the whole boxset is worth the purchase, Dave... along with his magnificent reading of the Requiem and Mass in D... for me, it's an indispensible recording...DaveF wrote:
..anyway, one good recommendation deserves another.. ;-)
What are you listening to?
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..anyway, one good recommendation deserves another.. ;-)
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The Rattle version is a very good one indeed.Seán wrote:For what it's worth, Chalkie loves Herr SSRattle's recording, now there's a surprise.Jared wrote:agreed wholeheartedly... I really don't understand the strength of feeling shown by this piece's detractors... for me, it's one of the finest Religious Choral Works of its era, and this is a particularly fine performance. Having eventually had the courage to sell the Karajan version (too laboured and mushy) on ebay, I will be looking for a replacement to complement this one in due course, but it will be another with smaller forces I think... any suggestions?fergus wrote:
There are some performances in music that are dear to your heart and this is one of those for me.
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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The version by Kempe is also a supremely good one with ravishing singing.Jared wrote:Dave, that looks to be a very intriguing recommendation... it's been added to my Amazon WL; thanks!DaveF wrote: For me, this one just edges out the Gardiner one.
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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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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If heaven made a sound, I think it would go something like this:
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embarrasingly, I almost had to dust this one down!
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I do plan to buy that one Jared!Jared wrote:If heaven made a sound, I think it would go something like this:
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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This is lovely, charming music that is very well played on period instruments.
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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It may be that you'd be better off buying the 2-disc set 'The Tallis Scholars sing Thomas Tallis'. I *think* it has the same recordings, plus more, and it's cheaper generally. Can't link pic from phone, but amazon have it.fergus wrote:I do plan to buy that one Jared!Jared wrote:If heaven made a sound, I think it would go something like this:
Nerdcave: ...is no more! 
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Sitting Room: Wadia 581SE - Rega Planar 3/AT VM95ML & SH - Bluesound Node II - Copland CSA 100 - Audioplan Kontrast 3
Kitchen: WiiM Pro - Wadia 151 - B&W 685s2
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^^ yes, this is the original recording I admit, but it is going rather cheap from third party sellers at present:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tallis-Spem-Ali ... 647&sr=1-7
anyway Fergus, as you'd expect from the TS, it's a stunning recording...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tallis-Spem-Ali ... 647&sr=1-7
anyway Fergus, as you'd expect from the TS, it's a stunning recording...