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I noted at the end of Jon Gallant's post:
>Back in the late 1960's, my alter ego Dr. Phage used to do an after-hours
>music program on a non-commercial FM station. One of the pieces I
>occasionally broadcast was a beautiful little chaconne by an obscure,
>German, baroque composer. It then existed in only one recording, by
>Munchinger conducting the strings of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra....
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>[The chaconne by Gluck? Millions of versions? Is there another besides
>Munchinger's that was available on Decca LXT5625? What am I missing
>here? -Dave]
And, of course that LP also contained the little-known Pachelbel Canon
arranged for strings, and the canon is also in the form a chaconne, as
was pointed out to me privately. How dense can one get?
But this is interesting claim Dr. Phage is making. I recall reading a
long time ago that another radio station - don't recall which - took credit
for popularizing it when they played Jean-Francois Paillard's version on
regular rotation as a filler, and it was his recording that was a big hit
way back when. Of course, I could be mis-remember that.
But it brings up an interesting question: who was the first to record
Pachelbel's Canon for strings? Another candidate might be I Musici.
Anyone know any dates?
Dave
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