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0,Offenbach,,Offenbachiana,Rias Symphony Orchestra,Rosenthal,,,,,33,170

4,Offenbach,Ba-Ta-Clan (Musical Chinoiserie In 1 Act),A Concert For Two Emperors At The Palace Of Compiegne,Jean-Francois Paillard Orchestra,Marcel Couraud,Philippe Caillard Chorale,Wild and strange boisterous burlesque-farce opera; good, but it wears thin quickly; I only sampled side 2.,,,33,1525

1,Offenbach,Gaite Parisienne (Complete),Offenbach Gaite Parisienne (Complete),Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy,,Light, loud, lively with crashing cymbals, enjoyable, with famous can-can towards end, which is much shorter than you'd think it would be.,,,33,93

0,Offenbach,Gaite Parisienne Ballet,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,,,CL741,33,3

2,Offenbach,La Belle Helene,Overtures By Offenbach And Auber,Detroit Symphony,Paul Paray,,Exuberant and happy; evokes mood of thinking about a woman you like.,,,33,181

0,Offenbach,La Perichole,,Strasbourg Philharmonic,Lombard,Crespin, Vanzo, Bastin,,,,33,1279

0,Offenbach,La Perichole,,Metropolitan Opera,Adler,Munsel, Uppman, Ritchard,,,,33,1976

3,Offenbach,Les Bavards ("The Gossips") Comic Opera In 2 Acts (Libretto By Charles Nuitter),,Orchestra And Chorus Of O.R.T.F.,Marcel Couraud,,An opening phrase is just like Marin Marais's Bells; the music is enjoyable, singing ok, dialog tolerable; clear enough to be good French practice; seems exc. perf.,,,33,2298

0,Offenbach,Orchestral Selections,An Evening With Offenbach,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Joseph Drechsler,,,,LM3002,33,121

3,Offenbach,Orpheus In Hades,Overtures By Offenbach And Auber,Detroit Symphony,Paul Paray,,Good finale, but the rest is uneven, non-unified,,,33,181

3,Offenbach,Orpheus In The Underworld,,London Philharmonic,Stein,,Enjoyable; famous finale that I thought was from Gaite Parisienne.,,,33,597

0,Offenbach,Orpheus In The Underworld,,Paris Philharmonic,Leibowitz,Dran, Demigny, Mollien, Collart,,,,33,2135

4,Offenbach,Tales Of Hoffman,Overtures By Offenbach And Auber,Detroit Symphony,Paul Paray,,Lyrical waltz, didn't grab me,,,33,181

2,Orff,Carmina Burana,,The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Boys Choir,Michael Tilson Thomas, and Robert Page,Judith Blegen, Soprano; Kenneth Riegel, Tenor; Peter Binder, Baritone,interesting, wide-ranging, boisterous, and very weird. Heironymous Bosch cover a good choice.,,,33,2459

0,Orlando Di Lasso,Missa Ecce Nunc Benedicite Dominum,,Prague Madrigal Choir,Venhoda,,,,,33,1189

0,Orlando Di Lasso,Prophetiae Sibyllarum,,Prague Madrigal Choir,Venhoda,,,,,33,1189

4,Orlando Gibbons,Fantasia,Birth Of The Baroque,Consort Of Viols,,,dull,,,33,504

0,P. Racine Fricker,String Quartet No. 2 Op. 20,String Quartets,The Amadeus Quartet,,Norbert Brainin Siegmijnd Nissel Violins Peter Schidlof Viola Martin Lovett Cello,,,,33,997

4,P. Winter,Concertino for clarinet and cello,The Legacy Of The Mannheim School,Chamber Orchestra Of The Sarre,Ristenpart,,Has some very nice sections interspersed with uninspired oversweet ones; gets dull and is long.,Old rating for whole record = R4: uninteresting mozart-like. Liner note historical analysis is informative.,,33,965

0,Paderewski,,A Concert By Andre Kostelanetz And Lily Pons,,Andre Kostelanetz,Lily Pons,,,,78,4204

0,Paderewski,Fantasy On Polish Themes For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 19,,Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra,Robert Wagner,Felicja Blumental, Piano,,,,33,1004

0,Paderewski,Minuet In G,,Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra,Andre Kostelanetz,,,,Columbia M484,78,4160

4,Paderewski,Minuet In G, Op. 14, No. 1,Music To Remember,,,Jose Iturbi, Piano,dull,,,33,75

0,Paderewski,Minuet In G, Op. 14, No. 1 (4 O),Keyboard Giants Of The Past,,,Ignace Jan Paderewski,,,,33,465

0,Paderewski,Nocturne In B-Flat. Op. 16. No. 4,The Art Of Paderewski,Stojowski By The Brookside,Stojowski,Paderewski,,,CAL310,33,97

4,Paderewski,Theme With Variations, Op. 16 No. 3,The Virtuoso Piano: Music From The Golden Age Of The Keyboard,,,Earl Wild, Piano,another very good piece that didn't move me much.,,,33,1299

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

0,Paganini,12 Paganini Caprices With Piano Accompaniment (#13-24),12 Paganini Caprices With Piano Accompaniment (#13-24),,,Renardy; Eugene Helmer, Piano,,,,33,78

0,Paganini,12 Paganini Caprices With Piano Accompaniment (1-12),12 Paganini Caprices With Piano Accompaniment (1-12),,,Renardy; Eugene Helmer, Piano,,,,33,77

4,Paganini,Cantabile In D, For Violin & Guitar,Music For Guitar And Strings,,,Abel Nagytothy-Toth, Guitar; Jerry Csaba, Violin; Janos Csaba, Viola,Unappealing slow songlike melody.,Poor perf.,,33,1370

0,Paganini,Caprice 24,,,,Wm. Primrose, Viola; Joseph Kahn, Piano,,,Victor 15733,78,824

0,Paganini,Caprices 1 To 24,,,,Ruggiero Ricci, Violin,,,,33,238

3,Paganini,Concerto 1 In D Major For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 6,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Zino Francescatti, Violin,Overly romantic pretty melodies interspersed with pointless virtuosic runs and slides. Not unpleasant, just show-offy, flashy, at expense of musical effect. Exc. perf.,,ML4315,33,117

0,Paganini,Concerto 1 In D Op 6,,Paris Symphony Orchestra,Monteux,Menuhin, Violin,,,,78,4205

4,Paganini,Concerto 2 In B Minor For Violin And Orchestra Op 7,,Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,Max Rudolf,Ruggiero Ricci, Violin,Very unattractive virtuosic scratching & sawing of embellishments to Mozart-like themes in a boring classical cto setting; 3rd mvmt famous & may be the oft-referred-to 'theme of Paganini'.,,,33,1112

1,Paganini,I Palpiti,,Zurich Chamber Orchestra,Edmond De Stoutz,Zino Francescatti,Sweet & nice sounding; exc. perf keeps it pretty even in its flashiest, showiest parts; probably what Paganini intended, as opposed to a pure athletic display.,,,33,1551

0,Paganini,Perpetual Motion,The Sound Of Strings,His Symphony Orchestra,Leopold Stokowski,,,,,33,827

3,Paganini,Romanze In A Minor For Guitar Solo,,Kammerorchester Der Wiener Festspiele,Wilfried Boettcher,Karl Scheit, Guitar,Not flashy, as I'd expect, but emotive and dull.,,,33,2149

4,Paganini,Sonata In A For Violin & Guitar,Music For Guitar And Strings,,,Abel Nagytothy-Toth, Guitar; Jerry Csaba, Violin; Janos Csaba, Viola,Annoying simple melody; sounds like a theme & variations.,Poor perf.,,33,1370

0,Paganini,Sonata In A Major (Transcribed By John Williams),Virtuoso Music For Guitar,,,John Williams,,,,33,1120

2,Paganini,Violin Concerto 3 In E Major,,London Symphony Orchestra,Alexander Gibson,Szeryng,Liner notes (lots) look useful; orch part methods, scoring, & modulations are Beethoven-like and effective, but violin part with its somewhat strained extra virtuosity & Hungarian flourishes steals the show, which is already a bit weak due to (see memo),lack of thematic focus (Romantic wandering). But it's more musically pleasant than I expected.,,33,2242

2,Paganini-Kreisler,Caprice No. 13 In G Minor (2:5o,Heifetz,,,Heifetz, With Brooks Smith At The Piano,,,,33,199

4,Paganini-Kreisler,Caprice No. 20 In D (2@,Heifetz,,,Heifetz, With Brooks Smith At The Piano,,,,33,199

1,Palestrina,Masses And Motets,,The Singers Of Saint-Eustache,Emile Martin,,very nice, soothing,,,33,1762

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

3,Paul Hindemith,Mathis Der Maler,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Eerie free form chromatic; fairly pleasant & interesting for a while; gets boring.,,,33,1231

5,Paul Hindemith,Symphonic Metamorphoses Of Themes By Weber,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Strange & uninteresting symphonic treatments,,,33,1231

4,Penderecki,To The Victims Of Hiroshima - Threnody For 52 String Instruments,Contemporary Polish Music,Warsaw National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra,Witold Rowicki,,Entirely atonal screeching sound effects with what sound like factory noises; more conceptual art than music, it's not entirely unlistenable even though it is entirely unpleasant and entirely uninteresting; threnody means dirge!,,,33,2061

2,Pergolesi,Concertino No. 1 In G Major,,Zurich Chamber Orchestra,Edmond De Stoutz,Andre Jaunet, Solo Flute,The 2 really nice andantes brought down by 2 leaden graves; all a rather obvious Vivaldi ripoff, though.,,,33,2026

4,Pergolesi,Concertino No. 5 In E Flat Major,,Zurich Chamber Orchestra,Edmond De Stoutz,Andre Jaunet, Solo Flute,Uninspired meandering themes, monotonous orchestration, boring, until the end, but it's too late!,,,33,2026

3,Pergolesi,Concertino No. 6 In B Flat Major,,Zurich Chamber Orchestra,Edmond De Stoutz,Andre Jaunet, Solo Flute,Quite nice, but a little on the dull side, using stock baroque methods.,,,33,2026

2,Pergolesi,Concerto In D Major For Flute, Strings And Cembalo,,Zurich Chamber Orchestra,Edmond De Stoutz,Andre Jaunet, Solo Flute,Very pretty, but he should stick to fast mvmts; he falls flat on slow ones; Vivaldi-like.,,,33,2026

2,Pergolesi,Flute Concerto In G,,Pro Musica,Charles Adler,Wanausek, Flute,Flute/orch interplay is very good; engaging.,,,33,536

5,Pergolesi,La Serva Padrona,,Orchestra Filarmonica Di Roma,Ferrara,Anna Moffo, Vocal,Boring comic opera in which orch plays almost no part and even the singing isn't very melodic.,,,33,768

3,Pergolesi,L'Olimpiade Overture,Eighteenth Century Overtures,New Philharmonia Orchestra,Raymond Leppard,Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord,Ordinary comic (i.e. not tragic) opera overture, sort of stately.,,,33,1923

4,Persichetti,Pastoral,Pastorales,The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet,,,Dull sheepherder-like song.,,,33,1089

2,Ph. Mayer,Sonata,18th Century Harp Music,,,Nicanor Zabaleta, Harp,Pretty; shows off harp well.,,,33,1044

1,Philipp,Fireflies,The Art Of Guiomar Novaes, Vol. 2,,,Guiomar Novaes, Piano,Forceful, interesting,Exc. perf; recording has volume peak distortion,,33,789

3,Piccinni,Overture To 'Iphigenie En Tauride',The Great Rivals,Austrian Tonkuenstler Orchestra, Vienna,Ernst Maerzendorfer,,Pleasant, but conservatively classical and not very interesting.,,,33,1474

1,Pichl,Symphony In D Major (Mars),,The Prague Chamber Orchestra,None,,Rousing classical symphony; not a style I'm often in the mood to hear, but when I am, this is a good one.,,,33,1677

3,Pierne,Pastorale,Pastorales,The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet,,,Gently bouncing tooting; student of Franck.,,,33,1089

4,Pietro Mascagni,La Gavotta Delle Bambole,Symphonic Works By Operatic Composers Of The Romantic Era,Angelicum Orchestra Of Milan,Luciano Rosada,,Light, uninteresting,,,33,2514

1,Pietro Nardini,Sonate In D Major Fur Violine Und Continuo,The Art Of Playing On The Violin,,,Eduard Melkus with Salter; Scheit; Schulz; Planyavsky,Style similar to the others on the record.,Exc. perf & recording. All these non-famous (I think) soloists are superb.,,33,2289

2,Pietro-Nardini,Violin Concerto In E Minor,,The Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Vladimir Golschmann,Mischa Elman,more varied and lyrical than the Bach, less metronomic, very good,,,33,380

4,Pinto,Memories Of Childhood,The Art Of Guiomar Novaes, Vol. 2,,,Guiomar Novaes, Piano,Fluttery, sort of pointless, then perky, jerky, & pointless,Exc. perf; recording has volume peak distortion,,33,789

5,Piston, Walter,Quintet For Piano & Strings,,The Walden String Quartet,Izler Solomon,Earl Wild, Piano,Neoclassical all chromatic, mostly dissonant, on abstract themes (as befits a Harvard professor); piano is only an equal partner; purely intellectual, having no melodic or emotional impact; irritating waste of time; seems exc. perf.,,,33,1530

3,Ponchielli,Dance Of The Hours,Toscanini Plays Light Classics,The NBC Symphony Orchestra,Arturo Toscanini,,Its only interest is the theme for Alan Sherman's 'Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda', and a 2nd familiar theme that I would have thought was Offenbach.,,,33,659

0,Poulenc,,French Piano Music,,,Andre Previn, Piano,,,,33,601

0,Poulenc,Aubade - Concerto For Piano & 18 Instruments,,Westminster Symphony Orchestra Of London,Anatole Fistoulari,Fabienne Jacquinot, Piano,,,,33,888

4,Poulenc,Concerto For 2 Pianos And Orchestra,,,,Whittemore And Lowe, Pianos,Disjointed; a few short sections with great promise are completely destroyed by the intrusions of absurd crescendos, Debussy-like sound paintings, & Satie-like interludes, these intrusions constituting most of the piece; not unlistenable; seems good perf.,,,33,355

4,Poulenc,Pastourelle,Vladimir Horowitz, Vol.2,,,Vladimir Horowitz, Piano,,,,33,1180

4,Poulenc,Toccata,Vladimir Horowitz, Vol.2,,,Vladimir Horowitz, Piano,,,,33,1180

0,Press,Prelude And Fugue, In Jazz,,Boston Pops Orchestra,Arthur Fiedler,,,,,33,1149

0,Prokofiev,Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78,,New York Philharmonic,Thomas Schippers,Lili Chookasian, Contralto; The Westminster Choir, Warren Martin, Director,,,,33,775

0,Prokofiev,Chout (The Buffoon) Ballet Suite, Op. 21a,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Walter Susskind,,,,LPBR-6001,33,481

0,Prokofiev,Cinderella (Walbt - Winter Fairy - Gavotte - Passepied - Mazurka),A David Oistrakh Recital,,,David Oistrakh, Violin; V. Yampolsky And I. Icollegorskaya, Piano,,,,33,208

0,Prokofiev,Cinderella Ballet Suite,,The Stadium Symphony Orchestra Of New York,Leopold Stokowski,,,,LPBR-6016,33,527

0,Prokofiev,Cinderella Ballet Suite,,Stadium Symphony Orchestra,Stokowski,Resnik, Soprano,,,,33,1115

0,Prokofiev,Cinderella Highlights,,Suisse Romande,Ansermet,,,,,33,1207

4,Prokofiev,Classical Symphony,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Though more lively and cheerful, the themes have a Tchaikovsky-like incoherence or arbitrariness and lack of appeal; uninteresting & not particularly pleasant; seems more to mock the classical symphony than to be a serious attempt at one.,,ML5289,33,281

0,Prokofiev,Concerto 1,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy,Isaac Stern, Violin,,,,33,1026

0,Prokofiev,Concerto 1 In D Major for Violin, Op. 19,,State Radio Orchestra Of The U.S.S.R.,Kiril Kondrashin,David Oistrakh, Violin,,,,33,676

0,Prokofiev,Concerto 2,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy,Isaac Stern, Violin,,,,33,1026

3,Prokofiev,Concerto 2,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Charles Munch,Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer, Piano,sort of interesting,,,33,983

0,Prokofiev,Concerto 2 In G Minor Op 63,,Boston Symphony,Munch,Heifetz, Violin,,,,33,835

0,Prokofiev,Concerto 2 In G Minor, Op. 63,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Alceo Galliera,David Oistrakh, Violin,,,,33,251

4,Prokofiev,Five Melodies For Violin And Piano, Op. 35a,,,,Szigeti, Violin; Bussotti, Piano,Chromatic & lyrical; sort of soothing without being pleasant; it is generous to call them melodies; not awful, just boring.,,ML5178,33,502

0,Prokofiev,Lieutenant Kije,,The Philharmonia Orchestra,Erich Leinsdorf,,,,,33,1147

0,Prokofiev,Lieutenant Kije Suite Op 60,,London Symphony,Sargent,,,,,33,675

2,Prokofiev,March from Love for Three Oranges,,,,Rubinstein, Piano,Heavy beat; well-known & interesting, not particularly pleasant.,,,33,514

5,Prokofiev,March From 'The Love For Three Oranges', Arr. Heifetz,David Oistrakh Encores,,,David Oistrakh; Yampolsky, Piano,Jerky odd-intervaled melody.,,,33,1196

0,Prokofiev,Orchestral Suite From 'Semyon Kotko,' Op. 81a,,Symphony Orchestra Of Radio Berlin,Rolf Kleinert,,,,,33,1177

0,Prokofiev,Peter And The Wolf,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Von Karajan,Peter Ustinov, Narrator,,,,33,609

0,Prokofiev,Peter And The Wolf,David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter And The Wolf,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy,David Bowie Narrates,,,,33,2599

1,Prokofiev,Piano Concerto 3 In C Major, Op. 26,,Chicago Symphony Orchestra,Walter Hendl,Van Cliburn, Piano,Modern, chromatic, dissonant, loud, angry, rhythmic, exciting.,,,33,698

0,Prokofiev,Piano Concerto 3 In C Major, Op. 26,,State Radio Orchestra Of The U.S.S.R.,Kiril Kondrashin,Emil Gilels, Piano,,,,33,676

4,Prokofiev,Piano Sonata 2 in Dm, Op 14,,,,Gilels, Piano,Rhythmic motifs, sometimes lyrical in style, but has chromatic themes, dissonant harmonies, and the abstract Russian nonmusicality that I dislike.,Murky recording.,,33,573

4,Prokofiev,Piano/Flute Sonata In D Major Opus 94,,,,Severino Gazzelloni, Flute; Bruno Canino, Harpsichord And Piano,Jerky, unpleasant, arbitrary-sounding; much chromaticism & transitory modulations to seemingly unrelated keys.,,,33,2250

0,Prokofiev,Scythian Suite, Op. 20,,St. Louis Symphony,Van Remoortel,,,,,33,227

0,Prokofiev,Semyon Kotko,,Ussr State Radio Orchestra,Zhukov,,,,,33,1797

0,Prokofiev,Sonata For Cello And Piano, Op. 119,,,,Antonio Janigro, Cello; Eva Wollmann, Piano,,,,33,606

5,Prokofiev,Sonata For Violin And Piano, Op. 80,Prokofiev-Janacek Sonatas For Violin And Piano,,,David Oistrakh, Violin; Frieda Bauer, Piano,Chromatically melodramatic (an oxymoron), which dooms its effectiveness from the start; wild angry screeching over loud angry pounding, interrupted by a slow mvmt of gentle squealing over twinkly noodling.,,,33,2467

2,Prokofiev,Sonata For Violin Solo, Op. 115,,,,Szigeti, Violin; Bussotti, Piano,Similar approach as Bach's violin partitas, but more modern & similarly interesting.,,ML5178,33,502

5,Prokofiev,Sonata No. 9,,,,Sviatoslav Richter,Pointless, modernist key-banging. Notes say this is a typical Prokofeiv creation. Hard to tell if a different (non-Soviet) performer could make it sound better.,,,33,1003

5,Prokofiev,String Quartet 2 In F Major Op 92,,Quartetto Italiano,,,Similar to the Malipiero, but more jerky, more chromatic, and Russian themes that make it sound nonmusical to me; (sampled).,,,33,367

0,Prokofiev,String Quartet No. 1 Op. 50,,Guilet String Quartet,,,,,,33,889

0,Prokofiev,Suite - Le Pas D'acier, Op. 41-B,,Utah Symphony Orchestra,Maurice Abravanel,,,,,33,1190

0,Prokofiev,Suite From The Love For Three Oranges,,St. Louis Symphony,Van Remoortel,,,,,33,227

0,Prokofiev,Symphony 3 In C Minor, Op. 44,,Utah Symphony Orchestra,Maurice Abravanel,,,,,33,1190

0,Prokofiev,Symphony 5, Op. 100,,The Cleveland Orchestra,George Szell,,,,,33,236

0,Prokofiev,Symphony 7,,Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,N. P. Anosov,,,,,33,213

0,Prokofiev,Symphony-Concerto For Cello,,Boston Symphony,Leinsdorf,Mayes, Cello,,,,33,994

0,Prokofiev,The Ugly Duckling Op 18,,Stadium Symphony Orchestra,Stokowski,Resnik, Soprano,,,,33,1115

0,Prokofiev,The Volga Meets The Don, Op. 130,,Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra,Samuel Samosud,,,,,33,1077

0,Puccini,La Boheme,,Nbc,Toscanini,Albanese, Peerce, Mcknight, Valentino,,,,33,1755

0,Puccini,La Boheme,,,Beecham,De Los Angeles, Bjoerling, Amara, Merrill,,,,33,1619

0,Puccini,La Boheme,,La Scala,Berrettoni,Albanese, Gigli,,,,33,1863

0,Puccini,Manon Lescaut,,Rome Opera House Orchestra,Perlea,Albanese, Bjoerling, Merrill,,,,33,1978

4,Puccini,Mass (Messa Di Gloria),,Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra,Michel Corboz,,dramatic, more like an opera or a musical than a mass,,,33,2518

0,Puccini,Opera Selections,Jussi Bjoerling In Concert,,,Jussi Bjoerling,,,,33,1198

0,Puccini,Suor Angelica,,Santa Cecilia Orchestra,Bartoletti,,,,,33,2603

0,Puccini,The Girl Of The Golden West,,Teatro Alla Scala,Matacic,Nilsson, Gibin, Mongelli,,,,33,2380

0,Puccini,Tosca,,New Philharmonia,Mehta,Price, Domingo, Milnes,,,,33,2389

0,Puccini,Tosca,,Rome Opera House Orchestra,Leinsdorf,Milanov, Bjoerling, Warren,,,,33,1728

1,Purcell,A New Irish Tune; Jig (Trans. Segovia),Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,Tune slow, stately, pretty; the Jig is lively and comes to mind sometimes.,,,33,1580

0,Purcell,Dido And Aeneas, An Opera,,,,,,,,33,1776

0,Purcell,Fairy Queen Suites,A Bouquet Of Suites For Strings,The Wiener Solisten,Bottcher,,,,,33,1053

0,Purcell,Four Suites For String Orchestra,,Chamber Orchestra Of The Hartford Symphony,Fritz Mahler,,,,,33,1106

1,Purcell,Hornpipe,The Art Of Guiomar Novaes, Vol. 2,,,Guiomar Novaes, Piano,Stately and simple,Exc. perf; recording has volume peak distortion,,33,789

0,Purcell,King Arthur,,The Beller Consort,Beller,,,,,33,2645

3,Purcell,King Arthur: Chaconne, Overture, Air, Hornpipe 1 & 2, Trumpet Tune, Symphony, Song Tune, Trumpet Tune, Song Tune,Orchestral Suites From Baroque Operas,Collegium Aureum,Reinhard Peters,Edward Tarr, Solo Trumpet,Not very interesting. Fairly pleasant, plain, baroque.,,Vics-1432,33,2008

3,Purcell,London Chaconne,,Vienna Chamber Orchestra,Litschauer,,Pretty, but dreary.,,,33,738

2,Purcell,Prelude; Minuet (Trans. Segovia),Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,Pleasant, dull, stately.,,,33,1580

1,Purcell,Rondo (Trans. Segovia),Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,A favorite of mine.,,,33,1580

4,Purcell,Sonata For Trumpet And Strings In D,Music For Trumpet And Orchestra,Unicorn Concert Orchestra,Dickson,Roger Voisin & Armando Ghitalla,Purcell strikes me as fairly unimaginative.,,,33,426

0,Purcell,Songs,Songs Of Henry Purcell,New York Pro Musica Antiqua,,Russell Oberlin, Countertenor,,,,33,857

4,Purcell,Songs Of Henry Purcell (side 7B),An Anthology Of Their Greatest Works,The New York Pro Musica,Noah Greenberg,,Recorders, harpsichord, & voices in pre-Handel but Handel-like arrangements of Renaissance Faire songs. Actually reasonably pleasant if you're in the mood for it. Good perf, but poorly pressed record has some distorted sections.,,,33,2031

3,Purcell,Three Part Fantasias Nos. 1, 2, 3,,Vienna Chamber Orchestra,Litschauer,,ok. (all three).,,,33,738

3,Purcell,Trumpet Tune And Air,Virgil Fox Encores,,,Virgil Fox, Organ,Stately; well known theme.,,,33,783

4,Purcell,Trumpet Voluntary In D,Music For Trumpet And Orchestra,Unicorn Concert Orchestra,Dickson,Roger Voisin & Armando Ghitalla,Very familiar, but stately-dull.,,,33,426

4,Purcell,Tune And Air For Trumpet And Orchestra In D,Music For Trumpet And Orchestra,Unicorn Concert Orchestra,Dickson,Roger Voisin & Armando Ghitalla,Familiar, stately-bombastic, fair, less interesting.,,,33,426

3,Purcell,Voluntary For Two Trumpets In C,Music For Trumpet And Orchestra,Unicorn Concert Orchestra,Dickson,Roger Voisin & Armando Ghitalla,Stately ,a little dull.,,,33,426

0,Purcell And Others,Catches And Glees Of The English Restoration,Catches And Glees Of The English Restoration,,,Misc. Vocalists,,,ALG107,33,169

0,Purcell To Barber,Great Soprano Arias,Leontyne Price, Prima Donna,,,,,,,33,2358

0,Purcell, Morley, et. al.?,English Medieval Christmas Carols,An Anthology Of Their Greatest Works,The New York Pro Musica,Noah Greenberg,,,,,33,2031

3,Quantz,Concerto For Flute & Orchestra,Baroque Music Concert,The Orchestra Of The Sarre,Karl Ristenpart,,very pleasant,,,33,906

0,Quincy Porter,Sonata No. 2 For Violin And Piano,,,,Rafael Druian, Violin; John Simms, Piano,,,,33,727

0,Rachmaninoff,,A Concert By Andre Kostelanetz And Lily Pons,,Andre Kostelanetz,Lily Pons,,,,78,4204

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

3,Rachmaninoff,18th Variation From Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini,The Unforgettable William Kapell,Robin Hood Dell Orchestra,Fritz Reiner,William Kapell,Probably excerpt from #323, but stands alone poorly.,Murky, distorted recording.,,33,464

3,Rachmaninoff,Aleko, An Opera In One Act,,The Plovdiv Symphony Orchestra,Rouslan Raychev,Soloists And Chorus Of The Sofia, Bulgaria Tvr Ensemble,Murky, echoey recording; somewhat dark, with lighter section (side 2) reminiscent of Midsummer Night's Dream. I liked it ok, esp. orch part, but being an opera, it usually has a bunch of singing covering it up.,Libretto In Russian,,33,1800

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

4,Rachmaninoff,Daisies, Op. 38, No. 3,,,,Heifetz, Violin; Brooks Smith, Pianist,Scratched. Dull. Well performed by both.,,,33,1555

1,Rachmaninoff,Etude In E-Flat, Op. 33, No. 7,The Great Rachmaninoff,,,Rachmaninoff,,,,33,513

3,Rachmaninoff,Etude-Tableaux In C Major, Op. 33, No. 2,,,,,Vladimir Horowitz, Piano,,,,33,582

3,Rachmaninoff,Etude-Tableaux In E-Flat Minor, Op. 39, No. 5.,,,,Vladimir Horowitz, Piano,Lots of crashing.,,,33,582

1,Rachmaninoff,Fantasy, Op. 5 (Suite No. 1): Barcarole; A Night For Love; Tears; Russian Easter,,,,Vitya Vronsky And Victor Babin, Duo-Pianists,Beautiful, serene, meditative, evocative of the intended images, except Easter!,,,33,825

3,Rachmaninoff,Moments Musicaux Op. 16, No. 1,,,,Lazar Berman, Piano,Quiet, meditative,,,33,562

3,Rachmaninoff,Moments Musicaux Op. 16, No. 2,,,,Lazar Berman, Piano,Style a bit like Grieg Am cto.,,,33,562

4,Rachmaninoff,Moments Musicaux Op. 16, No. 3,,,,Lazar Berman, Piano,Slow,,,33,562

3,Rachmaninoff,Moments Musicaux Op. 16, No. 4,,,,Lazar Berman, Piano,Dirge-like melody over a cascading bass.,,,33,562

4,Rachmaninoff,Moments Musicaux Op. 16, No. 5,,,,Lazar Berman, Piano,Quiet, dull,,,33,562

4,Rachmaninoff,Moments Musicaux Op. 16, No. 6,,,,Lazar Berman, Piano,Heavy-handed,,,33,562

0,Rachmaninoff,O Cease Thy Singing, Maiden Fair,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

0,Rachmaninoff,Opera Selections,Jussi Bjoerling In Concert,,,Jussi Bjoerling,,,,33,1198

3,Rachmaninoff,Oriental Sketch (Transcribed By Heifetz),,,,Heifetz, Violin; Brooks Smith, Pianist,Ok, but typical Rachmaninoff-weird. Well performed by both.,,,33,1555

2,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 1,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Andre Previn,Leonard Pennario,May not be great, but I do like it. Piano part, which is very clear, is good listening. Has 2 fleeting references to C#m prelude themes. Loses momentum toward end.,,,33,1467

3,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 1 In F Sharp Minor Op 1,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy, Stokowski,,Not particularly interesting, in places unpleasant; ok as background music.,,,33,336

3,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 2,,New York Philharmonic,Bernstein,Gary Graffman, Piano,Graffman/Bernstein almost perfectly united in common vision & timing; emphasizing lyrical legato results in a somewhat dinner music sound, but only a little sappy, most of the time.,,,33,1057

2,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 2 In C Minor,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Georg Solti,Julius Katchen (Piano),Mono .wav version sounds much better than the stereo record (R4; murky piano & recording; wide volume range with inaudible sections); piano is crystal clear and not lost in orch, rare for this piece. (see memo),Brief section could have inspired Gershwin. This version lacks the artistic unity of the Richter, but is far preferable if you want to hear what the piano part really sounds like. If you must choose only one for HD, this is the one.,,33,2007

3,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 2 In C Minor,,New Philharmonia Orchestra,Moshe Atzmon,Agustin Anievas (Piano),Piano part is relatively clear, esp. in some places; lacks the unity & dark power other interps usu. have; in spite of low rating, worth hearing sometimes.,Anievas's playing style is similar to Rachmaninoff's.,,33,2017

0,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 2 In C Minor,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Otto Ackermann,Eugene Malinin, Piano,,,,33,1239

1,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 2 In C Minor Op 18,,NBC,Golschmann,Rubinstein,Seems exc. perf by both, with piano not buried in orch; barely acceptable sound quality, but maybe worth enduring it once in a while; I cleaned it well, and it's now in the rack by the piano; M had no other Rubinstein version of this.,,,78,4097

5,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 2 In C Minor, Op. 18,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Philippe Entremont,Uninsightful solo, orch bland and overpowers soloist. Both de-emphasize complex harmonies (by playing dissonant notes softly) to produce simple melody lines for a sappy movie-soundtrack or Boston Pops-like effect.,,,33,331

1,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 2 In C Minor, Op. 18,Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18,The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra,Kurt Sanderling,Sviatoslav Richter, Piano,superb; maintains momentum throughout, all good, start to finish, has no weaknesses. At least one popular song used its melodies. Good perf. Piano part murky, hard to hear clearly; 2nd mvmt seems to have brief references to (memo),Beethoven Moonlight Sonata, Debussy Clair de Lune (moon theme?), Chopin etude(?), Grieg Morning Song; 3rd mvmt a reference in style to Tchaikovsky?,,33,222

1,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 3 In D Minor, Opus 30,,London Symphony Orchestra,Antal Dorati,Byron Janis Pianist,What it lacks in straightforward beauty, it makes up for with attention-riveting interest value; piano part clear. Very good recording.,If you listen to it again, consider it as a possible replacement for 2585 on HD.,MG50283,33,439

4,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 3 In D Minor, Opus 30,,London Symphony Orchestra,Albert Coates,Vladimir Horowitz,Old murky recording. Only listened to a few minutes (too hard to hear), but I wasn't particularly impressed by Horowitz.,(Recorded In 1930),,33,1772

0,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 3 In D Minor, Opus 30,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Charles Munch,Byron Janis,,,,33,1179

3,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 3 In D Minor, Opus 30,,Symphony Of The Air,Kondrashin,Van Cliburn, Piano,Live concert makes for poor recording: wide volume range, echo-prone, and murky, though better than #1772. Cto lacks the appealing melodies of Cto 2, so even a perfect recording may not exceed R3. Seems like an exc perf. Listen to more Cliburn.,,,33,1182

1,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 3 In D Minor, Opus 30,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Jascha Horenstein,Earl Wild, Pianist,Crisp immaculate interp exposes what most interps don't: the piece is pretty weird; piano crystal clear; exc recording and sound quality, orch section separation; lyrical first theme is very similar to Saint-Saens piano cto 4 last mvmt, and is (memo),one I searched a long time for, a favorite, but he doesn't do enough with it; some of its unique sound quality is lost on HD (mono).,,33,2585

3,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 4,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Andre Previn,Leonard Pennario,Least interesting and enjoyable of his 4 ctos; even the piano part, though it sounds more difficult, is less interesting; not unpleasant, just not riveting; seems ambitiously symphonic, like a symphony with a piano as part of the orch.,,,33,1467

1,Rachmaninoff,Piano Concerto 4 In G Minor, Op. 40,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Ettore Gracis,Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Piano,Supernatural mood; lots of sound effects; seems influenced by Stravinsky Rite of Spring , with that level of harmonic, developmental, and rhythmic freedom; attention-holding; dynamic interp; exc perf by both.,,,33,1457

1,Rachmaninoff,Polka De W. R.,The Great Rachmaninoff,,,Rachmaninoff,,,,33,513

3,Rachmaninoff,Prelude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Philippe Entremont,Poor perf, over-interpreted.,,,33,331

1,Rachmaninoff,Prelude In C-Sharp Minor. Op3 no2,The Great Rachmaninoff,,,Rachmaninoff,,,,33,513

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude In D Minor, Op. 23, No. 3,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Philippe Entremont,sort of martial,,,33,331

3,Rachmaninoff,Prelude In E-Flat, Op. 23, No. 6,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Philippe Entremont,Lyrical, twinkly,,,33,331

1,Rachmaninoff,Prelude In F Minor, Op. 32, No. 6,The Great Rachmaninoff,,,Rachmaninoff,,,,33,513

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude In G Minor,Pop-Overs,The Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,Weird, with very effective arrangement for orch,,,33,655

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude In G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12,The Sound Of Genius, Volume 2,,,Sviatoslav Richter, Piano,Fairly interesting,,,33,425

1,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 23, No. 1 In F Sharp Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Similar to the C#m.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 23, No. 10 In G Flat Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Meditative.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 23, No. 2 In B Flat Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Jangly; evokes Chopin.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 23, No. 3 In D Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

1,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 23, No. 4 In D Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Lyrical and rolling like his Cto 2.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

1,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5 In G Minor,Golden Jubilee Concert,,,Josef Hofmann, Piano,How Rachmaninoff might rewrite a Sousa march.,,,33,313

1,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5 In G Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Crashing syncopated march.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 23, No. 6 In E Flat Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Lyrical.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 23, No. 7 In C Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Melodramatic runs.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 23, No. 8 In A Flat Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Semidissonant melodrama.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 23, No. 9 In E Flat Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Melodramatic fluttering.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

1,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 3 No. 2 In C Sharp Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,This is unique among his preludes in having a comprehensible structure, a discernible melody (more or less), evident logical development, and relatively fewer notes (which makes it playable, barely, by an amateur at home). (see memo),The rest of his preludes lack most of these qualities, and however much they may vary to a musicologist, they all sound like the same style to the ear. It gets tedious, and later tracks may be unfairly downgraded. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 1 In C Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

3,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 10 In B Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Starts off with a sort of melody, but quickly loses track of it.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 11 In B Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Starts, and even stays, relatively cheerful and straightforward.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 12 In G Sharp Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Fluttery, dark.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 13 In D Flat Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Chordal, mostly; then swelling and dramatic.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 2 In B Flat Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 3 In E Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Has a more cheery rhythm and mood than most.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 4 In E Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Actually has a few locations where there isn't a torrent of notes.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 5 In G Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Maybe Debussy-like; high melody against twinkling bass.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

3,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 6 In F Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Way too many notes, to little effect.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

3,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 7 In F Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

3,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 8 In A Minor,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,Has a different motive from usual, but it doesn't help.,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Prelude, Op. 32, No. 9 In A Major,The 24 Preludes For Piano (Complete),,,Constance Keene, Piano,,See note at C#m prelude. Record held out partly to keep from mold. Seems exc. perf.,,33,1571

2,Rachmaninoff,Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini. Opus 43,Rachmaninov Dohnanyi,The London Philharmonic Orchestra,Sir Adrian Boult,Julius Katchen (Piano),Very interesting interp by both solo & orch; not as pleasant to me as Rubinstein's, but it has a much more varied emotional range, more expressive. This side of record lacks presence, worn out.,Although neither piece is rated 1, both Katchen & Boult (& LSO?) are outstanding, worth finding more of, or giving preference to.,,33,515

2,Rachmaninoff,Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini,,New York Philharmonic,Bernstein,Gary Graffman, Piano,Graffman/Bernstein almost perfectly united in common vision & timing; precise perf & non-murky recording enable hearing both solo & orch clearly; greatly emphasizes atmospheric contrasts among the variations; a good interesting perf.,,,33,1057

1,Rachmaninoff,Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini,,New Philharmonia Orchestra,Moshe Atzmon,Agustin Anievas (Piano),Piano part is prominent & very clear in this free-ranging, wild & uninhibited interp.,Anievas's playing style is similar to Rachmaninoff's.,,33,2017

4,Rachmaninoff,Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini Op 43,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy, Stokowski,,An interesting treatment of themes that I find *very* unattractive.,Somewhat poor, old recording with wide volume range.,,33,336

1,Rachmaninoff,Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini Op 43,,,,William Kapell, Piano,Lively, satirical, Ravel-like interp; not sure it's my favorite for frequent listening, but it's too original to not be a 1. It's noteworthy how many widely different interps, all good, can be made of this piece.,Very clear recording.,,33,323

1,Rachmaninoff,Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43,,Chicago Symphony Orchestra,Fritz Reiner,Artur Rubinstein, Piano,Quite interesting. Proof that this piece can be made very engaging. Rubinstein's light touch *is* an asset for this interp.,Recording somewhat murky, lacks high frequencies, worn out? Turning up volume just makes it murky and loud.,LM2087,33,127

3,Rachmaninoff,Serenade,The Art Of Sergei Rachmaninoff Vol.2,,,Rachmaninoff, Piano,Strange waltz.,,CAL486,33,98

2,Rachmaninoff,Sonata In C Minor, Op. 19 For Piano And Cello,,,,Harvey Shapiro, Cello; Earl Wild, Piano,Piano part is a terrific R1, would make a good cto or sonata; contrary to liner note protestations, it steals the show. Cello part doesn't seem very good, but the two complement each other very well in 4th mvmt.,,,33,1488

1,Rachmaninoff,Suite No. 2, Op. 17: Introduction; Waltz; Romance; Tarantella;,,,,Vitya Vronsky And Victor Babin, Duo-Pianists,Energetic, cheerful. Good perf. Somewhat distorted.,,,33,825

3,Rachmaninoff,Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (1940),,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Starts dull, but improves. Great ballet music that needs the ballet to make it interesting.,,,33,442

3,Rachmaninoff,Symphony 1 In D Minor, Op 13,,Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra,Kurt Sanderling,,Demands that you listen closely, then fails to provide enough interesting substance to justify the attention; overall quiet & sedate with a few dramatic sections; not discordant; liked it fairly well; perf not bad, but could be much better.,,,33,337

1,Rachmaninoff,Symphony 2 In E Minor Op. 27,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,More like R2 for enjoyment, but raised for being interesting; Bruckner influence (& borrowing) with similar amorphousness, but less so, with more emphasis on elegance & lyricism; possible Grieg influence, and some 'icy Scandanavian strings' toward end.,Seems exc. perf, likely best?,,33,197

1,Rachmaninoff,Symphony 2 In E Minor, Op. 27,,London Philharmonic Orchestra,Sir Adrian Boult,,Weak murky-broody then swelling stringy 1940's romantic movie sound turns dramatic & exciting, then back to cooing romance, urgency, then a skippingly light interlude, then some Bruckner, and a dramatic end; remarkably listenable & engaging (see memo),in spite of its over the top romanticism; a triumph of craftsmanship over lack of inspiration: little material, carefully whipped up into a good composition; 2nd mvmt best.,,33,1236

4,Rachmaninoff,Symphony 2 In E Minor, Op. 27,,Leningrad Philharmonic,Kurt Sanderling,,Not unpleasant, but remarkably uninteresting; a better perf might improve it, but only a little. Thematically amorphous.,,,33,1428

2,Rachmaninoff,Tears,Our Favorite Encores,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,Good piece; suspect it could be played better.,,,33,1075

1,Rachmaninoff,The Bells, Op. 35,,Moscow State Philharmonic,Kiril Kondrashin,,Very weird; nearly atonal vocals; easy to imagine as a defining influence on Frank Zappa, and in places is no less weird. Gains momentum, so side 2 is better than side 1. Somewhat murky recording. Perf could probably be better.,Based On Poems By Edgar Allan Poe. Is on HD as stereo wav. Mono reduced sound quality a lot.,,33,1821

3,Rachmaninoff,The Rock (Symphonic Fantasy),,The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra,Gennady Rozhdestvenskv,,Refreshing in being a (relatively) cheerful straightforward program piece without dark complex harmonies...at least until its noncheerful, dark, complex ending!,,,33,431

1,Rachmaninoff,Trio Elegiaque, Op. 9,,Andreas Trio,,Eugene Drucker, Violin; Albert Catell, Cello; Milton Kaye, Piano,One of the most completely successful pieces of music I've heard; so *extremely* sad, such an intimate window into deepest sorrow, that it's difficult & not entirely pleasant to listen to. Extremely good instrument integration; superb perf & recording.,,,33,2541

0,Rachmaninoff,Vocalise,Music Of Old Russia,,Robert Irving,Nathan Milstein, Violin,,,,33,716

0,Rachmaninoff,Vocalise,The Sound Of Strings,His Symphony Orchestra,Leopold Stokowski,,,,,33,827

0,Rachmaninoff,Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Koussevitzky,,,,,33,1400

0,Rachmaninoff,Vocalize,A David Oistrakh Recital,,,David Oistrakh, Violin; V. Yampolsky And I. Icollegorskaya, Piano,,,,33,208

0,Rachmaninoff,When Night Descends, Op. 4, No 3,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

3,Rameau,Castor et Pollux Ballet Suite,,London Symphony Orchestra,Charles Mackerras,,Pleasant; inofffensive but overly 'elegante' plain French post-baroque.,,,33,1420

3,Rameau,Concert en Sextuor No. 1,Great Music Of The Baroque,The Stuttgart Baroque Ensemble,Marcel Couraud,,Nice. Has some variety & structure that breaks it up, which the Couperin doesn't.,,,33,1049

2,Rameau,Concert en Sextuor No. 4,Great Music Of The Baroque,The Stuttgart Baroque Ensemble,Marcel Couraud,,Vivaldi-like; over-pretty interp. should have more bite.,,,33,1049

2,Rameau,Concert en Sextuor No. 5,Great Music Of The Baroque,The Stuttgart Baroque Ensemble,Marcel Couraud,,Terrific, very pleasant.,,,33,1049

2,Rameau,Concert en Sextuor No. 6,Great Music Of The Baroque,The Stuttgart Baroque Ensemble,Marcel Couraud,,,,,33,1049

2,Rameau,Gavotte Variee,Baroque Masters,,,Ingrid Heiler, Cembalo,nice,1 key on the harpsichord has an annoying defect throughout entire record; makes a whistling artifact.,,33,1593

1,Rameau,Les Indes Galantes Orchestral Suite,,Lamoureux Orchestra,Marcel Couraud,,Previously R2: Quite pleasant baroque, but plain & unimaginative compared to other composers of his era; it has the normal structural elements, but few interesting details; gets inspired toward end.,,,33,1692

1,Rameau,Les Surprises De L'amour Orchestral Suite,,Lamoureux Orchestra,Marcel Couraud,,Great ideas, well orchestrated; consistent, beautiful beginning to end. Another time, R2. I suspect both these selections are R1 if you're in the mood, but Rameau gets boring after about 30 minutes no matter what it is.,,,33,1692

2,Rameau,Pygmalion Overture,Eighteenth Century Overtures,New Philharmonia Orchestra,Raymond Leppard,Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord,Basically enjoyable, lively, with some weak methods (repeated pounding chords).,,,33,1923

1,Rameau,Suite From The Opera Dardanus,,Collegium Aureum,Reinhard Peters,,French baroque of Handel's era; similar style to #1692, but more lively, more unified and more consistently engaging.,,,33,1764

3,Rameau,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,Rameau,Zephyre - An Opera Ballet,,Ensemble Instrumental,Wallez,,Pretty; its unceasing gracefulness and lack of variety or drama is listenable but also borderline annoying; barely R3.,,,33,2609

3,Randall Thompson,Symphony No. 2 In E Minor,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Harold Gomberg, Oboe,Diverse with a probable long list of influences (or references): Bruckner, Delius, Copland, jazz... with a popular sound you might find in advertising music; on 2nd hearing lost interest value & was irritating, but it does improve as it progresses.,,,33,2025

0,ravel,,,,stokowski,,,,,33,1211

2,Ravel,Berceuse,,,,Zino Francescatti, Violin; Artur Balsam, Piano,less interesting than the others, but effective,,,33,678

4,Ravel,Bolero,,Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam,Van Beinum,,famous, but boring; seems quite well played.,,,33,94

3,Ravel,Concerto In G,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Charles Munch,Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer, Piano,ravel boring, prok. sort of interesting,,,33,983

1,Ravel,Concerto In G,Age Of The Great Instrumentalists - Six Concertos (Great Performances),Symphony Orchestra,Maurice Ravel, Conductor,Marguerite Long, Piano,Strong Stravinsky influence and Gershwin similarity. (dissonance, jazz influence), fun and interesting. 1st movement sounds like Stravinsky/Gershwin collaborating to rewrite Hoe-Down.,#1961 to 1963 boxed set,,33,1961

0,Ravel,Concerto In G Major For Piano And Orchestra,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Philippe Entremont,,,,33,1046

0,Ravel,Daphnis And Chloe (Ballet In One Act) For Orchestra With Chorus,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Charles Munch,New England Conservatory Chorus, Lorna Cooke De Yaron, Director,,,LSC-2568,33,529

3,Ravel,Habanera,Our Favorite Encores,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,,,,33,1075

3,Ravel,Jeux D'eau (The Fountain),Keyboard Giants Of The Past, Vol. 2,,,Alfred Cortot, Piano,Paints the image, and goes nowhere. Nonetheless, his music does evoke visual 'impressionist painting' images like no one else I've heard.,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

1,Ravel,Kaddisch (Prayer For The Dead),,,,Zino Francescatti, Violin; Artur Balsam, Piano,beautiful, mournful, effective,,,33,678

3,Ravel,La Valse,,Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam,Van Beinum,,conceptually interesting, and very good, but pretty awful to listen to; seems very well played. A Straussian waltz taken to incredible extremes, like a spoof or caricature.,,,33,94

0,Ravel,La Valse,,Suisse Romande,Ansermet,,,,,33,257

4,Ravel,Le Gibet - Gaspard de la Nuit No. 2,,,,Walter Gieseking, Piano,Subdued, meditative.,,Columbia Mx141,78,4146

0,Ravel,L'enfant Et Les Sortileges,,Suisse Romande,Ansermet,Danco, Cuenod,,,,33,1784

0,Ravel,Mother Goose,,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,,,,33,1037

5,Ravel,Ondine (No. 1 Of Gaspard De La Nuit),,,,Lazar Berman, Piano,Aimless wandering melody with twinkly accompaniment.,,,33,562

3,Ravel,Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Monteux,,debussy pleasant but unexciting, ravel achieves purpose well, but also pleasant and unexciting,,,33,764

3,Ravel,Piano Concerto In G Major,,Philharmonia Orchestra,Ettore Gracis,Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Piano,Supposedly jazz influenced, with a freedom characteristic of 1920's, interesting jagged 1st mvmt, long boring 2nd, sharp 3rd; boring, like the first-draft free association from a mind whose output is at root pretty dull.,,,33,1457

2,Ravel,Piece En Forme De Habanera,,,,Zino Francescatti, Violin; Artur Balsam, Piano,less interesting than the others, but effective,,,33,678

0,Ravel,Quartet In F Major,,Budapest String Quartet,,Joseph Roisman And Alexander Schneider, Violins; Boris Kroyt, Viola; Mischa Schneider Cello,,,ML5245,33,88

3,Ravel,Rapsodie Espagnole,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Monteux,,debussy pleasant but unexciting, ravel achieves purpose well, but also pleasant and unexciting,,,33,764

0,Ravel,Rapsodie Espagnole,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Charles Munch,,,,,33,1148

2,Ravel,Scarbo - Gaspard de la Nuit No. 3,,,,Walter Gieseking, Piano,Sounds interesting; sort of pre-Gershwin, only wilder; good perf.,,Columbia Mx141,78,4146

5,Ravel,Scheherazade,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Jennie Tourel, Mezzo-Soprano,chromatic, weird, interesting, awful. Sounds like a nose-thumbing attempt to be intentionally offensive.,,,33,819

3,Ravel,Sonata For Violin And Piano,,,,Szigeti, Violin; Bussotti, Piano,Hardly seems like the same piece as #678; either I wasn't in the mood for it or perf. is not as good; they emphasize its weirdness & jagged angularity, which oddly is probably closer to what composer intended.,,ML5178,33,502

1,Ravel,Sonata For Violin And Piano,,,,Zino Francescatti, Violin; Artur Balsam, Piano,Brilliant, interesting. My first reaction was 'musical atrocity', but it is undeniably good; exc. perf.,,,33,678

0,Ravel,Trio In A Minor,Piano Trios,Beaux Arts Trio,,Menahem Pressler, Piano; Daniel Guilet, Violin; Bernard Greenhouse, Cello,,,,33,1543

0,Ravel,Tzigane,,,,Jascha Heifetz, Violinist,,,LM-1832,33,760

4,Ravel,Tzigane,,Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra,Alfred Wallenstein,Heifetz; William Kapell, Piano,Like an impassioned Hebraic Paganini; well-played, but unpleasant piece.,,Lm-2836,33,1201

1,Ravel,Tzigane (Rapsodie De Concert),,,,Zino Francescatti, Violin; Artur Balsam, Piano,brilliant virtuoso piece; exc. perf.,,,33,678

3,Ravel-Roques,Sonatine: Menuet (2:18),Heifetz,,,Heifetz, With Emanuel Bay At The Piano,,,,33,199

3,Raymond Lewenthal,Spoken analysis,,,,Raymond Lewenthal, Piano,Barely interesting discussion of parallels among 3 pieces (side 1), and of theme contraction & elongation (side 2), with examples played on piano .,This is the 5" bonus record.,,33,2125

2,Rebel,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

2,Reger,Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In F Minor, Op. 114,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Rudolf Serkin, Piano,His pride was in writing absolute, not programme, music, but this still has ample romantic drama in a sort of severe, austere German setting; interesting, not appealing; orch & piano parts mesh well; technically v. good; progresssively improves.,,,33,506

5,Reger,From My Diary, Op. 82 No. 3,The Definitive Piano: Famous Composers Play Their Own Music,,,Max Reger, Piano,complex chord sequences,From Piano Rolls,,33,475

4,Reger,From My Diary, Op. 82 No. 5,The Definitive Piano: Famous Composers Play Their Own Music,,,Max Reger, Piano,,From Piano Rolls,,33,475

4,Reicha,Symphony In E-Flat Major, Op 41,,The PragueChamber Orchestra,,,A much lesser contemporary (and friend) of Beethoven whose style at times is marginally similar, but who retains far too much classical affected delicacy and elegance.,,,33,1424

5,Reinecke,Toy Symphony,Toy Symphonies & Other Fun,,Raymond Lewenthal, Conductor,Raymond Lewenthal, Piano,The ridiculous actual toys in the orchestra deliver the final blow to a piece that isn't much to start with.,,,33,2510

5,Respighi,Ancient Airs And Dances For Lute,,Rome Symphony Orchestra,Franco Ferrara,,Boring to me, although a seemingly effective orchestration of 16th century tunes in a variety of styles, incl. jerky renaissance faire, courtly, stately marches, etc. In spite of its good qualities, I find his music soulless & completely unmoving.,,,33,1834

4,Respighi,Ancient Dances And Airs For Lute, Suite Italiana, Ariedicorte, Siciliana, Passacaglia,,I Musici,,,Slow, boring, some stately; not awful.,,,33,751

0,Respighi,Brazilian Impressions,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Antal Dorati,,,,,33,881

4,Respighi,Feste Romane (Poema Sinfonico),,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Loud, brassy, irritating; has a short amusing theme & variations on the Burger King jingle.,,,33,490

4,Respighi,Fountains Of Rome,,NBC,Toscanini,,Similar to Pines, but less pleasant and not very interesting.,,,33,364

3,Respighi,Pines Of Rome,,NBC,Toscanini,,Pleasant, evocative symphonic poem with varied moods; gentle tone.,,,33,364

0,Respighi,Roman Festivals,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy,,,,,33,946

0,Respighi,The Birds,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Antal Dorati,,,,,33,881

0,Respighi,The Fountains Of Rome,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy,,,,,33,946

0,Respighi,The Pines Of Rome,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Ormandy,,,,,33,946

3,Reznicek,Donna Diana,,London Philharmonic,Stein,,Lively, bouncy,,,33,597

2,Rheinberger,Toccata,Toccatas, Vol 1,,,Sahan Arzruni, Piano,More interesting than enjoyable; Bach-like counterpoint treatment of romantic themes; effective.,,,33,2513

0,Richard Lane,Four Songs,,Eastman-Rochester Symphony,Howard Hanson,,,,,33,732

5,Richard Schulze,Variations On 'What're Ye' Goin' T' Do Wi' A Drunken Sailor?',Heritage Of The Baroque,The Telemann Society Orchestra,Richard Schulze, Conductor,,Pointless,,,33,664

0,Richard Strauss,Burleske, Op. 11 For Piano And Orchestra,,Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare,Theodor Guschlbauer,Jean Hubeau, Piano,,,,33,2604

0,Richard Strauss,Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59,,Bamberg Symphony Orchestra,Theodor Guschlbauer,Jean Hubeau, Piano,,,,33,2604

1,Richard Wagner,Piano Sonata In A Major, Op. 4 (Grosse Sonate),Two Piano Sonatas,,,Sontraud Speidel, Piano,Terrific; sounds like Beethoven; seems more mature than the B Flat, more even in quality, more complex; exc. perf.; good recording,Sounds not at all like his operas.,,33,2485

1,Richard Wagner,Piano Sonata In B Flat Major, Op. 1,Two Piano Sonatas,,,Sontraud Speidel, Piano,Very nice; simple and effective with beautiful melodies, though quality is somewhat uneven; sounds like Beethoven; exc. perf.; poor recording sounds like microphone is inside piano.,Sounds not at all like his operas.,,33,2485

0,Rimsky-Korsakov,,A Concert By Andre Kostelanetz And Lily Pons,,Andre Kostelanetz,Lily Pons,,,,78,4204

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

0,Rimsky-Korsakov,Arias,Boris Shtokolov Sings Arias,,,Boris Shtokolov,,,,33,2601

0,Rimsky-Korsakov,Capriccio Espagnol,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,,,,,33,81

3,Rimsky-Korsakov,Coq D'or Suite,,Prague Symphony Orchestra,Vaclav Smetacek,,city melodic & interesting, coq boring,,,33,924

2,Rimsky-Korsakov,Flight Of The Bumble-Bee,Henryk Szeryng Plays Treasures For the violin,,,Henryk Szeryng With Charles Reiner, Pianist,Famous, entertaining.,,,33,904

0,Rimsky-Korsakov,Glory, Glory, Glory,The Beloved Choruses,The Philadelphia Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir,Eugene Ormandy; Dr. Richard P. Condie,,,,ML5364,33,45

0,Rimsky-Korsakov,Le Coq D'or Suite,,London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus,Antal Dorati,,,,,33,759

3,Rimsky-Korsakov,Legend Of The Invisible City Of Kitezh Suite,,Prague Symphony Orchestra,Vaclav Smetacek,,city melodic & interesting, coq boring,,,33,924

4,Rimsky-Korsakov,Procession Of The Nobles,Pop-Overs,The Eastman-Rochester Pops,Frederick Fennell,,Nice orchestration, but dull themes,,,33,655

2,Rimsky-Korsakov,Scheherazade,Scheherazade,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Sir Thomas Beecham,,good movements 1,2 but 3,4 boring. Inspired by Arabian Nights stories.,,,33,146

0,Rimsky-Korsakov,Song Of India,,St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,Rudolph Ganz,,,,Victor 45531,78,4068

2,Rimsky-Korsakov,Suite From The Opera 'Snow Maiden',,Ussr Radio Symphony Orchestra,Alexander Gauk And Nicolai Golovanov,,lively, light, pleasant,,,33,1561

3,Rimsky-Korsakov,Suite From The Opera 'Tsar Saltan',,Ussr Radio Symphony Orchestra,Alexander Gauk And Nicolai Golovanov,,dramatic fairy tale suite,,,33,1561

0,Rimsky-Korsakov,The Battle Of Kershenetz (Irom The Le@End O1 The In@Lilble City Ot Kitezh),,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Koussevitzky,,,,,33,1400

0,Rimsky-Korsakov,Various Selections And Performers,A Rimsky-Korsakov Program,,,,,,,33,1151

0,Rimsky-Korsakov-Kreisler,Fantasy On Russian Themes, Op. 33,Music Of Old Russia,,Robert Irving,Nathan Milstein, Violin,,,,33,716

5,Robert Jones,Children's Songs of Shakespseare's Time,An Anthology Of Their Greatest Works,The New York Pro Musica,Noah Greenberg,,The many songs not identified by composer; mostly irritating a capella chorus; only listened to a few.,,,33,2031

0,Rodgers & Hammerstein,Oklahoma!,Oklahoma!,,,Nelson Eddy, Solo,,,,33,56

0,Rodgers & Hammerstein,South Pacific,South Pacific,Original Broadway Cast,,Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, Soloists,,,,33,86

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

3,Rosenberg,The Railway Fugue,Music From Sweden,Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra,Antal Dorati,,A chromatic fugue on a locomotive's 'I Think I Can' rhythm, with some jazz influence.,,,33,1687

3,Rosenberg,Voyage To America Intermezzo,Music From Sweden,Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra,Antal Dorati,,Dull (as the real one probably was),,,33,1687

3,Rosetti,Sonata,18th Century Harp Music,,,Nicanor Zabaleta, Harp,Sort of pretty & lively, but Mozart-like trivial, then dull.,,,33,1044

0,Rossini,Barber Of Seville - A Little Voice I Hear,,,,Marion Talley,,,Victrola 6580,78,4156

0,Rossini,Il Barbiere Di Siviglia,,London Symphony Orchestra,Abbado,Prey, Berganza, Alva, Dara,,Abbado did a superb perf of various pieces (not this one) on PBS in 2003.,,33,2505

3,Rossini,Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra,The Virtuoso Clarinet,Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra,Robert Wagner,Glazer, Clarinet,Solo 'sings' its pretty but uncompelling part to orchestral background, with little interaction between them (i.e. operatic); later variations are more interesting.,,,33,1250

0,Rossini,La Gazza Ladra Overture,The Sound Of Genius: Columbia Record Club 5th Anniversary,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,,,Columbia Record Club,,33,242

4,Rossini,Overture To The Italian In Algiers,The Sound Of Genius, Volume 2,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,,Hyper-dramatic, typical Mozart-era comic opera overture, light, boring.,Genius apparently sounds much less interesting than I'd hoped it would.,,33,425

3,Rossini,Quartet No. 1 in F For Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon And Horn,,,,Samuel Baron, Flute; David Glazer, Clarinet; Bernard Carfield, Bassoon; John Barrows, Horn,Classical; nice little melodies orchestrated pleasingly but uninterestingly.,,,33,1273

3,Rossini,Quartet No. 4 in B Flat For Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon And Horn,,,,Samuel Baron, Flute; David Glazer, Clarinet; Bernard Carfield, Bassoon; John Barrows, Horn,Even though R3 isn't bad, I don't need to hear any of these again.,,,33,1273

3,Rossini,Quartet No. 5 in D For Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon And Horn,,,,Samuel Baron, Flute; David Glazer, Clarinet; Bernard Carfield, Bassoon; John Barrows, Horn,At least he can turn a melody in more interesting directions than Mozart; this is the most Mozart-like.,,,33,1273

3,Rossini,Quartet No. 6 in F For Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon And Horn,,,,Samuel Baron, Flute; David Glazer, Clarinet; Bernard Carfield, Bassoon; John Barrows, Horn,Classical; nice little melodies orchestrated pleasingly but uninterestingly, except this one clearly conceived for voices and given to instruments, a little operetta.,,,33,1273

0,Rossini,Semiramide (Highlights),,London Symphony Orchestra,Bonynge,Ambrosian Opera Chorus,,,,33,2477

3,Rossini,Semiramide Overture,Toscanini And The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York,Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York,Toscanini,,Mildly entertaining; pretty in sections, reminiscent of William Tell in others (loud, percussive); appealing orchestration.,,,33,68

3,Rossini,Sonata A Quattro No. 3 In C,,I Musici,,,Pleasantly listenable background music; very Mozartean, but with prettier more dramatic less arbitrary sounding melodies and a more varied orchestration that I like better; still not something I'd be likely to listen to again.,,,33,2052

2,Rossini,Sonata For Violins, Cellos & Double Bass,,I Musici,,,very nice; Mozart-like, only more interesting. Interpretation of all tracks on record may be over-emotive.,,35086,33,128

0,Rossini,The Barber Of Seville,,,,Anselmi, Ruffo, Bonci, Corradetti, Hidalgo, Didur, Etc.,,,,33,1138

0,Rossini,William Tell Overture,,Boston Pops,Fiedler,,,,Victor 42-0001,78,4115

0,Rossini,William Tell Overture,,Concertgebouw Orchestra,Van Beinum,,,,,33,590

2,Rossini,William Tell Overture,Toscanini Plays Light Classics,The NBC Symphony Orchestra,Arturo Toscanini,,Has a 2nd famous short theme (that reminds me of Grieg's Morning Theme) that I wouldn't have thought was from this piece; this interp is more lively than that of the record's other tracks.,,,33,659

3,Rossler (Rosetti),Notturno In D For Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello & Two Horns,Rarities From The Classical Era,The Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Musici Pragenses, and The Prague Chamber Harmony,,,Probably the most Mozartean of the set, but still more varied & imaginative than Mozart; pleasant, a bit dull; exc. perf. This composer known by 2 diff names.,The whole album is on HD for now because it makes for pleasant background music.,,33,1623

0,Roussel,,French Piano Music,,,Andre Previn, Piano,,,,33,601

0,Roussel,Symphony 3 In G Minor,,Lamoureux Orchestra,Munch,,,,,33,796

0,Roussel,Symphony 4 In A,,Lamoureux Orchestra,Munch,,,,,33,796

2,Rozsa,Tema Con Variazioni (For Violin, Cello And Orchestra),Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts With Jacob Lateiner And Guests,Chamber Orchestra,,Jascha Heifetz, Violinist; Gregor Piatiagorsky, Cellist; Jacob Lateiner, Pianist,Modern, chromatic, dissonant, coherent, expressive. For sheer quality, it is R1, but didn't grab me. Reminds me of Ernest Bloch, but not sure if for good reason.,Exc. perf., and the first Heifetz ensemble of equals I've found; not 'Heifetz with some accompanists'.,,33,1036