Philadelphia Woodwind 12 cd

Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet - The Complete Columbia Album Collection (2023)

Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet - The Complete Columbia Album Collection (2023
FLAC (tracks) - 2.3 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.2 GB
8:50:22 | Classical, Modern, Baroque | Label: Sony Masterworks

The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet; founded in 1950; comprised the principal woodwinds and French horn of The Philadelphia Orchestra. They made their recording debut for Columbia in 1953: four players from the ensemble were joined by pianist Rudolf Serkin in the Beethoven and Mozart Quintets in E-flat. Serkin; a frequent soloist with the orchestra; had been so taken by the artistry and tonal colors of its first-chair winds that he approached them about making a record together. So began the group’s history at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in Manhattan. It would span 15 years; during which the ensemble naturally focused on the many outstanding works scored for standard woodwind quintet. But guest performers often joined them on recordings as well as in concerts; extending their repertoire to include not only composers of their own time; but even music outside the classical sphere written by the legendary jazz trumpeter Ornette Coleman.
The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet - Italian Woodwind Music (1966/2023) (Official Digital Download)

The Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet - Italian Woodwind Music (1966/2023) (Official Digital Download)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-192kHz - 1.9 GB
52:44 | Classical | Label: Sony Classical

Tracks from this LP have been reissued on several CD compilations of the Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet recordings on the Boston Records label. The track with di Bonaventura (Quartet in B-Flat Major) appears on “Musical Banquet”, BR1063 CD in 2001.
Homecoming Woodwind Ensemble - Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations arranged by Andrei Eshpai (2006)

Homecoming Woodwind Ensemble - Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations arranged by Andrei Eshpai (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 195 Mb | Total time: 49:46 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Quartz Music | # QTZ2051| Recorded: 2005

Lots of other groups than the ones Bach would have known have decided they wanted a piece of him, from Stokowski's Philadelphia Orchestra to recorder consorts, brass groups, and even teams of electronic musicians. All these settings involve a degree of compromise. A string quartet, for example, brings a grammar of articulation to Bach that may give him a disagreeable accent. This project, originating in Russia, offers something of a middle ground for listeners who may enjoy the sound of Bach played by a contemporary ensemble: it has been carefully done so as to keep the structures of the Goldberg Variations front and center, with no more variety of texture than they would receive on a piano. Arranger Andrei Eshpai, whose career as a composer dates back into the Soviet era, chooses the combination of two oboes, an English horn, and a bassoon for his wind quartet – all double reeds.
Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4;  Scriabin: Prometheus (1991)

Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; Scriabin: Prometheus (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 276 Mb | Total time: 64:36 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # CDC 7 54112 2 | Recorded: 1990

The Fourth Symphony was written at a particularly crucial point in Tchaikovsky’s life. 1877 was not only the year of his disastrous marriage but also the year in which he began his fifteen-year correspondence with his patroness Nadezhda von Meck. The F minor Symphony has always been a popular work with its muscular and melodic writing. Infused throughout the score is the sense of ‘fate’ which Tchaikovsky believed controlled his destiny as he described in a letter to Madame von Meck, “the fateful force which prevents the impulse to happiness from achieving its goal … which hangs above your head like the sword of Damocles.”
Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6;  Scriabin: Le Poème de l'extase (1990)

Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6; Scriabin: Le Poème de l'extase (1990)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 292 Mb | Total time: 67:59 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # CDC 7 54061 2 | Recorded: 1989, 1990

Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, universally known as the Pathétique, is among the most deeply moving and profound of all works. An enduring masterwork which Tchaikovsky considered to be his greatest composition. Once again the struggle against ‘fate’ is central to this symphony which was to be the last Tchaikovsky wrote. The première took place in October 1893 at St. Petersburg and just eight days later the composer was dead. Few farewells in music are more poignant.
Mstislav Rostropovich, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 1 (2011)

Mstislav Rostropovich, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 1 (2011)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 312 MB | 57:16
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical

Sony Classical's Great Performances Series has scored yet another winner with its coupling of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1 and the First Cello Concerto. Previously released individually, the close proximity in the recording dates of these two works (1959 and 1960) makes them a natural choice for a pairing. Continuing in the Philadelphia Orchestra tradition, the performance of the Symphony No. 1 follows the 1928 United States premiere of the work, given by the same orchestra and conducted by Ormandy's predecessor, Leopold Stokowski. Inherited from him is the notably lush sound of Philadelphia's lower strings, which capture the essence of Shostakovich's weighty harmonies.
Mstislav Rostropovich, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 1 (2011)

Mstislav Rostropovich, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 1 (2011)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 312 MB | 57:16
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical

Sony Classical's Great Performances Series has scored yet another winner with its coupling of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1 and the First Cello Concerto. Previously released individually, the close proximity in the recording dates of these two works (1959 and 1960) makes them a natural choice for a pairing. Continuing in the Philadelphia Orchestra tradition, the performance of the Symphony No. 1 follows the 1928 United States premiere of the work, given by the same orchestra and conducted by Ormandy's predecessor, Leopold Stokowski. Inherited from him is the notably lush sound of Philadelphia's lower strings, which capture the essence of Shostakovich's weighty harmonies.
Mstislav Rostropovich, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 1 (2011)

Mstislav Rostropovich, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 & Symphony No. 1 (2011)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 312 MB | 57:16
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical

Sony Classical's Great Performances Series has scored yet another winner with its coupling of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1 and the First Cello Concerto. Previously released individually, the close proximity in the recording dates of these two works (1959 and 1960) makes them a natural choice for a pairing. Continuing in the Philadelphia Orchestra tradition, the performance of the Symphony No. 1 follows the 1928 United States premiere of the work, given by the same orchestra and conducted by Ormandy's predecessor, Leopold Stokowski. Inherited from him is the notably lush sound of Philadelphia's lower strings, which capture the essence of Shostakovich's weighty harmonies.
V.A. - Rudolf Serkin - The Complete Columbia Album Collection (75CD Box Set, 2017)

V.A. - Rudolf Serkin - The Complete Columbia Album Collection (75CD Box Set, 2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image + .cue, log) | Run Time: 3785 minutes | 15,21 Gb
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Music Canada Inc.

This is the first-ever collection of Rudolf Serkin's complete recordings for Columbia Masterworks on 75 discs: Concertos, sonatas, chamber music and vocal performances, all recorded between 1941 and 1985. An all-embracing survey of Rudolf Serkin's recorded achievements, spanning over 44 years. Some collaborations include Adolf Busch, Pablo Casals, Peter Serkin, Jaime Laredo, Frtiz Reiner, George Szell, Eugene Ormandy, and Arturo Toscanini.
Leopold Stokowski - Decca Recordings 1965-1972: Original Masters (2003) 5CD Box Set

Leopold Stokowski - Decca Recordings 1965-1972: Original Masters (2003) 5CD Box Set
with Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Hilversum Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
J.S. Bach, William Byrd, Jeremiah Clarke, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Henri Duparc
P.I. Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninov, Alexander Scriabin, Igor Stravinsky, Edward Elgar
Cezar Franck, Hector Berlioz, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Olivier Messiaen

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1.85 Gb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | # 475 145-2 | Time: 06:14:01

This fabulous five disc set is replete with some of those old Stokowski warhorses all recorded in absolutely mind boggling Phase 4 sound, overblown perhaps but astounding for its time. Decca's remastering is absolutely magnificent and the discs are jam packed with almost six hours of music. This is another fine memorial to a great conductor who remained astonishingly vital until the very end of his life.