What are you listening two?
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CD1 of this 2 CD set which has 4 Cantatas for New Year's Day....
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Jose Echenique
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Excellent choice dear Fergus, but I would like to remember a very great musician that left us last year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!
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My listening habits over the festive season have been limited to Bach and Mozart, with performances mainly led by Gardiner and Abbado respectively: no Jazz or Beethoven either for that matter.fergus wrote:CD1 of this 2 CD set which has 4 Cantatas for New Year's Day....
Gardiner's Bach is really extraordinary.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL from me too.Jose Echenique wrote:
Excellent choice dear Fergus, but I would like to remember a very great musician that left us last year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!
Dear Claudio Abbado is a great loss. I am listening to Orchestra Mozart performing symphonies 35, 29 & 34 as I type: BLISS!
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You have indeed ploughed a lonely furrow, but your efforts have borne fruit in this young man's behaviour, thank you sir.fergus wrote:I know that I have gone on for a loonnggg time about Gardiner's Bach but for those new to or wanting to explore JS Bach's music it cannot be over-emphasized how good Gardiner is in this field! Glad that you enjoyed it Simon.Diapason wrote:Since I had the office to myself on Tuesday, I listened to the entire Christmas Oratorio as conducted by Gardiner courtesy of YouTube. It was almost worth being at work!
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Jose Echenique
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After too much champagne yesterday...let´s continue the party!!!!
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Heh, my admiration for Gardiner certainly pre-dates the forum (I remember explaining in music class in school why he was my favourite conductor) but Fergus's efforts have only solidified my opinion and ensured that I buy and listen to even more music. This forum is a wonderful place for musical encouragement!
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English Renaissance polyphony is certainly not repertoire that I would associate Gardiner with but this selection of works performed with his usual passionate vigour was a wonderful surprise and I hope that he will return to this great music in due course. I would also recommend Herreweghe's more restrained and understated performance of works by William Byrd. Certainly, two of my favourite discs of 2014.
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Jose Echenique wrote:
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!
And Many Happy Returns to you too Pepe and to all on this Forum; may you all have a healthy and Happy 2015!
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To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
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A recent purchase: Brahms - Violin Concerto....
....which I enjoyed, but it is difficult not to like Oistrakh's playing I think.
....which I enjoyed, but it is difficult not to like Oistrakh's playing I think.
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
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Do be do be do: Sinatra