Music to be happy by

After an exchange with cnoocy in saxikath's blog last week, I went searching through the Naxos music library (Newton MA library card required) for a better recording of Beethoven's seventh. And I found this astounding recording (still requires library card) from a complete cycle (that's an Amazon link) recorded by the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra under Roger Norrington. I cried with joy at the end of it. Their Fifth is also amazing. (I haven't listened to any of the others yet.)

Also, after hearing The Alexandria Kleztet on WHRB last month, I couldn't resist buying all three of their albums. My favorite tracks are Bashanah Haba'ah (from "Close Enough for Klezmer"), Od Lo Ahavti Dai, the Freilach Medley, Delusions of Klezmer, and Dodi Li (from: "Delusions of Klezmer").

Music to be happy by

After an exchange with cnoocy in saxikath's blog last week, I went searching through the Naxos music library (Newton MA library card required) for a better recording of Beethoven's seventh. And I found this astounding recording (still requires library card) from a complete cycle (that's an Amazon link) recorded by the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra under Roger Norrington. I cried with joy at the end of it. Their Fifth is also amazing. (I haven't listened to any of the others yet.)

Also, after hearing The Alexandria Kleztet on WHRB last month, I couldn't resist buying all three of their albums. My favorite tracks are Bashanah Haba'ah (from "Close Enough for Klezmer"), Od Lo Ahavti Dai, the Freilach Medley, Delusions of Klezmer, and Dodi Li (from: "Delusions of Klezmer").