{"id":175,"date":"2010-12-09T19:56:50","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T01:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/?p=175"},"modified":"2010-12-09T19:56:50","modified_gmt":"2010-12-10T01:56:50","slug":"the-scholars-sing-glees-from-georgian-england-richtermravinskyleningrad-po-perform-tchaikovsky-1st-piano-concerto-levantmitropoulosnypo-in-rubinstein-4th-piano-concerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/?p=175","title":{"rendered":"The Scholars sing Glees from Georgian England; Richter\/Mravinsky\/Leningrad PO perform Tchaikovsky 1st Piano Concerto &#038; Levant\/Mitropoulos\/NYPO in Rubinstein 4th Piano Concerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/KHCD-2010-049-cover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-176\" title=\"KHCD-2010-049-cover\" src=\"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/KHCD-2010-049-cover-621x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"824\" srcset=\"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/KHCD-2010-049-cover-621x1024.jpg 621w, http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/KHCD-2010-049-cover-182x300.jpg 182w, http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/KHCD-2010-049-cover.jpg 1193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/KHCD-2010-050-cover1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-178\" title=\"KHCD-2010-050-cover\" src=\"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/KHCD-2010-050-cover1-620x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/KHCD-2010-050-cover1-620x1024.jpg 620w, http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/KHCD-2010-050-cover1-181x300.jpg 181w, http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/KHCD-2010-050-cover1.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had posted these two titles on <a href=\"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\">Klassic Haus Restorations<\/a> last week, but hadn&#8217;t mentioned them here yet, so I am\u00a0correcting that oversight. These two discs contain some rare delights.<\/p>\n<p>The Scholars are one of Europe&#8217;s premier chamber vocal ensembles. The vocal ensemble formed in 1970 orginally of students\u00a0at King&#8217;s College, Cambridge. The Scholars are\u00a0 lively and diverse personalities\u00a0with fresh voices honed in the incomparable, centuries-old English choral tradition. They are dedicated to taking first-class a cappella music to the widest possible audiences around the world. I have previous restored their first album, <strong><a title=\"The Scholars - English Choral Music\" href=\"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/Choral-Vocal.php\" target=\"_blank\">KHCD-2010-034 (STEREO)<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">English Choral Music in the Time of\u00a0Henry VIII,\u00a0 The Reformation,\u00a0 and The Elizabethan Age<\/span>, recorded in December, 1971. This <a title=\"The Scholars sing Georgian Glees\" href=\"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/Choral-Vocal.php\" target=\"_blank\">Georgian Glees<\/a> album (<strong>KHCD-2010-049<\/strong>) is derived from a Decca\/L&#8217;Oiseux-Lyre LP published in 1979, and is authorized for reissue by The Scholars. Performed with panache and a remarkable sense of style, it is a great one-of-a-kind recording of seldom heard, very English chamber vocal music.<\/p>\n<p>Two musical giants, Richter and Mravinsky, collaborate in what many think is the best recording ever of <a title=\"Richter\/Mravinsky\/Leningrad PO play Tchaikovsky 1st Piano Concerto\" href=\"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/Concerti.php\" target=\"_blank\">Tchaikovsky&#8217;s 1st concerto <\/a>for piano (<strong>KHCD-2010-050<\/strong>). Recorded in 1958 by Melodiya, it transcribes a formidable interpretation, with the Leningrad Philharmonic providing rock-solid support. The rarely-played-and-recorded <a title=\"Levant\/Mitropoulos\/NYPO play Rubinstein 4th Piano Concerto\" href=\"http:\/\/klassichaus.us\/Concerti.php\" target=\"_blank\">Rubinstein 4th Piano Concerto<\/a> features the forceful personality and legendary keyboard skills of Oscar Levant, with Dimitri Mitropoulos leading the New York Philharmonic in sympathetic accompaniment, from a Columbia recording made in 1952.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 I had posted these two titles on Klassic Haus Restorations last week, but hadn&#8217;t mentioned them here yet, so I am\u00a0correcting that oversight. These two discs contain some rare delights. The Scholars are one of Europe&#8217;s premier chamber vocal ensembles. The vocal ensemble formed in 1970 orginally of students\u00a0at King&#8217;s College, Cambridge. 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