What are you listening two?

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Rossini: Stabat Mater....


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From the Zinman and Tonhalle Orchestra Great Symphonies box set:
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Richard Strauss
Eine Alpinesinfoine

Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
David Zinman conducting.


This is a very enjoyable performance of the Strauss Alpine Symphony, the Tonhalle are certainly up to the demands of this piece. That said the HvK BPO recording is still the best in my collection.
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Seán wrote:
This is a very enjoyable performance of the Strauss Alpine Symphony, the Tonhalle are certainly up to the demands of this piece. That said the HvK BPO recording is still the best in my collection.
And I would be very surprised if it did not remain that way Seán - top of the pile for me too still!
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé....


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fergus wrote:Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé....


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That is a Lovely orchestra with a very fine conductor. Their Tchaikovsky box set on Brilliant Classics is just gorgeous.
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Seán wrote:
That is a Lovely orchestra with a very fine conductor.
Yes indeed Seán, I was always very fond of Ansermet.

Their Tchaikovsky box set on Brilliant Classics is just gorgeous.
Guess what has just been added to the List LOL!!
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Szymanowsky: Symphonies 2 & 3 / Dorati....


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Mahler 9 / Klemperer....


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fergus wrote:Mahler 9 / Klemperer....


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I haven't listened to Klemperer's Ninth in such a long time but I do remember enjoying it quite a lot.
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Seán wrote:
fergus wrote:Mahler 9 / Klemperer....


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I haven't listened to Klemperer's Ninth in such a long time but I do remember enjoying it quite a lot.
Yes, it is a good one all right. Such wonderful music - especially that final movement!!
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