Bach cantatas progress marked by new Telefunken release
The article reviews a Telefunken boxed set from Das Alte Werk containing Bach cantatas 73 74 and 75 performed by Gustav Leonhardt and the period instrument ensemble. Cantata 74 excites with full orchestra and brilliant brass while 75, Bach’s first Leipzig cantata, is longer in two parts. Also noted is Walter Susskind and the St Louis Symphony offering A Slavonic Festival with Dvorak Smetana and Mussorgsky selections.
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Telefunken
Gustav Leonhardt
Collegium Vocale
Collegium Musicum
St. Thomas Kirche
Leipzig
St. Thomas
Bach
Walter Susskind
St. Louis Symphony
Hancer
Prague
Prague State Conservatory
Smetana
Mussorgsky
Borodin
Steppes of Central Asia in a fiery Sabre Dance finale
Les Zache performs Steppes of Central Asia with Khachaturian Sabre Dance on Turnabout label QTV-34718. The lively piece showcases a folksy melody and broad appeal performed by the big St. Louis ensemble.
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Steppes
Central Asia
St. Louis
Jordan King Hussein Sees Nixon in Washington on 1969 flare
On this date in 1969 King Hussein of Jordan meets with President Richard Nixon in Washington as new fighting erupts in the Middle East signaling renewed tensions in the region.
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Middle East
King Hussein of Jordan
Washington
Richard Nixon
Billboard Top 10 Singles and Albums Snapshot
The Associated Press lists Billboard hot ten singles and hot ten albums. Notable entries include Doobie Brothers What a Fool Believes and Minute by Minute, Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive, Dire Straits Sultans of Swing and Dire Straits, Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown, Blondie Heart of Glass, Peaches and Herb Reunited, Rod Stewart Blondes Have More Fun, and Cheap Trick at Budokan among others.
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Doobie Brothers
Warner Bros
Gloria Gaynor
Polydor
Amii Stewart
Ariola
Dire Straits
Frank Mills
Tragedy
Bee Gees
RSO
Peaches and
Herb
MVP
Heart of Glass
Blondie
Chrysalis
Rod Stewart
Desolation Angels
Bad Company
Swan Song
George Benson
Allman Brothers Band
Capricorn
Cheap Trick
Epic
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