CMAS-003 (STEREO) – Schütz: The Christmas Oratorio (1664) – Edith Mathis, Angel; Georg Jelden, Evangelist; Claus Ocker, Herod; Windsbach Boys’ Choir/Hans Thamm – Renaissance Choral Christmas Music: Selections by Desprez, Gallus (Handl), Andrea & Giovanni Gabrieli, Schütz, Walter, Gesius, Praetorius, Vulpius, and Scheidt – The Christmas Oratorio of Heinrich Schütz was composed in 1664, when […]
KHCD-2011-055 (STEREO) – Musiques Royales a Notre Dame – Brass and Organ works by Mouret, De Lalande, and Lully – Maurice André, trumpet; Pierre Cochereau, organ; Brand and Wind Ensemble conducted by Armand Birbaum – 17th and 18th Century French Organ Masterworks: Music of Piroye, Marchand, F. Couperin, De Grigny & Clérambault – Pierre […]
KHCD-ST004 (STEREO) – Gould: World War I – Soundtrack to the 1964 CBS Documentary – Orchestra and Band conducted by Morton Gould – One feature that placed “World War One” far and above other TV documentaries of the time (1964) was the soundtrack composed by Morton Gould. Each episode opens with the introduction which was […]
Two new Cincinnati Symphony reissues can be found on Klassic Haus Restorations; Bruckner’s 7th symphony and Tchaikovsky’s 6th symphony, both conducted by Max Rudolf. Rudolf’s Decca (US) recordings were often overshadowed by the big-name orchestras during the 60s, but the recordings and the interpretations transcribed were always at least quite good, and in some instances, […]
I have doing a rebuild on the Klassic Haus Restorations website, trying to make it more user-friendly, so I have been out od the loop for May. I promise to do more updates, and perhaps add more interesting info to the blog other than blatant advertising! I do want others to add comments to […]
This CD is the 100th release on Klassic Haus Restorations! KHCD-2011-041 (STEREO) – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in e minor, Op. 64 – Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam/Wolfgang Sawallisch; Rachmaninoff: Three Russian Folk Songs, Op. 41; Spring – Cantata, Op. 20 – John Shaw, bass-baritone; Cathedral Choir of St. Ambrose; New Philharmonia Orchestra/Igor Buketoff – 100th CD […]
There are few recordings available on CD of the work of conductor/composer Walter Goehr (1903-1960). Although he worked primarly with 2nd or even 3rd-tier orchestras, he managed to raise their performance levels up several notches with his sympathetic approach to conducting. Most of his recordings were to found on budget subscription labels such as Concert […]
I have been a bit remiss recently with posting; I have been doing some transcription “catch-up” after all the travelling I did in March. I have 5 new releases, though, to show for my lack of communication. This disc is a reissue of the classic Edward Tarr LP, recorded by EMI in 1968, and released […]
I have just posted this transcription on Klassic Haus Restorations. The Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. At the time of its composition in 1779, Mozart was on a tour of Europe that included Mannheim and Paris. The composition’s complex orchestral dynamics reflects […]
Handel Organ Concerti Vol. 2 with Rudolf Ewerhart and Collegium Aureum Even today listeners are captivated by the vitality, inspiration and dignity of the Organ Concerti of George Frideric Handel. Although Handel’s compositional style is rooted in the Central German cantoral practice of his homeland, his music is strongly influenced by the impressions gathered […]