jmc's classics
I have been buying classical CDs for 27 years now. It is easy sometimes to get more copies of one work when you want to buy a CD of one work which is coupled with a work that you already have. On coincidence I have multiple versions of Sibelius' Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations for Cello and Orchestra, Beethoven's Eighth symphony and Dvorak's Sixth Symphony.
I like all of the above works. Recently, I purchased a copy of Leos Janacek's work Idyll coupled with Dvorak's Sixth Symphony (Opus#60). I already have a copy of Dvorak's Sixth with the eight other Dvorak Symphonies along with some of Dvorak's other orchestral works. It is the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Istvan Kertesz on the London label. It is a six CD set. The other one that I purchased is on the Naxos label. It has Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Both are good versions. Idyll Is a piece for string orchestra in seven movements. It would probably go better with Dvoraks's String Serenade. Idyll dates from 1878 and is based on Moravian folk songs. It was not published until after Janacek died. I have seen versions of Idyll on Youtube. Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations (Opus#33) is in nine movements about one-three movements each and lasts about 20 minutes. The two copies That I have are with Herbert Von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic with the great cellist Mstislav Rostropobich on the Deutche Grammophon label. It is paired with Dvorak's Cello concerto (Opus# 104). The other is also on the Deutsche Grammophon label. It features The Orpheus Chamber orchestra with Mischa Maisky as the soloist. It features some of Tchaikovsky's other Cello works. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra does not use a conductor. Bothe are good recordings. I purchased the one with Maisky because of the Nocturne for Cello and Orchestra. It also features Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile for Cello and Orchestra which I had never heard and I fell in love with thiespiece. IT is from one of his string quartets which the composer arranged for cello and orchestra. It was featured in the CBS Radio Mystery Theatre's episode "Murder Museum" in 1980. I have several CDs of Sibelius' famed Violin Concerto. All coupled with different works. I like this piece. It is easy to get multiple CDs on one work
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