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Symphonies 5 & 6
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I must buy the rest of this cycle....they really are very good!
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Do be do be do: Sinatra
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As I have them all I can assure that they are all very good!fergus wrote:
I must buy the rest of this cycle....they really are very good!
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Ciaran wrote:As I have them all I can assure that they are all very good!fergus wrote:
I must buy the rest of this cycle....they really are very good!
Indeed Ciaran, I know that you are also a big fan of this cycle. I do actually have vols. 1-9 of this set and as far as I know they go up to vol. 11 at the moment. I must hunt them down!
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
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Well you're nearly there then. The pace of new issues in the series has got quite slow: I imagine there's enough material for many future volumes. It's great that this is coming out on Naxos, giving Weiss a better chance of being heard!fergus wrote:Indeed Ciaran, I know that you are also a big fan of this cycle. I do actually have vols. 1-9 of this set and as far as I know they go up to vol. 11 at the moment. I must hunt them down!
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Edit. Album is La Folia de la Spagna by Gregorio Paniagua.
Unbelievably good recording, but also incredibly crazy content. Based on an early European melody, this is a series of variations "performed" on everything from ancient instruments (think sackbuts, harpsichords etc.) to modern jazz clarinets and indian tabla as well as guns, motor cars and even a chainsaw.
While I strongly recommend the record, a word of warning - the recording is extremely dynamic, so be judicious with the volume knob as I don't want be held responsible for any accidents.
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"I may skip. I may even warp a little.... But I will never, ever crash. I am your friend for life. " -Vinyl.
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I think this is still the finest recording of King Arthur in the market. The diction of the non-British singers is almost flawless, but even if you detect an almost negligible French accent in the likes of Véronique Gens and Sandrine Piau, it´s very sexy.
This recording was made after some glorious performances in Paris, those who saw them are still in awe.
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The one great thing that the French have going for them is a beautiful language and as a result they invariably speak English with a sexy accent.Jose Echenique wrote:but even if you detect an almost negligible French accent in the likes of Véronique Gens and Sandrine Piau, it´s very sexy.
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