A wonderful musical gift ...

Posted by: George Fredrik on 18 November 2010

A wonderful musical gift ...

200 music cassettes of English lesser known musical pieces ranging from Arne [of Rule Britania fame], via Colleridge Taylor, Lloyd, and Simpson, to Britten.

When you go to a record shop do you buy a great [but not personally known] set of Beethoven Quartets from the legendary [rightly so] Budapest Quartet [on American Columbia] or a piece by George Lloyd?

So I have the chance to listen to what my conservatism [musically speaking] has led me to pass over for two thirds of a lifetime!

More on this as I fix a cassette player!

ATB from George

PS: Funny little story about Handel and Arne. Handel pinched a little tune invented by Arne, and on this being pointed out [before copyright, for sure], said , "His little "ditty" was too good for him!"
Posted on: 19 November 2010 by mikeeschman
You should have some fun with these George.

I have a few hundred cassettes of live performances by the local orchestra, and a number of performances from festivals in Oregon and Canada.

They are a nice change from pre-packaged music.
Posted on: 19 November 2010 by Huwge
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200 music cassettes of English lesser known musical pieces ranging from Arne [of Rule Britania fame], via Colleridge Taylor, Lloyd, and Simpson, to Britten


Sounds like the Lyrita back catalogue. If so, enjoy.
Posted on: 19 November 2010 by Dungassin
I remember buying a shitload of Lyrita LPs a few years ago when they were having a sale - perhaps it was their closing down event?
Posted on: 19 November 2010 by Guido Fawkes


ION USB Tape Express cassette player lets you convert your tapes to store on and play from your computer. You can find it in the Amazon and it is not very expensive - depends how much you like the tapes and if you want to add them to your computer audio set-up.

A find of 200 tapes though is fantastic - a great chance to hear music you may have not had without such a find.
Posted on: 15 December 2010 by George Fredrik
I was thinking of buzzing off till the 28th, during my enforced break, but now I have listened to the Immerseel Beethoven cycle, I'll listen to some of what Beecham various referred to as "the cowpat-school of music" andto as music that exists as "one long promissory note!" My goodness Beecham was a wagg, but not always wrong, so let's see!

ATB from George