Gems of Memory: December 2024

Tuesday 31 December 2024

St Christopher Chamber Orchestra

Concerto in G major for oboe, strings, and bc, TWV 51:G2 (Telemann)
Concerto in E minor for oboe, strings, and bc, TWV 51:e1 (Telemann)
Concerto in A major for oboe d'amore, strings, and bc, TWV 51:A2 (Telemann)
Concerto in E flat major for oboe, strings, and bc, TWV 51:Es1 (Telemann)
Concerto in E minor for oboe d'amore, strings, and bc, TWV 51:e2 (Telemann)
Concerto in D minor for oboe, strings, and bc, TWV 51:d2 (Telemann)

Monday 30 December 2024

The Drifters - All-Time Greatest Hits
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley [DVD]
Rod Argent - Red House [2017 re-issue]

Sunday 29 December 2024

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Wo gehest du hin?, BWV 166 (Bach)
Simone Stella

Magnificat primi toni, BuxWV 203 (Buxtehude)
Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, BuxWV 208 (Buxtehude)
Praeludium in G minor, BuxWV 149 (Buxtehude)
Canzona in G major, BuxWV 170 (Buxtehude)
Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, BuxWV 209 (Buxtehude)
Praeludium in D minor, BuxWV 140 (Buxtehude)
Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott, BuxWV 199 (Buxtehude)
Praeludium in F major, BuxWV 145 (Buxtehude)
Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott, BuxWV 200 (Buxtehude)
Gott der Vater wohn uns bei, BuxWV 190 (Buxtehude)
Durch Adam Fall ist ganz verderbt, BuxWV 183 (Buxtehude)
Te Deum laudamus, BuxWV 218 (Buxtehude)

Argent - "Hold Your Head Up"
Electric Light Orchestra

Orkiestra Kore - Koncert polski, TWV 43:G7 (Telemann) (*)

Saturday 28 December 2024

Janine Jansen, Dana Zemtsov, Jens Peter Maintz, Stacey Watton, Martin Fröst, Jasper de Waal, and Fredrik Ekdahl - Septet in E flat major, Op. 20 (Beethoven) (*)
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra
The Ronettes - Be My Baby: The Very Best of the Ronettes
Bill Evans Trio - Portrait in Jazz [vinyl re-issue]

Friday 27 December 2024

The Main Ingredient - "Everybody Plays the Fool" (*)
The Zombies

Electric Light Orchestra

Carpenters - Christmas Portrait
Bob Wills - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bob Wills
James Austin Smith, Ani Kavafian, Keith Robinson, and Paolo Bordignon - Sonata in C minor for Oboe, Violin, and Continuo, Op. 2, No. 1a, HWV 386a (Handel) (*)

Thursday 26 December 2024

Pure Prairie League - Amie & Other Hits
Various Artists - A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
Die Goldene Sieben - Die Grossen Deutschen Tanzorchester - Die Goldene Sieben
The Isley Brothers - "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (*)

Wednesday 25 December 2024

E. Power Biggs - The Glory of Gabrieli
ABBA - "Waterloo" (*)
Ilona Skowrońska - "Hymne à l'amour" (*)
The Band - "Christmas Must Be Tonight"
Chet Atkins - "Baby's Coming Home"
The Zombies

Tuesday 24 December 2024

Bing Crosby - White Christmas
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Philharmonia Orchestra - Julvisa (Sibelius) (arranged for string quintet) (*)

Monday 23 December 2024

Jean-Pierre Rampal and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Suite for Flute, Strings, & Basso Continuo in E minor (Telemann)
Concerto for Flute, Violins, & Basso Continuo in G major (Telemann)
Concerto for Flute & Strings in D major (Telemann)
Concerto for Flute & Strings (Concerto à sei) in E minor (Telemann)

Jeff Lynne's ELO - From out of Nowhere

Sunday 22 December 2024

Kore Orchestra - Ouverture in B flat major "Ouverture burlesque," TWV 55:B8 (Telemann) (*)
Netherlands Bach Collegium - O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165 (Bach)
Simone Stella

Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl, BuxWV 187 (Buxtehude)
Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren, BuxWV 214 (Buxtehude)
Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren, BuxWV 215 (Buxtehude)
Praeludium in E minor, BuxWV 142 (Buxtehude)
Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BuxWV 220 (Buxtehude)
Vater unser im Himmelreich, BuxWV 219 (Buxtehude)
Praeludium in A major, BuxWV 151 (Buxtehude)
Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BuxWV 221 (Buxtehude)
Praeludium in F sharp minor, BuxWV 146 (Buxtehude)
Herr Jesus Christ, ich weiß gar wohl, BuxWV 193 (Buxtehude)
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BuxWV 196 (Buxtehude)
Praeludium in A minor, BuxWV 153 (Buxtehude)
Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BuxWV 207 (Buxtehude)
Toccata in F major, BuxWV 156 (Buxtehude)

Electric Light Orchestra

Saturday 21 December 2024

Norwegian Chamber Orchestra - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 (Mozart) (*)
The Temptations - The Best of the Temptations Christmas

Friday 20 December 2024

Trio Élégiaque

Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer" (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in G major, Op. 121a Variations on Wenzen Müller's song "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu" (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 38 after the Septet, Op. 20 (Beethoven)

Bolette Roed, Teodoro Baù, Hager Hanana, Komale Akakpo, and Dagmara Kapczyński - Quartetto in G minor, TWV 43:g1 (Telemann)

Thursday 19 December 2024

Trio Élégiaque

Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke" (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in B flat major, WoO39 (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 63 after the String Quartet, Op. 4 (Beethoven)

Wednesday 18 December 2024

Ani Kavafian, Keith Robinson, and Paolo Bordignon - Sonata in D major for Violin and Continuo, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV 371 (Handel) (*)
Trio Élégiaque

Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1, No. 1 (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in D major after Symphony No. 2, Op. 36 (Beethoven)
Triosatz in E flat major (Beethoven)

Tuesday 17 December 2024

Tokyo String Quartet - String Quartet in F major (Beethoven) (*)
Trio Élégiaque

Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3 (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 70, No. 2 (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 44 (Beethoven)

Monday 16 December 2024

Trio Élégiaque

Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1, No. 2 (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost" (Beethoven)
Piano Trio in E flat major, WoO38 (Beethoven)

Sunday 15 December 2024

Netherlands Bach Collegium - Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet, BWV 164 (Bach)
Simone Stella

Ciaccona in C minor, BuxWV 159 (Buxtehude)
Ich dank dir, lieber Herre, BuxWV 194 (Buxtehude)
Ach Gott und Herr, BuxWV 177 (Buxtehude)
Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BuxWV 178 (Buxtehude)
Praeludium in E major, BuxWV 141 (Buxtehude)
Canzona in E minor, BuxWV 169 (Buxtehude)
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod, BuxWV 198 (Buxtehude)
Canzona in G minor, BuxWV 173 (Buxtehude)
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BuxWV 186 (Buxtehude)
Praeludium in C major, BuxWV 136 (Buxtehude)
Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn, BuxWV 201 (Buxtehude)
Praeludium in G minor, BuxWV 150 (Buxtehude)
Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BuxWV 224 (Buxtehude)
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BuxWV 210 (Buxtehude)

Saturday 14 December 2024

Argent - Live at the Paris Theatre, London (14 December 1972)

Friday 13 December 2024

Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile - The Goat Rodeo Sessions

Thursday 12 December 2024

The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy vs. the Red Baron/Snoopy & His Friends
Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas

Wednesday 11 December 2024

Carpenters - Gold, Disc 2
Jeff Lynne's ELO - Alone in the Universe [Bonus Tracks]
Electric Light Orchestra - Live at Brunel University (from Live: The Early Years DVD)