What are you listening to?

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fergus wrote:Good to see you posting again Seán!
Thanks Fergus.
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More Good Friday fare with Bach and his St Matthew's Passion:

JS Bach
St Matthews Passion

Boys Choir of St Bavo Cathedral Haarlem,
Netherlands Chamber Choir,
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century,
Frans Brüggen conducting.

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I listened to Part 1 and enjoyed it immensely. Unfortunately, I do not have the actual text, it's a pity that Philips do not provide a copy with this wonderful recording.
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My St. Matthew Passion was by Suzuki from this box set....

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I listened to this work (spread over 3 CDs) over the course of today. It was a really beautiful performance all around; the orchestral playing and the singing of both the soloists and choirs were of the highest order [full texts provided].
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Symphony No.3

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I bought this record last summer after Simon played it at Ciaran's place.
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I dipped into my Suzuki JSB box set again this afternoon to listen to the St. John Passion....

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....another wonderful performance from Suzuki and his troupe.
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I bought this some time ago but I only got around to listening to it today....

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....I thought that the singing from the mezzo soprano and the tenor was excellent and most enjoyable.
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fergus wrote:I bought this some time ago but I only got around to listening to it today....

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....I thought that the singing from the mezzo soprano and the tenor was excellent and most enjoyable.
It's great music, I was at the concert in the Royal Albert Hall too. If you haven't been it is well worth going to a Prom (I'd love to attend several of them) just to enjoy the music, the acoustics and the setting that is the RAH.
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Posted without comments Dave. Do you like it? I expect that it is wonderful.
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