What are you listening to?

[Diapason]

I've bought a lot of stuff over the last few days, but I'll put that Requiem in my basket for future perusal. Thanks Jared.

[Jared]

I've bought a lot of stuff over the last few days, but I'll put that Requiem in my basket for future perusal. Thanks Jared.

for a man who like me, loves large scale choral works, its an absolute no-brainer... when you hear it, you will adore it.

[bombasticDarren]

I've bought a lot of stuff over the last few days, but I'll put that Requiem in my basket for future perusal. Thanks Jared.

for a man who like me, loves large scale choral works, its an absolute no-brainer... when you hear it, you will adore it.

I have the Ancerl recording Jared. I might try that Kertesz one myself in due course too!

[Jared]

I have the Ancerl recording Jared. I might try that Kertesz one myself in due course too!

Darren, I have both and like both, but find the Kertesz a more satisfying performance personally... although others disagree. It is coupled with the Mass in D which is completely angelic, whereas the Ancerl couples it with the biblical songs, which I must admit to finding rather hard going...

[bombasticDarren]

Svendsen - Symphony No.2 & Polonaise No.2 (Thomas Dausgaard, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Chandos)

[Seán]

I don't know that Dvorak requiem at all...

I have a version by the GREAT Kubelik.....No, does nothing for me.

[Seán]

Back in the Usenet days, on the classical newsgroups, the B minor mass was regularly voted the greatest piece of music ever written.

the Butcher voting goes like this:

Fave Renaissance Choral Work: Monteverdi: Vespers (1610), then Victoria: Requiem
Fave Baroque Choral Work: Bach: Mass in B , then Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri
Fave Classical Choral Work: Haydn: The Creation, then Mozart: Requiem
Fave Early Romantic Choral Work: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, then Beethoven: Mass in C
Fave Romantic Choral Work: Dvorak: Requiem, then Mendelssohn: Elijah
Fave 20th Century Choral Work: Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, then RVW: Sancta Civitas

I'm sure that lot will cause some upset and consternation... ;-)

Dunner's choice:

Fave Classical Work: Beethoven: Symphonies 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 9 and then Berlioz & Schubert
Fave Romantic Work: Mahler: Symphonies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 9

[Diapason]

Fave Classical Work: Beethoven: Symphonies 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 9 and then Berlioz & Schubert

This in itself is interesting. Aren't those composers normally considered Romantic? Beethoven is marginal of course, but Berlioz and Schubert??

[Jared]

Fave Classical Work: Beethoven: Symphonies 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 9 and then Berlioz & Schubert

This in itself is interesting. Aren't those composers normally considered Romantic? Beethoven is marginal of course, but Berlioz and Schubert??

Simon: what can you expect from a man who remains unmoved after hearing the great Dvorak Requiem?

just try and humour him... ;-)

[bombasticDarren]

Brahms - Symphony No.1 (Wolfgang Sawallisch, Wiener Symphoniker, Philips)