By the way Jared, have you heard of a composer called Brahms?????Jared wrote:
string quartets... and....
... string quartets...
What are you listening to?
Re: What are you listening to?
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
Re: What are you listening to?
^^ why, he's the finest composer in the whole wide world!! ;-))
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Steady on now, lad.Jared wrote:^^ why, he's the finest composer in the whole wide world!! ;-))
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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That's a gorgeous set, I do like the Amadeus I must admit.Jared wrote:string quartets... and....
... string quartets...
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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I love him, I tells ya.... :-))Seán wrote:Steady on now, lad.Jared wrote:^^ why, he's the finest composer in the whole wide world!! ;-))
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein - conducting
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Franz Bruggen - conducting
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado - conducting
Three devine listening sessions in the one symphony.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening to?
I found these to be very tuneful and engaging pieces that made for very pleasant listening. The playing was very good as was the recording. This one will be a regular in the CD player.
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
Re: What are you listening to?
^^ I am really looking forward to getting my teeth into that one myself, Fergus...
meanwhile, some works benefit for being reconsidered after a short breathing space... this being one of them:
meanwhile, some works benefit for being reconsidered after a short breathing space... this being one of them:
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On vinyl....
...for Jared!
...for Jared!
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
Re: What are you listening to?
tempos aren't quite as quick as I'd been led to believe... tenor Charles Daniels is certainly underpowered... otherwise its fine.