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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A weekend of treats by Bruno Walter. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A weekend of treats by Bruno Walter. in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
The Boston FM radio and my Sansui TU-X1 tuner gave another magnificent treat - a whole weekend of Bruno Walter music. I always liked Bruno Walter, although he never was my “buy on spot” conductor.  Performances of some conductor (for instance Sc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Bruno Walter comments... by Axel on 2009-08-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best Third Movement from “Der Titan” in Musical Discussions  9 Replies 
that: "... this work, like the other symphonies of Mahler, has to be understood in no other sense than that of symphonic music and certainly not as a musical illustration of such emotions and imaginations as I have outlined. [as in the part of his ea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A weekend of treats by Bruno Walter. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A weekend of treats by Bruno Walter. in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
The Boston FM radio and my Sansui TU-X1 tuner gave another magnificent treat - a whole weekend of Bruno Walter music. I always liked Bruno Walter, although he never was my “buy on spot” conductor.  Performances of some conductor (for instance Sc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: THE 3rd movement exists... by Axel on 2009-08-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best Third Movement from “Der Titan” in Musical Discussions  9 Replies 
the way you want to hear it!Bruno Walter, was a close friend to Mahler and very much a Classic only preference conductor. He does "The Titan" without over-emphasising it's late romantic origin.It is available on Columbia "<-360 SOUND->" STE...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Walter conducting Vienna SO / Strauss by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-06 
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Scott, Unfortunately Bruno Walter is not my guy, and particularly on Richard Strauss and therefore I would not help you. However, I would suggest you to find a different, more productive venue to research performances after those “just heard” exper...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The new releases from "Music and Arts" by Romy the Cat on 2005-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new releases from "Music and Arts" in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. www.musicandarts.com info@musicandarts.com Tel 510-525-4583 or Fax 510-524-2111CD-1063(2) IN MEMORIAM HANS HOTTER (1909-2003). A selection of Lieder from the Raucheisen project of the German Radio Sy...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Firebird by zako on 2010-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new 'chic' foolishness about mono systems in Audio For Dummies ™  48 Replies 
paul s,,, yes an old mono Stravinsky FireBird,,,I never seen it remasterd,,,Colombia,, Now owned by Sony,,I wish they would re release it Like the did some Bruno Walter records.....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Walter conducting Vienna SO / Strauss by skushino on 2005-01-06 
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Early New Years morning (5:30 am!), I and my girlfriend were driving to Mt Baker for a day of skiing.  Near the US / Canadian border, I found one of the Vancouver classical radio stations and we listened to the festive New Years progra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Hiroyasu Kondo: “My thoughts on Hi-Fi”. by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-27 
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This material is courtesy to Mr. Shibazaki, the owner of Sibatech Shop in Tokyo, that sell internationally Japanise Hi-Fi equipment. http://www.sibatech.co.jp/ I hope that Sibatech people are more decent then our american distrib...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A Very Nice "Eroica"! by Paul S on 2009-09-07 
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Sudwestfunkorchester, Baden-Baden/Jascha Horenstein; Vox, STPL 510-700 (stereo; recorded in Germany)I think that Beethoven's 3rd Symphony is another case of great music that is so universally appreciated that it becomes ubiquitous, and then we begin ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: ... and some Bruckner buzz by Romy the Cat on 2023-12-05 
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A friend sent me a link to an interesting video about Bruckner on analog. I do not know who the guy is; he is a Bruckner devotee, which is good. I'm afraid I must disagree with his choices, although I certainly enthusiastically support his appreci...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The mono cartridges paradox. by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mono cartridges paradox. in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
I recently assembled my analog setup and the last week played some record - I did not do it for 6 months or so due to all reconstructions…. Playing last well Bruno Walter M4 from 1948 I come across an observation – why our mono cartridges are so scre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Irritation and convalescence…. by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why I do not love Mahler? in Musical Discussions  15 Replies 
[quote user="zako"]I just finished a long article,,called orchestra power,,by Anthony Quin,,,Where Wagner met Bruchner,,Wagner considered Bruchner an idiot..[/quote] Zako, it is not exactly accurate, the event is well described elsewhere. Still, I le...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: "Greatness" and modern composers... by Axel on 2009-08-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aimez-vous Bartók? in Musical Discussions  6 Replies 
Firstly, no form of criticism was implied, why at all? Bartók just seems to give you some form of 'empty notion' perhaps, as does Brahms with me. I discussed this subject earlier today with my audio friend who would share your take on Bartók but does...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: A recent review of the second Scherchen by clarkjohnsen on 2006-03-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: One of the Best Mozart Requiems! in Musical Discussions  14 Replies 
Scherchen's Moving Mozart Requiem, June 11, 2005I have little objectivity when it comes to this magisterial Scherchen account of Mozart's Requiem. My first versions on LP in the 1970's were Bruno Walter's and Sir Thomas Beecham's (the former now on ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: The last nigh stupid DIY apathy… by Romy the Cat on 2007-04-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The one-stage Melquiades. in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Still, doing whatever crazy and Macondo-dedicated things I will be doing with one stage I will have my full-range Milq as a tested reference trying to get result no worse then the one that I got from a “default” Melquiades ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The &quot;mystery&quot; of Shostakovich by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The &quot;mystery&quot; of Shostakovich in Musical Discussions  4 Replies 
The lucky Bostonians have a privilege to enjoy the WHRB Orgies. Who do not know that WHRB Orgies are continues FM broadcast of musical programs devoted to a single composer, player, singer, genre, or even a subject. This moth we have  Robert Schu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The Columbia recordings, FM and something else.. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Brahms Double Concerto in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
Yes, I very frequently observe this effect. I hear sometimes on air something that make me to call to the station and ask with version it was played and then to my sadness I realized that they play the LP or CD that I have and that does not produce t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Chicago Lyric Opera on WFMT–FM by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chicago Lyric Opera on WFMT–FM in Off Air Audio  2 Replies 
The Chicago Lyric Opera http://www.lyricopera.org/  the first time since  their glorious 70s begun today to broadcast their summer program via the WFMT–FM on Sunday 8PM. http://www.wfmt.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFMT The broadcas...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: A Documentary History Of EMI Classics by Romy the Cat on 2005-06-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: EMI rollercoaster across 20 century. in Musical Discussions  4 Replies 
A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF EMI CLASSICS Narrated by THOMAS HAMPSON  1    MENDELSSOHN: Spring Song/Adolf Umbach (clarinet)  2'17"  2  TCHAIKOVSKY: Forgive me (The Queen of Spades)/Nikolai Figner (tenor)  2'54" &n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Love? by slowmotion on 2005-01-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why I do not love Mahler? in Musical Discussions  15 Replies 
I remember when hearing Mahlers 2nd. for the first time. It was Bernsteins recording with LSO from 1974 (?) Liner notes from Bruno Walter. Anyways I was floored. I got the record in a used record store, and it was very noisy, unfortunately. That...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: The Tonmeisters, 48 channels and the under-table DG by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A CD off tune? The Big CD Conspiracy theory? in Didital Things  9 Replies 
Scooter, I was thinking myself if it was a pirated CD and I very carefully inspected it, I did not found any signs of not authenticity but I am not expect in it. To me it looks like a legitimate DG album. Though I admit that with contemporary mea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: The Baffling Case of Anton Bruckner by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to play Bruckner Sound in Audio. in Playback Listening  16 Replies 
...by H. Robbins Landon  From "High Fidelity" (mid 1960s) A couple of years ago, Vienna's famous concert organization, the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, sent out to its subscribers a questionnaire asking them what kind of music they wanted to hear, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Music and Arts' Spring... by Romy the Cat on 2006-03-09 
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CD-1124(2) J.S. BACH: THE FRENCH SUITES. BWV 812-817, selected Preludes, BWV 923, 999, 815a, and three Preludes from the Well-Tempered Clavier, performed by David Cates, harpsichord. CD1 49:38; CD2 45:22. DDD UPC #0-17685-112...
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