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Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:04 pm
by Seán
DaveF wrote:making the most of a day off work.
I listened to it yesterday and it's good to see that you are putting your time off to good use rather than cleaning the apartment. Don't tell the girlfriend.
followed by Schubert's 'The Great' symphony.
I would love to get that, in fact I want to get EVERYTHING that Abbado has ever recorded.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:24 am
by fergus
DaveF wrote:
I have not listened to that in a long time....I must give it a spin soon.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:25 am
by fergus
Mendelssohn – Disc 2 – Symphony No. 2....
This was a wonderful, powerful performance with marvellous singing both solo and choral.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:09 pm
by DaveF
An escential purchase for anyone who likes chamer music imho. Couperin composed these for the Louis XIV's Sunday chamber music concerts. Beautifully played by Savall & Co here.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:07 pm
by DaveF
fergus wrote:Mendelssohn – Disc 2 – Symphony No. 2....
This was a wonderful, powerful performance with marvellous singing both solo and choral.
took a leaf out of your book Fergus and listened to this one today. For some reason I hardly ever listen to this symphony and so it was very refreshing to do so again. I echo everything you said above about the performance too.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:21 pm
by DaveF
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:09 pm
by fergus
DaveF wrote:
An escential purchase for anyone who likes chamer music imho. Couperin composed these for the Louis XIV's Sunday chamber music concerts. Beautifully played by Savall & Co here.
That certainly looks very tempting Dave!!
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:10 pm
by fergus
DaveF wrote:fergus wrote:Mendelssohn – Disc 2 – Symphony No. 2....
This was a wonderful, powerful performance with marvellous singing both solo and choral.
took a leaf out of your book Fergus and listened to this one today. For some reason I hardly ever listen to this symphony and so it was very refreshing to do so again. I echo everything you said above about the performance too.
I am glad that you enjoyed it Dave; it is very good and, as you say, not one that would come to mind immediately.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:11 pm
by fergus
DaveF wrote:
How did you get on with that one Dave; I would be especially interested in what you thought of the Schumann.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:12 pm
by fergus
For the first day of Spring....
There is great bite and crunch to these performances and the players sound like they are actually enjoying themselves; a delightful collection.