Constant Lambert

Lambert is best remembered as the first Music Director of what became the Royal Ballet, back in 1930. He also conducted many symphony concerts, but died at the early age of 46, preventing him from perhaps obtaining a full-time post with a major orchestra. He left a selection of rdcordings, many of which are quite rare. Here is a selection from my parents' collection shellac discs.

1. Rimsky: Ivan the Terrible Overture (Liverpool Phil, Columbia DX 1140)

2: Grieg Homage March (Halle, Col. DX 1037)

3 - 6: Purcell, arranged Lambert: Comus Ballet Suite (Halle, Col. DX 1076-7)

7 - 10: Adam, arr. Lambert: Giselle excerpts (Royal Opera House Orchestra, Col. DX 1270-1)

11: Chabrier: Danse Slave (Le Roi Malgre Lui) London Philharmonic, HMV C 3218)

As far as I know, none of these has appeared on CD. Transfers by my friend Norman Field of Birmingham, with very light cleaning up.


https://rcpt.yousendit.com/605030218/c03bd0fea5a9f68d5aa56c08c6e5ce27



Paul

Conductors in action

I am very interested in DVDs of conductors at work. In the case of (for example) Celibidache, the interpretation seems to make more sense when I see the performance taking place. Here is a list of some items from my collection:-


Celibidache:
Bruckner
Symphony No.4: Munich Phil, Herkulessaal , 15th Sept 1983
Symphony No.5: Munich Phil, opening concert Gasteig Hall, 10th Nov 1985
Symphony No.6 Munich Phil, Gasteig, 26 - 30th Nov 1991
Symphony No.7 Munich Phil, Suntory Hall Tokyo, 18th Oct 1990
Symphony No.7: Berlin Phil 31st March 1992
Symphony No.8: Munich Phil, Suntory Hall Tokyo, 20th Oct 1990

Rimski-Korsakov: Scheherazade: complete camera rehearsal & takes of each movement, Stuttgart Radio SO, 18th Feb 1982

Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition, Munich Phil, Audi car factory Ingolstadt, 16th Sept 1989
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (Munich Phil, 1983)

Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso (Munich Phil, at Cologne Philharmonie 1994)
Rehearsals for Faure's Requiem (Marie McLaughlin, Gwynne Howell, London SO & Chorus, 1982)
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G (Michelangeli, LSO, Royal Festival Hall London, 8th April 1982)

Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures, Debussy Iberia, encores by Dvorak & Prokofiev (LSO, Tokyo, 1980: NHK, excellent quality)

Dvorak Cello Concerto (Fournier, ORTF Orchestra)

Boulez:

Bartok 4 Pieces for Ochestra, Webern 6 Pieces Op 6, Debussy Jeux
Stravinsky Symphony in 3 movements
(Vienna Phil, 22nd Feb 2001)

Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Pollini, London SO, Suntory Hall Tokyo, 22nd Oct 2002)
Concerto for Orchestra, Divertimento for Strings
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Pollini) Orchestre de Paris, Chatelet Theatre Paris, 20th June 2001

Berg: Three Pieces Op 6, Webern 6 Pieces Op 6, Mahler Symphony No. 6
(Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Suntory Hall Tokyo, 21st April 2003)

If you are interested in swapping / purchasing, please contact me.

George Weldon

A year or two ago I was introduced to some recordings by this conductor, and I am now quite a fan. He had the misfortune to be overshadowed by other more flamboyant artists here in the UK, but his recording of Sleeping Beauty shows him to be a very accomplished conductor. He was popular with orchestras, as he was down-to-earth.

Here is the first of Moszkowski's Spanish Dances in Scharwenka's orchestration, played by the City of Birmingham Orchestra, matrix CAX 9320, Columbia DX 1225, 5th June 1945.

http://rapidshare.com/files/129088553/Moszkowski_Weldon.flac.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/129097045/Moszkowski_Weldon.mp3.html

For more Weldon, please e-mail me on: prterry@terrt.fsnet.co.uk

Enjoy!

Paul

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex (Cocteau, Pears, Modl)

OK, here is a sample (the Gloria Chorus that ends Act 1) from Stravinsky's first (Cologne) recording. You can download as either flac or mp3.

http://rapidshare.com/files/128925471/Gloria_flac.flac.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/128926238/Gloria_Chorus_mp3.mp3.html

The cast is as follows:-

Oedipus: Peter Pears
Jocasta: Martha Modl
Creon & the Messenger: Heinz Rehfuss
Tiresias: Otto von Rohr
Shepherd: Helmut Krebs
Narrator: Jean Cocteau
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Recorded October 1951 (music) & June 1952 (narration)

The transfer was made by my good friend & colleague Greg Thompson of Casselberry, Florida.

This recording is available in flac & mp3 formats for download, or as a conventional CD, priced at £5, plus postage (60p in the UK, £1 to the rest of the world).

Welcome to my page

I think the title says it all. I am a classical music lover from the Midlands (UK), with a big collection of historical material that I would like to share. However, I am also in urgent need of cash, so cannot afford to upload recordings free (I would if I could!). I hope that if I can sell enough downloads, CDs, DVDs etc, I can use those funds to have other rare shellacs transferred to the highest standard and then share these too. I hope to provide links to some samples, after which you can purchase the whole disc.

That's the idea, anyway: more information as soon as it becomes available!

Paul