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Re: [F_minor] Brahms D minor / Baltimore

Hello Neil and f-minor,

Why were the Music and Arts releases that came out sometime in the nineties suppressed ? There was a Strauss Burlesque and a Brahms D minor. Its seems grossly unfair for to whoever has these recordings under lock and key not to release them.

Does anyone have a copy ?

Yes. I have 6 Music & Arts CDs, obtained when I lived many years ago in Hong Kong. I think I got most of them locally but it's so long ago I cannot be sure. The Web wasn't up to much in those days but I may have used mail order.

Anyway, the CDs I have are (in no particular order, and all of the following is from the liner notes and not my own comments, except where it's obvious or enclosed by '***'):

1. CD-617 Historic Mono [1989] -- A previously unissued broadcast from 1967:
(a) W A Mozart -- Fantasy No. 2 in c-minor, K396 -- 8'01"
(b) L van Beethoven -- Sonata in B-flat, Op 106, 'Hammerklavier' -- 49'00"
i Allegro 11'09"
ii Scherzo/Presto. Assai vivace 2'51"
iii Adagio sostenuto 20'56"
iv Largo/Allegro 13'52"
Technical note: This CD was mastered from a copy of what is believed to be the only extant tape-recording of this broadcast recital. Made by an amateur on home equipment, the original off-the-air tape- recording has slight flutter, wow, peak distortion, and an occasional very slight dropout. Every effort was made to improve the source tape with state-of-the-art technology, but some flaws could not be eliminated. This CD is therefore recommended only for its documentary and artistic value, and is not for sound enthusiasts.

2. CD-285 Historic Mono [1988, and made in Japan] -- First-ever release of the 1957 broadcast:
(a) Johannes Brahms -- Quintet in f for Piano and Strings, Op 34 -- 34'27" (GG with the Montreal String Quartet)
I Allegro non troppo 11'12"
II Andante, un poco adagio 6'36"
III Scherzo (Allegro)/Trio 8'32"
IV Finale: Poco sostenuto 10'49"
(b) Johannes Brahms -- Intermezzo, Op 119, No. 1 (GG alone, of course), 2'39"

3. CD•663 Glenn Gould -- A Previously Unreleased Broadcast (1968)
(a) L van Beethoven -- Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp, Op 78
	I Adagio cantabile 4'30"
	II Allegro vivace 2'29"
(b) C P E Bach -- Sonata in a, Wq 49 No. 1 (Würrtemberg No. 1)
	I Moderato 4'04"
	II Andante 3'26"
	III Allegro assai 3'08"
(c) Allesandro Scarlatti -- Two keyboard sonatas
	Sonata in D, L-463 1'44"
	Sonata in G, L486 2'17"
(d) Alexander Scriabin -- Sonata No. 3 in f-sharp, Op 23
	I Drammatico 7'59"
	II Allegretto 2'42"
	III Andante 5'17"
	IV Presto con fuoco 7'08"

4. CD-272 (from Austria) -- Two legendary broadcast recitals -- first release on CD [The liner notes warn of clicks and hisses]
(a) J S Bach -- from the broadcast of 22nd November 1967 [*** St Cecilia's Day, the patron saint of Music, and also Benjamin Britten's birthday, just as an aside***]
Toccata in d [4 movements]
Art of the Fugue [excerpts 11, 13 and 9]
English Suite No. 1 in A [10 movements]
(b) Bach and Gibbons -- from the broadcast of 17th January 1956
Bach -- Partita No. 6 in e, 6 movements
Orlando Gibbons -- Pavanne and Galliarde, 2 movements

5. CD-297 (from Japan) -- Glenn Gould In Concert [***made on a Uher portable recorder, so fidelity is not hifi***]
(a) Johannes Brahms -- Concerto No. 1 in d for Piano & Orchestra, Op 15, 43'46"
i Maestoso 21'18"
ii Adagio 9'32"
iii Rondo. Allegro non tropo 12'34"
(With Baltimore S. O., cond. Peter H. Adler, from a concert given 9 October 1962)
(b) Richard Strauss -- Burleske in d for Piano & Orchestra (1885) 21'28"
(With Baltimore S. O., cond. Peter H. Adler, from a concert given 3 January 1962)

6. CD-284 (Historic Mono) -- The Art of the Young Glenn Gould [The liner notes say broadcasts were recorded on acetate disks]
(a) Ludwig van Beethoven -- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op 19
I Allegro con brio 13'01"
II Adagio 8'20"
iii Rondo, molto allegro 5'28"
(The Toronto Symphony, cond. Sir Ernest MacMillan, broadcast December 1951)
(b) Ludwig van Beethoven -- Piano Concerto No. 3 in c, Op 37
I Allegro con brio 15'16"
II Largo 8'11"
III Rondo Allegro 8'30"
(The CBC Symphony, cod. Dr Heinz Unger, broadcast 21 February 1955)
(c) Ludwig van Beethoven -- 32 Variations in c, WoO 80 (1806), recording date unknown



The liner notes to CD•663 briefly describe other GG Music & Arts CDs:

CD-298 -- JSB's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 with Baltimore SO/Adler (1962); and a TV Recital with Yehudi Menuhin -- JSB's Sonata No. 4 in c.

CD-639 -- LvB's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat (Emperor) with an unnamed SO, cond. Karel Ancerl, from 1970; LvB's Trio in D, Op 70 No. 1 (Ghost), with Alexander Schneider and Zara Nelsova, from 1954.

CD-651 -- Liszt's transcription of LvB's Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral) for piano (1968); Mendelssohn's 5 Songs Without Words (1970).


I hope this is of interest to the list.


-- Tim Conway
    Western Australia

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