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Yakov Horenstein

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Sep 10, 1994, 12:05:57 PM9/10/94

As a fairly recent follower of rec.mus.classical
I am delighted to see Jascha Horenstein's name and musical legacy
still remembered 21 years after his untimely death in London on April 2nd 1973.
JH was my second cousin, although I always referred to him as "uncle" Jascha.
His presence became real for me1961 when, as a 13 year old,
I met him after one of his concerts in Israel with the Stern/Rose/Istomin trio
(Beethoven Triple Concerto).

From 1966 till 1973 I attended all of his London concerts
except one (Mendlessohn's Elijah), and sat in on some rehearsals
and recording sessions. There were also some family gatherings
during those years, and I occasionally received letters
from him.

Today my only regret is that I was not old or wise enough
to exploit more fully the opportunities I had to be in his company.
Those were the years of the Beatles and as an 18 year old in London
I also had other things on my mind...

Still, I managed to collect most of his LP recordings,
and have added some CD's over the years. Here is a complete list
of what I have, in no particular order, on LP and CD. Everything considered,
it's quite an impressive list. If anyone can add to it
I'd like to hear from you. I'll post an update.

First the LP's:
1) Mozart "Coronation" Mass in C, K.317 coupled with Vespers in C, K.339
Soloists: Wilma Lipp, Christa Ludwig, Murray Dickie, Walter Berry
Pro Musica Symphony, Vienna - Vienna Oratorio Choir
originally released in mono in 1957 on VOX.
I have it on Turnabout from 1967 in simulated stereo (ss).

2) Schoenberg: Verklaerte Nacht/Chamber Symphony op. 9
Southwest German Radio Orch.
original release 1957 VOX. I have Turnabout (ss)

3) Shostakovitch Symphony no. 5
Vienna S.O.
I have an undated mono Pathe/VOX printed in France

4) Haydn The Creation
soloists: Mimi Coertse, Julius Patzak, Deszo Ernster
Vienna Singverein der Gesellschaft choir
Vienna Opera Orch.
originally released in 1959 on VOX. I have Turnabout (ss)

5) Mahler: 4th Symphony
soloist Margaret Price
London Philharmonic
I have the first edition of this recording on the low budget
Classics for Pleasure label which, somehow flush with funds,
also paid for this recording in 1971. Stereo.

6) Carl Nielsen Symphony no. 5
New Philharmonia Orch.
I have the original Unicorn LP released in 1969. Stereo.

7) Robert Simpson (b.1921, UK. Musicologist, composer & personal friend of JH)
Symphony no. 3
London Symphony
I have the original Unicorn 1970 mid price release. Stereo.

8) Mahler Symphony no. 1
Vienna Pro Musica Orch.
originally mono VOX during the fifties, I have the (ss) Turnabout from 1971.

9) Bruckner Symphony no. 8
Pro Musica Orch. Vienna
VOX/Turnabout (ss)

10) Mahler Symphony no. 6
Stockholm Philharmonic
Live stereo performance from 1966 on Unicorn,
together with a 20 minute BBC interview.

11) Brahms Symphony no. 2
Danish Radio Orch., live concert 3/72
Original Unicorn mid-price label, in stereo, from 1976

12) Hindemith: Mathis der Mahler
Strauss: Death & Transfiguration
London Symphony Orch.
another Unicorn original from 1973 in stereo

13) Andre Panufnik (Anglo/Polish composer, died recently)
Orchestral Pieces
London Symphony
Original Unicorn stereo release from 1971

14) Beethoven Symphony no. 6/Overture Consecration of the House
Vienna Pro Musica
I have the 1958 French VOX edition

15) Beethoven Symphony no. 9
soloists: Wilma Lipp, Elisabeth Hoengen, Julius Patzak, Otto Wiener
Vienna Singverein der Gesellschaft choir
Vienna Pro Musica Orch
Originally fifties VOX (the first ever single-disc Beethoven 9th),
I have it (ss) on a later Israeli pressing.

16) Brahms: Symphonies nos. 1 & 3 & Haydn Variations
Southwest German Radio orch.
originally VOX, I have them on Delta records, London 1963 in mono

17) Beethoven: Symphony no 3
Pro Musica Vienna Orch.
I have the original mono French VOX dated 1952 (sic).

18) Mozart: Requiem
soloists: Wilma Lipp, Elisabeth Hoengen, Murray Dickie, Ludwig Weber
Vienna Singverein der Gesellschaft choir
Vienna Pro Musica Orch
I have the mono French VOX from 1957

19) Beethoven: Violin Concerto
soloist Erich Gruenberg (one time leader of NPO)
New Philharmonia Orch
I have it in stereo on the Chandos label, 1984,
though I think the original was done for Reader's Digest in the sixties.

20) Nielsen Saul & David, complete opera
soloists: Boris Christoff, Alexander Young, Elisabeth Soderstrom et al
Danish Radio Orch. & Chorus, Alldis Choir
On Unicorn in stereo, a (mostly) live recording from 1972, released 1976

21) Tchaikovsky Symphony no 5
New Philharmonia Orch.
RCA Gold seal, 1976, stereo. Origin??

22) Johann Strauss, Waltzes
Vienna State Opera Orch.
I have it on RCA Gold Seal from 1976. Originally Reader's Digest 1960s

23) Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 6
London Symphony
originally EMI full price stereo 1967, I have it on a later Fanfare label

24) Bruckner Symphony no 9
Vienna Pro Musica
originally 50's VOX, I have (ss) Turnabout from 1971

25) Mahler Symphony no. 9
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Fifties Vox, I have (ss) Turnabout

26) Liszt: A Faust Symphony
soloist Ferdinand Koch
SW German Radio orch & chorus
Vox/Turnabout (ss)

27) Haydn: Symphonies 101 & 104
Vienna Symphony
originally Vox 50s mono/I have Turnabout (ss)

28) Sibelius/Bruch: Violin concerti
soloist: Ivry Gitlis
Vienna Symphony
mono Vox/Turnabout (ss)

29) Prokofiev: Symphony no. 5
Concerts Colonne Orch., France
Vox/Turnabout (ss)

The following is my Jascha Horenstein CD collection:

1) Bruckner Symphony no 8
London Symphony, live from Promenade concerts 1970
coupled with a rehearsal of Simpson's 3rd. Stereo.

2) Liszt: A Faust Symphony
soloist John Mitchinson
BBC North S.O. & choir, studio recording
From the early 70s in stereo

3) Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony op.9/Sibelius: Symphony no. 5
BBC Northern S.O.
The Sibelius is live, from 1970 in stereo

4) Collection of recordings with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 1929
Mozart: Figaro overture
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale preludes
Haydn Symphony no. 94
Schubert: Symphony no. 5
published by Koch International 1991, mono

5) Dvorak: Symphony no. 9
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll & Flying Dutchman overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recorded for Readers Digest in 1962 in stereo
I have it on a CD from Chesky Records, 1989

6) Mahler Symphony no. 3
London Symphony Orch; choir & soloists
Unicorn CD of original 1970 studio recording in stereo

7) Mahler Symphony no. 1
London Symphony
Unicorn CD of 1969 stereo recording

8) Rachmaninov Complete Piano Concertos + Paganini Rhapsody
soloist: Earl Wild
Royal Philharmonic
Chandos 1987 CD of Reader's Digest 1960s stereo recording

9) Nielsen: Symphonies 3 & 6
BBC North orch (3)/ Halle Orch. (6)
originally early 70's stereo

10) Brahms: Symphony no. 1
Wagner: Bacchanale from Tannhauser
London Symphony (Brahms)/Royal Phil. (Wagner)
Chesky CD 1988, from Reader's Digest 1962

11) Walton Symphony no. 1
Royal Philharmonic, 1971
coupled with Wagner: Faust overture
BBC North Orch.
1970s stereo recordings

12) Mahler Symphony no 7
New Philharmonia
live from London, 1969, stereo.

13) Bruckner: Symphony no 9
BBC Symphony Orchestra
stereo 1970, live

14) Bruckner Symphony no 5
BBC Symphony Orch
live in stereo from Promenade Concerts, London 1971

15) Bruckner Symphony no 7
Berlin Philharmonic Orch.
mono recording from 1928. The second ever Bruckner 7th on disc.

16) Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
soloists: John Mitchinson & Alfreda Hodgson
BBC North Orchestra
in stereo from 1972

17) Mahler 9th symphony
London Symphony
live from 1966, in stereo.
coupled with Kindertotenlieder
soloist Marian Anderson
National Radio Orch., live 1956, mono.

18) Mahler Symphony no. 9
Orchestre National de France, live 1967
coupled with Strauss: Don Quixote
soloist Janos Starker
Orchestre National de France, live 1971, stereo.

In addition to all this, the following were recorded, but I don't have them.
If anyone can find some copies I'd be very happy to hear about it.
1) Bruch: Scottish Fantasia
soloist David Oistrakh
2) Mahler 9th
American Symphony Orch.
3) Mahler Kindertotenlieder
soloist Rehkemper
from the 1930s I think
4) Bach Brandenburgs, complete
Ad hoc group, Vienna, including Nicholas Harnoncourt, 1950s mono
5) Stravinsky: Rite of Sprng
French Orchestra
Vox mono 1950s
6) Ravel Piano Concertos
soloist Vlado Permutter
Vox 1950s
7) Mahler's 8th Symphony
London Symphony
live Promenade Concerts, 1959
8) Janacek: Sinfonietta
Orchestra??

There were also some TV films made by the BBC.
If anyone has those on video...?

I would also like to convert the LP's to CD's. If anyone has
details of CD's converted from the above LP list please let me know.

It's hard for me to choose the best Horenstein recording.
However I would never want to be without Mahler's 1st (LSO),
Brahms 1st (LSO), or Bruckner's 8th (LSO).
These are quite exceptional readings, even by Jascha's standards,
and no other orchestra understood his intentions better
than the LSO during the 60's. There is a commitment and concentrated
power in their playing which is rarely heard anywhere. All are on CD in stereo.
Although all the other recordings have lots to offer
I would counsel newcomer's to Jascha Horenstein's art to start with one of these
three to get some idea of the excitement of actually being present at one of
his extraordinary concerts.

Happy listening everyone.

Yakov Horenstein
Milano, Italy
10/9/94

HenryFogel

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Sep 10, 1994, 6:11:03 PM9/10/94

In article <34slh5$5...@sgi.iunet.it>, ya...@iunet.it (Yakov Horenstein)
writes:

>As a fairly recent follower of rec.mus.classical
>I am delighted to see Jascha Horenstein's name and musical legacy
>still remembered 21 years after his untimely death in London on April 2nd
>1973.
>JH was my second cousin, although I always referred to him as "uncle"
>Jascha.

It is a pleasure to "meet" you, even from a distance and via a computer
screen. I am one of many who admires your cousin's conducting enormously,
and there are many of us. Someone recently posted a message on this
discussion group indicating that he was publishing a complete discography
of Jascha Horenstein's recordings, hoped to complete it within a year or
so, so you can begin to compare it to what you have.

At any rate, I just wanted to personally extend warm greetings from a
Horenstein "nut."

Henry Fogel

David M. Cook

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Sep 10, 1994, 9:18:33 PM9/10/94

In article <34slh5$5...@sgi.iunet.it>, Yakov Horenstein <ya...@iunet.it> wrote:

>First the LP's:
>1) Mozart "Coronation" Mass in C, K.317 coupled with Vespers in C, K.339
>Soloists: Wilma Lipp, Christa Ludwig, Murray Dickie, Walter Berry
>Pro Musica Symphony, Vienna - Vienna Oratorio Choir
>originally released in mono in 1957 on VOX.
>I have it on Turnabout from 1967 in simulated stereo (ss).

This was released on CD. Unfortunately I can't
remember the label. I'll try to look it up later.

>5) Mahler: 4th Symphony
>soloist Margaret Price
>London Philharmonic

Released on an EMI CD.

>6) Carl Nielsen Symphony no. 5
>New Philharmonia Orch.
>I have the original Unicorn LP released in 1969. Stereo.

Released on a Unicorn CD.

>7) Robert Simpson (b.1921, UK. Musicologist, composer & personal friend of JH)
>Symphony no. 3
>London Symphony
>I have the original Unicorn 1970 mid price release. Stereo.

>8) Mahler Symphony no. 1
>Vienna Pro Musica Orch.
>originally mono VOX during the fifties, I have the (ss) Turnabout from 1971.

>9) Bruckner Symphony no. 8
>Pro Musica Orch. Vienna
>VOX/Turnabout (ss)

Available on Vox Box CDs.

>10) Mahler Symphony no. 6
>Stockholm Philharmonic
>Live stereo performance from 1966 on Unicorn,
>together with a 20 minute BBC interview.

>11) Brahms Symphony no. 2
>Danish Radio Orch., live concert 3/72
>Original Unicorn mid-price label, in stereo, from 1976

Both released on Unicorn CDs.

>12) Hindemith: Mathis der Mahler
>Strauss: Death & Transfiguration
>London Symphony Orch.
>another Unicorn original from 1973 in stereo

Available on the Chandos Collect label.

>13) Andre Panufnik (Anglo/Polish composer, died recently)
>Orchestral Pieces
>London Symphony
>Original Unicorn stereo release from 1971

Unicorn CD.

>18) Mozart: Requiem
>soloists: Wilma Lipp, Elisabeth Hoengen, Murray Dickie, Ludwig Weber
>Vienna Singverein der Gesellschaft choir
>Vienna Pro Musica Orch
>I have the mono French VOX from 1957

>19) Beethoven: Violin Concerto
>soloist Erich Gruenberg (one time leader of NPO)
>New Philharmonia Orch
>I have it in stereo on the Chandos label, 1984,
>though I think the original was done for Reader's Digest in the sixties.

Chandos Collect CD.

>20) Nielsen Saul & David, complete opera
>soloists: Boris Christoff, Alexander Young, Elisabeth Soderstrom et al
>Danish Radio Orch. & Chorus, Alldis Choir
>On Unicorn in stereo, a (mostly) live recording from 1972, released 1976

Unicorn CD (OOP?)

>21) Tchaikovsky Symphony no 5
>New Philharmonia Orch.
>RCA Gold seal, 1976, stereo. Origin??

Chesky CD?

>22) Johann Strauss, Waltzes
>Vienna State Opera Orch.
>I have it on RCA Gold Seal from 1976. Originally Reader's Digest 1960s

Chesky CD.

>24) Bruckner Symphony no 9
>Vienna Pro Musica
>originally 50's VOX, I have (ss) Turnabout from 1971
>
>25) Mahler Symphony no. 9
>Vienna Symphony Orchestra
>Fifties Vox, I have (ss) Turnabout

>26) Liszt: A Faust Symphony
>soloist Ferdinand Koch
>SW German Radio orch & chorus
>Vox/Turnabout (ss)

>28) Sibelius/Bruch: Violin concerti

>soloist: Ivry Gitlis
>Vienna Symphony
>mono Vox/Turnabout (ss)

Vox Box CDs.

The Vlado Perlemuter recordings are also available from Vox.

Dave Cook

ray...@delphi.com

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Sep 11, 1994, 12:18:32 AM9/11/94

Yakov Horenstein <ya...@iunet.it> writes:

>As a fairly recent follower of rec.mus.classical
>I am delighted to see Jascha Horenstein's name and musical legacy
>still remembered 21 years after his untimely death in London on April 2nd 1973.

Hi, and thanks for posting this. I might like to add that a lot of the
Unicorn stuff was released by Nonesuch in the USA on Vinyl, which
is how I became familar with this body of work.

Thanks again

Ray A.

Alexius Anthony Pereira

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Sep 14, 1994, 10:44:08 PM9/14/94

Hi!

Does anyone know about this CD which I have:

Mahler 1, VSO (1960s...no date specified) Horenstein
on the Tuxedo label (from Switzerland)

I found this CD when I was passing vienna, and it was on "clearance sale"

The performance was quite fantastic, as the strings played with an old
world charm...heavy portamento at certain passages. The brasses are
so-so, but it was a very enjoyable performance. No note also on anything
other than the composer.

Any info would be helpful.

Alex

Deryk Barker

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Sep 17, 1994, 3:24:19 PM9/17/94

Alexius Anthony Pereira (artp...@leonis.nus.sg) wrote:
: Hi!

: Does anyone know about this CD which I have:

: Mahler 1, VSO (1960s...no date specified) Horenstein
: on the Tuxedo label (from Switzerland)

It is in fact the 1953 Vox recording, also available on Vox CDX25508,
c/w Bruckner 9.

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