''Classical Recordings Quarterly'' (formerly ''Classic Record Collector'') was a quarterly

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devoted to vintage recordings of

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, across the range of

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recordings,

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, vocal and

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Background

Based in

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, the magazine was founded (as ''International Classical Record Collector'') in 1995. The magazine contains articles about artists and their recordings from the start of recording history through to the 1960s. There is also a letters page, reviews of new DVD and CD issues of pre-digital material, new LP and 78rpm repressings and books. The ''International Opera Collector'' was another quarterly supplement published at the same time.

Content

Extended articles on the

Kingsway Hall The Kingsway Hall in Holborn, London, was the base of the West London Mission (WLM) of the Methodist Church, and eventually became one of the most important recording venues for classical music and film music. It was built in 1912 and demolish ...

and on William Barrington-Coupe's record labels appeared, as well as features on a wide range of artists such as

Louis Cahuzac Louis (Jean Baptiste) Cahuzac (12 July 1880 – 9 August 1960) was a French clarinetist and composer. Cahuzac was an outstanding performer and one of the few clarinetists who made a career as a soloist in the first part of the 20th century. ...

, Tancredi Pasero,

Montserrat Caballé María de Montserrat Bibiana Concepción Caballé i Folch or Folc (12 April 1933 – 6 October 2018), also known as Montserrat Caballé (i Folch), was a Spanish operatic soprano from Catalonia. Widely considered to be one of the best sopranos ...

, the

Ballets Russes The Ballets Russes () was an itinerant ballet company begun in Paris that performed between 1909 and 1929 throughout Europe and on tours to North and South America. The company never performed in Russia, where the Russian Revolution, Revolution ...

, the Griller Quartet,

Albert Spalding Albert Goodwill Spalding (September 2, 1849 – September 9, 1915) was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of the Spalding sporting goods company. He was born and raised i ...

and Oskar Fried, as well as many others. Alan Sanders served as editor for the first two years from 1995 to 1997, after which Tully Potter was editor until 2008 (when he became Contributing editor), when Sanders returned to edit the magazine.

Contributors

''Classical Recordings Quarterly'' employed a network of reviewers mainly from the UK and the USA, along with regular columns by Shuichiro Kawai (Japan) 'Far Eastern Viewpoint', Norbert Hornig (Germany) 'Continental Report', and a 'Letter from America' by Mortimer H Frank. Contributors to the magazine, both past and present, include Kenneth Morgan,

Duncan Druce Robert Duncan Druce (23 May 193913 October 2015) was an English composer, string player and musicologist, noted for his breadth of musical interests ranging from contemporary music to baroque and early music, as well as music of India. Educatio ...

, Max Loppert, Benjamin Ivry, John T Hughes,

Igor Kipnis Igor Kipnis (September 27, 1930January 23, 2002) was a German-born American harpsichordist, pianist and conductor. Biography The son of Metropolitan Opera bass Alexander Kipnis, he was born in Berlin, where his father was singing with the Berl ...

, Colin Anderson, Michael Oliver, Rob Cowan, Robert Matthew-Walker, David Patmore, Antony Hodgson and J.B. Steane, among many others. The magazine was printed in A5 size, with colour photos, and each edition consists of around 100 pages.

Closure

''Classical Recordings Quarterly'' ceased publication in 2015. A series of reissued rare recordings, ''Classical Recordings Quarterly'' editions, still exists.

References

External links

Classical Recordings Quarterly web site
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