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Composers & Music / Re: Jakab Gyula Major Concert ...

Last post by eschiss1 - Today at 09:35

Of course, most of Mihalovich's music remains in ms and available at best through a Hungarian library. I respectfully disagree regarding Liszt's music- my opinion is as opposite as my "opinion" of the spelling of his family name as he wrote it.

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Composers & Music / Re: Jakab Gyula Major Concert ...

Last post by Alan Howe - Today at 08:47

I have one CD of Mihalovich's songs, which I rather like. There are also four symphonies; no.1 is at IMSLP - these are what interest me. However, Major may well be the more attractive proposition, I agree.

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Composers & Music / Re: Jakab Gyula Major Concert ...

Last post by Reverie - Yesterday at 23:01

As regards Mihalovich I don't think there is much to take in. The orchestral works are poor immitations of Listz as far as I can see after a bit of research. (And Listz's orchestral stuff is poor to start with) Sorry!

Major might be a diferent case as he belongs to a different era of course. I have his Symphonie Hongroise (No2) op17 (1898) from the BL and it looks promising. We will see.

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Composers & Music / Re: Jakab Gyula Major Concert ...

Last post by Alan Howe - Yesterday at 21:41

...and I for one trust your judgment, Gareth. I think there's an important gap in Hungarian musical history, i.e. between the generation of Liszt and that of Dohnanyi. We've already (partially) redicovered Beliczay and Moor is a work in progress, but I think that Major and Mihalovich are two worthy composers that have fallen through the musicological net.

Perhaps there are others whom I've forgotten...

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: A trip to the record store...

Last post by eschiss1 - Yesterday at 18:49

During my first of two trips to London , in 1993, I remember getting a couple of CDs at Moores (Myaskovsky 3/Lyrical Concertino, and - oh right, Tubin sym.7 etc. on BIS.)

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Franco Alfano string quart...

Last post by tuatara442442 - Yesterday at 16:55

Now there are some new orchestral music by him on naxos, including Suite romantica and Divertimento for Chamber Orch w/ Pno Obbligato

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: A trip to the record store...

Last post by Alan Howe - Tuesday 16 April 2024, 16:36

My favourite was Farringdon Records (Cheapside, I think). Can't remember what went on upstairs (probably pop) , but downstairs was classical LP paradise. I always spent too much..

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: A trip to the record store...

Last post by terry martyn - Tuesday 16 April 2024, 15:19

I used to buy Louis Spohr symphonies there.  My lasting memory is how prohibitively expensive they were!!

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: A trip to the record store...

Last post by Wheesht - Tuesday 16 April 2024, 14:51

The British Record Shop Archive has more information, photos and even a link to an interview with Harold Moores. I remember venturing in the basement about 25 years ago in search of that surprisingly rare thing, a recording of 'Peter and the Wolf' with Russian narration – and I found it!

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: A trip to the record store...

Last post by Febct - Tuesday 16 April 2024, 13:39

Henry Stave?  Harold Moore's?

Harold Moore's (!).  In Great Marlborough St.  Just where I remember it to be.  Thanks for the reply.

PS - a web search comes up with "an Ode to Harold Moore's" which calls it "London's last classical record shop."

Tell me it's not true.