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I have been on a bit of a Haydn odyssey recently and I have just finished a complete course of his symphonies with the final disc (containing sparkling performances of the last two symphonies) from this set....
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Fergus, I have a few recordings of the Fischer/AHHO and I have to admit that I do not care for them. I would much prefer the Dorati recordings.
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Not really familiar with the Fischer Haydn, but have loved the Dorati for years.
Tonight is a composer I have heard about but not heard until this even
Felix Draeseke 1835-1913 Symphony # 3 op. 40"Tragica" "Funeral March in E minor" op 79
Jörg-Peter Weigle Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
CPO999581
An admirer of Liszt and Wagner, this work is reminiscent of Bruckner, but with more of Brahms' formal structure and highly contrapuntal.
Interesting, worth hearing now and then.
Tonight is a composer I have heard about but not heard until this even
Felix Draeseke 1835-1913 Symphony # 3 op. 40"Tragica" "Funeral March in E minor" op 79
Jörg-Peter Weigle Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
CPO999581
An admirer of Liszt and Wagner, this work is reminiscent of Bruckner, but with more of Brahms' formal structure and highly contrapuntal.
Interesting, worth hearing now and then.
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Seán wrote:Fergus, I have a few recordings of the Fischer/AHHO and I have to admit that I do not care for them. I would much prefer the Dorati recordings.
Oh dear....once again I find myself swimming against the tide!!! I gave up listening to Dorati's Haydn a long time ago....by the time that I got to the end of the box set I just could not take any more. I should emphasise that I do like Dorati in other composers, just not in Haydn.
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Do be do be do: Sinatra
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This evening....
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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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Sorry no posts tonight.. the Watkins Court Opera Group reconvened tonight., for a performance of Donizetti's Don Pasquale, from the Met with Anna Netrebko. Both it and the after opera refreshments were enjoyed by all!
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Jared wrote:Sorry no posts tonight.. the Watkins Court Opera Group reconvened tonight., for a performance of Donizetti's Don Pasquale, from the Met with Anna Netrebko. Both it and the after opera refreshments were enjoyed by all!
Sounds good Jared!
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Do be do be do: Sinatra
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Rautavaara; Cantus Arcticus....
The Cantus Arcticus is described by Rautavaara as a Concerto for Birds and Orchestra. The bird sounds were actually taped in the Arctic Circle and add great presence and atmosphere to the work. I love the evocation of the cold, harsh and bleak landscape of the Arctic region. The sounds of the birds somehow serve to highlight the absence of humans thereby adding to the desolation. The orchestration is wonderfully rich bringing a wide palette of textures to bear on the senses, both cold and warm. It is a wonderful work which I find very engaging.
The Cantus Arcticus is described by Rautavaara as a Concerto for Birds and Orchestra. The bird sounds were actually taped in the Arctic Circle and add great presence and atmosphere to the work. I love the evocation of the cold, harsh and bleak landscape of the Arctic region. The sounds of the birds somehow serve to highlight the absence of humans thereby adding to the desolation. The orchestration is wonderfully rich bringing a wide palette of textures to bear on the senses, both cold and warm. It is a wonderful work which I find very engaging.
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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Good for you.Jared wrote:Sorry no posts tonight.. the Watkins Court Opera Group reconvened tonight., for a performance of Donizetti's Don Pasquale, from the Met with Anna Netrebko. Both it and the after opera refreshments were enjoyed by all!
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Good for you, it will keep you fighting fit so.fergus wrote:Seán wrote:Fergus, I have a few recordings of the Fischer/AHHO and I have to admit that I do not care for them. I would much prefer the Dorati recordings.
Oh dear....once again I find myself swimming against the tide!!!
Oh that does not surprise me I have not listened to all of the cds yet and I have the set a few years now. Mr Fischer leave me COLD.I gave up listening to Dorati's Haydn a long time ago....by the time that I got to the end of the box set I just could not take any more.
I, too, am very fond of Dorati's work.I should emphasise that I do like Dorati in other composers, just not in Haydn.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler