What are you listening to?

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string quartets... and....

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... string quartets...
By the way Jared, have you heard of a composer called Brahms?????
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^^ why, he's the finest composer in the whole wide world!! ;-))
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Jared wrote:^^ why, he's the finest composer in the whole wide world!! ;-))
Steady on now, lad.
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Jared wrote:string quartets... and....

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... string quartets...
That's a gorgeous set, I do like the Amadeus I must admit.
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Seán wrote:
Jared wrote:^^ why, he's the finest composer in the whole wide world!! ;-))
Steady on now, lad.
I love him, I tells ya.... :-))
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1

New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein - conducting



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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1

Orchestra of the 18th Century
Franz Bruggen - conducting



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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado - conducting


Three devine listening sessions in the one symphony.
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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.
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^^ 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:

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On vinyl....


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...for Jared!
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tempos aren't quite as quick as I'd been led to believe... tenor Charles Daniels is certainly underpowered... otherwise its fine.
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