I'm not saying that Schumann wrote the very finest Lieder of all, but these performances are sumptuous in their radiant colours... Fink, full of expression, makes the very best of this material, ably assisted by Spiri in a magnificently recorded treat... I really can't recommend this CD highly enough...
What are you listening to?
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Beautiful singing from both the soprano and the choir!
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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fourth time around on these disks, and I'm certainly starting to warm to HP...
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"I may skip. I may even warp a little.... But I will never, ever crash. I am your friend for life. " -Vinyl.
Michell Gyrodec SE, Hana ML cart, Parasound JC3 Jr, Stax LR-700, Stax SRM-006ts Energiser, Quad Artera Play+ CDP
Michell Gyrodec SE, Hana ML cart, Parasound JC3 Jr, Stax LR-700, Stax SRM-006ts Energiser, Quad Artera Play+ CDP
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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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This boxset has been near the top of my shopping list for about 2 years... until a recent ebay bargain purchase... so here we go... Disk 1, Symphonie fantastique...
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King Arthur....
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I noticed that one's also going for a song on Amazon at present Fergus, but I already have a great Stabat Mater... is it a strong version?fergus wrote:
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein - conducting.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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The NSO have a lot to answer for:
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein - conducting.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein - conducting.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler