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Seán wrote:

fergus wrote:Two favourites on one LP: Mozart 41 [Jupiter] & Haydn 94 [Surprise]....

Lovely

Lovely indeed Seán. Bohm we all know and love in Mozart but the Jochum in Haydn was a bit of a revelation for me....one to explore further if he did any more Haydn.

Seán wrote:

fergus wrote:Schubert: Symphony 8 & three Overtures....

Now that looks interesting.

I like what Kertesz did in his tragically short conducting life; if I come across any composer of interest to me in which he had a conducting role I would not hesitate. So it was with this one Seán. It was a very fine version, taken a bit on the slow side but very expressive.

Seán wrote:

fergus wrote:Two oboe concertos....

I have only heard Berglund lead an orchestra in Sibelius, what do you make of those recordings?

I would be in a somewhat similiar situation Seán. The simplist way to answer that question is to say that I did not notice him at all. That is by way of a compliment as the music flowed freely and lightly as it should do in these two works.

More Mozart....





Subtle, low key performances with Wolfgang Meyer, the basset clarinetist, being the pick of the instrumentalists for me.

A Scarlatti: Huminita e Lucifero....






....a delightful work!

Elgar: Cello Concerto....





....a wonderful performance of Elgar's great work.

Onslow: Grand Sextuor....

Schnittke: various works....





There are actually five different works on this CD but, for me, the pick of the crop was the Piano Quintet.

Stravinsky: Firebird....