30 April 2020

Cantelli Centenary 5 - Ghedini, Casella, Dallapiccola






Some troubles, with this CD!

Casella unfortunately is not perfect (a faulty CD is forever, like a diamond)
but I've not alternative sources for this 1954 performance.

The last track - Dallapiccola's Marsia - is a complete disaster,
so I replaced it with the radio broadcast (announcement included).


The most interesting "novelty", here, is Ghedini's Partita,
a rather extensive work
of almost Hindemithian craftsmanship solidity:
the recording presented here is available only on this album.



FLAC (separated tracks, with scans and details)







29 April 2020

Cantelli Centenary 4 - Ravel









RAVEL
Daphnis et Chloé, suite n. 2
Bolero
La Valse
Pavane

New York Philharmonic & NBC Symphony Orchestra
GUIDO CANTELLI


Here we are at the fourth post of the series,
an all-Ravel-CD.
In the first years of activity he conducted also 
the Spanish Rhapsody (Wiener Symphoniker, Rai Torino, La Scala, S. Cecilia)
but - hélas - no surviving recordings as far I know.


FLAC (with scans & details)










27 April 2020

Cantelli Centenary 3 - Strauss, Busoni






STRAUSS & BUSONI

New York Philharmonic
GUIDO CANTELLI


FLAC (with scans & details)


On the exact day of the centenary, here is the third CD.
Recording quality quite good for live recordings of the mid '50s.



26 April 2020

Cantelli Centenary 2 - Stravinsky





STRAVINSKY
Le Chant du Rossignol
Jeu de Cartes
Feu d'Artifice

NBC Symphony Orchestra
GUIDO CANTELLI



Three of the four Stravinsky scores that Cantelli had in his repertoire.
No surviving recordings of the fourth, the Symphony of Psalms.
Very interesting that he had not started his exploration - unfortunately abruptly interrupted - from more "usual" works,
like the first three famous ballet masterpieces...


FLAC (scans with details included)



25 April 2020

Cantelli Centenary 1 - Tchaikovsky



Guido Cantelli was born in Novara - not so far from Milan and a little more from Turin - on April 27, 1920: 
therefore exactly 100 years ago.

So, to remark this anniversary, 
a series of little known and out of print CDs (mostly "freshly ripped", like this one)
will follow in the next couple of weeks...
and almost everyday!
With something special at the end.


TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony no. 4
rehearsals (all movements) tt. 72 min

NBC Symphony Orchestra
GUIDO CANTELLI
22 & 23 december, 1949


The performance too (december 24) is included in the folder.

FLAC (with scans)









20 April 2020

Prokofiev BSO Koussevitzky






A wonderful & rich All-Prokofiev CD,
with Koussevitzky and his characteristic mix of sweetness and electricity.



PROKOFIEV

Schytian Suite
Symphonies 1&5
Dance from "Le Chout" suite, op. 21bis

Boston Symphony Orchestra
SERGEI KOUSSEVITZKY

Live 1945-48 (details & scans included)


FLAC

11 April 2020

Brahms 3 Kindler & Beecham (reupload)




Reuploded on request.


FLAC (separated track) & info included



Here a very interesting couple of rare Brahms 3.

Now almost forgotten, The (Dutch-born) American cellist and conductor Hans Kindler (1892-1949) was the principal cellist in Stokowski’s Philadelphia Orchestra; he gave recitals with Rachmaninov and Ravel, concerts with Monteux and Furtwängler: later, became a conductor.
In 1931 he had formed the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington and in 1940 they began to record. The major fruits were the third symphonies of Brahms and Tchaikovsky; but they recorded also shorter works and lighter repertoire.

Then, you can listen for the only surviving Brahms Third conducted by Beecham (just 2 weeks after Toscanini's death): he was a "champion" of the Second, but he conducted only a few times 1 and 3, and never the Fourth!

Both versions are vivid and energetic (listen to Sir Thomas shoutings!):
fast tempos and very flexible, unpredictable phrasing.

I don't know if these versions are on CD.
The first is from a 78rpm set; the other from a radio broadcast.
Two "outsiders", ok, in a very big discography;
but I suggest you to try :-)








8 April 2020

Berg - Violin Concerto - Schneiderhan (live 1978 & 1983)




ALBAN BERG
Violin Concerto

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

NDR Sinfonieorchester
Klaus Tennstedt
(live - september 1978)

RSO Berlin
Manfred Manhart
(live - 14 march 1983)

FLAC




3 April 2020

Mahler 4 BSO Walter 1947 (& Lieder)





Since - rightly - there is curiosity for this little known Boston recording, here it is!

In addition, eight early songs played by Walter (details in the folder).
Enjoy and - if you want - let me know your thoughts about this comparison...


MAHLER
Symphony no. 4

Desi Halban, sp
Boston Symphony Orchestra
BRUNO WALTER

Live - 25 march 1947


Eight "Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit"
Desi Halban, sp
Bruno Walter, pf

Los Angeles, 16 december 1947

FLAC (complete scans included)