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Seán wrote:

I have not listened to any Nielsen in quite a while....will get around to him again eventually.

Reiner leading the CSO in a very good Sheherazade....

The two main works, the Symphony in D minor and the Passacaglia were wonderful, powerful works which were performed very well here.

fergus wrote:Reiner leading the CSO in a very good Sheherazade....

Fergus, it really is a gorgeous work, the Reiner and CSO performance is very fine indeed however, this is my favourite recording, do you have a copy in your collection:

fergus wrote:


The two main works, the Symphony in D minor and the Passacaglia were wonderful, powerful works which were performed very well here.

I never heard of Irgens-Jensen before. I must say the Bournemouth SO are a surprisingly good orchestra.

Seán wrote:

fergus wrote:Reiner leading the CSO in a very good Sheherazade....

Fergus, it really is a gorgeous work, the Reiner and CSO performance is very fine indeed however, this is my favourite recording, do you have a copy in your collection:

The Kirill Kondrashin is also my favorite version, but I am BIASED in a big way Seán, I actually heard this great conductor and the Concertgebouw perform this work while on tour in Mexico in 1979. What can I say? the opulence, the drama, the out of this World sounds!!!!

Seán wrote:

OK guys, bowing to peer pressure it has just been added to the Wish List!!

I have just purchased this CD as part of a box set but I already own it. It is a wonderful collection of concertos and cantatas so while I am waiting for the set to arrive I have pulled it down to hear the two Cantatas, Amor, Hai vinto RV683 & Cessate, omai cessate RV684 this morning....





I have long avowed the merits of Vivaldi's Sacred Music and these two performances are wonderful examples of this terrific music. Great performances!

Songs by Guillaume de Machaut....

To get Sunday off to a lovely start:



Joseph Haydn
Missa in tempore belli
Tölzer Knabenchor
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Bruno Weil conducting