Last night, continuing the Kenneth Wilkinson track of outstanding recordings :
Sibelius, Sym 2, Barbirolli/RPO, Chesky CR 3 (wonderful performance by Barbirolli, one of the best performances of this work, originally from the Readers Digest series recorded by Wilkinson, engineer, and Gerhardt, producer)
Sibelius, Finlandia, Mackerras/LondonPromsO, RCA LSC 2336-45 Classic Records 45 rpm reissue - far superior to the Classic Records 33 rpm effort)
Stravinsky, Le Sacre du Printemps, Solti/CSO, Decca SXL 6691 (unfortunately a bit obviously multi-miked, Wilkinson was never a purist, but still a marvelous performance and recording)
And for something completely different:
Franck, Piece Heroique, Dupre -org, Mercury SRI 75006 (organ with a vengance, by the great Mercury recording team and still sounding wonderful in this Holland pressing)
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