Mark's Music Collection - Classical

This recording of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 38 In D Major, K, 504, "Prague" by Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was released by Columbia Records on its Odyssey Records subsidiary. Track list: 1. Adagio, Allegro Spirito 0.00 2. Andante 10:24 3. Finale, Presto 20:43 The recording is in mono and the audio was taken from a US pressing of the Odyssey Records vinyl LP, part of a 3 record set of Mozart's last six symphonies. I have uploaded separate videos of each of the six Mozart symphonies in this Odyssey Records collection. [Note: as far as I am aware, this recording is not currently available commercially]

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series - London Phase 4 Stereo Series This recording of Edvard Grieg's Lyric Suite by Stanley Black conducting the London Symphony Orchestra was released in 1969 on London Records Phase 4 Stereo label, catalog number SPC-21046. The audio on this was taken from a British pressing of the original vinyl LP. Phase 4 Stereo used 20 channel mixers at a time when 4,8 and 16 track mixers were the norm. The label released some excellent classical recordings with conductors ranging from the very famous, like Leopold Stokowski, to less well known conductors like Stanley Black, who appears on this recording. Phase 4 Stereo recordings have been deleted and, as far as I am aware, are not currently available commercially. I have never seen this recording of Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite released on CD. I will put more London Phase 4 Stereo on the channel as time permits.

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 - London Phase 4 Stereo Salvador Camarata (1913-2005) and the Kingsway Symphony Orchestra released this album in 1972 on the London Phase 4 Stereo label, catalogue number SP 44079. It consists of various excerpts from compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). London's 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. Track List 1. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor 0:00 2. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring 9:23 3. Ave Maria 12:57 4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, Allegro Assai 17:54 5. The Passion According To St. Matthew, No. 78 20:50 6. Air From Suite No. 3 In D Major 27:46 7. "Sleepers Awake", from Cantata No. 140 31:32 8. Magnificat, BVW 243, "Gloria Patri" No. 12 34:49 Here are some links to more information on Salvador Camarata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvado... https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/ar... https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1...

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series - London Phase 4 Stereo Series This recording of Edvard Grieg's Lyric Suite by Stanley Black conducting the London Symphony Orchestra was released in 1969 on London Records Phase 4 Stereo label, catalog number SPC-21046. The audio on this was taken from a British pressing of the original vinyl LP. Phase 4 Stereo used 20 channel mixers at a time when 4,8 and 16 track mixers were the norm. The label released some excellent classical recordings with conductors ranging from the very famous, like Leopold Stokowski, to less well known conductors like Stanley Black, who appears on this recording. Phase 4 Stereo recordings have been deleted and, as far as I am aware, are not currently available commercially. I have never seen this recording of Grieg's Lyric Suite released on CD. I will put more London Phase 4 Stereo on the channel as time permits.

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671-1751) Track List: 1. Concerto No.1 in B Flat for violin, strings 0:00 2. Concerto No.2 in D Minor for oboe, strings 8:16 3. Concerto No.3 in F for 2 oboes, strings 20:48 4. Concerto No.4 in A for violin, strings 32:51 5. Concerto No.5 in C for oboe, strings 43:21 6. Concerto No.6 in G for 2 oboes, strings 53:53 7. Concerto No.7 in D for violin, strings 1:03:59 8. Concerto No.8 in G Minor for oboe, strings 1:15:32 9. Concerto No.9 in C for violin, 2 oboes, strings 1:26:48 10. Concerto No.10 in F for violin, strings 1:38:01 11. Concerto No.11 in B Flat for oboe, strings 1:49:28 12. Concerto No.12 in D for violin, 2 oboes, strings 2:01:17 13. Adagio In G Minor For Strings, Organ 2:09:00 Here are some links to more information: https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Alb... http://www.baroquemusic.org/bioalbino... https://www.britannica.com/biography/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomaso_...

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_...

Volume 1 of the Purcell Companion, released on Harmonia Mundi in 1995 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Purcell's death

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series This recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's violin concertos by Zino Francescatti performing with the Lucerne Festival Strings, conducted by Rudolf Baumgartner, was originally released on Deutsche Grammophon in 1972. It was re-released on CD through Deutsche Grammophon's Privilege series in 1989 but this CD is currently deleted and unavailable. Track List: Concerto For 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 1. Vivace 0:00 2. Largo ma non tanto 4:16 3. Allegro 11:29 Concerto For Violin, Strings and Continuo in E major, BWV 1042 4. Allegro 17:11 5. Adagio 25:49 6. Allegro Assai 33:17 Concerto For Violin, Strings and Continuo in A minor, BWV 1041 7. Allegro moderato 36:22 8. Adagio 40:50 9. Adagio assai 49:01 {Note: This re-mastering on CD could have been better. When I looked at its waveforms on my sound recording software, the highest peaks were pretty low, at about -6db. I have the original vinyl LP of this recording so I will make a digital recording of the vinyl in future and post it for comparison purposes.]

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Track List: 1. Concerto For Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in C Minor, RV 199 0:00 2. Concerto For Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in A Minor, RV 356 10:05 3. Concerto For 2 Violins, Strings And Basso Continuo in A Minor, RV 522 18:31 4. Concerto For 3 Violins, Strings And Basso Continuo in F Major, RV 551 31:10 Credits: Concerto For Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in C Minor, RV 199 and Concerto For Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in A Minor, RV 356 recorded at the American Legion Hall, Los Angeles, 5 October 1976, with members of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pinchas Zukerman Concerto For 2 Violins, Strings And Basso Continuo in A Minor, RV 522 recorded at O'Shaunessy Hall, St. Paul. Minnesota, 15 January 1981. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Pinchas Zukerman and Isaac Stern, violin Concerto For 3 Violins, Strings And Basso Continuo in F Major, RV 551 recorded Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, 24 September 1980. Pinchas Zukerman and Isaac Stern, violin New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta

One Of Our Deleted Albums Series - London Phase 4 Stereo Series This recording of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade by Leopold Stokowski conducting the London Symphony Orchestra was recorded in September 1964 and released on the London Records Phase 4 Stereo label, catalog number SPC-21005, in the fall of 1964. It was produced by Tony D'Amato. The audio on this was taken from a British pressing of the original vinyl LP. Phase 4 Stereo used 20 channel mixers at a time when 4,8 and 16 track mixers were the norm. The label released some excellent classical recordings with conductors ranging from the very famous, like Leopold Stokowski, to less well known conductors like Robert Sharples, who appears on other Phase 4 Stereo recordings on this channel. Phase 4 Stereo recordings have been deleted and, as far as I am aware, are not currently available commercially. I have never seen this recording of Scheherazade released on CD. I will put more London Phase 4 Stereo recordings on the channel as time permits.

Mozart's Complete Masonic Music, Choir and Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, conducted by Peter Maag.

Recorded by Iona Brown and the Academy of St. Martin's In The Fields, 1983 Track List: 1. Concerto Gross No. 6 in B Flat Major 0:00 2. Concerto Gross No. 5 in C Minor 17:58 3. Concerto Grosso No. 2 in D Minor 25:29 4. Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C Major 34:11 5. Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D Major 42:49 6. Concerto Grosso No. 4 in D Minor 51:52