Article on Ormandy "The Columbia Stereo Collection: 1964-1983"

Started by brewski, June 26, 2025, 06:49:59 AM

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brewski

Here is my article for WRTI on the latest Ormandy box, The Columbia Stereo Collection: 1964-1983. For months, I've been listening to a ton of Ormandy/Philadelphia recordings, most of which I have never heard.

From the start, we wanted it to be a piece that readers would enjoy whether or not they intended to buy the set (94 CDs, around $140). There will be plenty of detailed, disc-by-disc reviews, but my editor was more interested in what the recordings say about Ormandy's work during that time.

I don't always put links to my articles here, but am pretty pleased with this one.
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Dry Brett Kavanaugh

Well-written and very informative article! Ives' Three Places in New England sounds interesting and I will check it out soon!

brewski

Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on June 26, 2025, 02:45:31 PMWell-written and very informative article! Ives' Three Places in New England sounds interesting and I will check it out soon!

Thank you so much for reading!

The Ives is a great piece, and has appeared reasonably often since Ormandy's recording, but it was a real surprise to hear it with these forces.
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)