What are you listening to?

[Jared]

Just name the day Dave and I will have my visa renewed and I will be there!!

Sounds like I'll have to get my passport out too, and do a bit of gate-crashing... ;-))

[fergus]

On this disc we have a very fine performance by Zinman and his crew of three very fine works by Herr Strauss namely the forlorn, very poignant yet beautiful Metamorphosen; the beautiful Four Last Songs and finally the playful, vivacious and very elegant Oboe Concerto.

I have Kempe, Karajan, Bohm & Szell in those works Fergus... I would be intrigued in how Zinman sounds, I must admit...

I have all of the Zinman/Arte Nova releases (I think) Jared and they are all very good....not a single one disappointed!

[fergus]

Just name the day Dave and I will have my visa renewed and I will be there!!

Sounds like I'll have to get my passport out too, and do a bit of gate-crashing... ;-))

These get togethers are very informal and laid back and are hugely enjoyable Jared....but you always come away from them with a list of new equipment or new CDs or both!!!

[fergus]

[DaveF]

Thanks for that Dave....it is probably my favourite Mahler symphony and a new/different angle would certainly be welcome.

Maybe I'm being very blinkered, but I just wouldn't have put Herreweghe and Mahler together easily... are they characteristically small forces? Is it in any way an HIP? Forgive my ignorance, but most Mahler I possess is large, mushy and fairly bombastic...

I think Mahler's 4th suits such smaller forces Jared. It is a quite delicate work and I believe smaller orchestras than the norm have been used in the past. I wouldnt say it sounds typically like a HIP but it has some rather unique 'colours' in the strings which one could say has a HIP feel to it. But for all of Mahler's other works I would agree that the big bombastic orchestra's suit the music naturally.

[DaveF]

Dave, is this a favourite of yours? Can you say why? It looks like an enticing prospect...

I think its an extremely well recorded work Jared and presented in beautiful package. The music itself is performed to an exceptional standard and this is the case with all of Jordi Savall's recordings. They are all top tier recordings IMHO. The only exception to this was Savall's Brandenburg Concertos which I thought felt too heavy and ploding, not the fleet of foot performance one would expect from such a period ensemble.

[fergus]

Dave, is this a favourite of yours? Can you say why? It looks like an enticing prospect...

I think its an extremely well recorded work Jared and presented in beautiful package. The music itself is performed to an exceptional standard and this is the case with all of Jordi Savall's recordings. They are all top tier recordings IMHO. The only exception to this was Savall's Brandenburg Concertos which I thought felt too heavy and ploding, not the fleet of foot performance one would expect from such a period ensemble.

I remember you saying that in the past Dave and I was surprised to read it! I have not heard the cycle....perhaps a sample if your get together goes ahead.

[DaveF]

[Seán]

Dave, is this a favourite of yours? Can you say why? It looks like an enticing prospect...

I think its an extremely well recorded work Jared and presented in beautiful package. The music itself is performed to an exceptional standard and this is the case with all of Jordi Savall's recordings. They are all top tier recordings IMHO. The only exception to this was Savall's Brandenburg Concertos which I thought felt too heavy and ploding, not the fleet of foot performance one would expect from such a period ensemble.

That's interesting because that's the only Savall recording in my collection, I rarely listen to it and I feel less than inclined to supplement my collection with recorded performances of his outfit.

[DaveF]

That's interesting because that's the only Savall recording in my collection, I rarely listen to it and I feel less than inclined to supplement my collection with recorded performances of his outfit.

You're missing out on some great recordings so!