this album is simply beautiful, but Media vita is absolutely mesmerising in its beauty. If anyone asked me to play them some Renaissance music to see whether they liked it, then that would be one piece I'd choose.
What are you listening to?
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this album is simply beautiful, but Media vita is absolutely mesmerising in its beauty. If anyone asked me to play them some Renaissance music to see whether they liked it, then that would be one piece I'd choose.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Overture No. 1 & 2
Collegium Aureum
FranzJosef Maier Concertmaster
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Alexander Scriabin
Le Poème de l'extase
Phildelphia Orchestra
Ricardo Muti - conducting.
I had forgotten how much I liked this music and in particular this 'Building a Library' Winner.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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bombasticDarren
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Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.4 (Richard Goode/Ivan Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Nonesuch)
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I over Tchaikovskyed in a big way in my late teens and early twenties Darren to such an extent that I have paid scant regard to him in later years. Perhaps it is time to rectify that in 2012!bombasticDarren wrote:Tchaikovsky - Suite No.3 (Neeme Jarvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Chandos)
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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I rally like the sound of the viola, even as a concertante instrument. I was listening only very recently to the great Harold in Italy by Berlioz.bombasticDarren wrote:Walton - Viola Concerto (Yehudi Menuhin/William Walton, New Philharmonia Orchestra, EMI) & Partita for Orchestra (William Walton, Philharmonia Orchestra, EMI)
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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Jared wrote:
this album is simply beautiful, but Media vita is absolutely mesmerising in its beauty. If anyone asked me to play them some Renaissance music to see whether they liked it, then that would be one piece I'd choose.
Another one that has been on the List for a while I fear!!!!!
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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Tonight the very beautiful Bruggen version....
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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bombasticDarren
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That Walton conducts Walton disc is a great starting point for anyone with an interest in Walton.fergus wrote:I really like the sound of the viola, even as a concertante instrument. I was listening only very recently to the great Harold in Italy by Berlioz.
'Harold in Italy' is a very fine piece, especially in this recording:-
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Media vita's soprano harmonies will make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck when they scale the top notes Fergus... and it lasts for 22 minutes..fergus wrote:Another one that has been on the List for a while I fear!!!!!