Posted by Chuck Jackson on April 15, 2002 at 23:09:05:
In Reply to: Favorite Recordings of Non-Standard Rep posted by Gary Press on April 15, 2002 at 18:27:54:
Hindemith Kammermusik #4 with the Dresden Stattskappele. Astounding tuba playing and a great work. Bloomstedt conducts.
Bruckner 9(yeah, I know it's standard) VPO w/Bernstein. The greatest recording of a Bruckner Symphony since a live 1944 VPO recording of Bruckner's 8th.
Music of Silvestre Reveultas- LAPO. Norm Pearson has my vote as one of the greatest orchestral tuba players of all times.
Bizet/Schcedrin Carmen Suite- Gotta love ol' Rodion's imaginative orchestration with strings and 7 percussionists. I will never be able to listen to the Toreador Song again and not chuckle with his interesting take on it. LACO w/Gerard Schwartz.
Varese- Ameriques, Arcana, Ionisation. NYPO w/Bernstein(1976)Still the benchmark of these recordings. Joe Novotny and a young Kevin Ladd ripping up the tuba parts to Ameriques and Arcana.
I am sure I am missing some, but these are my favorites