What are you listening to?
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bombasticDarren
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Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4 (Claudio Abbado, Wiener Philharmoniker, Deutsche Grammophon)
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Did you like that CD Darren....initial impressions comparisons between Abbado and Litton?bombasticDarren wrote:Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4 (Claudio Abbado, Wiener Philharmoniker, Deutsche Grammophon)
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bombasticDarren
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I will admit that I thought Litton was less successful overall in Symphony No.4. This Abbado rendition is much more full throated and has a charm that is distinct from the more mellow Litton - I wouldn't be without either recording though...fergus wrote:Did you like that CD Darren....initial impressions comparisons between Abbado and Litton?bombasticDarren wrote:Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4 (Claudio Abbado, Wiener Philharmoniker, Deutsche Grammophon)
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This was the first non Baroque or Classical opera that I bought a number of years ago now and I have been listening to it again over the two days and I have just finished it tonight....
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Thank you Darren. I used to listen to lots and lots of Tchaikovsky in my distant youth but not so much any more. It is not that there is anything wrong with his music, on the contrary, it is just that Baroque music consumed me in the intervening years. I must pay the music a visit again in the near future.bombasticDarren wrote: I will admit that I thought Litton was less successful overall in Symphony No.4. This Abbado rendition is much more full throated and has a charm that is distinct from the more mellow Litton - I wouldn't be without either recording though...
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bombasticDarren
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Schubert - String Quintet (The Lindsays, ASV)
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bombasticDarren wrote:Schubert - String Quintet (The Lindsays, ASV)
I have just bought that one recently!!
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I have just given this one another listen....
Once I finally became interested in listening to the Brahms symphonies, No. 1 quickly became a work that I really liked. That final movement is magnificent!
Once I finally became interested in listening to the Brahms symphonies, No. 1 quickly became a work that I really liked. That final movement is magnificent!
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bombasticDarren
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No.1 was the one that I really struggled with at first. I adored No.2 straight away though...fergus wrote:I have just given this one another listen....
Once I finally became interested in listening to the Brahms symphonies, No. 1 quickly became a work that I really liked. That final movement is magnificent!
That Mackerras set is, in my view, absolutely essential for any Brahms lover
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bombasticDarren
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I am learning to love Tchaikovsky's music. My original view is that his music was quite superficial - but I don't feel that way any longer.fergus wrote:Thank you Darren. I used to listen to lots and lots of Tchaikovsky in my distant youth but not so much any more. It is not that there is anything wrong with his music, on the contrary, it is just that Baroque music consumed me in the intervening years. I must pay the music a visit again in the near future.bombasticDarren wrote: I will admit that I thought Litton was less successful overall in Symphony No.4. This Abbado rendition is much more full throated and has a charm that is distinct from the more mellow Litton - I wouldn't be without either recording though...