What are you listening to?

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Jared wrote:
Seán wrote:
fergus wrote: Yep!!! My Spring week was planned to run into a long week-end!!!
Just out walking, doing bits around the house and listening to music....one could get used to this Dave!!
Bliss!
my world is completely inverted to most peoples... when everyone else is on holiday, I'm absolutely rushed off my feet! I really am knackered...
I'm sorry to hear that Jared, Happy Easter to you, perhaps you will get a break soon and be able to relax a while.
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Jared wrote: my world is completely inverted to most peoples... when everyone else is on holiday, I'm absolutely rushed off my feet! I really am knackered...
LOL....poor old Jared....your time will come mate!!!
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Jared wrote:
fergus wrote:Pergolesi: Stabat Mater....

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A magnificent work that is given a wonderful performance here!
that is such a beautiful piece of music... this is the version I own, Fergus:

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I like King and the King's Consort....I have a few of their Vivaldi Sacred Music CDs and they really are good.
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On vinyl....Allegri: Miserere....

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This is a ridiculously beautiful performance!
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fergus wrote:On vinyl....Allegri: Miserere....

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This is a ridiculously beautiful performance!
Fergus, this is the only disk I own of the Miserere:

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and as staggeringly beautiful as it is, I'm sure I could be persuaded to purchase more... (!)
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at the risk of repeating myself (heck Fergus, we post so often these days that I can't remember what I say to you, any longer!!!!) have you come across this?

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well worth it... the quality of the recording is exquisite..
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fergus wrote:
Jared wrote: my world is completely inverted to most peoples... when everyone else is on holiday, I'm absolutely rushed off my feet! I really am knackered...
LOL....poor old Jared....your time will come mate!!!
Fergus, I keep saying to myself ... more money for CDs!! (but I'm aching all over!)

anyway, I'm not sure whether there are any lovers of Benjamin Britten on Tir Na... but Jansen & Jarvi have done a bang up job on his early VC.. it's electric:

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Jared wrote:
fergus wrote:On vinyl....Allegri: Miserere....

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This is a ridiculously beautiful performance!
Fergus, this is the only disk I own of the Miserere:

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and as staggeringly beautiful as it is, I'm sure I could be persuaded to purchase more... (!)
If one was so inclined Jared one need look no further than the Tallis Scholars version above....unbelievably beautiful!!
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