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Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:38 pm
by fergus
I am still making my way through some of my very first purchases and tonight was the turn of Telemann....


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....as with the other early Naxos releases that I bought I have not listened to this one in a long time and it has some beautiful music on it.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:35 pm
by Seán
Claude Debussy
La Mer
Prèlude À L'après-midi D'un Faune

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan ‎– conducting.


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Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:36 pm
by fergus
I have been dipping into Vivaldi's La Cetra played by Huggett since the weekend....


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Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:06 am
by Peter
fergus wrote:I have been dipping into Vivaldi's La Cetra played by Huggett since the weekend....


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I have always enjoyed Huggett's playing - I need to dig up my own copy. Thanks for bringing it to life Fergus!

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:07 am
by Peter
Listening to Pinnock's Mozart symphonies. Very vivid and great timbre in terms of the soundscape. I do like Pinnock's renditions of Mozart! My son (he is 10) is in love with the 25th symphony!! :)

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Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:09 am
by Peter
Seán wrote:Claude Debussy
La Mer
Prèlude À L'après-midi D'un Faune

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan ‎– conducting.


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Is this your preferred version of La Mer?

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:20 am
by Seán
Peter wrote:
Seán wrote:Claude Debussy
La Mer
Prèlude À L'après-midi D'un Faune

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan ‎– conducting.


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Is this your preferred version of La Mer?
Hi Peter, I am not sure to be honest; I haven't spent much time of late listening to Claude Debussy's music. I don't have very many recordings of La Mer, I can say though that this is a splendid performance and I have no hesitation in recommending it. I must find out which one is my favourite.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:55 pm
by fergus
Peter wrote:
fergus wrote:

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I have always enjoyed Huggett's playing....

As do I peter. We used to get to see her playing here in Ireland on a reasonably regular basis in the past but not so much any more. She is now Artistic Director of the Irish Baroque Orchestra which is, as far as I know, still the only professional period instrument orchestra in Ireland.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:07 pm
by fergus
Peter wrote:Listening to Pinnock's Mozart symphonies. Very vivid and great timbre in terms of the soundscape. I do like Pinnock's renditions of Mozart! My son (he is 10) is in love with the 25th symphony!! :)

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It was the revelation of those very timbres, sonoroties and textures that attracted me to the early period performances by the likes of Pinnock, Hogwood, Harnoncourt and others in the earlier days of my listening and I still love them.

That is interesting about your son....I wonder is it the fact that No. 25 is one of only 3 Mozart symphonies written in a minor key? Anyway he has great taste and a keen ear if he is enjoying Mozart at that tender age!

I am currently listening to one of my own favourite Mozart symphonies at the moment....No. 29.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:08 pm
by fergus
Seán wrote:
Peter wrote:
Seán wrote:Claude Debussy
La Mer
Prèlude À L'après-midi D'un Faune

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan ‎– conducting.


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Is this your preferred version of La Mer?
Hi Peter, I am not sure to be honest; I haven't spent much time of late listening to Claude Debussy's music. I don't have very many recordings of La Mer, I can say though that this is a splendid performance and I have no hesitation in recommending it. I must find out which one is my favourite.

Sounds like great material for another mini thread Seán....we could all join in!