Oh what a lovely tune! That violin plays on the strings of the heart!

Ah the grand finale with Zamfir   That will bring sweet dreams!
Thanks for an enjoyable three hours - even with the interruptions.\

Good evening all!

DON  thnk you for a wonderful afternoon.

Bubble must be dreaming away by now.  So good she can keep in touch all the time over the Internet.  Can hear Don's voice for 3 hours on Sunday.  Technology a great thing.

JeanneP when I sign off it is 11 o'clock in Israel.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/27/arts/music/pauline-oliveros-composer-who-championed-deep-listening-dies-at-84.html?emc=edit_th_20161128&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=25673289

Was she ever on a X-show?

A couple of dance selections start off the show, or three selections if you count the mesmerising monotony of Ravel's Bolero, the work that everybody loves to  hate. Radio Netherlands contribute to the cause with works by Meder and Mozart, and Americana is certainly represented in two contrasting examples. The Lanchberry work based on the tale by Beatrix Potter is sheer delight and of course lots of other good stuff to make what I hope is a pleasant listening experience. 

Reid’s Records:   Programme   #1531 Dec 4/2016

1:    JS Bach: Bourree (Suite #3) CDB2054
        London 417 715-2 (cut 13)                             4:18        6:24

2:      Mozart:  3 German Dances M6.0242  CDR-72
        Philips 6514 207 (side 1, track 3) Tr 3      06:24   12:48

3:     Ravel: Bolero  R2.0292
        DG 5235 351  (side 1, cut 1)                         16:05    28:53
 
4:   Rosetti:  E-major Horn Concerto CDR7203
        EMI CDM7 62031 2  (tracks 1-2-3)      18:13   47:06

5:   Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue  CDG3024
        CBS MK 39699 (cut 1)                                 15:47     62:53

6:   Johan Gabriel Meder: 1st Symphony CDM3560
   NM 92085 (tracks 10-11-12)         12:23   75:16

7:   Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante-oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn CDM6531
   NM 930006 (track 9)            08:07   83:23

8:   Rota: Godfather CDR-9603
   Sony SK 63359   (Tracks 3-5-7-8)      12:19   95:42

9:   Gounod: Faust Ballet CDV3095
   EMI CDM7 69041 2 (track 18)      02:25   98:07

NEWS

10:   Williams: Parade Of The Ewoks   CDW5334
   Philips 438 068-2 (track 12)         03:30   3:30

11:   Kern: Sweet Adeline Overture CDK2602
   EMI 183605   (Track 5)         07:43   11:13

12:   Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto CDT2186
   DG 419 241-2 (track32)         10:10   21:23

13:   Lanchbery: Tale Of Pigling Bland CDL1672
   CFP 3 93220 (track 6)         15:12   36:35

14:   Granados: Spanish Dance   CDG3540
   Naxos 8554103 track 8         05:55   42:30

15:   Smetana: To Our Girls CDS7211
   Supraphon 80642 (track 1)         04:00   46:30


Sunday afternoon 1:05 P.M.  -5 GMT (Canada)

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My morning Gutenberg cruise came up with the Victor Talking Machine Company's How to Get the Most Out of Your Victrola for those history of music technology buffs.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/53656/53656-h/53656-h.htm
Most of the book is an overview of various music categories, with page or two on how to play your Victrola, a short list of available music, and an advertisement for their music catalog. I didn't see a date of publication listed.

Every time you play Bolero, Don, I think of my Dad. I was his favorite along with The Flying Dutchman. I probably mention that every time you play it. 

Interesting, MarsGal, I always think of my Dad because he liked it so much.

Everyone seems to like "Bolero" Better remember to turn it on at the beginning to hear it.  I still forget the time.  I think it is Noon for me.  If it snows I will be home for sure.

DON  everytime I hear Bolero I think of Torvill and Dean when the won gold as the Olympic figure skate dance team form England.

ha ha - concert time soon.  But I'll listen from bed, under the warm comforter.  Hos is that for decadent?   

BUBBLE  by the time you listen that is a nice place to listen and enjoy the program.

Hi MarsGal, PatH, Gloria, JeanneP, Bubble. 
Just remember, you have to turn up the volume at the beginning of Bolero because for a few seconds it is almost inaudible. 
JeanneP  I'm on right after the news in five minutes

DON  always have the volume up to enjoy everything you play.

While I was listening to Bolero I remembered an old black/white movie with George Raft and he danced to that toward the end of the movie. Do not remember who his partner was in the dance. I remember he was a good dancer but he played gangsters often in his movies.

Gloria I have no recollection of that movie and I would love to see it.

DON  being black and white that move was late 30' or early 40's I have no idea who else was in it or what it was about but I think it was the only one I saw George Raft dance in. Thank you for a wonderful 3 hours.

Here you go, George Raft and Carole Lombard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04J4v9phgBU

How I loved dancing like that. Went  at least 3 times a week. Taught dance for awhile. Had some good partner but none like Raft. I wasn't like that either. Tango my favourite. Never danced to Bolero though.  They young are missing so much by the way they dance now. Missed the big Bands also. Gone are the days.

Thanks for that Angel. It was a bit tame judging by other performances but certainly entertaining.

The other day I got reminded of Two Steps from Hell, not a group but a company which does music for TV and movies, including advertising and trailers. The combo of the music and the art is just awesome in this clip, IMO. It must be the mood I've been in, combined with all the SciFi I've been reading.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwJj2EpC8vg

I love their logo and motto, "Music Makes You Braver." Their website: http://www.twostepsfromhell.com/




Here is a look at a recording session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGh4FcZKekA

MarsGal that's impressive stuff. I have music like that in my collection, but I must confess I don't listen to it as much as I used to.

It's a good blend of the seasonal and the secular in our choices this week including a track from a cd entitled Prima Donna On A Moose. There is a Mass from Argentina and a short offering marking the  Chanukka season which, incidentally, begins on Christmas Day this year. The Prayer Of St.Gregory has a haunting charm in marked contrast to the Christmas Revels of Queen Victoria's time. In all, there's a little bit of everything.

Reid’s Records:   Programme   #1532 Dec 11/2016

1:   Vivaldi: Concerto For 2 Trumpets  CDP9082
        Nimbus NIM 5017  (tracks 12-13-14)                   07:36   7:36

2:   Waldteufel: Skaters’ Waltz CDW1110
   Philips 400 012 2 (track 5)            08:29   16:05

3:   Douglas: Take Your Girl To The Rink CDP9526 CANCON
   ODR 9310 (track 10)               02:26   18:31

4:   Johan Gabriel Meder: 1st Symphony CDM3560
   NM 92085 (tracks 10-11-12)            12:23   30:54

5:   Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for oboe,  CDM6531
   clarinet, bassoon, horn
   NM 930006 (track 9)               08:07   39:01

6:   Clementi: Symphony #1 1st Mvmnt   CDC5665
   Chandos   9234 (track 1)            09:04   48:05

7:   Ramirez: Missa Criolla R1.0640 CDR-16
   Philips 9598 021 (tracks 1-2-4-5) Tr 24-25-27-28   13:06   61:11

8:   Sullivan: Christmas Revels CDS9642
   (Victoria & Merrie England
   Marco Polo MP223677 (tracks 21 to 27)         13:35   74:46

9:    Glazunov Serenade Espagnol CDE9781      
   Analekta 97702 (cd 5, track 2)            02:30   77:16

10:   Granados: Spanish Dances   CDG3540
   Naxos 8554103 track 8               05:55   83:11
    
11:   Sarasate: Spanish Dances CDS1597
   Dorian DOR 90183 (tracks 5 & 6)            09:49   93:00

12:   Beiner: Come O Shepherds (baroque style) CDC9836
   Naxos  8550301 (track 5)            04:30   97:30

NEWS

13:   Lindemann: Der Wehnachtsmann Komt CDW9655
   EMI 7498192 (track 9)               03:52   3:52

14:   Hovaness: Prayer Of St Gregory CDH7503
        Delos DE3700 (disc 1, track 1)                       04:52   8:44

15:   Nicolai: Christmas Overture CDN3289
        Virgin  VC-7 91079-2  (track 4)                     10:51   19:35

16:   Molter: Concerto Pastorale   CDV8815        CANCON
   Analekta 87302 (tracks 12-13-14-15)         11:20   30:55

17:   Goldstein:  B’rakhot L’hanukka CDH9677
   Naxos 8559410 (track 1)   04:56   35:51

18:   Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve (Polonaise)  CDR6091
   Chandos 8327   (track 6)            05:52   41:43

19:   Berlioz: Shepherd’s Farewell CDR1060
   Telarc 80119 (track 5)                   03:26   43:09

Sunday afternoon 1:05 P.M . -5 GMT (Canada)
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PATRICIA  thank you for the link to George Raft dancing to Bolero. Goodness that movie was in 1934 and I know I did not see it then. Have no idea when I saw that movie and for me to remember it is something else.

JEANNE P  is there any places left now to go dancing like we used to? I loved to dance the tango, too, but my favorite was always the waltz.

DON  your program looks great today.

Here I sit, on first row!

BUBBLE  I am right beside you.

ooooopssss I am an hour early!  You too Gloria

Hi Gloria Hi Bubble. Enjoy the jazz

yes, with its Christmas theme