“My Husband’s Got No Courage In Him” by Shovel Dance Collective
Thank you John Mitchinson for recommending Shovel Dance Collective 🎵
Category: Crucial
Posted on February 26, 2026
“The Lark Ascending” by Pekka Kuusisto & Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Brilliant interpretation and new recording of the well known Vaughan Williams piece.
Posted on February 13, 2026
“Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo (2019 Remastered Version)” by Bruno Walter & Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No.6 ‘Pastorale’
Bruno Walter’s 1958 recording with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra.
Posted on February 11, 2026
“Pagan Symphony: I. Tranquillo molto lento sostenuto” by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Vernon Handley
Granville Bantock – Pagan Symphony
Continuing a mini-exploration of listening to some English symphonies.
Posted on February 6, 2026
“Shostakovich: Symphony No.11 In G Minor, Op. 103, “The Year 1905″ – 1. The Palace Square” by Stokowski, Houston Symphony Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 11 In G Minor, Op. 103, “The Year 1905”
This is one of the first recordings of Shostakovich’s music I owned on CD, along with Bernstein versions of Symphonies 5, 6 and 9. I still have the CDs and still listen to all of them, although usually in digitised form 💿
Posted on February 6, 2026
“Symphony No. 1, ‘The Gothic’: I. Allegro assai” by Ole Schmidt, LSO, Manning, Minty, Mitchinson, Thomas
Havergal Brian – Symphony No. 1, ‘The Gothic’
