I love those concertos Seán and I am always open to different versions of them.Seán wrote:That's an interesting acquisition, Fergus. I have the latest Abbado CD in my sights, let us know what you think of that CD please.fergus wrote:
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To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
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My Schubert SQ quest continues:
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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^^ and so it should my friend... they're masterpieces, just like his Piano & String Quintets, and Octet...Seán wrote:My Schubert SQ quest continues:
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Seán wrote:My Schubert SQ quest continues:
....and mine begins....
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
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^^ what a world of sheer genius awaits you, Fergus.. I am most envious of the journey you are about to tread...
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I'll see your Kodály Schubert:fergus wrote:Seán wrote:My Schubert SQ quest continues:
....and mine begins....
and raise you an Abbado/COE Schubert :lol:
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Gentlemen... it appears I can withstand anything except temptation...
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Oooh! Was that Beethoven set pricey?
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Kitchen: WiiM Pro - Wadia 151 - B&W 685s2
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I picked it up 2nd hand for £24... the set containing only the sonatas is presently £22.99 on Amazon, so I thought I got a good deal...Diapason wrote:Oooh! Was that Beethoven set pricey?
it was the addition of the Choral Fantasia which sold it to me... ;-))
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I, too, have a Brendel Beethoven Sonata cycle with the 5 Beethoven Concertos, the orchestra is the CSO conducted by James Levine.Jared wrote:Gentlemen... it appears I can withstand anything except temptation...
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler