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Karl Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 Jun 2003 08:35:32 -0500
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Thought this might be of interest...knowing Dave, he probably already has
a pointer for it at classical.net

   As many of you know, Henry Fogel has an addiction - collecting
   recordings.  Over a period of years, Henry and his son Karl have
   catalogued that collection in a database and created a website
   to make this catalogue available to all.  Henry has generously
   offered to let the League share this information with you.  The
   site is www.henrysrecords.org and it comes complete with easy
   to follow instructions.

   This database is an extraordinary resource of timings of the
   orchestral literature (as well as databases for chamber and
   instrumental music, operas, and songs).  You can search for,
   say, Brahms Symphony No. 2 and it will show all of Henry's
   recordings of that work - and they come up in order of timings
   from the quickest to slowest.  To give you an idea of the scope
   of this database, it is the only place, for instance, that you
   will find timings for all 27 of Nikolai Miaskovsky's symphonies!

   There are additional ways to use it as a programming tool - for
   example, if you need a work between 12 and 15 minutes long, you
   can enter that and it will give you an alphabetical listing of
   all pieces of that length.  Or, you can search by nationality
   (American, Scandinavian, French, etc.) and you can combine fields
   - all American works between 10 and 15 minutes, for instance.

   Henry hopes that you will find this site to be of value in your
   program planning, and hopes you will share it with your staff
   and your conductor(s).  If you find errors, please feel free to
   e-mail corrections to him or to his son Karl (who has a e-mail
   link on the site), and they will make corrections annually.  As
   Henry's collection continues to grow, the database will be updated
   accordingly.

   If you were aware of the earlier version of the database, you
   will find the current incarnation faster and easier to use because
   of enhancements that Karl has made.  If you have further suggestions
   for improvements, please feel free to let Henry know.

   Jack McAuliffe
   Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
   American Symphony Orchestra League
   212-262-5161 x234

Karl

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