2186

4,Grieg,Sonata No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 45,Fritz Kreisler In Immortal Performances,,,Fritz Kreisler And Sergei Rachmaninoff,this piece and perf recommended by a book; its low rating probably means I won't be a huge Grieg fan.,,,33,630

3,Grieg,Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34,Grieg Complete Music For String Orchestra,Arthur Winograd String Orchestra,,,Pretty, with some icy Scandanavian strings.,The music, and esp. its interp & recorded sound quality sound like it's right off a movie soundtrack.,,33,910

2,Grieg,Two Lyric Pieces, Op. 68 Nos. 4, 5,Grieg Complete Music For String Orchestra,Arthur Winograd String Orchestra,,,Pretty.,The music, and esp. its interp & recorded sound quality sound like it's right off a movie soundtrack.,,33,910

3,Grieg,Two Melodies after Original Songs, Op. 53,Grieg Complete Music For String Orchestra,Arthur Winograd String Orchestra,,,,The music, and esp. its interp & recorded sound quality sound like it's right off a movie soundtrack.,,33,910

4,Grieg,Two Norwegian Melodies, Op. 63,Grieg Complete Music For String Orchestra,Arthur Winograd String Orchestra,,,Barely appealing.,The music, and esp. its interp & recorded sound quality sound like it's right off a movie soundtrack.,,33,910

4,Griffes,Two Indian Sketches,The Early String Quartet In The U.S.A.,The Kohon Quartet,,Byman, Piano,No. 1 a slow lamentation; didn't like the melody; No. 2 more interesting, with a 20th century sound.,#2532-34; Note that 'Early' means early 20th century, except for one (Franklin).,,33,2532

0,Grofe,grand canyon,,Rochester,Grofe,,,,,33,799

3,Grofe,Grand Canyon Suite,,Morton Gould And His Orchestra,Morton Gould,,Starts like Delius and seems generally similar, but unlike Delius, it develops and has lively parts; it does seem evocative of the Grand Canyon, but is hardly thrilling; pleasant.,,,33,207

0,Grofe,Grand Canyon Suite Sunrise, Painted Desert, On The Trail Sunset , Cloudburst,,Boston Pops Orchestra,Arthur Fiedler,,,,,33,1149

0,Grofe,Piano Concerto,,Rochester,Grofe,Sanroma,,,,33,799

0,Gruber,Silent Night,,Victor Salon Orchestra,Shilkret,,,10 Inch Disc,Victor 19820,78,4159

4,Gruenberg,Violin Concerto,,San Francisco Symphony,Monteux,Heifetz,Violin part sounds influenced by Kreisler, Paganini, i.e. romantic to point of absurdity. Starts ok; its attractiveness progressively decreases.,,,33,535

1,Gurlitt,Toy Symphony,Toy Symphonies & Other Fun,,Raymond Lewenthal, Conductor,Raymond Lewenthal, Piano,The piano, violin, & cello parts are very good, engaging, Beethoven-like. The many bird calls and other effects only hurt it.,,,33,2510

4,Gustav Holst,Japanese Suite,,London Philharmonic And London Symphony Orch,Sir Arthur Bliss, Sir Adrian Boult, Sir William Walton, Lennox Berkeley,,(Gustav); has a dreamy-dramatic, markedly movie soundtrack sound, with tension & crescendos; Rite of Spring-like freedom in rhythmic motifs, but noncaptivating; friend of Vaughan Williams, but liner notes say different style; ugly but inaudible scratch.,,,33,2465