by Ben Hogwood
A very intriguing purchase…to be reported on!
Published post no.2,942 – Thursday 9 July 2026
Vinyl revival – Roussel, Martin & Tortelier
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Vinyl revival – Holst: The Planets (Ormandy)
by Ben Hogwood
The third in our occasional series on Arcana…sharing vinyl purchases from charity shops in a particularly productive week!
Costing just 50p, this most recent example is the 1975 recording of Holst’s The Planets, one of the best-travelled British compositions of the 20th century. In the final planet, Neptune, Ormandy is assisted by the Women’s Voices Of The Mendelssohn Club Of Philadelphia:
Published post no.2,931 – Sunday 28 June 2026
Vinyl revival – Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos
by Ben Hogwood
The second of an occasional series on Arcana…sharing vinyl purchases from charity shops!
This recent acquisition is a highly regarded Decca pairing of the two published Mendelssohn piano concertos, with soloist Peter Katin and the London Symphony Orchestra under Anthony Collins:
Saturday purchase – Musgrave: Clarinet Concerto
by Ben Hogwood
Welcome to a very occasional series on Arcana…sharing vinyl purchases from charity shops! I have recently inherited a record player, which has opened up a new line of listening possibilities.
Here is one of the first! What I would imagine is a pretty rare recording, too – the Clarinet Concerto by Thea Musgrave, with soloist Gervase de Peyer and the London Symphony Orchestra under Norman del Mar:
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