What are you listening to?

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Seán wrote:Indeed you did Fergus, Goodman is splendid in Haydn. It was quite an enjoyable afternoon actually and now you know why I love my vinyl version of Szell's M4, Vanska's Beethoven and Vanska's Sibelius too. [wink]
On all counts Seán....most definitely!!!
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Mozart/Beethoven – Quintets for Piano and Wind Instruments....

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....includes some lovely, sparkling music.
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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique played by ORR/Gardiner....

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I think that this is a really fine work and so very innovative when one considers that it was first performed in 1830!
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Seán wrote: It was quite an enjoyable afternoon actually and now you know why I love my vinyl version of Szell's M4, Vanska's Beethoven and Vanska's Sibelius too.
BTW Seán please do not forget to send me a PM with the details of the book that I was interested in.
Thanks in advance my friend!
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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique played by the Philharmonia Orchestra/Cluytens....

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I really enjoyed this version.
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fergus wrote:
Seán wrote: It was quite an enjoyable afternoon actually and now you know why I love my vinyl version of Szell's M4, Vanska's Beethoven and Vanska's Sibelius too.
BTW Seán please do not forget to send me a PM with the details of the book that I was interested in.
Thanks in advance my friend!
PM sent.
Oh we should mention that you were very impressed with the Miles Davis/Gil Evans recording of Rodrigo's music on the Sketches of Spain album too, this could be your first Jazz acquisition?
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Seán wrote:Oh we should mention that you were very impressed with the Miles Davis/Gil Evans recording of Rodrigo's music on the Sketches of Spain album too, this could be your first Jazz acquisition?
Yes, I had forgotten that and it certainly was very different to what I am used to hearing in that work.
Thanks for the PM!
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Beethoven’s Symphonies 7 & 8 with Toscanini/NBCSO....

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No. 7 is played with great energy and gusto; one is carried along on those wonderful themes with a great sense of exhilaration and excitement and is left almost breathless at the conclusion of the work. Wonderful stuff!!
No. 8 is played with the same gusto and zest and the rollercoaster ride continues unabated!
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In celebration of the birth of the great Gustav Mahler I listened to one of my favourite conductors direct my favourite Mahler orchestra in my favourite Mahler Symphony, his number five:

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Gustav Mahler
Symphony no 5

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado conducting
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fergus wrote:Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique played by the Philharmonia Orchestra/Cluytens....


I really enjoyed this version.
Oh, I'm tempted, sorely tempted to get it. Symphonie Fantastique is one of my favourite symphones of all time.
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