buying very little at the moment, but fancied hearing this...
Recent Purchases
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buying very little at the moment, but fancied hearing this...
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I only have the Gardiner version Jared but I would like to hear that Harnoncourt version.
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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likewise... it is a piece which has long intrigued me, this version has received good reviews, and is quite cheap.fergus wrote:I only have the Gardiner version Jared but I would like to hear that Harnoncourt version.
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Well, my wife has just told me that this arrived in the post this morning and she forgot to leave it in my listening room for me:
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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I'm buying sparingly these days, but this is a disk I have wanted to hear...
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With those forces playing that music your purchase should be a very good one indeed Jared!
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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^^^ my thoughts exactly, Fergus... I had his Dixit Dominus as part of an early compilation which got cleared out recently, so I felt I owed it to poor Alessandro to get another copy with some of the best forces available.
Now, I said I wasn't buying much at the moment, but I also think this is a sure fire banker...
Now, I said I wasn't buying much at the moment, but I also think this is a sure fire banker...
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Jared wrote:
I do not know of that one Jared so I will be interested to see what you eventually make of it.
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 think Isokoski has a delightful voice. Have a brief look at the Amazon reviews; most people feel she's very impressive in this repertoire, so it'll be interesting to find out.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Strauss ... ki+strauss
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Strauss ... ki+strauss
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Based on recent posts by James I have been so intrigued with the music of Honegger that I have bought this set....
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