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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:54 am
by DaveF
fergus wrote:She auditioned for, but failed to get the lead role in the remake of True Grit so that was Plan B!!!
or she has just come off the set of a Star Trek Borg episode.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:36 pm
by fergus
Mahler – Symphony No. 3 [Bernstein]....

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The stand out movement in this version of the epic M3 for me is the first movement which is very dark and foreboding; it contains great atmosphere and it can be quite menacing at times.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:31 am
by Seán
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Bohuslav Martinů
Symphony No. 4

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Václav Neumann - conducting.


This is so good I listened to it twice.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:47 am
by fergus
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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:15 pm
by DaveF
fergus wrote:Image
There are quite a few of those discs missing from my Haydn section. Spotted a few in Tower recently so that shall be rectified soon!.....ish.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:52 pm
by DaveF
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recorded on the instrument on which Saint-Saens himself played during his career.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:52 pm
by Seán
DaveF wrote:
fergus wrote:Image
There are quite a few of those discs missing from my Haydn section. Spotted a few in Tower recently so that shall be rectified soon!.....ish.
Do, before they close the place.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:53 pm
by Seán
I have had another marvelous, Martinů, musical morning:

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Bohuslav Martinů
Symphony No. 4

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Waller Weller - conducting.


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Bohuslav Martinů
Symphony No. 4

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi - conducting.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:41 pm
by fergus
Seán wrote:
DaveF wrote:
fergus wrote:Image
There are quite a few of those discs missing from my Haydn section. Spotted a few in Tower recently so that shall be rectified soon!.....ish.
Do, before they close the place.
Dave might then get them cheap in the Closing Down Sale!!!

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:43 pm
by fergus
DaveF wrote: ....recorded on the instrument on which Saint-Saens himself played during his career.
That kind of thing always attracts me to a recording I must say!