Your Favorite Marco Polo discs

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Dry Brett Kavanaugh

Quote from: vandermolen on August 31, 2022, 04:26:33 AM
Manabu - I have the fine Gliere CD, the S. African one and two sampler CDs which alerted me to some other gems! I may have De Boeck and Ibert but I'm not sure. Try the Truscott Symphony if you don't already know it - that was a great discovery for me.  :) The 'Elegy' is very moving as well:


I am playing it now via streaming. Sounds lovely!
I prefer this Bronze Horseman to that of Chandos.
As for the cover art of Benjamin disc, what are the names of work and artist?

vandermolen

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Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on August 31, 2022, 06:17:42 AM
I am playing it now via streaming. Sounds lovely!
I prefer this Bronze Horseman to that of Chandos.
As for the cover art of Benjamin disc, what are the names of work and artist?
Glad you like it Manabu. I agree about The Bronze Horseman.
'A Wet Night at Piccadilly Circus' by Arthur Hacker (no date)
PS I looked it up (1910)
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/a-wet-night-at-piccadilly-circus
PPS I suspect that the same artist painted this image as well. At first I thought that it was the same painting but I think not. I don't have the CD as I don't think much of York Bowen's compositions, which I find rather dreary.

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As an aside, NAXOS has absolutely ruined their website.  It's been revamped for more commerciality, and less information. GONE are the reviews, the "About this release", etc.  The new look is ugly, chaps.
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Oh no they're still there on the individual albums

Dry Brett Kavanaugh

Quote from: vandermolen on August 31, 2022, 07:54:28 AM
Glad you like it Manabu. I agree about The Bronze Horseman.
'A Wet Night at Piccadilly Circus' by Arthur Hacker (no date)
PS I looked it up (1910)
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/a-wet-night-at-piccadilly-circus
PPS I suspect that the same artist painted this image as well. At first I thought that it was the same painting but I think not. I don't have the CD as I don't think much of York Bowen's compositions, which I find rather dreary.



Nice painting Jeffrey. Thanks a lot!
I am listening to the Benjamin now!