What are you listening to?

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Diapason
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bombasticDarren wrote:Bartok - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (Charles Dutoit, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Decca)

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I love this music. I think this may be the recording I have.

ETA: nope, I've got Janssons conducting.
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Jose Echenique wrote: CD 2:
Mahler 5 with Klaus Tennstedt.
Sensational, dangerous, over-the-edge performance.
Gosh, the complete opposite of his awful recording of Mahler's Fifth with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado - conducting.


Truly magnificent.
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Wow! I never heard it like this before! What did the man take? ;)
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Claus wrote:Image

Wow! I never heard it like this before! What did the man take? ;)
I am delighted that you like it, "Fabulous" Biondi's performance with the Europa Galante is superb, it's my clear favourite.
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Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in A, D.664
Fantasy in C, D.760 'Wanderer'

Sviatoslav Richter - Piano
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Seán wrote:Image

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado - conducting.


Truly magnificent.
Oooooo I had my eyes on that box set Sean. Do you like it ? Would you recommend it? I am going crazy right now with the Sony Classical/RCA box sets.

Matt.
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Yesterday and today:

-Grieg Violin Sonatas 1 and 2 from

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Charming and delightful pieces.

-The Planets by Gustav Holst Dutoit/Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal

- Nielsen Symphony no. 4 Blomstedt/Danish Radio Symphony / EMI Classics

- Sibelius Violin Concerto/Serenade no. 2/En Saga from

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I have now listened to every cds of that box set and I consider it as one of my box set ever. Truly beautiful.

- Debussy volume 1

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The cd that started my passion for Debussy's piano music back in 2000.

- Debussy : La Mer, Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune, Nocturnes, Printemps Charles Munch/Boston Symphony Orchestra/ RCA
Seán
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ravel30 wrote:
Seán wrote:Image

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado - conducting.


Truly magnificent.
Oooooo I had my eyes on that box set Sean. Do you like it ? Would you recommend it? I am going crazy right now with the Sony Classical/RCA box sets.

Matt.
Yes Matt, I would definitely recommend it, I agree with you, the Sony sets are super.
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ravel30 wrote: - Nielsen Symphony no. 4 Blomstedt/Danish Radio Symphony / EMI Classics
Yeah, it's okay, isn't it? It's nothing special.
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