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Shostakovich: String Quartets 7-10....

Enjoying that cycle Fergus?



Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3
Michelle DeYoung Mezzo-Soprano
Women of the Chicago Symphony Chorus
Chicago Children's Choir
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink conducting.

From time to time I do need reminding of just how good Mahler's music is and this is a great example of a performance to do just that, it gladdens the heart.

Seán wrote:Enjoying that cycle Fergus?

Very much so Seán. It is very different from the Fitzwilliam cycle but wxcellent in its own right.

Seán wrote: From time to time I do need reminding of just how good Mahler's music is and this is a great example of a performance to do just that, it gladdens the heart.

As one's collection grows that is an exercise that needs doing every so often, not just for Mahler but for other composers also. That is exactly what your threads on the Beethoven symphonies did for me Seán and it is an interesting exercise.

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fergus wrote:

Seán wrote: From time to time I do need reminding of just how good Mahler's music is and this is a great example of a performance to do just that, it gladdens the heart.

As one's collection grows that is an exercise that needs doing every so often, not just for Mahler but for other composers also. That is exactly what your threads on the Beethoven symphonies did for me Seán and it is an interesting exercise.

Spot on Fergus.

Sergei Rachmaninov
Symphonic Dances for Orchestra Opus 45
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Valery Polansky conducting.

Rachmaninov's last work was written in the early forties and was dedicated to Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. It is performed here on the Brilliant Classics reissue of the Chandos recording by the Russian State Symphony Orchestra. Very enjoyable!

Seán wrote:

Sergei Rachmaninov
Symphonic Dances for Orchestra Opus 45
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Valery Polansky conducting.

Rachmaninov's last work was written in the early forties and was dedicated to Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. It is performed here on the Brilliant Classics reissue of the Chandos recording by the Russian State Symphony Orchestra. Very enjoyable!

Although I have Rachmaninov well represented in my collection he is not a composer that I listen to very often for some reason. The only work of his that sticks in my mind is his second piano concerto.

Mozart: Violin Concertos 3 & 4 and the Sinfonia Concertante / Mutter....

Fergus, if you liked solo piano music I'd suggest Rachmaninoff's Etudes-Tableaux. I love those with all of my being, with a soft spot for Idel Biret on Naxos despite the flaws.

But since you're not a fan of solo piano music I won't say anything. ;)