Posted a review of Cimarosa’s six Flute Quartets on Adda 581031, from 1988. Adda was an entreprising but short-lived French label from the late 1980s and early 1990s, which I collect. Also, Cimarosa, other than the comic operas for which he retains today a semblance of existence in the minds of the music lovers, wrote marvelous keyboard sonatas, which are a sort of gap between Scarlatti and Haydn – I’ve reviewed a number of recordings on Amazon and need to import them over here. But his flute quartets are inconspicuous, background music. Quick listen, quick review.
Other than that, I’ve been busying myself lately with various discographies, in particular EMI’s budget and mid-price collections from the 1980s and 1990s, and, these last few days, my great work-in-progress: a chronological discography of Toscanini, 1920 to 1954- I don’t know that I’ll be able to complete that one before I die (even leaving out of my survey, as I do, the sonically-subpar Italian pirate issues), and it would be a pity (for the Toscanini fans; I may find some relief in the thought that there are less and less of those).
My impossible dream would be the complete NBC Symphony broadcasts. Fortunately there are posts on YouTube with almost all the available Toscanini material.
Hi Laurence, I hope you are well. I think about you whenever I resume working on my huge Toscanini chronological discography. Take care !
I have but a little Cimerosa. Now I will have a little more, with you to thank or to curse.
Hi Aceto, skip the Flute Quartets, but try the keyboard sonatas. Here’s a link to my review on Amazon, with links to various recordings. Thanks for your comment and interest. I am sorry that I am not more active on my website.