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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000095.txt from 2006/01

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] speaking of gramophones-early recordings of Phil. orch
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:27:03 -0500

Michael,
That is a fabulous discovery. Can you provide a link for the outfit that is
doing these priceless recordings?
I remember my school music leader having attended a performance by one of
the Eastern orchestras on tour to San Francisco (1947?). He was scandalized
by the bassoonist using vibrato, and said what next, the clarinet? He was a
bassoonist and in fact lent me his personal instrument, a Bettoney, to learn
on until I bought a beautiful old (round tube) Czech Kohlert, quickly turned
over for the Heckel 9330 that has been my other life-mate ever since. Many
mistresses (Fox of all sorts and a couple of Schreibers, even another
ordered Heckel (10391) but never did I stray for long. I guess that
statement clears up the gender of my Heckel.
Herb

On 1/31/06 9:39 AM, "benthin@-----.net> wrote:

> At the Princeton Record Exchange I've been snapping up bargain cd's
> ($4.99 or less) of Stowkowski works- some really cleanly redone- one of
> worth is a recording of his "personal orchestra" where in the 40's he
> took the best musicians in the Philly-NY area and recorded some of his
> transcriptions-of note is the Swan of Tuonela with Mitch Miller playing
> English horn- those over 45 may remember his "sing along TV show" where
> he played EH now and then. It's a Cala Artist CD CACD0522 done off
> original shellac pressings.
>
> Of note is Philadelphia Orchestra reissues featuring Stowkowski and
> Toscanini- really good mastering by Dutton Labs, ie, CDAX 8009 the
> Russian Specacular with Mussorgsky and Borodin,-good solo winds;
> Tabeteau I assume. I noticed in some of the really early stuff (1909)
> The winds DON'T use vibrato- when did Tabeteau start with them?
>

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