What are you listening to?

bombasticDarren
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Seán wrote:
bombasticDarren wrote:Mendelssohn - Symphony No.5 Reformation (Riccardo Muti, New Philharmonia Orchestra, EMI)

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It's good, but I prefer Abbado/LSO
I actually think this is the one Mendelssohn symphony where Muti trumps Abbado. But the Abbado is the 'go to' set for Mendelssohn overall I think...

Actually the finest Reformation I have heard is Gardiner with the VPO
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Seán wrote:Image

Robert Schumann
Symphony 1 & 2

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik - conducting.


This is a lovely colourful performance by the Bavarians, thanks Fergus.
Excellent stuff Sean!
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Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.3 (Martha Argerich/Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, DG)

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Robert Schumann
Symphony 1 & 4

Staatskapelle Dresden
Wolfgang Sawallisch


I had forgotten how much I liked the Fourth, this is a lovely performance.
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bombasticDarren wrote:Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.3 (Martha Argerich/Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, DG)

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I love it.
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Seán wrote:I had forgotten how much I liked the Fourth, this is a lovely performance.
One of my top ten symphonies I think Sean
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^^ it's been a while since I got the Mendelssohn & Schumann out, I'm afraid... too much of this:

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Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 21 D960

Clara Haskil - Piano.


This is my favourite performance of this lovely work.
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Jared wrote:^^ it's been a while since I got the Mendelssohn & Schumann out, I'm afraid...
Me too, hence my decision to revisit my collection.
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Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 21 D960

Radu Lupu - Piano.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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