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fergus wrote:She auditioned for, but failed to get the lead role in the remake of True Grit so that was Plan B!!!
or she has just come off the set of a Star Trek Borg episode.
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Mahler – Symphony No. 3 [Bernstein]....

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The stand out movement in this version of the epic M3 for me is the first movement which is very dark and foreboding; it contains great atmosphere and it can be quite menacing at times.
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Bohuslav Martinů
Symphony No. 4

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Václav Neumann - conducting.


This is so good I listened to it twice.
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fergus wrote:Image
There are quite a few of those discs missing from my Haydn section. Spotted a few in Tower recently so that shall be rectified soon!.....ish.
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recorded on the instrument on which Saint-Saens himself played during his career.
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DaveF wrote:
fergus wrote:Image
There are quite a few of those discs missing from my Haydn section. Spotted a few in Tower recently so that shall be rectified soon!.....ish.
Do, before they close the place.
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I have had another marvelous, Martinů, musical morning:

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Bohuslav Martinů
Symphony No. 4

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Waller Weller - conducting.


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Bohuslav Martinů
Symphony No. 4

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi - conducting.
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Seán wrote:
DaveF wrote:
fergus wrote:Image
There are quite a few of those discs missing from my Haydn section. Spotted a few in Tower recently so that shall be rectified soon!.....ish.
Do, before they close the place.
Dave might then get them cheap in the Closing Down Sale!!!
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DaveF wrote: ....recorded on the instrument on which Saint-Saens himself played during his career.
That kind of thing always attracts me to a recording I must say!
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