What are you listening two?

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fergus wrote:
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Is that a good version Dave? I have Haitink performing it with the Concertgebouw Orchestra which I like.
I think its pretty good Fergus. Its not a work that I'm really all that familiar with though but to me its right up there with the BPO/Von Karajan version
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Thank you for that Dave. It is one of my all time favourite works and I have about twelve different versions of it but none on SACD.
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My first time to hear this work and I liked it....



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Finishing off with a plunge into the macabre....


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fergus wrote:My first time to hear this work and I liked it....



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The story is rather horrible, don´t you think?

The recording, though is excellent. I can´t understand why it was never issued on cd.
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Jose Echenique wrote: By the way, did you know Fergus that Poulenc was probably the wealthiest composer who ever lived?
Not because of royalties but because he was heir to the gigantic Rhone-Poulenc Pharmaceuticals. In fact he was outrageously rich.

I have been thinking about this Pepe and I was wondering who was the wealthiest composer (as a result of royalties and performance fees etc.)? I know that Handel was pretty weathty in his time as was Richard Strauss and one of the big opera composers was pretty well off too but I cannot remember if it was Verdi or Puccini?
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Jose Echenique wrote:
fergus wrote:My first time to hear this work and I liked it....



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The story is rather horrible, don´t you think?

The recording, though is excellent. I can´t understand why it was never issued on cd.

But eminently suitable as a opera subject!!
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This morning's listening (on vinyl)....


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fergus wrote:This morning's listening (on vinyl)....


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Thanks for reminding me Fergus that I actually have a copy ;)
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Havent had any Mahler here in a while......

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Symphony No.2
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