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Haydn String Quartets Op. 2 Nos. 1 & 2....
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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This is a lovely programme that is well sung and well played.
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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Grieg – Peer Gynt Suites [von Karajan]....
....beautiful melodies.
....beautiful melodies.
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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I've been listening tonight to two of Richard Strauss's greatest operas - Capriccio and Ariadne auf Naxos. Only Benjamin Britten came closest to Richard Strauss's achievement in opera in the twentieth century and these two pearls are staggering achievements in my opinion. Although one could build a reputation on these two works alone, it's important to remember that these were but two in a string of masterpieces that Strauss composed for the medium. Capriccio is sheer glowing perfection and there has never been a greater interpretation than Wolfgang Sawallisch's 1957 version with the Philharmonia (on EMI) and one of Elisabeth Schwartzkopf's finest recorded performances. (I believe Glenn Gould considered this to be his favourite musical recording.) Schwartzkopf is again on sparkling form in the delightful 1954 version of Ariadne auf Naxos (as conducted by Herbert von Karajan with the Philharmonia on EMI). It is possible to argue that no-one wrote more beautiful arias for the female voice than Strauss. Timeless beauty that will never age.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony 93, 96 & 101
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado conducting
I got this morning off to a rousing start with Claudio Ababdo conducting the COE in a selection of Haydn symphonies, this is a grogeous set it's a pity that Abbado didn't complete the London cycle
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Interesting comments above and being familiar with Strauss' orchestral songs I can well see where you are coming from with that statement. However, even with my great love of his music I have never ventured down the Opera road even though I have read many comments like the above for many years now. I wonder when I will be ready for it or when I will be brave enough to take the plunge?mcq wrote:.... It is possible to argue that no-one wrote more beautiful arias for the female voice than Strauss. Timeless beauty that will never age.
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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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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Perhaps it's time for you to depart your comfort zone then. winkfergus wrote:Interesting comments above and being familiar with Strauss' orchestral songs I can well see where you are coming from with that statement. However, even with my great love of his music I have never ventured down the Opera road even though I have read many comments like the above for many years now. I wonder when I will be ready for it or when I will be brave enough to take the plunge?mcq wrote:.... It is possible to argue that no-one wrote more beautiful arias for the female voice than Strauss. Timeless beauty that will never age.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Giuseppe Martucci
Symphony No. 1
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia conducting
This is a gorgeous piece, I really should listen to it more often and I must get the D’Avalos set on Brilliant Classics too.
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Giuseppe Martucci
Symphony No. 2
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia conducting
The reviewer on Musicweb prefers the Martucci/D'Avalos set to these Naxos discs. A few months ago I listened to extracts from the D'Avlaos and the La Vecchia recordings and I preferred the latter.
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