Jean Sibelius - Symphonies No. 2 in D & No. 7 in C

Jean Sibelius - Symphonies No. 2 in D and  No. 7 in C , London Philharmonic Orchestra, SACD

  I heard a bit of Symphony No. 7 and immediately ordered this Disc.....

  WOW !   This disc is worth every cent I spent on it ($5.00) and then some!.   For those (like me) who were not too familiar with Sibelius' work let me take a few secs out to provide a bit of a bio on this dude.  Born 1865 - 1957, Jean Sibelius was born in Finland and wrote a number of stunning symphonies in his life time (there see that was painless and not really all that informative!)
  The 2nd and 7th are hugely symphonic and really sound like epic soundtracks as they go along.   The 2nd symphony is his most famous and likely you have heard bits and pieces of this before but the 7th was a pure find and a half.     I will need to hunt down more of the music of this genius ........

Beethoven - Symphony #5 (Bernard Haitink- LSO) (2006)

Beethoven - Symphony #5, London Symphony Orchestra Live (2006) - SACD 
 
   Beethoven wrote perhaps this most immediatly recognizeable symphony in 1808..known of course for the urgent 4 note  motif...ba da da daaaaaaaaa......
  Bernard Haitink draws the LSO on this electrically charged recordiing clearly into the mind of it's creator drawing out every ounce of emotion and energy.  This SACD also contains the wonderful 1st Symphony but it is the 5th that steals the big win on this disc. 

Virgil Fox - Heavy Organ - Live at Winterland San Francisco (1971)

Virgil Fox - Bach Live At Winterland (1971)

  Imagine a huge concert hall filled with hippies all tuning in to the live organ vibes of Bach skillfully played and narrated by my all time fav organist Virgil Fox.  The back of the vinyl album is worth noting with it's oil blobbed Pablo Light Show that apparently illuminated the walls while Virgil played.   I own 2 vinyl copies and the remastered CD version of this great live album and would recommend this album to everyone...yes even you !  Sinfonia (Cantana No. 29) is for me the highlight of this album which soars to the heavens and i think goes someone that we will never know........at least not yet !   Played on a good stereo the bass pedal work will hit you right in the gut and you will never forget this gem !    

Virgil Fox - Heavy Organ (1972)

Virgil Fox - Heavy Organ (Bach Live In San Francisco), 1972 MCA Records

  Virgil Fox's Heavy Organ is a pure masterpiece capturing a rather wild integration of psychedelia with  classical organ!   Not sure this one has ever been done before but thoese in attendance at Winterland Gardens got to experience the Pablo Light Show with the classical organ work of Bach as played by Virgil Fox.