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JSB – Two versions of Cantata BWV68 for Pentecost (Whit) Monday....Rilling and Gardiner:

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JSB – Two Cantatas BWV175 and BWV184 for Pentecost (Whit) Tuesday....

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My first venture into the Brandenburgs played on modern instruments....


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a change of pace for the remainder of the evening....

Mahlers Symphony 1. Few performances can touch this one imho.

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DaveF wrote:Mahlers Symphony 1. Few performances can touch this one imho.
Gosh I haven't played Solti's Mahler in quite a while!!
I must try to find some time for that!
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DaveF wrote:Mahlers Symphony 1. Few performances can touch this one imho.
Try the Solti/LSO recording then, it is magnificent, I have it on vinyl.
fergus wrote: Gosh I haven't played Solti's Mahler in quite a while!!
I must try to find some time for that!
In my humble opinion Solti is the most underrated conductor of Mahler's works. His Second with the LSO, Fourth with the Concertgebouw, Seventh & Eighth with the CSO are hard to beat.
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I love Klemperer's Big Band Beethoven.
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fergus wrote:Image
Have you got the Solti recording that Ciaran recommended to us some time ago? It is awesome!
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