9.30am Building a Library
Sarah Devonald compares recordings of Strauss’s Oboe Concerto and makes a recommendation
For Fergus
For Fergus
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: For Fergus
A short but lovely work for those who are not familiar with it. Well worth a listen.
Thank you Seán.
Thank you Seán.
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Re: For Fergus
An enjoyable programme and this one turned out to be the winner....
The other contender was....
....which is one of the versions that I have and I find it to be excellent.
The other contender was....
....which is one of the versions that I have and I find it to be excellent.
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
Re: For Fergus
I, too, was impressed by the performance of the oboe concerto in the NCH and I am delighted to say that I now have the Zinman/Tonhalle Orchestra/Fuchs performance too.fergus wrote:An enjoyable programme and this one turned out to be the winner....
The other contender was....
....which is one of the versions that I have and I find it to be excellent.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: For Fergus
I was wondering if that work was on your latest box set purchase Seán. That version should serve you very well. I find Zinman to be very good with the music of R Strauss. Enjoy it!
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Do be do be do: Sinatra
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