CLASSICAL LOST AND FOUND

FORGOTTEN MUSIC BY GREAT COMPOSERS AND GREAT MUSIC BY FORGOTTEN COMPOSERS

It's been over twenty years since the silver disc made its debut and recently many classical collectors have been searching beyond the standard repertoire for more esoteric fare. There's an abundance of it in all those scores which down through the years have become lost to the general public, but upon reexamination cry out to be found. This forgotten music by great composers and great music by forgotten composers has been the seed for a bumper crop of recent discs. Unfortunately many of these fall into the one-spin-trash-bin category. On the other hand there are a few which could certainly be described as "Classical Releases Of Current Key Significance," or "CROCKS," if you will. "Key" refers to the fact that the selections on these discs are not only of great inherent musical value, but more often than not, the only available versions currently in the classical catalog. So, the adventurous, but thrifty collector is faced with the problem of trying to identify the CROCKS before they buy. That's just what the "Classical Lost & Found" Web site (CLOFO.com) and its associated CROCKS Newsletter (see below) are designed to do. The write-ups are not the formal, sometimes rather pedantic reviews that appear in record publications. They're what you might be told if you went into a record store and asked a well-informed salesperson about the most outstanding new releases. There's no sponsorship or "payola" involved here and all the recommendations are honest appraisals based on personal listening experiences. Mention will also be made of those discs that should appeal to audiophiles because of their superior sound quality. If you or any of your friends would like to be notified whenever there's a new CROCKS Newsletter on CLOFO.com, just click the e-mail address below and let us know.

Looking for a particular composer, work, soloist, performing group, type of instrument, or for that matter any classical music related subject that lends itself to a key word or short phrase? Try entering it in the blank box below and clicking the "Search" button. The CLOFO search engine (courtesy of Google) is extremely sophisticated and bound to find it if it's on at least one of CLOFO's Web pages.

If you've found a CROCKS Newsletter album you think you might like, you can click the album picture or title to see where we suggest getting it, or check for it on any of these Web sites:

Here's hoping we'll introduce you to many musical treasures that you'll find much to your liking. In the meantime, good listening!