What are you listening to?

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fergus wrote:Two nods in the direction of Seán with this one; one for Mahler and the other for Haitink....


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That is a superb performance of the Ninth, one of my favourites in fact. Is that on beautiful, black vinyl?
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DonKC wrote:A CD I will be reviewing on http://www.icareifyoulisten.com

Paul Chihara Viola Concerto and Music for Viola

Concerto Piccolo for 4 Violas
Viola Concerto
Redwood for Viola and Percussion
Sonata for Viola and Piano


Various artists

Bridge Records 9365
I do like your reviews but rarely visit CMG these days. I must visit http://www.icareifyoulisten.com I haven't done so for a few weeks now. Don, do please feel free to copy your review into a new thread here if you have a mind to do so.
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Seán, I do not post my reviews there any longer. My agreement with "ICIYL" is to share my reviwes by posting links back to the site, which I understand. So when it is up, I will let you all know. I have done 2 concert reviews and 3 CD reviews so far for ICIYL, great folks. I am probably the most conservative (a word rarely used to describe me) in musical taste among the contributors. ICIYL deals only with classical music no more than 50 years old and mostly more recent than that.

I do like what I have heard of this CD. Chihara was one of the first contemporary composers I heard back in the 70's. His music has become more conservative since then.
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Seán wrote:
fergus wrote:

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That is a superb performance of the Ninth, one of my favourites in fact. Is that on beautiful, black vinyl?

Yes it is and yes it is!!!
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Some lovely chamber music....


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Double Orff....


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Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

Constantin Silvestri ORTF National Orchestra recorded 1957

EMI Icon Set

Great sound, fine performance.
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fergus wrote:Double Orff....


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That reminds me that in a fortnight I am attending a concert with the LPO playing Carmina Burana. It's a cheesy old piece but I'm looking forward to to massed forces trampling through it!
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bombasticDarren wrote:
That reminds me that in a fortnight I am attending a concert with the LPO playing Carmina Burana. It's a cheesy old piece but I'm looking forward to to massed forces trampling through it!

I have never heard it live Darren but I can imagine that it would be a wonderful experience with the correct forces. I am sure that you will enjoy it.
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The above is the only version that I have but I understand that THE version to have of this one is with Callas....but which of her versions is best?
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