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