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Borodin – Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
Anyone believing in the old adage that science and the fine arts do not mix must rethink his ideas when he becomes acquainted with Alexandr Borodin’s biography and his music. The Russian professor of chemistry constantly stole time from his lectures in order to compose; it was musical elements and formulas rather than chemical ones that occupied him.
Debussy : Gigues – IBERIA
“And the blind shall see” – promising words indeed! And very apt to describe the impressionist tonal paintings of Claude Debussy, who exchanged the paintbrush for a pen and the canvas for manuscript paper. Debussy’s musical tools were not so much the etching-needle or sharp pencil but rather more a rich variety of glorious paints on his palette and thick brushes and sponges to form flowing figures and shapes on his musical canvas.
Mantovani : The American Scene
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A SEALED LP
In 1967 T. A. McEwen, head of Classical Music at Decca in London, named three artists to whom he believed the company had a moral obligation: Ernest Ansermet, Renata Tebaldi, and Mantovani.
It may well be today that other names ought to be included in the list. However, it cannot be denied that in the early days of the Decca Record Company these three artists - like no others - made an immense contribution towards the company's market position and to its musical identity in particular.
