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Member	Item		Review/Comment
gregs45s SUBS 2nd May 2023		Classical Item Nils-Erik Sparf, The Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble - Antonio Vivaldi (1985)	Very good Production/sound quality on this one, along with some great Violin from Nils-Erik Sparf (Violin = Cornelius Kleyman, Amsterdam c. 1680, Bow = W. Baumann, Amsterdam) .
gregs45s SUBS 30th Apr 2023		Classical Item Soviet Radio Symphony Orchestra - Liszt: Les Préludes (1963)	With a nod to whitewhale 1965, a set of scans added.
gregs45s SUBS 30th Apr 2023		Classical Item Andrés Segovia - Segovia Plays Bach (1965)	With a nod to whitewhale 1965, a set of scans added.
gregs45s SUBS 28th Apr 2023		Classical Item Andrew Manze, Rachel Podger, The Academy Of Ancient Music - J. S. Bach: Solo And Double Violin Concertos (1997)	When i added this one i enjoyed this release but the Disc had quite a few scratches, so i ordered another one online at a reasonable price, and when it arrived i noticed the changes to the outer card slipcover artwork. A quick search online revealed that the initial realease was in 1997, utilising the two Cat No's - HMX2907135 and HMU 2907155, and it appears that whilst the inner artwork/Disc, does not change, there are differences to the outer card slipcover, and, the current Harmonia Mundi catalogue is put inside, so, i have seen catalogues online for 1999, 2005, and here we have now 2000 and 2007. It will be interesting to see how many more variants/catalogues we can add here. (The image of the back of the 2000 release i just added (3277148) has the secondary Cat No. HMX 2907155 on the top spine)
gregs45s SUBS 27th Apr 2023		Classical Item Wells Cathedral Choir, String Ensemble From Wells Cathedral School, Anthony Crossland - Music From Wells Cathedral (1980)	One of the advantages of being totally new to Classical music and therefore having no preconceptions, is discoveries like this, glorius choral pieces, and great musicianship. I'm not a religious man, but i can appreciate the great music on offer here, a keeper!.
gregs45s SUBS 27th Apr 2023		Classical Item Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm - Kaiserwalzer (1973)	With a nod to dr.pepper1952, Gil Sans, added a couple of scans of VERY minor sleeve detail variations, all else, including labels, matches scans shown exactly.
gregs45s SUBS 27th Apr 2023		Classical Item Bruno Walter And Columbia Symphony Orchestra - Bruno Walter Dirigiert Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 1 D-dur (Der Titan)	With a nod to Trester, a couple of label scans added.
gregs45s SUBS 10th Apr 2023		Classical Item Yo-Yo Ma - Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 And No. 6 (1985)	:) Ha Ha, yes, very true, text seems to be getting smaller and smaller, it's not easy reading some CD artwork, especially new ones, i need a magnifying glass to hand at all times thesedays, but, in this case, i can't read the booklet text because the remaing 8 pages are in Japanese ;)
gregs45s SUBS 10th Apr 2023		Classical Item Yo-Yo Ma - Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 And No. 6 (1985)	With regards to the date here, although it has 1983 on both Disc and artwork, Discogs has the note : "Recorded on 23 February 1982 (suite 3); 12 May 1984 (suite 6); at Vanguard Studios, NY.", which might explain the '85 date. I can't read the booklet text so cannot confirm if that detail is in the notes.The first Japanese classical CD issue in the 38DC series by CBS/Sony was 38DC 1, which was 1982.(this one sounds great).
gregs45s SUBS 9th Apr 2023		Classical Item Murray Perahia, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta - Frédéric Chopin (2003)	Temporary scans only as this one's still sealed, feel free to replace any/all images.
gregs45s SUBS 8th Apr 2023		Classical Item Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent - Sargent Conducts Sibelius (1963)	With a nod to MR B PAGE, scans added.
gregs45s SUBS 4th Apr 2023		Classical Item Simon Petrov, International Festival Orchestra, Claudio Roma - Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (1989)	Although these Donau's appear to be a "budget" German/European label, this particular one sounds great/good production, with a fine performance by Simon throughout. (plain, silvered CD labelside with black text)
gregs45s SUBS 26th Mar 2023		Classical Item Ensemble Baroque De Paris - Sonates Et Divertissements	One of these "PCM" Audiophile pressings, i can confirm that the sound quality is excellent. I've also included scans of the accompanying insert showing the other recordings available in the series. (unfortunately, i don't have the OBI, hopefully someone else will oblige)
gregs45s SUBS 23rd Mar 2023		Classical Item London Symphony Orchestra - Scheherazade (1965)	With a nod to keebrev, Gill Sans, PhilMH, added a couple of scans of the alternate Phase 4 explanation inner. Discogs has the label on these Phase 4's as simply Decca, and has "Phase 4 Stereo Spectacular" or " Phase 4 Stereo Concert Series" as the series, rather than the label as we have, is that right? (i think these Phase 4's sound pretty good, judging by the one's i've heard so far)
gregs45s SUBS 19th Mar 2023		Classical Item Angel Romero, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn - Rodrigo (1977)	This one's a bit tatty (ex King Alfred's College Winchester), so feel free to replace any/all scans.
gregs45s SUBS 7th Mar 2023		Classical Item Coros De Radio Nacional De España, Orquesta De Cámara De Madrid - La Gatita Blanca / El Puñao De Rosas	The first Spanish release of this dates from 1963, so perhaps this is fairly close or soon thereafter?
gregs45s SUBS 3rd Mar 2023		Classical Item Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan - Brahms (1959)	@PhilMH Yes, makes sense, thanks for the info, i'll make it 1959 for the mo, until anyone discovers otherwise, cheers!.
gregs45s SUBS 27th Feb 2023		Classical Item Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan - Brahms (1959)	Datgogs has a similar entry for 1959, but it's Cat No. is "LDS 2351"(Stereo), so unsure about date on this one.
gregs45s SUBS 27th Feb 2023		Classical Item Zino Francescatti, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Concerto In D Major For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 61 (1951)	Misprint "Tino Francescatti" on front cover. This chap is a fine violinist isn't he, a keeper.
gregs45s SUBS 25th Feb 2023		Classical Item Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham - Gounod (1954)	@PhilMH Thanks for the info, have gone with '54 then.
gregs45s SUBS 23rd Feb 2023		Classical Item Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham - Gounod (1954)	Anyone have a date for this one?, early 50's possibly?.
gregs45s SUBS 22nd Feb 2023		Classical Item Tonus Peregrinus - Léonin (2005)	[YouTube Video]
gregs45s SUBS 22nd Feb 2023		Classical Item Tonus Peregrinus - Léonin (2005)	Sublime, if you need some relaxing music tonight, try this..[YouTube Video]
gregs45s SUBS 22nd Feb 2023		Classical Item Leopold Stokowski And His Symphony Orchestra - Dvořák: Symphony No. 5, In E Minor, Op. 95 ("From The New World") (1950)	[YouTube Video] 4:02/track 2 - Used on the Hovis ad:)
gregs45s SUBS 22nd Feb 2023		Classical Item Leopold Stokowski And His Symphony Orchestra - Dvořák: Symphony No. 5, In E Minor, Op. 95 ("From The New World") (1950)	I had to lighten the label images, they are a dark maroon.(Indianapolis pressing?) Mitchell Miller - English Horn.
gregs45s SUBS 22nd Feb 2023		Classical Item Renata Tebaldi, Giacinto Prandelli, Hilde Gueden, Fernando Corena, Raphael Arie, Giovanni Inghilleri, Melchiorre Luise, The Orchestra And Chorus Of The Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Rome - La Bohème Highlights (1953)	@xiphophilos Thanks for the corrections/information, now that i look at the other 5 albums i got, they all seem to be from the US, cheers!
gregs45s SUBS 21st Feb 2023		Classical Item Renata Tebaldi, Giacinto Prandelli, Hilde Gueden, Fernando Corena, Raphael Arie, Giovanni Inghilleri, Melchiorre Luise, The Orchestra And Chorus Of The Accademia Di Santa Cecilia, Rome - La Bohème Highlights (1953)	Just found this in a chazza, very good condition, disc like new, obviously well cared for. I assume this is English even if the cover is printed in the U.S.A.?, There is a rubber stamped address on the back "W.H.Smith & Son (Canada) Ltd., 224 Yonge Street, EM. 6-2204, Books, Stationery, Records." The matrix is ... Side 1 - 3, N, BH, CA ARL 1329 1B (machine stamped). Side 2 - 2, CT, M, CA ARL 1330 1B (machine stamped). Datgogs hasn't got this one yet, they have the 1953 version (same Cat.No.) The only one i could find was this one on ebay, and that had a date of 1959 so have gone with that for the moment unless anyone knows any different of course, so, a later re-issue by the looks of it ?.
gregs45s SUBS 24th Jan 2023		Classical Item David Hill - Widor (2004)	Great for dusting off your woofer's, powerful stuff!
gregs45s SUBS 4th Dec 2022		Classical Item The Hilliard Ensemble - Transeamus (2014)	Old Skool, ... real old skool, these beautiful English Carols and Motets were sung at the court of Henry VIII ! :)
gregs45s SUBS 29th Oct 2022		Classical Item Beniamino Gigli - Chansons Napolitaines (1954)	[YouTube Video]

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