45worlds: Classical Music

From the notes: "”Division-Musick“ is a term used by Christopher Simpson during the 17th century to describe a typically English improvisatory style of diminution. Musicians generally used short bass melodies called grounds as the basis for intricate and virtuoso...

Scintillation, from Danses sacrée et profane: [YouTube Video]

The Atlantic City Ballroom Organ was, and is, the largest organ in the world, and the loudest instrument ever made, as befits a ballroom large enough to have had a helicopter flown inside. The selection on this EP was taken from the album Boardwalk Pipes, issued on Mercury...

Tracks 2 to 4-Vivaldi:Violin Concerto in A Minor,Op.3 No.6 Tracks 10 to 12-Albinoni:Concerto No.11 in C Major for Two Oboes, Strings and Continuo.

R.I.P. James Loughran.

Rear of sleeve is plain red.

Probably just to promote sales amongst the non-Italian speaking UK population. Riccardo is probably one of the more forgotten Opera singers.

You have to wonder why they included English translations of the titles while showing that they are sung in Italian. [YouTube Video]

Wiegenlied: [YouTube Video]

Rubenstein plays Mozart, conducted by Otmar Nussio. [YouTube Video]

Unsure what the Russian on the front cover is saying, and so, due to the current situation, apologies if anyone finds it offensive. No bias either way intended here, just recording a part of musical history;)

Recorded in a night-time session as only then were 26 oboe players available. The recording was praised for Mackerras' pioneering of historical performance of Handel.

This must be very interesting to hear. "Rutland" seems to be a set of 'changes' being rung upon the theme "Surprise Major"

Added 3 spoke label scans.

Five Variants Of Dives And Lazarus: [YouTube Video]