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Posted: **Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:42 am**

Very much enjoying this so far. Listening to Argerich and Rostropovich playing a Sonata for Cello and Piano at the moment, Zimerman playing the first Piano Concerto earlier. Lovely stuff.

Posted: **Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:38 pm**

There are two harpsichord concertos, two organ concertos and two fortepiano concertos on this disc. They are delightfully charming works that are well performed but the enjoyment is somewhat compromised by the poor recordings of the harpsichord concertos which are quite recessed and thus overwhelmed by the orchestra; still quite an enjoyable recital however.

Posted: **Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:53 pm**

Posted: **Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:57 pm**

DaveF wrote:

That is a very enjoyable listen!

Posted: **Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:58 pm**

Standout performances for me were the Polovtsian dances (LSO+Chorus/Solti) and Symphony No. 2 (LSO/Martinon).

Posted: **Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:17 pm**

fergus wrote:
DaveF wrote:
That is a very enjoyable listen!

all in all, this is one of the very few pieces of Brahms which I struggle to get enthused over... that said, this is still meant to be the benchmark performance for this piece... all these years later..

Posted: **Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:47 am**

Posted: **Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:16 am**

Trinitatis Messe K167

Posted: **Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:36 pm**

These were really good performances but the Krommer works were particularly delightful.

Posted: **Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:39 pm**

on vinyl...

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