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Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:05 pm
by fergus
Gerry D wrote:[Looking forward to sussing out what grabs me in it's entirety.
That is exactly it in a nutshell Gerry....go with what you like; nothing simpler!!
Best of luck and keep us informed of any "discoveries" that you make.
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:24 pm
by Seán
Gerry D wrote:SUPER BARGAIN !
.......Maybe I will realise the appeal Ye buffs [!] have ?
Take Care,
Gerry
Good man Gerry. The first CD alone has some interesting music that may even be familiar to you and that - hopefully - you will enjoy. If you have any questions on the music on these CDS I'm quite sure that our experienced boffins will be able to answer them for you. The following sample from the first one looks interesting.
Disc: 1
2. J.S. Bach: Air "On The G String" From Suite No.3 In D, Bwv1068 3.31- Academy Of St Martin In The Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997*
8. Mozart: Soave Sia Il Vento (Così Fan Tutte) 3.04 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano)/Christa Ludwig (Mezzo-Soprano)/Walter Berry (Bass)/Philharmonia Orchestra / Karl Böhm (P) 1963/2000*
9. Dvorák: Symphony No.9 "From The New World" - Ii. Largo (Opening) 4.42 - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Mariss Jansons (P) 1989
10. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (Opening) 6.21 - Hugh Bean (Violin)/
14. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On "Greensleeves" 4.37 - (Sir John In Love) (Arr. Greaves)/Sinfonia Of London / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1963/1986*
15. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Op.102 - Ii. Andante 6.06-Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)/English Chamber Orchestra / Jerzy Maksymiuk (P) 1983
16. Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez - Ii. Adagio (Opening) 4.42-Julian Bream (Guitar)/City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1993
17. Saint-Saëns: The Swan (The Carnival Of The Animals) (Arr. Hazell) 3.14- Hah-Na Chang (Cello)/Philharmonia Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (P) 2000
19. Grieg: Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music, Op.23) 4.15 - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields / Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1983
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:46 pm
by Diapason
Yup, some classics there.
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:37 pm
by fergus
I have not bought a new Bruckner disc in quite a while....
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:14 am
by Ciaran
A new Carnival of the Animals, I listened to it last night: really lively and exuberant. The pianists in
Pianists (deliberately) play lots of wrong notes. Leave them in their cage! This CD also has the Septet with trumpet, something I've wanted a record of for a long time.
Continuing my second Abbado Mahler cycle:
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:41 am
by Seán
Ciaran wrote:Continuing my second Abbado Mahler cycle:
I have a copy of Abbado's third, I must give it a spin once again. If memory serves me correctly I really liked it the last time I listened to it. I rarely listen to the Third in comparison to the other symphonies.
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:06 am
by Ciaran
Seán wrote:I rarely listen to the Third in comparison to the other symphonies.
It's one of my favourites: possibly even the one I'm most likely to listen to!
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:38 am
by Seán
At last:
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:57 am
by fergus
I certainly hope that you enjoy them as much as I did Seán.
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:31 pm
by DaveF
