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happy birthday, Sean!

funny that... this one arrived in the post yesterday




incidentally, my Residents got me for my birthday, a tea caddy, a teapot for one, a mug with violins on, a red apron and a bottle of harveys Bristol Cream (which I don't drink..)

Seán wrote:A birthday present:

Happy Birthday Seán....I hope that you uncorked and enjoyed a nice red!

I do not know the Kremer interpretation of the Four Seasons so I will be interested in any comments in due course.

Jared wrote: incidentally, my Residents got me for my birthday, a tea caddy, a teapot for one, a mug with violins on, a red apron and a bottle of harveys Bristol Cream (which I don't drink..)

Let it be known that you are hold the Harveys in reserve for one of your Opera nights....you may have a full house!!!

fergus wrote:Let it be known that you are hold the Harveys in reserve for one of your Opera nights....you may have a full house!!!

what a JOLLY good idea, Fergus! I really couldn't down a bottle on my own and I'm sure that'd go down a treat! June 12th Tosca in my lounge, 6.30pm. Are you up for it?

Jared wrote:

fergus wrote:Let it be known that you are hold the Harveys in reserve for one of your Opera nights....you may have a full house!!!

what a JOLLY good idea, Fergus! I really couldn't down a bottle on my own and I'm sure that'd go down a treat! June 12th Tosca in my lounge, 6.30pm. Are you up for it?

and they may enjoy this:

Jared wrote:

fergus wrote:Let it be known that you are hold the Harveys in reserve for one of your Opera nights....you may have a full house!!!

what a JOLLY good idea, Fergus! I really couldn't down a bottle on my own and I'm sure that'd go down a treat! June 12th Tosca in my lounge, 6.30pm. Are you up for it?

I wish that I could attend Jared....some day perhaps.
I only drink sherry at Christmas and always a pale sherry so I would not be much help with the Bristol Cream even if I did get there this time LOL!!!

fergus wrote:

Seán wrote:A birthday present:

Happy Birthday Seán....I hope that you uncorked and enjoyed a nice red!

I do not know the Kremer interpretation of the Four Seasons so I will be interested in any comments in due course.

Thanks Fergus, I will report back, initial impressions of the Vivaldi are favourable and the Haydn is delicious.

Seán wrote:

Seán wrote:

....I will report back, initial impressions of the Vivaldi are favourable and the Haydn is delicious.

Cheers Seán. Kremer, LSO and Abbado are obviously all big names but that does not necessarily always mean automatic success particularly in this kind of music so I look forward to your comments.

fergus wrote:Cheers Seán. Kremer, LSO and Abbado are obviously all big names but that does not necessarily always mean automatic success particularly in this kind of music so I look forward to your comments.

I tend to agree, Fergus. I see you're listening to Pergolesi at the moment... as you know, for his 300th anniversary tribute a couple of years ago, Abbado used his 'Orchestra Mozart' to fine effect. Kremer is a superb violinist, but of late he has made his name with 20th Century music, so like you, that combination on Sean's Vivaldi also intrigues me.

Jared wrote:

fergus wrote:Cheers Seán. Kremer, LSO and Abbado are obviously all big names but that does not necessarily always mean automatic success particularly in this kind of music so I look forward to your comments.

I tend to agree, Fergus. I see you're listening to Pergolesi at the moment... as you know, for his 300th anniversary tribute a couple of years ago, Abbado used his 'Orchestra Mozart' to fine effect. Kremer is a superb violinist, but of late he has made his name with 20th Century music, so like you, that combination on Sean's Vivaldi also intrigues me.

You were reading my thoughts Jared!