Recent Purchases
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^^ you seem to be quite getting into that series Fergus... are you finding them enjoyable?
my new purchases have jumped the queue and got straight into the CD player for deliberation:
my new purchases have jumped the queue and got straight into the CD player for deliberation:
Re: Recent Purchases
I, too, am collecting the Schubert Kodály cycle, they are very good, well worth getting.Jared wrote:^^ you seem to be quite getting into that series Fergus... are you finding them enjoyable?
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Seán put me onto them Jared and I too find them very good!Jared wrote:^^ you seem to be quite getting into that series Fergus... are you finding them enjoyable?
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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Do let me know how you get on with that set Jared, particularly "King Arthur" as I am looking for a performance of that one and I like Pinnock in general.Jared wrote:
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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as it happens Fergus, I'm listening to King Arthur at present... I find Purcell genuinely very enjoyable... although his operas do have a very similar sound; you can tell its Purcell almost straight away. I bought the above boxset because Amazon reduced the price to £13 inc P&P for a few days.. its now back to over £20, but a 3rd party seller is offering a bargain...fergus wrote:Do let me know how you get on with that set Jared, particularly "King Arthur" as I am looking for a performance of that one and I like Pinnock in general.Jared wrote:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Purcell-Aeneas- ... 847&sr=1-1
remember this is 5CDs and contains D&A, Timon & Dioclesian too!
anyway, I have just bought...
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I'm a big fan of Purcell, but I find I enjoy the Odes and Welcome songs more than the operas. Must try harder.
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On Monday, I went to Greenwich. In the beautifully decorated Maritime Chapel, they were playing Purcell's sacred music, because it was built during the reign of William & Mary, when Purcell's reputation was at its height, and his music was frequently heasrd there. It was lovely to hear.Jared wrote:as it happens Fergus, I'm listening to King Arthur at present... I find Purcell genuinely very enjoyable... although his operas do have a very similar sound; you can tell its Purcell almost straight away. I bought the above boxset because Amazon reduced the price to £13 inc P&P for a few days.. its now back to over £20, but a 3rd party seller is offering a bargain...fergus wrote:Do let me know how you get on with that set Jared, particularly "King Arthur" as I am looking for a performance of that one and I like Pinnock in general.Jared wrote:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Purcell-Aeneas- ... 847&sr=1-1
remember this is 5CDs and contains D&A, Timon & Dioclesian too!
anyway, I have just bought...
Around the corner is the Nat Maritime Museum, where we spent most of the day. They are exhibiting the river boat owned by Frederick, Prince of Wales, upon which he would have witnessed the Music for the Royal Fireworks in 1749... it's quite spectacular, and I didn't know it had survived all these years!
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I hope that my similar enjoyment of his music means that I'm not completely beyond the pale then, Simon... ;-))Diapason wrote:I'm a big fan of Purcell, but I find I enjoy the Odes and Welcome songs more than the operas. Must try harder.