Mark's Music Collection - Classical

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series - London Phase 4 Stereo The Jacques Loussier Trio was a French group which specialized in doing jazz interpretations of classical music. This album was released in 1970 on London Records' Phase 4 Stereo series. Unfortunately, the London Phase 4 Stereo series seems to have been deleted from the catalogues. The audio here is taken from a Canadian pressing of the original London Records Phase 4 Stereo LP. Track List: 1. J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, 1st movement 0:00 2. J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, 2nd movement 10:13 3. J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, 3rd movement 17:19 4. J.S. Bach - Air On The G String 25:11 5. J.S. Bach - Prelude No. 2 In C Minor 29:14 Here are some links to more information about Jacques Loussier (1934-2019) and the Jacques Loussier Trio: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/ob... https://www.theguardian.com/music/201... https://melaniespanswick.com/2020/07/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques...

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series - London Phase 4 Stereo London' Records' Phase 4 Stereo series were excellent technical recordings. As one example of their technical quality, they used 20 channel mixers at a time when the industry standard was 4 to 8 channels. Unfortunately, the London Phase 4 Stereo recordings are deleted and out of print. But that makes them quite collectable so when I come across a second hand copy in good condition I buy it. I found this one recently in a local used record store. This album of Gilbert & Sullivan highlights, featuring the D'Orly Carte Opera Company with Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, was released by London Records in 1963 under catalogue number SPC-21010.

Although billed on the record cover as Jean Sibelius' Funlandia, this recording by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra also contains Edvard Greig's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Hugo Alfven's Swedish Rhapsody and Jean Sibelius' Valse Triste. This recording was originally released on Columbia Records, catalogue number MS 6196. As far as I can tell, it has been deleted from the Columbia catalogue and is currently unavailable except as second hand copies of the original vinyl LPs. The audio here was taken from a Canadian pressing of the original Columbia Records vinyl LP. Track List: 1. Edvard Greig - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Morning Mood 0:00 2. Edvard Greig - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Ase's Death 3:58 3. Edvard Greig - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Anitra's Dance 8:47 4. Edvard Greig - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - In The Hall Of The Mountain King 12:46 5. Jean Sibelius - Valse Triste 15:46 6. Hugo Alfven - Swedish Rhapsody 20:39 7. Jean Sibelius - Finlandia 33:13 Here are some links to more information about Eugene Ormandy, Jean Sibelius, Edvard Grieg and Hugo Alfven: Hugo Alfven: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hugo-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Al... https://musicalics.com/en/node/78715 Edvard Greig: https://www.britannica.com/biography/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_... Jean Sibelius: https://www.britannica.com/biography/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Si... Eugene Ormandy: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eugen... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_...

Track List: 1. Les Preludes 0:00 2. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 17:07 3. Mazeppa 28:30 4. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4 43:44 Tracks 1 and 2 were recorded in 1961. Tracks 3 and 4 were recorded in 1968. Here are some links to more information on Franz Liszt: https://www.biography.com/musician/fr... https://www.britannica.com/biography/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_L...

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series These recordings of Edward Elgar (1857-1934) by Sir John Barbirolli (1899-1970) conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra and the New Philharmonia Orchestra were released in 1966 on Angel Records, the classical music imprint of Capitol Records, catalogue number S 36403. They seem to be available on mp3 download but have been deleted from the Angel Records catalogue and are unavailable on CD or vinyl except as second hand copies of the original vinyl LPs. The audio here was taken from a late 1960's Canadian pressing of the original Angel Records vinyl LP. Track List: 1. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major 0:00 2. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 2 in A Minor 6:35 3. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 3 in C Minor 11:41 4. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 4 in G Major 17:44 5. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 5 in C Major 23:08 6. Elegy, Opus 58 29:10 7. Sospiri, Opus 70 33:31 8. Overture Froissart, Opus 19 38:43 Here are some links to more information on Edward Elgar and Sir John Barbirolli: http://www.elgarfoundation.org/biogra... https://www.britannica.com/biography/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_... https://www.classicfm.com/composers/e... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ba... https://www.britannica.com/biography/...