In a desperate bid to escape the heat this past weekend, I headed for Hendersonville, NC. It was futile, but not a wasted trip. In downtown Hendersonville, there is a charity store that has a nice selection of records. For approximately 50 cents each, I can find records of great pianists playing the classics. This weekend’s haul included:
Vladimir Horowitz: Homage to Liszt
Toscanini: Schubert Symphony No. 5 & 8
Toscanini: Mendelssohn and Weber
Van Cliburn: Chopin
Van Cliburn: Tchaikovsky
Van Cliburn: Conducts Interlochen Youth Orchestra
Sviatoslav Richter: Beethoven & Schumann
Artur Rubinstein: Beethoven
Artur Rubinstein: Chopin Op. 21 & 22
Heifetz and Kapell: Brahms Piano and Violin Sonata in D minor
Baekkelund: Grieg
In the non-classical realm:
Boston Pops: Christmas Party
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
I will upload these records to my ipod and be able to share them with my students.