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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:24 pm
by Seán
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.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:27 pm
by fergus
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!!!

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:29 pm
by fergus
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.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:30 pm
by fergus
On vinyl....Allegri: Miserere....

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This is a ridiculously beautiful performance!

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:08 am
by fergus
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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:56 pm
by Jared
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... (!)

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:58 pm
by Jared
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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..

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:01 pm
by Jared
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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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:07 pm
by DaveF
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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:18 pm
by fergus
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!!