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ecarroll · 04-03-2007, 10:44 AM

TMers,

My first recordings were made at the request of a legendary man named George H. de Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (great-grandson of the composer) who founded the Vox and Turnabout labels. The initial program was a LP of English Voluntaries (a form that interested me at the time) by Alcock, Stanley, Greene, Boyce, and others and was recorded for the German label FSM (Fono Schallplatten Muenster) at Harvard University with Ed Brewer, organist and Mark Gould. We had been playing together for some time and banged it out in two 2 hour sessions (AM/PM). This was followed by a program of Venetian music for trumpets, trombones, and organ recorded in the city with the New York Trumpet Ensemble, which I had just taken over directorship of from Gerry Schwarz. We had one late-night session for the antiphonal brass bits (Dave Taylor was absolutely stoned but, as usual, played great) and another for solo pieces with positiv organ. Lee Soper and I played Frescobaldi Canzoni on this session and we were both "on". A terrific experience, at least for me. The last program recorded for FSM was with Lucy Shelton and a continuo group (theorbo, lute, 'cello, positiv organ, harpsichord) in a program of Scarlatti and Melani Cantatas and Arias that we had been playing around NYC. This was recorded, once again, in two late sessions in the city at a wonderful church on 73rd St. just west of Broadway. Nonesuch was recording in the same church then. 2:00 AM sessions were mandatory due to traffic noise. I only lived 2 short blocks away, however, and that made things MUCH easier.

A great (and true) George Mendelssohn story: George walked into a record store in London back in the 60's with Otto Klemperer, the celebrated German conductor. He asked the clerk why they didn't have the complete Beethoven Symphonies, conducted by Klemperer, in stock. He then explained that the man with him was indeed Klemperer. The clerk, unimpressed, asked "and who are you? Beethoven?" to which George replied ".....no, Mendelssohn".

More when I have time,
EC

04-03-2007, 10:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
ecarroll Artist in Residence Forte User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NH/CA/PQ Posts: 1,686	Re: Preparing for recordings TMers, My first recordings were made at the request of a legendary man named George H. de Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (great-grandson of the composer) who founded the Vox and Turnabout labels. The initial program was a LP of English Voluntaries (a form that interested me at the time) by Alcock, Stanley, Greene, Boyce, and others and was recorded for the German label FSM (Fono Schallplatten Muenster) at Harvard University with Ed Brewer, organist and Mark Gould. We had been playing together for some time and banged it out in two 2 hour sessions (AM/PM). This was followed by a program of Venetian music for trumpets, trombones, and organ recorded in the city with the New York Trumpet Ensemble, which I had just taken over directorship of from Gerry Schwarz. We had one late-night session for the antiphonal brass bits (Dave Taylor was absolutely stoned but, as usual, played great) and another for solo pieces with positiv organ. Lee Soper and I played Frescobaldi Canzoni on this session and we were both "on". A terrific experience, at least for me. The last program recorded for FSM was with Lucy Shelton and a continuo group (theorbo, lute, 'cello, positiv organ, harpsichord) in a program of Scarlatti and Melani Cantatas and Arias that we had been playing around NYC. This was recorded, once again, in two late sessions in the city at a wonderful church on 73rd St. just west of Broadway. Nonesuch was recording in the same church then. 2:00 AM sessions were mandatory due to traffic noise. I only lived 2 short blocks away, however, and that made things MUCH easier. A great (and true) George Mendelssohn story: George walked into a record store in London back in the 60's with Otto Klemperer, the celebrated German conductor. He asked the clerk why they didn't have the complete Beethoven Symphonies, conducted by Klemperer, in stock. He then explained that the man with him was indeed Klemperer. The clerk, unimpressed, asked "and who are you? Beethoven?" to which George replied ".....no, Mendelssohn". More when I have time, EC