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4,Hadley,Piano Quintet In A Minor, Op. 50,The Early String Quartet In The U.S.A.,The Kohon Quartet,,Byman, Piano,Short half-themes that blend into new ones without repeating, developing, or establishing any 'footing' for the piece, which in essence is just romanticism, but this doesn't even have the appealing melodies of early romantics; (see memo),#2532-34; more innately boring than the others in this set.,,33,2532

2,Halffter-Heifetz,Danza De La Gitana,Henryk Szeryng In Recital,,,Henryk Szeryng,Interesting, with lots of plucked notes; lively; strange modulations, in gypsy scale.,,,33,347

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

3,Handel,,The Glory Of Cremona: Ruggiero Ricci Plays 15 Famous Violins Created By Stradivari, Gesu, Amati, Bergonzi, Salo,,,Ruggiero Ricci,,,,33,841

1,Handel,Air; Passepied (Trans. Segovia),Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,Air sounds Spanish and non-Handel-like, good chords.,From The Marquis Of Aylesford's Collection Of Pieces For Harpsichord,,33,1580

3,Handel,Cantata Nel Dolce Dell Oblio,An Anthology Of Their Greatest Works,The New York Pro Musica,Noah Greenberg,,Authentically out of tune recorder, harpsichord, & voice. It's really a beautiful arrangement, but a better perf on less 'authentic' instruments would improve it a lot; this recording not pleasant listening.,,,33,2031

4,Handel,Concerto 4 In F: Allegro,Virgil Fox Encores,,,Virgil Fox, Organ,Contrapuntal treatment of a not very compelling theme,,,33,783

2,Handel,Concerto For Orchestra In D Major (Arr. Ormandy),Bach Handel Corelli,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,wonderful arrangement of Handel, Corelli pleasant, Bach ponderous reminiscent of Stokowski's heavy-handed plodding arrangement.,,,33,448

3,Handel,Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No 10 In D Minor,Handel Concerti Grossi, Op. 6,I Musici,,,Pleasant, but a bit dull, only in having no notable or memorable characteristics. Improves toward end.,Inferior perf: even, flat, monotonous; I think I've disliked other I Musici.,LC3591,33,160

3,Handel,Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 4 In A Minor,Handel Concerti Grossi, Op. 6,I Musici,,,Pleasant, but a bit dull, only in having no notable or memorable characteristics.,Inferior perf: even, flat, monotonous; I think I've disliked other I Musici.,LC3591,33,160

4,Handel,Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 9 In F Major,Handel Concerti Grossi, Op. 6,I Musici,,,Boring.,Inferior perf: even, flat, monotonous; I think I've disliked other I Musici.,LC3591,33,160

2,Handel,Flute Sonata No. 1 in E Minor,Handel Flute Sonatas,,,Duschenes And Jones, Solo,Nice melody lines, effective in the same way as Bach's violin partitas; faintly audible harpsichord is superfluous.,,,33,737

4,Handel,Flute Sonata No. 2 in G Minor,Handel Flute Sonatas,,,Duschenes And Jones, Solo,Less interesting and effective than No. 1, non-catchy melodies.,,,33,737

3,Handel,Flute Sonata No. 5 in F Major,Handel Flute Sonatas,,,Duschenes And Jones, Solo,Cheerful ditty that wouldn't stand alone without harpsichord, which still doesn't add much.,,,33,737

3,Handel,Flute Sonata No. 6 in B Minor,Handel Flute Sonatas,,,Duschenes And Jones, Solo,Nice, but harpsichord is (and generally is) an ineffective partner for the flute; interplay is present but doesn't stand out.,,,33,737

1,Handel,Fughette; Menuet (Trans. Segovia),Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,Menuet pretty, stately.,From The Marquis Of Aylesford's Collection Of Pieces For Harpsichord,,33,1580

0,Handel,Hallelujah Chorus From Messiah,The Beloved Choruses,The Philadelphia Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir,Eugene Ormandy; Dr. Richard P. Condie,,,,ML5364,33,45

1,Handel,Harmonious Blacksmith (4:11),The Great Rachmaninoff,,,Rachmaninoff, Piano,,,,33,513

2,Handel,Il Pastor Fido Overture,Eighteenth Century Overtures,New Philharmonia Orchestra,Raymond Leppard,Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord,Majestic, bright; bits of Pachelbel chord sequence.,,,33,1923

3,Handel,Israel In Egypt,,Utah Symphony,Maurice Abravanel,,Although obviously very good, both subject matter (holy war) and treatment are so unrelievedly heavy, exceeding even Messiah, that it's impossible to find pleasant; side 3 has more variety (R2), and is the only one worth hearing again.,Only a fair perf by all; somewhat murky recording and affected singing make the English text unintelligible.,,33,2473

4,Handel,Messiah excerpts,,Angelicum Orchestra,,,Lethargic perf.; murky,,,33,2444

2,Handel,Messiah Highlights,,Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra,Robert Shaw,,excellent!, but Westminster Abbey Chorus PBS tv special probably a slightly better performance.,,,33,1569

3,Handel,Oboe Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Major,,Frankfurt Chamber Orchestra,Gerd Heidger,Friedrich Plath, oboist,pleasant, stately,,,33,349

1,Handel,Ode For St. Cecilia's Day,,New York Philharmonic; Rutgers University Choir,Leonard Bernstein; F. Austin Walter, Director,Adele Addison, Soprano; John Mccollum, Tenor; John Wummer, Flute; Laszlo Varga, Cello; Bruce Prince-Joseph, Organ,Beautiful music & arias in celebration of a relatively secular theme, thus relaxed, without the grand formality of Messiah; orchestration somewhat thin, lacking bass, but in this case it's partly the recording. (see memo),It can be removed from HeldOuts if space is needed.,,33,2164

2,Handel,'Ombra Mai Fu' From Xerxes, Transcribed For Cello,Lev Aronson Plays Cello Classics And Encores With Strings, Organ And Piano,,,Lev Aronson, Cello; Pianist: Roger L. Keyes; Organist: Joyce Jones,Beautiful slow melody. Distorted recording, both sides, and skips.,,,33,2266

3,Handel,Organ Concerto No. 13 in F (The Cuckoo and the Nightingale),,Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart,Rolf Reinhardt,Eva Hoelderlin, Organist; Helma Elsner, Harpsichord,Pleasant, stately, a bit lacking in liveliness till end; sort of church-like. Organ seems a somewhat wimpy cto instrument.,,,33,687

2,Handel,Organ Concerto No. 14 in A,,Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart,Rolf Reinhardt,Eva Hoelderlin, Organist; Helma Elsner, Harpsichord,Makes better use of organ than No. 13, incl. pedals. Organ part very much like a Bach organ prelude or fugue; orch part & conception all Handel, not Bach-like.,,,33,687

2,Handel,Passacaglia In G Minor,,,,Luboschutz, Nemenoff, Pianos,Vaguely like Bach's, but more cheerful and lively, and less unified, more like a plain theme and variations; side 2 is dramatic and surprisingly Beethoven-like; weak, scratchy sound.,,,78,600

4,Handel,Passacaglia In G Minor for Harpsichord,,Angelicum Orchestra,,,Jerky, mechanical, dull.,,,33,2444

3,Handel,Rodelinda,,Vienna Radio Orchestra,Priestman,,Starts with much adapted borrowing from Vivaldi's Gloria & Nisi to establish Italianness, after which it sounds more English; long, with lots of homophony against a bass line; consistent & uniformly pleasant; exc. perf. incl. vocals; best sides = 1, 3.,Like much Handel, any interesting details it has are lost in the excessive quantity of filler.,,33,2163

2,Handel,Salve Regina,,Angelicum Orchestra,,,Has short aria structure of Messiah, similar orchestration, and short sections reminiscent of Vivaldi's Gloria, but soprano, mixed too loud, is piercing.,,,33,2444

4,Handel,Sarabande From Suite No. 11 for Harpsichord,Greatest Hits Of 1720,Philharmonia Virtuosi Of New York,Kapp,,Slow, dull, plodding, awful interp.,,,33,2579

3,Handel,Solomon,,Royal Philharmonic,Sir Thomas Beecham,,Voices predominate; instrumentally and generally uninteresting; end side 2 is a famous overture; though pleasant, it gets monotonous; the chorus 'Draw the tear from hopeless love' theme is almost same as a Vivaldi Gloria mvmt with few changes.,,,33,1895

3,Handel,Sonata In C For Recorder And Continuo, Opus 1 No 7,An Anthology Of Their Greatest Works,The New York Pro Musica,Noah Greenberg,,Authentically out of tune recorder & harpsichord. It's really a beautiful arrangement, but a better perf on less 'authentic' instruments would improve it a lot; this recording not pleasant listening.,,,33,2031

1,Handel,Sonata In D Minor (Trans. Segovia),Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,,From The Marquis Of Aylesford's Collection Of Pieces For Harpsichord,,33,1580

3,Handel,Sonata In D Minor For Recorder And Continuo, Fitzwilliam,An Anthology Of Their Greatest Works,The New York Pro Musica,Noah Greenberg,,A little more interesting than the F Major.,,,33,2031

2,Handel,Sonata In G Minor For 2 Violins & Piano, Op. 2 No. 7,,,,David And Igor Oistrakh, Violin; Hans Pischner, Harpsichord; Vladimir Yampolski, Piano,Tightly contrapuntal & beautiful; not what I think of as typical Handel at all in melodies or orchestration (not Messiah-like).,,,33,1358

4,Handel,Tenth Concerto For Strings Aria,Virgil Fox Encores,,,Virgil Fox, Organ,Over-mellow slow church hymn-like.,,,33,783

4,Handel,The Messiah - Glory To God, Behold The Lamb Of God,,Royal Choral Society And London Philharmonic,Sargent,,Dull, and lackluster interp.,,Victor 11824,78,4163

4,Handel,Trio Sonata In F For Recorder, Violin And Continuo, Opus 2 No 5,An Anthology Of Their Greatest Works,The New York Pro Musica,Noah Greenberg,,Dull; the music itself is an uninteresting arrangement.,,,33,2031

3,Handel,Water Music,,Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam,Van Beinum,,pleasant, sort of stately, but unexciting,,,33,173

2,Handel,Water Music-Suite (Arr. Ormandy),Bach Handel Corelli,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,wonderful arrangement of Handel, Corelli pleasant, Bach ponderous reminiscent of Stokowski's heavy-handed plodding arrangement.,,,33,448

3,Handel,Xerxes largo (ombra mai fu),,Angelicum Orchestra,,,Slow unremarkable song,,,33,2444

3,Handel (Arr. Harty),Overture In D Minor,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Malcolm Sargent,,blah,,G7202,33,154

3,Handel (Arr. Harty),Overture To Samson,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Malcolm Sargent,,ok, familiar,,G7202,33,154

3,Handel (Arr. Harty),Royal Fireworks Suite,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Malcolm Sargent,,ok,,G7202,33,154

3,Handel (Arr. Harty),Water Music Suite,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Malcolm Sargent,,blah,,G7202,33,154

0,Handel, Mozart, Donaudy, Brahms, Schubert, Strauss, Wolf,Classical Arias And German Lieder,,,,John McCormack,,,,33,520

3,Handel-Feuermann,Adagio And Allegro (From Organ Concerto In G Minor, Op. 4, No. 3),The Art Of Emanuel Feuermann,,,Emanuel Feuermann, Cello; Franz Rupp, Piano,Ok, but largely boring; adaptation to cello/piano is not that successful.,,Vic-1476,33,2102

0,Hanson,Serenade For Flute, Harp And String Orchestra, Op. 35,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Koussevitzky,,,,,33,1400

0,Hanson,The Nordic Symphony,,Philharmonia Orchestra Of Hamburg,Walther,,,,,33,908

0,Havergal Brian (1876-1972),Symphony 16 (1960),,London Philharmonic Orchestra (Led By Gerald Jarvis),Myer Fredman,,,,Mhs 3426,33,860

0,Havergal Brian (1876-1972),Symphony 6 (Sinfonia Tragica) (1948),,London Philharmonic Orchestra (Led By Gerald Jarvis),Myer Fredman,,,,Mhs 3426,33,860

5,Haydn,,18th Century Lute Trios,,,,Mozart-pretty. Trivial. Scratched.,,,33,1080

0,Haydn,,A Bouquet Of Suites For Strings,The Wiener Solisten,Bottcher,,,,,33,1053

0,Haydn,,Pieces For Flute-Clock,Danzi-Quintett,,,,,,33,2577

0,Haydn, Symphony No.57 In D Major,,Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,Max Rudolf,,,,,33,1234

3,Haydn,Adagio (From Sonata No. 9 In D Major For Piano).,,The Perpignan Festival Orchestra,Pablo Casals, Conductor,Pablo Casals, Cello; Eugene Istomin, Piano,Expressive but dull adagio.,Casals interp lacks tension, loses interest; suspect a generally poor perf by all.,ML4926,33,66

3,Haydn,Adagio From Violin Concerto No. 1 In C Major,The Sound Of Genius, Volume 3,,,Isaac Stern, Violinist (With Piano Accompaniment),Oversweet; piano sounds like a harp; slow, melodic; a less angelic interp would be R2.,,,33,636

0,Haydn,Andante And Variations In F Minor,,,Wallenstein,Rubinstein, Piano,,,,33,859

0,Haydn,'Armida' Overture,,The Little Orchestra Of London,Leslie Jones,,,,,33,987

4,Haydn,Cello Concerto,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Giulini,Janos Starker, Cello,Not awful, but its style and tonal balance (midrange) are stereotypical; cello part seems inventive and good, but the piece as a whole completely fails to make me care; seems exc. perf.,,,33,374

0,Haydn,Complete Symphonies, Vol.1,,Philharmonia Hungarica,Dorati,,,,,33,2166

0,Haydn,Complete Symphonies, Vol.6,,Philharmonia Hungarica,Dorati,,,,,33,2352

3,Haydn,Concerto 1 In C Major For Violin And String Orchestra,,The Columbia String Orchestra,Issac Stern, Conducting,Issac Stern, Violinist; Alexander Zakin, Cembalist,pleasant,,ML5248,33,392

0,Haydn,Concerto 3 In G,Masters Of The Guitar, Vol. 3,,Lamoureux Chamber Orchestra,Jean-Baptiste Mari,Duo Pomponio-Zarate, guitarists,,,,33,1110

4,Haydn,Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In E Flat,Music For Trumpet And Orchestra,Unicorn Concert Orchestra,Dickson,Roger Voisin & Armando Ghitalla,Lively, Mozart-like.,,,33,426

4,Haydn,Concerto For Two Guitars And Orchestra,,The Pro Arte Orchestra Of Munich,Kurt Redel,Ida Prest And Alexandre Lagoya, Guilarists,Sounds like a Mozart-era symphony, with guitars added. Good, but not my taste. Good performance.,,,33,993

0,Haydn,Divertimenti For Baryton, Viola And Cello,,Salzburger Baryton Trio,,Karl-Maria Schwamberger, Baryton,,,,33,1193

3,Haydn,Divertimento For Cello And Orchestra,Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts With Jacob Lateiner And Guests,Chamber Orchestra,,Gregor Piatiagorsky, Cellist,Nice, ok, a couple of catchy themes,Exc. perf.,,33,1036

0,Haydn,guitar quartet,,,,,,,,33,1033

0,Haydn,guitar quartet,,,,,,,,33,1146

0,Haydn,guitar quartet, hurdy-gurdy Concertos,,,,,,,,33,1303

0,Haydn,Ouartet In F Major, Op. 74 No. 2,,The Griller String Quartet,,Sidney Griller, Leader-Jack O'brien, Second Violln-Philip Purton, Violu-Colin Humpton, Cello,,,,33,1083

0,Haydn,Overture, 'L'isola Disabitata' (The Deserted Island),,Orchestra Of The Vienna Festival,Antonio Janigro,,,,,33,1194

0,Haydn,Overture, Orlando Paladino,,Orchestra Of The Vienna Festival,Antonio Janigro,,,,,33,1194

0,Haydn,Piano Concerto In D,Great Music Of The Classical Era,The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra,Szymon Goldberg,Ingrid Haebler, Pianist,,,,33,1143

2,Haydn,Piano Concerto In D Major,,Vienna Chamber Orchestra,Paul Angerer,Alfred Brendel,both very nice, lively,,,33,932

2,Haydn,Piano Sonata 35,,,,Artur Balsam, Piano,,Highly-focused, sensitive interpretation contributes more to the appeal of these fairly simple primitive pieces than the music itself. Can hear simple forms and development methods that Beethoven expanded on. Interesting history & chronology on back.,,33,753

4,Haydn,Piano Sonata In F Minor, No. 23,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,Uninteresting,Exc. recording,,33,1102

2,Haydn,Piano Sonata No. 40,,,,Artur Balsam, Piano,not primitive, interesting,,,33,753

2,Haydn,Piano Sonata No. 44,,,,Artur Balsam, Piano,,,,33,753

3,Haydn,Piano Sonata No. 48,,,,Artur Balsam, Piano,,,,33,753

2,Haydn,Piano Sonata No. 49,,,,Artur Balsam, Piano,not primitive, interesting,,,33,753

0,Haydn,Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 71 No.1,,The Griller String Quartet,,Sidney Grdler Leader-Lack O'brien Yecond Violin; Phaip Burton, Viola-Colin @Ampton, Cello,,,,33,1084

0,Haydn,Quartet In C Major, Op. 74 No. 1,,The Griller String Quartet,,Sidney Grdler Leader-Lack O'brien Yecond Violin; Phaip Burton, Viola-Colin @Ampton, Cello,,,,33,1084

4,Haydn,Quartet In C Op 74 No 1,,Juilliard String Quartet,,,More animated and bold than the Mozart on #311, with greater dramatic, thematic, volume, & tonal balance variety; ties to baroque in some places, and in places the violin part is almost interesting.,,,33,326

0,Haydn,Quartet In D Major, Op. 71 No. 2,,The Griller String Quartet,,Sidney Grdler Leader-Lack O'brien Yecond Violin; Phaip Burton, Viola-Colin @Ampton, Cello,,,,33,1084

3,Haydn,Quartet In D Minor, Opus 76, No. 2 (Quinten),,The Fine Arts Quartet,,Leonard Sorkin, Violin; Abram Loft, Violin; Irving Ilmer, Viola,More typically classical than the D major (more trivial sounding figures, more repetition of them, with less interesting variations), but still very enjoyable. This one was composed after he'd had time to be influenced by his former student, Mozart.,,,33,613

2,Haydn,Quartet In D, Opus 20, No. 4,,The Fine Arts Quartet,,Leonard Sorkin, Violin; Abram Loft, Violin; Irving Ilmer, Viola,Terrific, beautiful, much different (better) than I expected from his simple trumpet ctos, etc.,The labels on the record are on the wrong sides.,,33,613

0,Haydn,Quartet In E Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 3,,The Griller String Quartet,,Sidney Griller, Leader-Jack O'brien, Second Violln-Philip Purton, Violu-Colin Humpton, Cello,,,,33,1083

0,Haydn,Quartet In G Minor, Op. 74 No. 3,,The Griller String Quartet,,Sidney Griller, Leader-Jack O'brien, Second Violln-Philip Purton, Violu-Colin Humpton, Cello,,,,33,1083

4,Haydn,Quartet In G Op 77 No 1,,Juilliard String Quartet,,,See Op. 74; by this time I'd had enough of this style; sampled.,,,33,326

0,Haydn,Quartet No 67 In D Op 64 No 5 (The Lark),Haydn String Quartets,The Hungarian Quartet,,,,,,33,543

0,Haydn,Quartet No 82 In F Op 77 No 2,Haydn String Quartets,The Hungarian Quartet,,,,,,33,543

0,Haydn,Quartets Op. 76 (Complete),,Budapest String Quartet,,,,,,33,1014

0,Haydn,Quartets, Op 54 (Complete),,Allegri String Quartet,,,,,,33,1235

0,Haydn,Quartets, Op. 55 (Complete),,Allegri String Quartet,,,,,,33,1020

3,Haydn,Serenade From Quartet In F Major, Op3 No. 5,Budapest Quartet Encores,Budapest String Quartet,,Joseph Roisman And Alexander Schneider, Violins; Boris Kroyt, Viola; Mischa Schneider, Cello,A simple melody with plucked background accompaniment.,,ML5116,33,48

0,Haydn,Sinfonia Concertante In B-Flat Major, Opus 84,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Jacob Krachmalnick, Violin; Lorne Munroe, Cello; John De Lancie, Oboe; Bernard Garfield, Bassoon,,,,33,346

0,Haydn,Six Canzonettes,,,,Peter Pears (Tenor) And Benjamin Britten (Piano),,,,33,743

0,Haydn,Sonata In G Major,,,,Ivan Davis, Pianist,,,,33,542

3,Haydn,Sonata No. 52 In E Flat,,,,Vladimir Horowitz,Ordinary.,(Recorded In 1934-5),,33,1772

0,Haydn,String Quartet In B Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3,,Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet,,,,,,33,733

0,Haydn,String Quartet In D Major, Op. 64, No. 5 (The Lark),,The Kroll Quartet,,,,,,33,375

0,Haydn,String Quartet In G Major, Op. 64, No. 4,,Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet,,,,,,33,733

0,Haydn,String Quartets, Vol.1 Of 10,,Dekany Quartet,,,,,,33,1017

0,Haydn,String Quartets, Vol.2 Of 10,,Dekany Quartet,,,,,,33,1133

0,Haydn,String Quartets, Vol.5 Of 10,,Dekany Quartet,,,,,,33,1703

0,Haydn,Symphonies And Concertos,A Treasury Of Haydn Symphonies And Concertos,,,,,,,33,1311

0,Haydn,Symphonies No. 89 And 90,,Vienna Symphony Orchestra,Laszlo Somogyi,,,,,33,833

0,Haydn,Symphony 12 In E Major (1763),,Chamber Orchestra Of The Vienna State Academy Of Music,Wilhelm Loibner,Christa Fuhrmann-Landon, Harpsichord,,,,33,1113

0,Haydn,Symphony 19 In D Major,,The Little Orchestra Of London,Leslie Jones,,,,,33,1021

0,Haydn,Symphony 22 In E Flat Major, (Der Philosoph),,Orchestra Of The Vienna Festival,Antonio Janigro,,,,,33,1194

0,Haydn,Symphony 23 In G Major (1764),,Chamber Orchestra Of The Vienna State Academy Of Music,Wilhelm Loibner,Christa Fuhrmann-Landon, Harpsichord,,,,33,1113

0,Haydn,Symphony 26 In D Minor, (Sinfonia Lamentatione),,Orchestra Of The Vienna Festival,Antonio Janigro,,,,,33,1194

0,Haydn,Symphony 29 In E Major (1765),,Chamber Orchestra Of The Vienna State Academy Of Music,Wilhelm Loibner,Christa Fuhrmann-Landon, Harpsichord,,,,33,1113

0,Haydn,Symphony 30 In C Major (1765),,Chamber Orchestra Of The Vienna State Academy Of Music,Wilhelm Loibner,Christa Fuhrmann-Landon, Harpsichord,,,,33,1113

0,Haydn,Symphony 31 In D Major,,The Little Orchestra Of London,Leslie Jones,,,,,33,1021

0,Haydn,Symphony 39 In G Minor,,The Esterhazy Orchestra,David Blum,,,,,33,1043

0,Haydn,Symphony 44 In E Minor (Trau Er),,The Little Orchestra Of London,Leslie Jones,,,,,33,987

2,Haydn,Symphony 45 (Farewell),,The London Symphony Orchestra,Antal Dorati,,,,,33,750

0,Haydn,Symphony 45 In F Sharp Minor,,The Little Orchestra Of London,Leslie Jones,,,,,33,1021

0,Haydn,Symphony 49 In F Minor (La Passione),,The Little Orchestra Of London,Leslie Jones,,,,,33,987

0,Haydn,Symphony 52 In C Minor,,The Esterhazy Orchestra,David Bium,,,,,33,853

0,Haydn,Symphony 54,,Chamber Orchestra Of The Vienna State Academy Of Music,Swarowsky,,,,,33,1114

0,Haydn,Symphony 55 (Schoolmaster),Great Music Of The Classical Era,Lamoureux Orchestra,Roberto Benzi,,,,,33,1143

3,Haydn,Symphony 6 (Morning),,Chamber Orchestra Of Sarre,Ristenpart,,nice, but 'seems' long,,,33,943

0,Haydn,Symphony 60 In C Major (Il Distratto),,The Esterhazy Orchestra,David Bium,,,,,33,853

3,Haydn,Symphony 7 (Noon),,Chamber Orchestra Of Sarre,Ristenpart,,nice, but 'seems' long,,,33,943

0,Haydn,Symphony 70,,Chamber Orchestra Of The Vienna State Academy Of Music,Swarowsky,,,,,33,1114

0,Haydn,Symphony 73 In D Major (La Chasse),,The Esterhazy Orchestra,David Blum,,,,,33,1043

0,Haydn,Symphony 75 In D Major,,The Esterhazy Orchestra,David Blum,,,,,33,1233

3,Haydn,Symphony 8 (Evening),,Chamber Orchestra Of Sarre,Ristenpart,,nice, but 'seems' long,,,33,943

0,Haydn,Symphony 81 In G Major,,The Esterhazy Orchestra,David Blum,,,,,33,1233

3,Haydn,Symphony 82 (The Bear ),,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,,fun, lively,,,33,973

2,Haydn,Symphony 83,,Suisse Romande,Ansermet,,both good,,,33,933

3,Haydn,Symphony 83 (The Hen),,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,,fun, lively,,,33,973

0,Haydn,Symphony 85 (La Re/Ne),Great Music Of The Classical Era,Lamoureux Orchestra,Roberto Benzi,,,,,33,1143

2,Haydn,Symphony 86,,Suisse Romande,Ansermet,,both good,,,33,933

0,Haydn,Symphony 86 In D Major,,Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,Max Rudolf,,,,,33,1234

0,Haydn,Symphony 88 In G Major,,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Hermann Scherchen,,,,,33,627

0,Haydn,Symphony 92 In G Major (Oxford),,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Hermann Scherchen,,,,,33,627

0,Haydn,Symphony 92 In G Major (Oxford),,The Cleveland Orchestra,George Szell,,,,,33,576

3,Haydn,The Creation,,,Jochum,Bavarian Radio Chorus,reminds me of messiah and vivaldi, slow starting but rousing later,,,33,2240

0,Haydn,The Heavens Are Telling,The Beloved Choruses,The Philadelphia Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir,Eugene Ormandy; Dr. Richard P. Condie,,,,ML5364,33,45

0,Haydn,The Salomon Symphonies, Vol.1,,Royal Philharmonic,Beecham,,,,,33,338

0,Haydn,The Salomon Symphonies, Vol.2,,Royal Philharmonic,Beecham,,,,,33,341

0,Haydn,Toy Symphony,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Von Karajan,,,,,33,609

0,Haydn,Trio 1 In G Major,Trios,,,Fournier, Janigro, Badura-Skoda,,,,33,652

0,Haydn,Trio 1 In G Major, Op. 73 No. 2,,,,Cortot; Thibaud; Casals,,,,33,420

0,Haydn,Trio 28 In G Major,Trios,,,Fournier, Janigro, Badura-Skoda,,,,33,652

0,Haydn,Trio 3 In C Major,,,,David Oistrakh, Violin; Sviatoslav Knushevitsky, Cello; Lev Oborin, Piano,,,,33,1153

0,Haydn,Trio 30 In D Major,Trios,,,Fournier, Janigro, Badura-Skoda,,,,33,652

0,Haydn,trumpet Concerto,,,,,,,,33,2123

3,Haydn,Trumpet Concerto In E-Flat Major,,Frankfurt Chamber Orchestra,Carl Bamberger,Herbert Braeunig, Trumpeter,familiar,,,33,349

3,Haydn,Twelve German Dances,,Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra,Robert Wagner,,nice little ditties & waltzes, uninteresting,,,33,936

0,Haydn, Khatchaturian, Taneyev,Trios,,,David Oistrakh,,,,,33,788

3,Heinrich Isaac (1450-1517),Innsbruck Ich Muss Dich Lassen,Gems For Chamber Orchestra,Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Munich,Kurt Redel, Director,Kurt Redel, Flute; Leonard Hokanson, Harpsichord; Georg Retyl, Violin,interesting for being so ancient, yet a clear immediate ancestor of 1600's music,,Mhs 3957,33,2612

4,Henri Herz,Variations On 'Non Piu Mesta' From Rossini (La Cenerentola),The Virtuoso Piano: Music From The Golden Age Of The Keyboard,,,Earl Wild, Piano,as with many on this record, focus is on virtuosity, at expense of musical effect.,,,33,1299

0,Henry Cowell,Ancient Desert Drone,Four American Landscapes,The Symphony Of Los Angeles,Werner Janssen,,,,,33,1002

0,Henry Gilbert,Dange In The Plage Gon,Four American Landscapes,The Symphony Of Los Angeles,Werner Janssen,,,,,33,1002

3,Henry Purcell,Ode On St. Cecilia's Day (1692),,English Chamber Orchestra,Charles Mackerras,Tiffin Choir, Ambrosian Singers,Singing, more sedate than Handel's Messiah, but similar style with occasional hints of Vivaldi at start; pleasant, pretty, with more variety & interest than most Purcell; exc. perf; almost R2;,An Archiv record. These tend to be good.,,33,2129

1,Henselt,Piano Concerto In F Minor, Op. 16,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Charles Mackerras,Raymond Lewenthal, Piano,Rich with heavy chords and florid arpeggios & runs; Dracula-like cover photo is appropriate; orch & piano parts mesh very well; pupil of Hummel, probable strong influence on Rachmaninoff, it contains the theme of his C#m prelude;,,33,1991

2,Henselt,Piano Concerto In F Minor, Op. 16 *Discussed*,Raymond Lewenthal Discusses And Illustrates At The Keyboard,,,Raymond Lewenthal,Interesting, and confirms my comment re Rachmaninoff.,This is the bonus record for #1991, and is stored with it.,,33,4038

1,Henselt website **HIGHLY RECOMMENDED** http://www.henselt.org. Listen to Henselt (romantic style) piano music home-recorded by Noam Ben-Hamou. Superb interpretation. Also original compositions by Ben-Hamou that I like at least as well or better than the Henselt.

3,Henselt,Were I A Bird, Op. 2, No. 6,The Art Of Sergei Rachmaninoff Vol.2,,,Rachmaninoff, Piano,Quick; M or Aunt I liked this piece a lot; I have the music.,,CAL486,33,98

2,Hindemith,Sonata No. 3 In E For Violin And Piano (1935),,,,Szigeti, Violin; Bussotti, Piano,Chromatic & interesting; not pleasant; wasn't in the mood for it, but rated it as though I was.,,ML5178,33,502

4,Hindemith,Violin Concerto,,London Symphony,Hindemith,,After all parties agree on a rhythmic structure to keep them together, everyone then has a good time playing all wrong notes with great zest & zeal; well, that's the impression it creates, but actually selectively atonal chromatic & not awful.,,,33,746

2,Hoffnung,Musical Humor,Hoffnung Music Festival Concert,,,,Poor recording of a live perf.; side 1 is R2, side 2 is R3; I remembered it as funnier than it is; also think it was rereleased with a different cover and maybe better sound.,,,33,202

5,Honegger,Chant De La Joie (6:17),,The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Serge Baudo,,Dissonant, almost atonal, with a heavy beat, then meandering, boring (sampled).,,,33,1509

2,Honegger,Pacific 231 (6:25),,The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Serge Baudo,,Modern chromatic; good evocation of a train; nice to hear once, but not pleasantly musical.,,,33,1509

4,Honegger,Pastoral D'ete (8:30),,The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Serge Baudo,,Debussy-like mood-setting musical picture; boring; (sampled),,,33,1509

5,Honegger,Symphony No. 5 ('Di Tre Re'),,The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Serge Baudo,,Modern dissonant and slow-developing; sounds intentionally as irritating as possible!; (sampled),,,33,1509

4,Hovhaness,Khaldis: Concerto For Piano, 4 Trumpets & Percussion,,The Walden String Quartet,Izler Solomon,William Masselos, Piano,Very dissonant treatment of sometimes chromatic simple repeated motifs, with unusual sound effects; draws on Oriental, Indian, primitive Western styles; in spite of this potentially interesting craftsmanship, (see memo),it also sounds like a mediocre improvisation that wasn't worth writing down.,,33,1530

0,Howard Hanson,Elegy In Memory Of Serge Koussevitzky,,Eastman-Rochester Symphony,Howard Hanson,,,,,33,732

4,Howard Hanson,Mosaics,,Eastman-Rochester Orchestra,Howard Hanson, Conductor,,Becomes chromatic; strings, flutes, orchestral; like uninspired movie music, or, especially, like Respighi, and it's the same sort of idea as his.,,,33,2041

2,Howard Hanson,Piano Concerto, Op. 36,,Eastman-Rochester Orchestra,Howard Hanson, Conductor,Alfred Mouledous, Pianist,Reminds me of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring in spirit & rhythms, though its actual sound is more modern; 2nd mvmt similar orchestration to Copland's Rodeo? Gershwin influence? Good & interesting; not something I'm likely to listen to often.,,,33,2041

0,Howard Hanson,Song Of Democracy,,Eastman-Rochester Symphony,Howard Hanson,,,,,33,732

4,Hubay,,The Glory Of Cremona: Ruggiero Ricci Plays 15 Famous Violins Created By Stradivari, Gesu, Amati, Bergonzi, Salo,,,Ruggiero Ricci,,,,33,841

5,Hugo Wolf,Italienisches Liederbuch (Complete),,,,Hermann Prey, Baritone; Martin Malzer, Piano,I only sampled it; apparently, like the poetry it accompanies, significant to the tiniest detail, but to me it all sounds much the same, slow heartfelt songs in German, with little large-scale imaginativeness or variety; perf. seems very good.,,,33,1068

2,Hummel, Paganini fantasia, S.190,,,,MIDI,Fairly simple free theme and variations developments of simple melodic themes, possibly of Paganini; without orchestral clutter (piano solo), his chord progressions & style of left vs right hand writing is easy to hear and study; (see memo),the piano technique seems Mozartean.,,33,9004

1,Hummel,Bassoon Cto in F,,,,,Bassoon part is nice; its setting is classical, with lots of leaning notes. 3rd mvmt has a captivating 2nd theme. It wouldn't be a keep out.,,Napster,33,9001

2,Hummel,Clarinet Quartet in E-Flat,,,,,Pretty & enjoyable; might be R1 if clarinet were a more compelling instrument.,,Napster,33,9002

1,Hummel,Double Concerto In G Major Op. 17,,The Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra,Alexander Paulmuller,M. Galling, Piano; S. Lautenbacher, Violin,A magnificent piece that probably could be performed, and especially recorded, better. Violin is overpowering. Piece is very well performed, but it's rated 1 partly because it's the only version I have.,,,33,1301

2,Hummel,Introduction and Rondo, Op. posth. 5, Two pianos,,,,MIDI,Introduction develops the basic figure from Bach's C Major prelude (Ave Maria) using diminished chords to make it spicier; Rondo applies a similar approach to a Mozartean theme; both are appealing, but seem hardly more than studies; (see memo),If it's really "Op. 5, Posth", then they probably ARE studies, and it's easy to see why he never published them himself; disjointed with haphazard developments & embellishments that he later integrated much better into his characteristic style.,,33,9003

1,Hummel,Organ Fugue in Eb, Op. Posth. 7,,,,MIDI,Based strongly on the theme & techniques of Bach's Dm Toccata and Fugue but manages not to sound like Bach; with both hands forced to do something interesting, this is much better than the Prelude; with this, he's really getting the hang of it.,It may be the MIDI that still gives it a ballpark sound.,,33,9007

3,Hummel,Organ Prelude in Ab, Op. Posth. 7,,,,MIDI,Slow chordal background with intermittent fill notes has a sound reminiscent of both a ballpark and church service, which isn't a very effective mix; not unpleasant, just not interesting.,,,33,9006

1,Hummel,Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 85,,Winterthur Symphony Orchestra,Otto Ackermann,Arthur Balsam, Piano,Magnificent perf. of great piece. Equal to or surpassing Beethoven in passion, spontaneity, creativity. May be one of the most amazing virtuoso piano pieces I've ever heard. Piano part crystal clear; orch less effective than on #1301. (see memo),Balsam is a member of the Albeneri Trio.,,33,1050

1,Hummel,Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 85,,The Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra,Alexander Paulmuller,M. Galling, Piano; S. Lautenbacher, Violin,Post-Beethoven romantic piece benefits from this bold, intense interp. Galling's interp more vigorous and assured than Balsam. Orch is more pronounced and more effective than on #1050.,Hummel's style is improvisational-rhapsodic, having the one weakness of leaving behind a trail of gems of themes underused and mostly undeveloped, less formally well constructed than Beethoven.,,33,1301

1,Hummel,Piano Concerto In B Minor,,Symphonieorchester,Robert Wagner,Martin Galling, Piano,magnificent! superb perf by both soloist and orch. noticeably diff in solo & orchestration from how Beethoven might have handled similar material.,,,33,1051

2,Hummel,Rondo In E Flat, Op. 11,The Virtuoso Piano: Music From The Golden Age Of The Keyboard,,,Earl Wild, Piano,notes say this is his most popular piano piece, which figures: it's his most Mozart-like and my least favorite I've heard.,,,33,1299

1,Hummel,Septet In D Minor, Op. 74,,,,Werner Hoppstock, Piano; Werner Richter, Flute; Fred Schweinfurter, Oboe; Werner Meyendorf, Horn; Hans Eurich, Viola; Uwe Zipperling, Cello; Albin Schnitzer, Contrabass,Wonderful; lively; good diverse instrument mix. Well-played.,,mhs 1269,33,2511

3,Hummel,Serenades Nos. 1 and 2,,Consortium Classicum,,,a set of light Mozart, Rossini, etc. themes in his arrangements for amateurs to play at home. Some nice sections.,,,33,2647

1,Hummel,Sonata In C For Mandolin & Piano,,,,Maria Scivittaro, Mandolin; Robert Veyron-Lacroix, Piano,The piano part is excellent (even if Mozartean). The mandolin part is an awful annoyance. On HD, I used only the Right channel to eliminate the mandolin as much as possible, but it also reduced the tonal quality of the piano.,,,33,1984

2,Hummel,The Piano Method (1828): Miscellaneous pieces,,,,MIDI,Presumably studies of technique in the form of appealing melodic pieces; isolated like this, they're interesting for study of his style; much Mozart influence, even at 1828; in many places just one hand plays the "interesting" part.,,,33,9005

1,Hummel,Trumpet Cto in E Major, S49,,,,,Blend of Haydn, early Beethoven; classical with hints of romanticism; lyrical/melodic with some drama. R1, but probably wouldn't be a keep out.,,Napster,33,9000

0,Humperdinck,Moorish Rhapsody,,Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,Abendroth,,,,,33,1060

4,Ibert,Concertino Da Camera,,New York Woodwind Quintet,Sylvan Shulman,,Quick lively modern discordant, like jazz, then slow chromatic-lyrical like a sax player in a doorway at night; boring; sampled.,,,33,1426

0,ibert,escales,,,stokowski,,,,,33,1211

0,Irving Berlin,You Forgot To Remember,,,,Jesse Crawford, Organ,,,Victor 19906,78,4124

4,Ives,Piano Sonata 1,,,,William Masselos, Pianist,Sounds like a drunk George Gershwin playing music of Debussy and of his own with great virtuosity, but having a joke by playing all randomly wrong notes instead of the real ones; it's awful, but incongruously attention-holding and not miserable to hear.,,,33,1537

0,Ives,Symphony 4,,American Symphony Orchestra,Leopold Stokowski,,,,,33,1217

0,J. Christian Bach,Andante From Sinfonia Concertante,,Saidenberg Little Symphony,Daniel Daidenberg,Mitchell Miller, Oboe,,,,33,51

4,J. Christian Bach,Sinfonia For Double Orchestra In D Major, Op. 18, No. 3,The Bach Family,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Safe, pretty, uninteresting. He was a strong influence on Mozart. They both tend to carry each theme to full resolution, so there is no tension built over more than a few measures, and the piece as a whole develops no momentum or strength.,Arranged For Large Orchestra By Eugene Ormandy,,33,650

3,J. P. Rode,Trio In D,Music For Guitar And Strings,,,Abel Nagytothy-Toth, Guitar; Jerry Csaba, Violin; Janos Csaba, Viola,Pupil of Viotti; sort of courtly French baroque meets Haydn or Beethoven trio style; more complex than others on the record; a better perf might be R2.,Poor perf.,,33,1370

3,Jack Burns, Jack Riley, et. al.,Spoken humor about Watergate,The Watergate Comedy Hour,,,,Ok, but not that funny.,,,33,2122

0,Janacek,Lach Dances,,Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra,Karel Boleslav Jirak,,,,,33,516

0,Janacek,Sinfonietta,,The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Karel Ancerl,,,,,33,1107

5,Janacek,Sonata For Violin And Piano,,,,Rafael Druian, Violin; John Simms, Piano,Chromatic modernist; its screaming meandering violin part is annoying, and the piece as a whole expresses nothing and goes nowhere.,,,33,651

3,Janacek,Sonata For Violin And Piano, Op. 21,Prokofiev-Janacek Sonatas For Violin And Piano,,,David Oistrakh, Violin; Frieda Bauer, Piano,Uses some Hebraic/Gypsy scale and some Oriental; reminds me of Debussy (detachment) with a mild Bloch-like expressiveness; attention-holding, it draws you into it.,,,33,2467

0,Janacek,Taras Bulba Rhapsody For Orchestra,,The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Karel Ancerl,,,,,33,1107

0,Janequin,Choral Works,,The Montreal Bach Choir Society,George Little,,,,,33,1030

0,Jaromir Weinberger,Schwanda, A Folk Opera In Two Acts,,Munich Radio Orchestra,,,,,,33,2683

2,Jean Gilles ( 1669-1705 ),Requiem (C. 1696),,Jean-Francois Paillard Orchestra,Louis Fremaux,Philippe Caillard Choir,very nice, reminiscent of Handel, Vivaldi. French c.1700.,,,33,2458

5,Jean-Baptiste Loeillet,Trio Sonata In F Op. 1 No. 1.,Heritage Of The Baroque,The Telemann Society Orchestra,Richard Schulze, Conductor,,Uninteresting,,,33,664

0,Jerome Kern,A Symphonic Story,,Pittsburgh Symphony,Steinberg,,,,,33,447

2,Jirovec,Overture Semiramis,,The Prague Chamber Orchestra,None,,Exciting dramatic classical overture, has a Mozart theme in it.,,,33,1677

3,Jirovec,Symphony 2 In E-Flat Major, Op. 8 (Great),,The Prague Chamber Orchestra,None,,Stereotypically classical; suspect it sounds like Haydn; good, for its style anyway; nothing interesting in it.,,,33,1677

0,Joachim,,Great Violinists Of The 19th And 20th Centuries,,,,,,,33,400

0,Joaquin Malats,Spanish Serenade,Variations On Russian Themes,,,Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy, Guitar,,,,33,1090

2,Johann Christian Bach,Sinfonie For Double Orchestra In D Major, Op. 18 No. 3,Sons Of Bach,Mainzer Kammerorchester,Gunter Kehr,Helma Elsner, Harpsichord,Sounds like good Mozart with some Haydn, too; seems familiar; starts R1, but gets dull at end.,,,33,1260

3,Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach,Concerto For Harpsichord And String Orchestra,Sons Of Bach,Mainzer Kammerorchester,Gunter Kehr,Helma Elsner, Harpsichord,Elegant, pretty, reserved; he seems to be going more in the Stamitz direction; not very interesting.,,,33,1260

2,Johann Friedrich Peter,Sinfonia In G,,The Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra,Hanson,Georges Miquelle, Cellist,American late baroque; disjointed, but it has all the pleasant idioms of Vivaldi, Handel, Rameau, Lully?, & liner notes say Boccherini & Haydn, though this is more lively than much of either of those; maybe compare to Avison as mainly an assimilator.,,,33,778

2,Johann Joseph Fux,Harpeggio E Fuga,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,A 'voluntary' and a straightforward fugue; most interesting because I can't think of *anyone* else to compare it to; like a lesson in counterpoint, in the theory of which he was apparently very influential.,Exc. recording,,33,1102

4,Johann Mattheson,Trio For Three Recorders, Op. 1 No. 8,Heritage Of The Baroque,The Telemann Society Orchestra,Richard Schulze, Conductor,,Dull, kaliope-like; 3rd & 4th mvmts interesting,,,33,664

2,Johann Pachelbel,Canon,,Munich Pro Arte Orchestra,Kurt Redel,Kurt Redel, flute; Christian Eink, Violin; Helmut Rose, Harpsichord,familiar, nicely played,exc. perf., and exc. recording and tone balance.,,33,2685

3,Johann Pachelbel,Canon,Greatest Hits Of 1720,Philharmonia Virtuosi Of New York,Kapp,,Sleepy perf. of his famous one,,,33,2579

2,Johann Pachelbel,Canon In Three Parts Over A Ground Bass,Gems For Chamber Orchestra,Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Munich,Kurt Redel, Director,Kurt Redel, Flute; Leonard Hokanson, Harpsichord; Georg Retyl, Violin,very nice, perf. a bit different from #2685,,Mhs 3957,33,2612

3,Johann Pachelbel,Chaconne In F Minor,Gems For Chamber Orchestra,Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Munich,Kurt Redel, Director,Kurt Redel, Flute; Leonard Hokanson, Harpsichord; Georg Retyl, Violin,serious, mournful,,Mhs 3957,33,2612

2,Johann Stamitz,Orchestral Trio In B Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 5,,Members Of The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Milan Munclinger,Victoria Svihlikova, Harpsichord,Pleasant French baroque: a blend of non-tedious proto-Mozart and Italian-like melodies in less metronomically steady times, and with a tendency toward more courtliness or stateliness, than Italian baroque; all more or less similar except as noted.,,,33,1382

3,Johann Stamitz,Orchestral Trio In C Major, Op. 1 No. 1,,Members Of The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Milan Munclinger,Victoria Svihlikova, Harpsichord,The least interesting of the set.,,,33,1382

2,Johann Stamitz,Orchestral Trio In C Minor, Op. 4 No. 3,,Members Of The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Milan Munclinger,Victoria Svihlikova, Harpsichord,Pleasant French baroque: a blend of non-tedious proto-Mozart and Italian-like melodies in less metronomically steady times, and with a tendency toward more courtliness or stateliness, than Italian baroque; all more or less similar except as noted.,,,33,1382

2,Johann Stamitz,Orchestral Trio In G Major, Op. 1 No. 6,,Members Of The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,Milan Munclinger,Victoria Svihlikova, Harpsichord,Pleasant French baroque: a blend of non-tedious proto-Mozart and Italian-like melodies in less metronomically steady times, and with a tendency toward more courtliness or stateliness, than Italian baroque; all more or less similar except as noted.,,,33,1382

0,Johann Strauss,Emperor Waltz,,,Edouard Strauss,,,,,33,823

0,Johann Strauss,Tales From Vienna Woods,,,Edouard Strauss,,,,,33,823

0,Johann Strauss,The Gypsy Baron,,,,,,,Okeh 4678,78,4008

0,Johann Strauss,Vienna Blood,,,Edouard Strauss,,,,,33,823

0,Johann Strauss,Voices Of Spring,,,Edouard Strauss,,,,,33,823

0,Johann Strauss And Josef Strauss,,,Vienna Philharmonic,Krauss,,,,,33,1097

0,Johann Strauss, Jr.,Blue Danube,,,Edouard Strauss,,,,,33,823

0,Johann Strauss, Jr.,Blue Danube Waltz,Keyboard Giants Of The Past,,,Josef Lhevinne,,,,33,465

4,Johann Strauss, Jr.,Blue Danube Waltz,Toscanini Plays Light Classics,The NBC Symphony Orchestra,Arturo Toscanini,,Lush orchestration; unexciting.,,,33,659

1,Johann Strauss, Jr.,One Lives But Once,The Great Rachmaninoff,,,Rachmaninoff,,,,33,513

4,John Blow,Ode on the Death of Henry Purcell,An Anthology Of Their Greatest Works,The New York Pro Musica,Noah Greenberg,,Sounds mostly like Purcell himself, but even less interesting and understandably somber and respectful. Didn't listen to all of it.,,,33,2031

5,John Cage & Lejaren Hiller,Hpschd,Hpschd,,,,Random computer music/noise overlays and obscures harpsichord music by Mozart and others (not Cage!); derivative conceptual art, pretentious & contrived; strangely enough, I didn't find it grating or unlistenably irritating; (see memo),an absurdly complex theoretical framework that produces almost zero musical effect; even my own random computer music is more musical.,,33,1130

1,John Duarte,English Suite, Op. 31 Folk Song,Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,Unusual harmonies, rich chords, & beautiful.,,,33,1580

1,John Duarte,English Suite, Op. 31 Prelude,Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,Unusual harmonies, rich chords.,,,33,1580

1,John Duarte,English Suite, Op. 31 Round Dance,Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,Unusual harmonies, rich chords, jerky rhythm.,,,33,1580

4,John Gay,The Beggar's Opera,,Accademia Monteverdiana,Denis Stevens,,don't remember liking it much,,,33,2618

0,John Gay,The Beggar's Opera,,,Goberman,,,,,33,1040

0,John Gay,The Beggar's Opera,,Old Vic Company,Malcolm Sargent,,,,,33,1795

0,John Ireland,Piano Concerto,,Philharmonia Orchestra Of Hamburg,Walther,Sondra Bianca, Piano,,,,33,1032

4,John La Montaine,Birds Of Paradise,,Eastman-Rochester Orchestra,Howard Hanson, Conductor,John La Montaine, Pianist,Modern, sort of minimalist; stabs of sparkly piano, maybe evokes flowers opening, for a long time! sounds like a thriller movie scene where someone's going crazy; boring.,,,33,2041

0,John Wilbye,,The English Madrigal School, Vol. 4,The Deller Consort,Alfred Deller, Director,JPril Cantflo; Eileen Mcloughlin; Alfred Deller; Wilfred Brown; Gerald English; Maurice Bevan,,,,33,297

0,John Wilbye,Madrigals,Madrigals Of Thomas Morley And John Wilbye,The Deller Consort,Alfred Deller, Director,,,,,33,1105

0,johnson,god's trombones,,,,,,,,33,1830

2,Jolivet,Pastorales De Noel For Flute, Bassoon And Harp,Pastorales,The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet,,,Like sitting by a babbling brook on a summer day; you'd expect Pan to pop out at any moment; unfortunately, this is not its intended image!; good instrument combination; the harp helps.,,,33,1089

4,Josef Jongen (1873-1953),Two Pieces, Op. 89 - Danses,Works By Moor, Bartok, Vivaldi, Jongen,New York Philharmonic Cello Quartet,,,Atonal modern, a bit more coherent than Legende.,,,33,1366

5,Josef Jongen (1873-1953),Two Pieces, Op. 89 - Legende,Works By Moor, Bartok, Vivaldi, Jongen,New York Philharmonic Cello Quartet,,,Meandering atonal modern.,,,33,1366

4,Joseph Joachim,Variations On An Original Theme, Op 10,Music For Viola And Piano,,,Ernst Wallfisch, Viola; Lory Wallfiscia, PiaNo,Slow and sappy theme with romantically melodramatic but uninteresting variations.,,,33,2537

3,K. Dittersdorf,Harp Concerto in A Major,,Chamber Orchestra Of Radio Berlin,Herbert Haarth,Irmgard Helmis, Harp,Harp part renders it surprisingly ineffective as a solo instrument; pleasant, however; improves as it progresses.,,,33,419

0,Kabalevsky,The Comedians,,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Vladimir Golschmann,,,,,33,628

4,Kabelevsky,,The Glory Of Cremona: Ruggiero Ricci Plays 15 Famous Violins Created By Stradivari, Gesu, Amati, Bergonzi, Salo,,,Ruggiero Ricci,interesting and unpleasant,,,33,841

3,Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf,Quartet No. 1 In D Major,Four Rococo Quartets,Oistersek String Quartet,,,Friend of Mozart; even, balanced, refined melody lines, i.e. boring; fair perf.,,,33,1351

1,Karl Stamitz,Concerto 3 in B Flat for Clarinet and Orchestra,The Virtuoso Clarinet,Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra,Robert Wagner,Glazer, Clarinet,Cheerful, exuberant; more conservative than his viola cto, but still very good.,,,33,1250

1,Karl Stamitz,Concerto For Viola And Orchestra In D Major,,Pro Musica Orchestra, Stuttgart,Rolf Reinhardt,Heinz Wigand, Viola,Clearly Mozart era, but with imagination & inspiration, esp. viola part; exc. perf.,,,33,1173

2,Karl Stamitz,Symphony concertante for two violins and orchestra,The Legacy Of The Mannheim School,Chamber Orchestra Of The Sarre,Ristenpart,,Lively, elegant, almost R1; a very little too orderly.,Old rating for whole record = R4: uninteresting mozart-like. Liner note historical analysis is informative.,,33,965

0,Kern And Hammerstein,Show Boat,,,,,,,,33,595

0,Khatchaturian,Chanson Poeme,A David Oistrakh Recital,,,David Oistrakh, Violin; V. Yampolsky And I. Icollegorskaya, Piano,,,,33,208

4,Khatchaturian,Concerto For Piano And Orchestra (1936),The Unforgettable William Kapell,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Serge Koussevitzky,William Kapell,Chromatic, tends toward loud & crashing with unpleasant rhythms & nonmelodic (by almost any standard) themes. Keyboard pounding; sounds like factory machinery. Gets progressively worse.,Murky, distorted recording.,,33,464

0,Khatchaturian,Dance In B Major,A David Oistrakh Recital,,,David Oistrakh, Violin; V. Yampolsky And I. Icollegorskaya, Piano,,,,33,208

0,Khatchaturian,gayne,,,,,,,,33,1241

0,Khatchaturian,Gayne Ballet,,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Vladimir Golschmann,,,,,33,628

3,Khatchaturian,Gayne Ballet: Sabre Dance,Heifetz,,,Heifetz, With Brooks Smith At The Piano,Well known fast theme.,,,33,199

3,Khatchaturian,Piano Concerto,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Andre Previn,Lorin Hollander, Piano,Sensitive, lyrical interp & exc perf of its bizarre ear-offending themes makes them interesting & almost (not quite) pleasant. Good recording.,,,33,1238

3,Khatchaturian,Sabre Dance,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Not a great perf.,,ML5223,33,41

3,Khatchaturian,The Battle For Stalingrad (movie soundtrack),,State Radio Orchestra Of The U.S.S.R.,Khachaturian, Cond,,good, dramatic, entertaining, fairly similar to American adventure movie soundtracks of the era,,,33,1309

4,Khatchaturian,Toccata,Toccatas, Vol 1,,,Sahan Arzruni, Piano,Could serve as music for a weird Broadway show; free-ranging rhythmic improvisational style.,,,33,2513

0,Khatchaturian,Violin Concerto,,Philharmonia Orchestra,David Oistrakh, Conductor,David Oistrakh, violin,,,,33,368

5,Kling,Kitchen Symphony,Toy Symphonies & Other Fun,,Raymond Lewenthal, Conductor,Raymond Lewenthal, Piano,A grating foreshadowing of Spike Jones.,,,33,2510

0,Kodaly,Duo For Violin And Cello, Op. 7,Heifetz/Primrose/Piatigorsky, Violin Viola Cello,,,Heifetz/Primrose/Piatigorsky, Violin Viola Cello,,,,33,335

4,Kodaly,Hary Janos,,Philharmonia Orchestra Of London,Schuechter,,tone poems: 1 above avg, 1 boring,,,33,951

0,Kodaly,Hary Janos,,The Philharmonia Orchestra,Erich Leinsdorf,,,,,33,1147

0,Kodaly,Hary Janos Suite,,Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra,Ferenc Fricsay,John Leach, Cimbalom,,,,33,1737

0,Kodaly,Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13,,The London Philharmonic Choir And The London Philharmonic Orchestra,Janos Ferencsik,Raymond Nilsson, Tenor,,,LPBR-6022,33,458

4,Kodaly,Sonata For Solo Cello, Op. 8,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Susskind,Janos Starker, Cello,Sounds like a deep soulful improvisation in a Hungarian folk tradition; liner notes compare to Bartok; mostly emotive, it doesn't sound very interesting, except the finale, which does sound truly unWesternized Hungarian(?).,,,33,1251

3,Kodaly,Sonata, Op. 4, For Cello And Piano,,,,Harvey Shapiro, Cello; Earl Wild, Piano,Somber, chromatic, somewhat minimalist, impressionist; doesn't really go anywhere; interesting, but not particularly pleasant.,,,33,1488

0,Kodaly,songs,,,,,,,,33,2305

3,Kodaly,Three Hungarian Dances,David Oistrakh Encores,,,David Oistrakh; Yampolsky, Piano,Almost-appealing rhythmic gypsy melodies, but still musically irritating.,,,33,1196

2,Koussevitzky,Chanson Triste, Op. 2,Solo Pieces For Double-Bass And Piano,,,Thorvald Fredin, Double-Bass; Lars Roos, Piano,A good slow sad song with some drama.,Side 1/Side 2 labels are reversed.,,33,2624

1,Koussevitzky,Concerto For Double Bass And Orchestra,,Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra,Alfredo Antonini,Gary Karr, Bass,Famous opening theme(?); great; beautiful melodies; rich full tone on Koussevitzky's own instrument; seems too short; perf. good.,,,33,2072

3,Koussevitzky,Concerto, Op. 3,Solo Pieces For Double-Bass And Piano,,,Thorvald Fredin, Double-Bass; Lars Roos, Piano,It is the same as #2072, but perf & recording not as good; theme seems Rachmaninoff-like.,Side 1/Side 2 labels are reversed.,,33,2624

3,Koussevitzky,Humoresque, Op. 4,Solo Pieces For Double-Bass And Piano,,,Thorvald Fredin, Double-Bass; Lars Roos, Piano,Straightforward 2/4 melody.,Side 1/Side 2 labels are reversed.,,33,2624

2,Koussevitzky,Valse Miniature, Op. 1 No. 2,Solo Pieces For Double-Bass And Piano,,,Thorvald Fredin, Double-Bass; Lars Roos, Piano,Pretty,Side 1/Side 2 labels are reversed.,,33,2624

2,Kozeluh,Notturnos For Voices, Opus 42,Rarities From The Classical Era,The Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Musici Pragenses, and The Prague Chamber Harmony,,,Dull; may not be religious, but sounds it; nice, though; exc. perf., esp. vocals.,The whole album is on HD for now because it makes for pleasant background music.,,33,1623

4,Kreisler,Allegretto (In The Style Of Boccherini),Henryk Szeryng In Recital,,,Henryk Szeryng,It's more in the style of Kreisler than Boccherini, a negative.,,,33,347

2,Kreisler,Allegretto In The Style Of Boccherini,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

2,Kreisler,Caprice Viennois,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

0,Kreisler,Caprice Viennois And Other Kreisler Favorites,Caprice Viennois And Other Kreisler Favorites,,,Mischa Elman, Violin; Joseph Seiger, Piano,,,,33,434

2,Kreisler,Chanson Louis Xiii And Pavane,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

4,Kreisler,La Gitana,Popular Violin Encores,Moscow Chamber Orchestra,Barshai,David Oistrakh,Gypsy-scale parts meshed with over-romantic J.Strauss-like (the waltz guy) lush melodies. Doesn't work.,,,33,1334

2,Kreisler,Liebesfreud,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

2,Kreisler,Liebesleid,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

3,Kreisler,Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow) (Transcribed By Rachmaninoff),Keyboard Giants Of The Past, Vol. 2,,,Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano,Good interp of song I don't like, and the mood of which is nothing like its title: twinkly, 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

2,Kreisler,Menuet,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

2,Kreisler,Praeludium And Allegro,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

2,Kreisler,Recitative,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

2,Kreisler,Rondino On A,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

2,Kreisler,Scherzo Tempo Di Minuetto,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

2,Kreisler,Schon Rosmarin,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

0,Kreisler,Selections,A Tribute To Kreisler,,,Ruggiero Ricci, Violin; Brooks Smith, Piano,,,,33,496

0,Kreisler,Selections,Francescatti Plays Kreisler,,,Francescatti,,,,33,277

2,Kreisler,Tambourin Chinois,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

2,Kreisler,The Old Refrain,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

2,Kreisler,Theme By Beethoven,,,,Henryk Szeryng, Violinist; Charles Reiner, Pianist,some good selections,,,33,1932

4,Kreisler-Rachmaninoff,Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow),The Art Of Sergei Rachmaninoff Vol.2,,,Rachmaninoff, Piano,A famous (I think) song that I don't recognize or like.,,CAL486,33,98

3,Kroll,Banjo And Fiddle (Ascap2:33),Heifetz,,,Heifetz, With Emanuel Bay At The Piano,Runs, pizzicato, & swooping; violin occasionally imitates banjo.,,,33,199

2,Krumpholz,Andante con Variatione,18th Century Harp Music,,,Nicanor Zabaleta, Harp,Very nice, interesting in itself and displays harp well.,,,33,1044

0,Kubelik,,Great Violinists Of The 19th And 20th Centuries,,,,,,,33,400

3,Kuhlau,Incidental Music From 'Elf Hill', Op. 100,,The Royal Danish Orchestra,Johan Hye-Knudsen,,Episodic non-subtle stage music in various moods, influenced (as liner notes say) by 'all the influences of the times', names omitted here to avoid this turning up in searches; sort of pleasant, but uninteresting.,,,33,1785

3,Kuhnau,Partitas (=Suites),Suites And Sonatas,,,Eiji Hashimoto, Harpsichord,Pleasant & soothing mostly simple-sounding baroque that makes good use of the harpsichord's tone; all sound about the same, with mvmts such as chaconne, gigue, sarabande, etc. Kuhnau Bach's friend and predecessor as cantor.,2542 To 2543; the music (and the harpsichord itself) lack the expressiveness that could get higher ratings.,,33,2542

4,Kuhnau,Sonatas,Suites And Sonatas,,,Eiji Hashimoto, Harpsichord,More varied and inventive than the partitas, but less pleasant; listened to one, sampled the rest. Has mvmts such as allegro, adagio, etc.,2542 To 2543; the music (and the harpsichord itself) lack the expressiveness that could get higher ratings.,,33,2542