I saw the live relay of Thaïs from the Met in the cinema a while back with Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson: it was wonderful!bombasticDarren wrote:
Recent Purchases
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Nice: Renée strikes again!Jared wrote:he arrived a couple of hours ago, and gave me his review copy as a present..
if anyone's interested, he says it's a genuine 5 Star recording...
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I like that set Fergus, I hope you do too.fergus wrote:
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: Recent Purchases
I have been eyeing it up as part of the larger 7CD boxset, but it appears to have taken a price-hike recently... I may be looking at that option, Fergus...Seán wrote:I like that set Fergus, I hope you do too.fergus wrote:
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The 7 cd set is worth getting if you can get it cheaply and if you already have the Blomstedt/SFSO cycle.Jared wrote:I have been eyeing it up as part of the larger 7CD boxset, but it appears to have taken a price-hike recently... I may be looking at that option, Fergus...Seán wrote:I like that set Fergus, I hope you do too.fergus wrote:
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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I won't tell you how long that one has been residing in my Amazon box... the problem, is I have something approaching 100 new Cds sat on my shelf waiting to be heard as it is.....Seán wrote: The 7 cd set is worth getting if you can get it cheaply and if you already have the Blomstedt/SFSO cycle.
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Cheers Seán, it has been on the List for quite a while now.Seán wrote:I like that set Fergus, I hope you do too.fergus wrote:
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
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The 7cd set or the Blomstedt/SFSO cycle? If it's the SFSO set you should get it and it will jump to number one, believe me it's that good.Jared wrote:I won't tell you how long that one has been residing in my Amazon box... the problem, is I have something approaching 100 new Cds sat on my shelf waiting to be heard as it is.....Seán wrote: The 7 cd set is worth getting if you can get it cheaply and if you already have the Blomstedt/SFSO cycle.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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the 7CD set Sean... but don't worry, Nielsen will once again have his moment in the limelight at chez Butcher before too long..Seán wrote: The 7cd set or the Blomstedt/SFSO cycle? If it's the SFSO set you should get it and it will jump to number one, believe me it's that good.