What are you listening to?

[fergus]

I'll trythe Suzuki next. I shouldn't try and listen to new music when I am very, very tired, it's too much like hard work I suppose. I will not give up on Bach, I'd be a fool to do so. His instrumental music is simply wonderful, all of it, I love it.

That, as you know yourself, is a huge mistake and you should not make any decisions at all regarding any music on that basis.
Personally I think that Bach's best music is contained in his vocal works.

[fergus]

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... ;-)

It never works....that just makes him grumpier!!

[Seán]

It never works....that just makes him grumpier!!

TAKE THAT BACK BYRNE, ahem sorry, I lost my composure there. My wife can assure you that I couldn't possibly get any grumpier.

My dear Fergus, you are giving me a bad reputation with all these young people, you know.

[fergus]

It never works....that just makes him grumpier!!

TAKE THAT BACK BYRNE, ahem sorry, I lost my composure there. My wife can assure you that I couldn't possibly get any grumpier.

LOL!! I am sure that the poor long suffering lady would know best!

[Seán]

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??

Perhaps, consider them moved down AFTER Mahler so.

[bombasticDarren]

Mozart - Symphony No.40 (Rafael Kubelik, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orfeo)

[fergus]

This one has been on my List for a very long time but it was worth every long minute of the wait; the music making is glorious! Coin’s playing was simply divine and the stand out track for me was the first movement of the Sonata No. 6 with its soulful theme, ravishingly played, accompanied by the very sympathetic playing on the archlute.

[Jared]

^^ Fergus, do you have the RV numbers to hand, for those Cello Sonatas?

[bombasticDarren]

Debussy - Jeux (Jean Martinon, Orchestre National de l'ORTF, EMI)

[bombasticDarren]

Beethoven - Piano Trio No.1 (Florestan Trio, Hyperion)