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ERNEST ANSERMET- Conducts L'Orchestre De
La Suisse Romande through Rimsky - Korsakov: Scheherazade
Symphonic Suite Op. 35 w/ Lorand Fenyves, solo violin; plus
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances From Prince Igor w/ The Choeur
Des Jeunes & Choeur De Radio Lausanne. Choirs conducted
by André Charlet. London (CS-6212) SS $15
LIONEL ATKINS- Classic Gems- ("Tarantella"; "Slavonic
Dances"; "Cortege"; "Dance Of The Tumblers";
"Battet Egyptian"; "Humoresque"; "Gavotte";
"Dance Lithuanian" w/ The New London Symphonic
Orchestra) Golden Tone Mono EX $12
DAVID AXELROD- David Axelrod's Interpretation Of Handel's
Messiah- (Plenty of subdued funk, nice jazzy flourishes
& dark orchestrations, conducted by Julian "Cannonball"
Adderly; w/ original embosed Unipak cover) RCA (LSP-4636)
M $43
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SIR THOMAS BEECHAM- Mozart: Symphony No.
41 in C Major "Jupiter"; & Symphony No. 38
in D Minor "Prague"- (Sir Thomas Beecham conducts
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra w/ William Primrose on
Viola) Columbia Masterworks (ML-4313 deep groove 6-Eyes
grey label) Mono EX+ $9
SIR THOMAS BEECHAM- Berlioz: Harold In Italy, Op. 16- (Sir
Thomas Beecham conducts The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
w/ William Primrose on Viola) Columbia Masterworks (ML-4542
deep groove 6-Eyes grey label) Mono VG+ $4
ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT- It's Classic But It's Good- (Robert
Russell Bennett conducts the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
through some of the prettiest melodies ever written) RCA
(Red Seal LM-2238) M- $20 or EX- $5
LEONARD BERNSTEIN- Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 in C Minor
for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 18; Prelude in D Minor, Op.
23, No. 3; Prelude in E Flat, Op. 23, No. 6; Prelude in
C Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2- (Leonard Bernstein conducts
The New York Philharmonic w/ Philippe Entremont, pianist)
Columbia Masterworks (MS-5148) M $5
BORIS BLACHER- Ludwig Zirner conducts The University Of
Illinois Opera Group w/ Gerty Herzog, piano & Ernst
Haefliger, tenor on Abstract Opera #1 (considered the worst
opera ever written. Libretto by Werner Egk); Electronic
Impulses; Sonata For Piano Op. 39; Apreslude (based on poems
by Gottfried Benn); What About This, Mr. Clementi? (inspired
by Muzio Clementi). Some baroque & jazz moves throughout)
MACE (9097) SS $28 Scarce!
KARL BÖHM- Schubert Symphony No. 7 in C Major; as Karl
Bö conducts The Berlin Philharmonoc Orchestra- Germany
/ Deutsche Grammophon (138 877) M $9
SIR ADRIAN BOULT- Tchaikovsky: Pathètique Symphony
6 In B Minor, Opus 74- (Boult conducts The London Philharmonic
Orchestra through Tchaikovsky's last symphony, one of the
most despondent pieces of music ever written, highlighting
the composer's advanced depressed mental state) Somerset
(SF-10100) EX+ $17
IGOR BUKETOFF- Tchaikovsky: 1812 Oveture (A Dramatically
New Version w/ choruses adding the original Russian songs
& chants); Rachmaninoff: Three Russian Folk Songs, Op.
41; Spring, Cantata, Op. 20. Igor Buketoff condicts The
New Philharmonic Orchestra w/ The Cathedral Choir &
Children's Choir of St. Ambrose; Central Band Of The Royal
Air Force; Guns of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery;
Russian Church Bells) RCA (Red Seal LSC-3051) M $5
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JOHN CAGE- Three Dances (For Two Amplified
Prepared Pianos - Side-1) / STEVE REICH- Four Organs (For
Four Electronic Organs & Maracas- Side-2)- (w/ Ralph
Grierson; Michael Tilson Thomas; Roger Kellaway; Tom Raney)
Angel M $28 or M- $22 (Write for more John Cage LPs available)
FAUSTO CLEVA- Conducts the opera La Bohème by Giacomo
Puccini. Performed by Frank Valentino; Heidi Krall; Daniele
Barioni; Lucine Amara; & other Met stars. Cover art
by Gérard. Original issue, Recorded January 1957)
The Metropolitan Opera Record Club Mono M- $9
PIERRE COCHEREAU- Pipe Organ Pieces by Frescobaldi; Gabrielli,
& Zipoli- (Pierre Cochereau At St. Mary's Cathedral,
San Francisco. The widely acclaimed 89-Rank, 4-Manual Pipe
Organ was built by Fratellui Ruffatti) Klavier (529) SS
$18
PETER COOPER- Four Centuries Of Harpischord Music- (Peter
Cooper play Harpischord built by Thomas Goff on pieces by
Purcell; Rameau; Handel; Delius; Murrill; Mozart; Bach;
Scarlatti; Couperin; others) UK / PYE (Golden Guinea Series)
M- $12
AARON COPELAND- Aaron Copeland Conducts Billy The Kid (Ballet
Suite) & Four Dance Episodes From 'Rodeo'- (w/ The London
Symphony Orchestra) Columbia Masterworks M $8
GEORGE CRUMB / CHARLES IVES- On Side-A Jan DeGaetani (mezzo-soprano)
& Gilbert Kalish, piano perform "Apparition",
written expressly for them by George Crumb. On Side-B they
perform selections by Charles Ives- (Considered a 'Desert
Island Disc'. Mastered by Robert Ludwig. Gatefold) Bridge
M $40
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THE DELLER CONSORT- Music Of Medieval France
- 1200-1400 - Sacred & Secular- (Alfred Deller directs
Concentus Musicus of Wein, using an ensemble of Ancient
Instruments, & Choir) The Bach Guild (656) Mono EX $9
PIERRE DERVAUX- Eric Satie 'Mercure' (Ballet) & 'Socrate'
(Symphonic Drama) performed by Orchestre De Paris, under
the direction of Pierre Dervaux- (w/ Danielle Millet, mezzo-soprano,
& sopranos Andrea Guiot, Mandy Mesple & Andrée
Esposito. These Satie pieces have rarely been recorded.
Includes original innersleeve & enclosed Text &
Translation sheet) Angel (36846) M $15
ANTAL DORATI- Antal Dorati Conducts Bela Bartók:
Suite From The Miraculous Mandarin; Hungarian Sketches &
Romanian Dances- (w/ The Symphony Orchestras of Chicago
& Minneapolis) Mercury (50151 w/ maroon & silver
Living Presence label) M- $12
ANTAL DORATI- Antal Dorati conducts the Philharmonia Hungarica
through Respighi "Ancient Airs & Dances" Suites
1, 2 & 3- (liner notes by Eugene Bruck) Netherlands
/ Mercury (technically Still Sealed, although shrinkwrap
split open all the way except for the bottom inch) SS $15
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ARNOLD ELSTON / GORDON BINKERD- Same- (A-Side
is Elston's 'String Quartet' (1961) in the style of Schoenberg
w/ The Pro Arte Quartet: Norman Paulu; Thomas Moore; Richard
Blum; & Lowell Creitz. B-Side has Binkerd's 'Sonata
For Cello & Piano' w/ Roger Drinkall & Richard Corbett)
CRI (289) M- $8
ALBERTO ERDE- Alberto Erde conducts the Chorus & Orchestra
of L'Accedemia Di Santa Cecilia of Rome, Italy, through
highlights of Verdi's Aida- (w/ Renata Tebaldi (pictured
on cover); Mario Del Monaco; Ebe Stignani) London (5279
w/ black & silver ffrr 'ear' label) VG+ $5
ARTHUR FIEDLER- Gaite Parisienne- (Recorded in Boston's
Symphony Hall on June 20, 1947, The Boston Pops play the
complete score of the famed ballet by Offenbach. This original
1950 pressing is the 1st LP ever released by RCA) RCA Victor
Red Seal (LM-1001) Mono VG+ $20 Rare!
ARTHUR FIEDLER- Classical Music For People Who Hate Classical
Music- RCA Red Seal Mono SS $14
ARTHUR FIEDLER- New World Symphony- (Arthur Feidler conducts
the Boston Symphony Orchestra through Dvorák: Symphony
No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From The New World";
Carnival Oveture, Op. 92) RCA Red Seal M $12
PABLO FLORES- Andalucia & Other Piano Music- (Spanish
suite for piano, written by Havana Cuba's best known composer,
Ernesto Lecuona. Includes Malagueña; Siboney; Córdoba;
Zambra Gitana; Alhambra; Andaluza; Guadalquivir; Gitanerías.
Pablo recorded these selections in late 1952 at MGM Studios,
during his American Tour) MGM (E199 - 10" 33 1/3rd record w/
cheesecake sleeve art) Mono M $5
ADOLF FLUEGEL & ORCHESTRA- Chopinesque- (Fantasie Impromptu;
Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2; Rosenkavalier Waltzes) Fortuna (956)
M- $5
RALPH FONT & HIS ORCHESTRA- Longhair Goes Cha Cha- (Beethoven;
Dvorak; Liszt; Chopin; Mozart; Schubert; Bizet; Brahms;
Panchielli; Kabalrvsy; & Rubinstein played as beguines;
mambos; rhumbas; merengues & cha-chas. Great cover art!)
Westminster Mono M $33
VIRGIL FOX- Organ Reveries By Virgil Fox- (Virgil Fox at
the Organ of The Riverside Church, New York performs Brahms;
Rubinstein; Saint-Saëns; Bach; Brahms) Columbia Masterworks
(ML-4401 w/ grey 6-Eyes label) Mono VG $8
VIRGIL FOX- Virgil Fox Plays The John Wanamaker Organ, Philadelphia-
Westminster Gold VG+ $28
VIRGIL FOX- Bach Live At The Fillmore East- (Heavy Organ)
Decca M $33
VIRGIL FOX- Bach Live At Winterland, San Francisco- (Heavy
Organ) Decca M- $28
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MICHEL GANOT- The Baroque Connection- (Film
music in the style of Handel & Vivaldi w/ Michel Ganot
conducting The Paris Opera Orchestra. Great Baroque music
produced in France by Paul De Senneville. Liner notes by
Karolynne Gee) Angel (37000) EX- $14 Scarce!
AL GOODMAN & HIS ORCHESTRA- Strauss Waltzes- RCA Victor
(LK-1021 w/ blue & silver label) Mono EX- $8
ARTHUR GRUMIAUX- Virtuoso violionist Arthur Grumiaux is
featured w/ Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo,
conducted by Piero Bellugi as they perform Nicolo Paganini:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 6; Violin Concerto No. 4
in D Minor- (gatefold w/ booklet pages intact) Holland /
Philips M- $14
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THE HARPSICHORD QUARTET- Baroque Music-
(Pieces by Girolamo Frescobaldi; Johann Rosenmüller;
François Couperin) Esoteric VG $8
JASCHA HORENSTEIN- Jascha Horenstein conducts the New Philharmonic
Orchestra through the rarely recorded works of Carl Nielsen:
Symphony No. 5, Op. 50; Saga-Drøm, Op. 50- (musical
supervisor of this recording is renowned Nielsen expert,
Robert Simpson. Cover art by Roger Hane) Nonesuch M $30
MILAN HORVAT- Milan Horvat conducts The Zagreb Philharmonic
Orchestra through Respighi: The Fountains Of Rome, &
The Pines Of Rome- Everest (3436) Mono M- $5
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RICHARD KAPP- Instant Classics- (Richard
Kapp directs The Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York through
famous piano works by Chopin; Debussy; Dvorák; Greig;
Schumann; Beethoven; Wolf-Ferrari; Rameau, arranged by Richard
Kapp & Yasuo Higuchi) CBS Masterworks M $18
ANDREW KAZDIN & THOMAS Z. SHEPARD- Everything You Always
Wanted To Hear On The Moog, But Was Afraid To Ask For- (Kazdin
& Shepard conduct The Mighty Moog through selections
by Bizet 'Carmen'; Chabrier 'España'; Lecuona 'Malagueña';
plus a 14:33 version of Ravel 'Bolero') Columbia Masterworks
M- $5
PAUL KLETZKI- Paul Kletzki conducts The Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra through Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D "Titan"-
(Recorded in Austria. Liner notes by Charles Osborne. Printed
on heavy cover stock) Angel (53913 w/ light blue & silver
label) M $9
KYRIL KONDRASHIN- Pianist Sviatoslav Richter is featured
on the works of Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major;
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major. Kyril Kondrashin conducts
The London Symphony Orchestra- Holland / Philips M $25
ANDRE KOSTELANETZ & HIS ORCHESTRA- La Traviata- (Verdi
Opera for Orchestra tells a story in 3-Acts of a love so
great it triumphed over death!) Columbia (6-eyes) Mono M-
$8
ERICH KLEIBER / CLEMENS KRAUSS- Waltzes By Johann Strauss-
(Side-A Clemens Krauss conducts The Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra; Side-B Erich Kleiber conducts The Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra. Recorded by Telefunken in Europe) Capitol (P-8061
Microgrooved w/ green & gold deep groove label) Mono
VG $4
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PAUL LAVALLE- World's Fair Suite- (The
Official recording of this work w/ Paul Lavalle conductiog
the The World's Fair Symphony Orchestra, began when Robert
Moses, president of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair
commisioned composer Ferde Grofé who wrote the suite
in 5 parts to coincide w/ the physical design of the fair:
Unisphere; International; Fun At The Fair; Pavilions Of
Industry; & National. Stunning cover photo of the Unisphere
superimposed w/ The Dancing Waters) RCA Red Seal (Dynagroove)
EX $40
ERICH LEINSDORF- A Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass In Memory
Of John Fitzgerald Kennedy- (Celebrated by Richard Cardinal
Cushing, Archbishop of Boston, in the Cathedral of the Holy
Cross, Boston on January 19, 1964. Erich Leinsdorf conducts
the Boston Symphony & the Chorus ProMusica (Alfred Nash
Patterson, conductor) through Mozart's Requiem. The soloists
are Saramae Endich, soprano; Eunice Alberts, contralto;
Nicholas di Virgilio, tenor; & Mac Morgan, bass. Jacqueline
Kennedy attended in her first public appearance since the
president’s funeral, as did the rest of the Kennedy
family. The mass was televised live. 2-LP Boxed Set comes
w/ both insert & booklet) RCA (Red Seal) M- $9
JON LORD- Gemini Suite- (Orchestrated Classical-Prog-Rock
fusion written by ex-Flower Pot Men; Artwoods & Deep
Purple organist Jon Lord, who performs w/ The London Symphony
Orchestra (conducted by Malcolm Arnold); Tony Ashton; Ian
Paice; Yvonne Elliman; Roger Glover; Albert Lee; others)
Capitol / Purple Records (original gatefold cover w/ wraparound
Jim Willis painting of mythical creatures) M- $38 or Warner
Bros (w/ Cliff McReynolds painting depicting sky, clouds,
& astrological zodiac creatures) M- $26
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YO-YO MA- Japanese Melodies- (Arranged
& Conducted by Michio Mamiya w/ the Pro Musica Nipponia,
featuring Patricia Zander, Harpsichord; Masami Nakagawa,
Flute; Hiroaki Naka, Bass; Sumire Yoshiwara, percussion,
& Yo-Yo Ma, Cello. Perfect dinner music) CBS FM (39703)
M $18
LORIN MAAZEL- Lorin Maazel conducts The Berlin Philharmonic
through Respighi: Pini De Roma; Mussorgsky: Eine Nachtr
Auf Dem Kahlen Berge; Rimsky-Korssakoff: Capriccio Espagnol-
Germany / Deutsche Grammophon M- $5
LORIN MAAZEL- Lorin Maazel conducts The Weiner Philharmoniker
through Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection"-
(Soprano Solists are Eva Marton & Jessye Norman. 2-LP
Boxed Set w/ insert booklet) Germany / Holland / CBS Masterworks
M $30 Scarce!
MAGIC FLUTE- (Swedish performances of the Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart opera that plays to the Opera-comique traditions,
the Singspiel traditions, the Opera buffa traditions, the
ideals of the Free Masons, as well as embodying his native
'Enlightenment' Vienna simultaneously) A&M DJ M- $24
MANTOVANI- Mantovani Plays Operatic Arias- UK / London (maroon
ffrr ear label) Mono EX+ $5
JEAN MARTINON- Jean Martinon provides liner notes &
conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through Ravel: Rapsodie
Espagnole; Mother Goose, Suite; Alborada Del Gracioso, Introduction
& Allegro- RCA Red Seal M $7
ZUBIN MEHTA- Zubin Mehta conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic
through his famous rendition of Richard Strauss' Also Sprach
Zarathrustra, Op. 30- UK / US London (CS-6609 maroon &
silver ffrr ear label) M $30
THE MOTHER OF US ALL- (Original 1976 Revival Cast of the
2-act English historical opera based on the life of Susan
B. Anthony, composed by Virgil Thomson w/ Libretto by Gertrude
Stein. 2-LP gatefold set w/ The Santa Fe Opera conducted
by Raymond Leppard. Has 35 pg. booket attached) New Worls
(288/289) NM $12
PIERRE MONTEUX- Conducts The Rome Opera House Orchestra
& Choir on location, 1958, through Orfeo & Euridice,
an Opera in 3 Acts w/ music by Christoph Willibald Gluck;
Libretto by Ranieri Di Calzabigi; abridged for home listening.
Risë Stevens as Orfeo; Lisa Dela Casa as Euridice;
& Roberta Peters as Amore. w/ booklet) RCA Victor (Red
Seal LM-2253 'Orthophonic') Mono M $12
CHARLES MUNCH- Charles Munch conducts The Boston Symphony
Orchestra through Ptokofieff: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor,
Op. 18 (w/ Nicole Henriot, piano); Barber: Medea's Medition
& Dance Of Vengeance- (liner notes by Herberty Weinstock)
RCA (Red Seal w/ dark maroon label & dog on top) Mono
M- $7
CHARLES MUNCH- Charles Munch conducts The Boston Symphony
Orchestra through Debussy: Prelude To The Afternoon Of A
Faun; Ravel: Raspodie Espagnole; Bolero; La Valse (Choreographic
Poem For Orchestra. Liner notes by Boston Heral Music Critic
Rupolph Elie) RCA (Red Seal w/ dark maroon label & dog
on top) Mono EX- $5
CHARLES MUNCH- Charles Munch conducts The Boston Symphony
Orchestra through Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14-
(5 movements) RCA (Red Seal w/ maroon label & dog on
top) Mono M $12
CHARLES MUNCH- Charles Munch conducts the strings of The
Boston Symphony Orchestra through Tchaikovsky: Serenade
For Strings, Op. 48; Elgar: Introduction & Allegro For
Strings, Op. 47- RCA Red Seal M $5
MILAN MUNCLINGER- Milan Munclinger conducts members of The
Chech Philharmonic Orchestra through Stamitz: Orchestrial
Trio in C Minor, Op. 4, No. 3; Orchestral Trio in B Flat
Major, Op. 1, No. 5; Orchestral Trio in G Major, Op. 1,
No. 6; Orchestral Trio in C Major, Op. 1, No. 1- (Baroque
Music w/ Victoria Svihlíková, harpischord.
Liner notes by Paul Myers) Crossroads EX+ $27
MUSIC FOR YOUR PLANTS- Same- (Selections by Vivaldi; Mozart;
Grieg; Beethoven; Mendelssohn & Tchaikovsky, proven
to stimulate good health & grown in house plants) Carmel
M $40
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EUGENE ORMANDY- Afternoon Of A Faun- (Ormandy
conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra through Debussy: Prelude
To Afternoon Of A Faun; Nocturnes; & Ravel: Daphnis
& Chloe Suite #2) Columbia Masterworks (ML-5112 6-eyes
grey label) Mono VG+ $3
EUGENE ORMANDY- Schumann: Piano Concerto In A Minor, Opus
54 w/ Rudolf Serkin, piano; Strauss: Burlesque In D Minor
For Piano & Orchestra- (Ormandy conducts The Philadelphia
Orchestra) Columbia Masterworks (ML-5168 6-eyes grey label)
Mono VG+ $6
EUGENE ORMANDY- Richard Strauss- (Ormandy conducts The Philadelphia
Orchestra through Don Juan, Opus 20; Waltzes from "Der
Rosenkavalier", Opus 59; Till Eulenspiegel's Merry
Pranks, Opus 28; & Love Scene From The Opera "Feuersnot",
Opus 50) Columbia Masterworks (ML-5177 6-eyes grey label)
EX- $8
EUGENE ORMANDY- Eugene Ormandy conducts The Philadelphia
Orchestra w/ Philippe Entremont featured on the piano, through
Greig: Concerto in A Minor for Piano & Orchestra, Op.
16; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Pagannini, Op.
43- (detailed liner notes by Charles Burr) Columbia Masterworks
(grey label) M- $5
EUGENE ORMANDY- Eugene Ormandy conducts The Philadelphia
Orchestra through Penderrecki: Utrenja, The Entombment Of
Christ- (World Premiere Recording of a Thrilling Sonic Experience
w/ Stefania Woyloweicz, soprano; Kerstin Meyer, mezzo-soprano;
Seth McCoy, tenor; Bernard Ladysz & Peter Lagger, basses,
plus The Temple University Choirs, directed by Robert Page
& Gail B. Poch) RCA Red Seal M $30
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ALEXANDER PAULMÜLLER- Alexander Paulmüller
conducts The Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra through Johann
Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 85; Double
Concerto in G Major, Op. 17- (w/ Martin Galling, piano;
Susanne Lautenbacher, violin. Liner notes by Dr. Dorothy
S. Packer) Turnabout (4028 w/ turquoise & silver label)
Mono M $6
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI- Puccini: La Bohème- (Herbert Von
Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Pavarotti
is joined in the opera by Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov,
Harwood, & Rolando Panerai. 2-LP Box Set w/ hinged lid,
plastic-lined innersleeves, 33 page book w/ libretto) London
(90-5572) SS $15
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI- King Of The High C's- (Arias from The
Daughter Of The Regiment; La Favorita; Il Trovatore; Der
Rosenkavalier; William Tell; I Puritani; La Bohème)
London (OS-26373 ffrr) SS $9
ANDRE PREVIN- André Previn is featured on piano,
as well as conductor of The London Symphony Orchestra for
this George Gershwin program of Rhapsody In Blue & An
American In Paris- W/ Gervase De Peyer, clarinet & Howard
Snell, trumpet. w/ textured gatefold cover) Angel M $17
PROCOL HARUM- Procol Harum Live In Concert With The Edmonton
Symphony Orchestra- (w/ The Da Camera Singers. Contains
the hit "Conquistador") Asia / Pioneer (PRC-5289)
EX $15
FELIX PROHASKA- Felix Prohaska conducts The Austrian Symphony
Orchestra through Chopin: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op.
11 for piano & Orchestra- (w/ Edward Kilenyi, piano)
Remington Mono VG $8
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JEAN-PIERRE RAMPAL- The famous flutist
Jean-Pierre Rampal is featured on Antonio Vivaldi Concertos
1 in F Major; Concerto 2 in G Minor; Concerto 3 in D Major;
Concerto 4 in G Major; Concerto 5 in F Major; Concerto 6
in G Major- (recorded in Europe w/ Claudio Scimone directing.
Liner notes by J.C. Veilhan) CBS Masterworks M $30
FRITZ REINER- Fritz Reiner conducts The Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra through Brahms: Eight Hungarian Dances (no. 5
in F Sharp Minor; No. 7 in A Major; No. 12 in D Minor; No.
13 in D Major; No. 6 in D Flat Major; No. 21 in E Minor;
No. 19 in B Minor; No. 1 in G Minor); plus an assortment
of Strauss Waltzes: Southern Roses Waltz, Op. 388; The Gypsy
Baron - Treasure Waltz Op. 418; Vienna Life, Op. 354- Cilumbia
Masterworks (Microgrooved LP w/ dark blue deep-groove label)
Mono VG+ $7
MANUEL ROSENTHAL & THE PARIS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA-
Scriabin: The Poem Of Ecstasy Op. 54 / Loeffler: A Pagan
Poem (After Virgil) Op. 14- Capitol (P-8188) Mono VG $6
ARTHUR RUBENSTEIN- The great pianist Arthur Rubenstein is
featured in Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor,
Op. 22; & Franck: Symphonic Variations- (Alfred Wallenstein
conducts the Symphony Of The Air) RCA (LCS-2234 Red Seal
True Stereo) SS $28
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SAUTER - FINEGAN ORCHESTRA & THE CHICAGO
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA- Concerto For Jazz Band & Symphony
Orchestra- (awesome classical-jazz fusion as Fritz Reiner
conducts The Chicago Symphony Orchestra through "Don
Juan" by Richard Strauss, & adds the Sauter-Finegan
Orchestra for the title track, by Liebermann) RCA Victor
(Red Seal LM-1888) Mono VG $38 (Write for more Sauter-Finegan
LPs)
VÁCLAV SMETÁCEK- Václav Smetácek
conducts The Prague Symphony Orchestra through Josef Bohuslav
Foerster: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 54 "Easter"-
(liner notes by Jack Diether, editor of Chord & Dischord)
Nonesuch EX+ $4
THE GREGG SMITH SINGERS- Choral Music Of Irving Fine- (w/
"Alice In Wonderland Series 1 & 2"; "The
Hour Glass Suite"; & "McCord's Menagerie",
conducted by Gregg Smith w/ Raymond Beegle, piano) CRI (376)
SS $35
SMOKE RISE- Survival Of Joan- (2-LP Gatefold Set w/ Original
1971 Rock Opera Cast: F. Murray Abraham; Janet Samo; Willie
Rock & others. Music written & performed by Smoke
Rise, a prog-rock group w/ Randy Bugg & brothers Gary,
Hank & Stan Ruffin. About the life & times of Joan
of Arc, w/ 12-Page Booklet) Paramount M $50
SPINDRIFT- Spindrift Liberate: The Pirates Of Penzance-
(The New Pop Rock Sound Of An Operetta by Gilbert &
Sullivan w/ Tom Costello. This Original 6-piece heavy-metal
fuzz-psych baroque-pop rock-opera is based on the Gilbert
& Sullivan version) Steady M- $40
WILLIAM STEINBERG- William Steinberg conducts The Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra through Richard Wagner: "Siegfried's
Rhine Journey" & "Funeral Music" from
Götterdämmerung; plus "Prelude" &
"Liebestod" from Tristan Und Isolde) Capitol Classics
(S-8185 Microgrooved w/ maroon & gold deep groove 'fds'
label) Mono VG+ $14
LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI- Maestro Leopold Stokski conducts The
London Symphony Orchestra through Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherzade-
(gatefold cover) London (Phase-4 SPC-21005) M- $7
LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI- Maestro Leopold Stokski conducts The
National Philharmonic Orchestra through selections by Sousa;
Moussorgsky; Strauss; Chabrier; Haydn; Saint-Saëns;
Brahms; Tchaikovsky; Berlioz; Ippolitov-Ivanov- PYE (12132)
SS $20
PETER STRAUSS- Psyché- (The Complete Recording of
César Franck's Symphonic Poem For Chorus & Orchestra
w/ The Chorus Of The Belgian Radio led by Gilbert Ernst,
& the Orchestra De Liège conducted by Paul Strauss)
Connoisseur Society (CSQ-2096 Quadraphonic SQ mastering)
M- $48 Rare!
ENZIO STUARTI & OTHER ARTISTS- The World's Greatest Arias-
(Che Gelida Manina; Ah! Forse Lui; Celeste Aida; La Donna
Mobile; Habanera; Song Of The Evening Star; Vesti La Gubba;
Un Bel Di Vedremo; The Calf Of Gold; Voi Che Sapete; Liebestod;
In Fernen Land) Diplomat (2257) M $4
GEORGE SZELL- Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Opus
21 & 61 Oveture & Incidental Music w/ The Philharmonic
Symphony Orchestra Of New York); Symphony #4 In A Major
(Opus 90 'Italian' w/ The Cleveland Orchestra)- (Conducted
by George Szell including Scherzo; Nocturne; Intermezzo;
Wedding March; & Saltarello) Columbia Masterworks (ML-4498
deep groove grey label) Mono VG+ $3
HENRY SZERYNG- Virtuoso violionist Henry Szeryng is featured
w/ The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander
Gibson as they perform the world premiere recording of Nicolo
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 3- (gatefold w/ booklet pages
intact) Holland / Philips M $20
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JOHN TAVENER- The Whale- (Avant-garde minimalist
'dramatic cantata & oratorio' loosly based on the Old
Testament story of Jonah, w/ The London Sinfonietta under
David Atherton featuring soloists Anna Reynolds, Raimund
Herincx, Alvar Liddell, & John Tavener playing pipe
& Hammond organs. w/ Gatefold) Apple SS $78
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS- Michael Tilson Thomas conducts The
Boston Symphony Orchestra through Charles Ives: Three Places
In New England; & Carl Ruggles: Sun-Treader- (w/ insert)
Germany / Deutsche Grammophon M $14
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS- Michael Tilson Thomas conducts The
Concertgebouw Orchestra through Charles Ives: Symphony No.
3 "The Camp Meeting"; & Orchestral Set No.
2- (Recorded in The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam w/ The Concertgebouw
Chorus directyed by Geert Van Keulen) CBS Masterworks M
$17
ARTURO TOSCANINI & THE NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA- Grand
Canyon Suite- (Includes 5 parts by Ferde Grofé) RCA
(early number Red SeaLM-1004) Mono VG $14
ARTURO TOSCANINI & THE NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA- Romeo
& Juliet- (Includes the Overture & Fantasia by Tchaikovsky,
recorded at Carnegie Hall April 8, 1946; plus the Dramatic
Symphony Op. 17 by Berlioz, including the balcony scene,
recorded at Carnegie Hall February 17, 1947) RCA Victor
(early number Red Seal LM-1019) Mono NM $12
ARTURO TOSCANINI & THE NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA- Richard
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel / Death & Transfiguration-
(Till Eulenspiegel was an impudent prankster in German folklore.
Cover art by Jim Flora) RCA Red Seal (LM-1891) Mono M $48
TRUTH OF TRUTHS- A Contemporary Rock Opera- (2-LP Gatefold
Set w/ 20-page booklet. A prog-rock version of the Bible
from Genesis to Revelation, written by Ray Ruff w/ Dick
& Dee Dee (Dick & Sandy St. John); Donnie Brooks (as Jesus);
Don Great; Val Stoëcklein; Sonny Carver; Hal Blaine;
Pat Liston, Patti Sterling; Jim Backus as the voice of God;
& many others) Oak M- $90 Rare!
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VIENNA KONZERTHAUS QUARTET- Beethoven:
String Quartet In E Flat Major, Opus 127- (2 violins, viola
& cello by 4 members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Westminster (WL-5120 Microgroove w/ maroon & silver
label) Mono EX $2
VIRGIN- (Original 1972 Cast w/ Joe DeVito & Dorothy
Lerner. This is a Christian Rock Opera centered around the
tale of an idealistic young man who recently had become
an ordained priest, & the dilemmas he is facing. Score
by Father John O'Reilly, performed by The Mission. 2-LP
Boxed set w/ booklet & reflective metallicized 'cross'
plaque on cover) Paramount M $28
JOHN WILLIAMS- Virtuoso guitarist John Williams plays Paganini;
Falla; Villa-Lobos; Granados; Castelnuovo-Tedesco; Dodgson-
(detailed liner notes by John Williams) Columbia Masterworks
(grey & white 360 Sound label) M $8
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IANNIS XENAKIS- Electro-Acoustic Music-
(Electronic & computer music pioneer who applied mathematics,
statistics, & physics to music. Here he presents: Bohor
I (1962); Concret P-H II (1958); Diamorphoses II (1957);
Orient-Occident III (1959-60). Liner notes by James Mansback
Brody) Nonesuch M $38 Scarce!
FRANK ZAPPA- The London Symphony Orchestra- Zappa Vol 1-
(Conducted by Kent Nagano. Correct innersleeve) Barking
Pumpkin M- $18
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