What are you listening to?

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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 & 7

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado - conducting.
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Franz Schubert
String Quartet No. 13

Kodály Quartet
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5

Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
Gary Bertini - conducting.
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I hope that you are enjoying it Jared....
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fergus wrote:
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I hope that you are enjoying it Jared....
very much so... it doesn't have quite the gripping immediacy of the Creation, but its delightful all the same..
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Jared wrote:
fergus wrote:
Jared wrote:Image
I hope that you are enjoying it Jared....
very much so... it doesn't have quite the gripping immediacy of the Creation, but its delightful all the same..
Quite correct....it is much more subtle but very lovely nonetheless. I am glad that you liked it.
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This would not be my style for Handel but I did enjoy listening to the alternative interpretation. The brass section was really very good but the strings were too saccharine for me and the tempos just a little slow. Still, it is a good one to have.
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Symphony No.9

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^^ great boxset that one Dave..

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