What are you listening to?

[bombasticDarren]

Martinu - Symphony No.6 Fantaisies symphoniques (Jiri Belohlavek, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Chandos)

[bombasticDarren]

Prokofiev - Symphony No.5 (Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, EMI)

[Seán]

Prokofiev - Symphony No.5 (Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, EMI)

It's his Birthday today.

[Seán]

Martinu - Symphony No.6 Fantaisies symphoniques (Jiri Belohlavek, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Chandos)

Do you like that set Darren? I have the Jarvi and Neumann cycles and they are splendid, I am curious about that set.

[Jared]

[Jared]

Martinu - Symphony No.6 Fantaisies symphoniques (Jiri Belohlavek, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Chandos)

Do you like that set Darren? I have the Jarvi and Neumann cycles and they are splendid, I am curious about that set.

Martinu will shortly be up for me... having purchased the Thomson set on Chandos, recently.

[bombasticDarren]

Martinu - Symphony No.6 Fantaisies symphoniques (Jiri Belohlavek, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Chandos)

Do you like that set Darren? I have the Jarvi and Neumann cycles and they are splendid, I am curious about that set.

I only have the odd disc in Belohlavek Chandos recordings - I think they are very good but not a significant improvement on what you have already. I am interested in Belohlavek's recent cycle with the BBCSO though....

[Seán]

Martinu - Symphony No.6 Fantaisies symphoniques (Jiri Belohlavek, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Chandos)

Do you like that set Darren? I have the Jarvi and Neumann cycles and they are splendid, I am curious about that set.

I only have the odd disc in Belohlavek Chandos recordings - I think they are very good but not a significant improvement on what you have already. I am interested in Belohlavek's recent cycle with the BBCSO though....

Is it a Martinů cycle?

[bombasticDarren]

^^ It sure is!



I think it came out last year. I remember it got some good reviews at the time.

I am waiting for the price to come down a bit more ;-)

[fergus]

Greetings everybody!!!!


I listened to the superb Symphonie Fantastique and the Carnival Overture by Berlioz with the LSO conducted by Colin Davis



Davis is a fantastic Berlioz conductor, in my opinion.

Regards,

Matt.

Warm greetings from Dublin to Canada Matt....you are very welcome here to this small corner of the world.

I absolutely agree with you on Davis/Berlioz. I also think that it is a magical combination. Now, if my memory serves me correctly, you are a starving student living in a garret etc. but if you can scrape a few dollars together and can track down a cheap copy of this box set then you are in for a delight....




Post as often as you can Matt as I always enjoyed reading your take on what you were listening to.