Classic Record Collector

		In our Spring 2010 issue… Paderewski’s European recording sessions Bryan Crimp reveals the circumstances of two groups of sessions Discography \|here\| Michel Schwalbé - Karajan’s concertmaster A profile by Tully Potter, with interview material from Daniel Bell George Georgescu - a Romanian icon The conductor’s life and recordings are discussed by Jon Tolansky Darius Milhaud - the performer on record, part three Robert Matthew-Walker considers Milhaud’s choral and song recordings Virginia Zeani, a connoisseur’s legend, part two The famous soprano has been interviewed by Jon Tolansky America’s BJR label Bruce Latham investigates an LP series devoted to live opera Discography \|here\| Some unjustly despised recordings Richard Gate questions a few critical judgements of the past Carlos Paita - a neglected master conductor? Richard Freed puts the case for the Argentinian-born maestro Carlos Paita in the recording studio Antony Hodgson gives a producer’s viewpoint Audio and the Record Collector Stokowski and Stereo: the early years David Patmore discusses the great conductor’s interest in binaural recording Plus 38 pages of reviews, including: Havergal Brian’s Gothic Symphony; Grainger plays Grieg; a Tauber collection; Kempe’s Parsifal In our Winter 2009 issue… Jenõ Hubay: Prince of the Violin The life and recordings of a great Hungarian artist are discussed by Joseph A. Moore From Bucharest to Bournemouth Kenneth Morgan investigates the career and recordings of Constantin Silvestri Darius Milhaud – the performer on record, part two Robert Matthew-Walker considers Milhaud’s recordings of his larger orchestral works and theatre music Maria Yudina - the rebel pianist Gregor Tassie discusses the life and recordings of a remarkable Russian musician Virginia Zeani, a connoisseur’s legend, part one The famous soprano has been interviewed by Jon Tolansky Bliss, Blitzkrieg and Beethoven Tully Potter remembers Watson Forbes, whose recordings helped to raise the viola’s profile David Patmore talks to CHARM’s Daniel Leech-Wilkinson and Nick Morgan Colin Anderson interviews the recording engineer and audio restorer Tony Faulkner 38 pages of reviews, including: Mahler from Barbirolli and Mitropoulos; a Milstein collection; Risler’s complete recordings and an alternative Walküre In our Autumn 2009 issue… Sir Edward Downes An appreciation by Jon Tolansky La Dame Blanche Joseph A. Moore has visited the Paris record shop Brief sunrise in the East Tully Potter charts the career of the tragic Japanese violinist Mari Iwamoto Darius Milhaud – the teacher and the performer on record Robert Matthew-Walker recalls his visits to the composer and considers his recordings Montserrat Caballé The great soprano discusses her most famous roles on record with Jon Tolansky The French Clarinet Tradition - and Louis Cahuzac Malcolm McMillan traces the history of a now extinct school of playing (discography and audio MP3 excerpts \|here\|) Concert Artist, Revolution and Egmont David Patmore explores three more labels founded by William Barrington-Coupe Tancredi Pasero The career and recordings of the great Italian bass are investigated by Joe Winstanley Nicolai Malko Lyndon Jenkins revisits the life and the recordings of the Russian-born conductor 43 pages of reviews, including: Markevitch and the Berlin RIAS Orchestra; Cherkassky heard live and in the studio; The Record of Singing; Les troyens from Covent Garden In our Summer 2009 issue… Style and Substance Tully Potter remembers the distinguished Polish violinist Szymon Goldberg and discusses his recordings Nellie Melba – her career and recordings Stanley Henig reappraises the great Australian soprano’s legacy A loyal company man Martin Elste presents a previously unpublished interview with the late Christopher Raeburn Legendary clients and friends The great impresario Victor Hochauser discusses three great Russian musicians with Jon Tolansky – Mravinsky, Richter and Oistrakh Fidelio, Summit and Concert Artist David Patmore explores three more labels founded by William Barrington-Coupe Australia’s instrumental and vocal recordings Kenneth Morgan presents his second survey of the country’s recording history The indefatigable discographer Philip Stuart has been interviewed by David Patmore Audio and the Record Collector Ted Kendall traces the history of EMI’s Stereosonic tapes 36 pages of reviews – Ansermet conducts Bach and Ravel; Harold Bauer’s complete solo recordings; The Record of Singing; The Block cylinders In our Spring 2009 issue… Australia’s Orchestras on Record Kenneth Morgan presents the first of two articles on the history of the Australian record industry The Calvet Quartet Tully Potter investigates the career and recordings of the eminent French string quartet Cesare Formichi Alan Bilgora traces the life and career of the Italian baritone and discusses his recordings Stokowski and Westminster Edward Johnson reveals some unfulfilled recording plans Delta Records David Patmore unravels the complicated story behind an enterprising 1960s label The Ballets Russes, part 2 Jon Tolansky surveys the later activities of Diaghilev’s great ballet company Fabien Sevitzky and the Indianapolis SO Richard Gate explores the career and recordings of a now half-forgotten conductor Complete Discography Click \|here\| Audio and the Record Collector David Patmore has interviewed Eliot Levin, the founder and proprietor of Symposium Records Reviews – including Busch’s Dresden recordings; Strauss’s last concerts; a Sofronitzky collection; an alternative Götterdämmerung In our Winter 2008 issue… From Bliss to Bloch The rise and fall of the Griller Quartet is documented by Tully Potter The Ballet Russes In the first of two articles Jon Tolansky discusses the origins of Diaghilev’s legendary ballet company Joseph Joachim and his recordings Gusztáv Fenyõ examines the life, career and recordings of a violinist who worked with Mendelssohn and Brahms Mindru Katz – The Science and Art of Playing the Piano Mordecai Shehori recalls his intensive study with the Rumanian-born pianist; Colin Clarke considers Katz’s recordings; and problems with a flexatone Thirty years of Chandos Ralph and Brian Couzens talk to Colin Anderson about the history of their company Papa Gauk – the father of Russian conductors Gregor Tassie investigates the life, career and recordings of an influential Soviet artist Noble Bass of the Bolshoi The astonishingly long career of Mark Reizen and his extensive discography are explored by Joshua Cohen Audio and the Record Collect Andrew Hallifax, CHARM’s head of transfer engineering, is interviewed by David Patmore Reviews Walter conducts live Bruckner; Du Pré and Fournier play Elgar in performance; the complete York Bowen; Goodall’s Parsifal – and many others In our Autumn 2008 issue… Hina Spani Tully Potter considers the career and the recordings of the Argentinian soprano A Question of Authenticity Contemporary assumptions about ‘authentic’ performances are challenged by Graham Silcock Gentleman of the Violin Joseph A. Moore investigates the life and recordings of Albert Spalding, America’s first truly international violinist A perfectionist’s legacy The art of the conductor Artur Rodzinski is celebrated by Jon Tolansky The Dawn of Recording The story of Julius Block’s celebrity cylinder recordings of Tchaikovsky, Arensky, Taneyev and others is told by Gregor Benko Audio and the Record Collector Transfer engineer Ted Kendall compares the use of tape and LP as source material Reviews A 1943 Prom with Sir Henry Wood; the Beethoven Quartet’s Shostakovich; live Wagner operas from Klemperer and Goodall Nippon Columbia’s Vintage Collection — ten CDs from Nippon Columbia’s own recordings made in the 1960s and 1970s and released in July 2008 by Columbia Music Entertainment. Click \|here\| (right-click to download. PDF 64Kb) In our Summer 2008 issue… Guilhermina Suggia Anita Mercier and Tully Potter explore the life and the recordings of Portugal’s princess of the cello In the studio with Stokowski Antony Hodgson writes of his experience as the great conductor’s record producer Marcel Mule Malcolm McMillan examines the art of the first classical saxophonist Discography and audio MP3 excerpts \|here\| Six Scandinavian singers John T. Hughes investigates an important CD reissue series History of the NGS Nick Morgan charts the rise and fall of the National Gramophonic Society Michelangeli’s Italian radio performances on record discussed by Angelo Scottini Interview with Michael Dutton, founder and owner of Dutton Laboratories John Steane reviews the Kempe Ring cycle on Testament In our Spring 2008 issue… Lewis Foreman investigates the strange career and the recordings of the conductor Oskar Fried, who until recently has been a half-forgotten figure, but whose art is now seen at its true value. Tully Potter concludes his survey of The Art of Buffo on record, and debates the merits or otherwise of Jascha Heifetz’s recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto with Richard Evans. Jon Tolansky conducted an interview with the American baritone Frank Guerrara not long before his death, and finds that his art is preserved on record more extensively than you might think. Recordings by Wilhelm Furtwängler are examined in two aspects – Bryan Crimp solves the curious case of the duplicated post-war Viennese matrices and John Hunt re-investigates the origins of HMV’s famous Beethoven Ninth Symphony made at the 1951 Bayreuth Festival. Nick Morgan points the way to bargains on Japanese and other overseas websites, while collector news is gathered in from Europe, the Far-East and the USA. Transfer engineer Ted Kendall discusses his approach to restoring old recordings in conversation with David Patmore. Reviews include an encyclopaedia of conductors on record; DVDs of Britten’s War Requiem, La favorita, Otello and Andrea Chénier; CDs of Beecham conducting Alwyn, the complete LP Decca recordings of Jean Martinon, Vaughan Williams conducting his Fifth Symphony and Dona nobis pacem, Myra Hess and the Griller Quartet at a wartime National Gallery concert, the idiosyncratic pianism of Ervin Nyiregházi – and much else. Highlights of the current issue \|here\| \|top\|