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Seán wrote:I used to listen to a Haydn Mass on a Sunday morning

that's in my opinion, a truly wonderful, life-affirming way to start any Sunday... his Masses tend to be so joyous, vibrant and infectious!

I thought of you this morning, Sean, when Tim Thurston played the arrangement of Mahler's Adagietto from Symphony 5.

As you all know, I truly love that show, and 8:00 to 9:30 on a Sunday morning wouldn't be the same without it. I don't always listen to the last half hour...

Jared wrote:

The Masses are definitely worth hearing I think.

fergus wrote:The Masses are definitely worth hearing I think.

Yes, his two 'late' Masses, Nos 5 & 6 tend to get more of an outing, rather understandably. His very early Sacred Works are very rarely recorded, and to my knowledge, this is the only complete set of such works, available.

fergus wrote:

Jared wrote:

The Masses are definitely worth hearing I think.

That set is now at the top of my wish list.

Diapason wrote:I thought of you this morning, Sean, when Tim Thurston played the arrangement of Mahler's Adagietto from Symphony 5.

As you all know, I truly love that show, and 8:00 to 9:30 on a Sunday morning wouldn't be the same without it. I don't always listen to the last half hour...

Oh God, wasn't it stunning, I just loved it.

Seán wrote:

fergus wrote:

Jared wrote:

The Masses are definitely worth hearing I think.

That set is now at the top of my wish list.

It is definitely worth having Seán and you need have no reservations about it.

fergus wrote:That set is now at the top of my wish list.

It is definitely worth having Seán and you need have no reservations about it.[/quote]

The sound is a *little* on the muddy side at times, but the performances are fine, and there are some VERY high quality solists involved, such as Popp, Fassbaender, Schreier & Fischer-Dieskau, just to name a few.