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Bohuslav Martinů
Symphony No. 4
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Václav Neumann - conducting.

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti - conducting.

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti - conducting.

Seán wrote:It is a beautiful day in Dublin.



Franz Schubert
Winterreise [1 - 12]
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau baritone
Gerald Moore piano

That is a set that is on my Wish List Seán so I would be interested to read what you think of it when you have completed it.

fergus wrote: That is a set that is on my Wish List Seán so I would be interested to read what you think of it when you have completed it.

I think he might be at that task for the next 6 months... ;-)

Berlioz: Overtures
Colin Davis/ LSO

fergus wrote:

Seán wrote:It is a beautiful day in Dublin.



Franz Schubert
Winterreise [1 - 12]
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau baritone
Gerald Moore piano

That is a set that is on my Wish List Seán so I would be interested to read what you think of it when you have completed it.

Hi Fergus, I am not inclined to listen to all of the cds in a large box set when the music is entirely new to me. As you know, I am not particulary fond of listening to the human voice either; years of pop and bloody awful jazz singers have worn me down in that regard. I do though enjoy listening to classical singers for short spells at a time.

I am partial to some singers and I have a particulard fondness for DFD, his early Mahler recordings are particularly special, I feel. I have now listened to three cds from the Schubert set (above) and the one that I have settled on for now is number 20, Winterreise, I don't have the text yet, so I have no idea what DFD is singing about, but I really do love the way he does it and Moore is a lovely, non intrusive, strong accompanist. If you are fond of Schubert's Lieder then I would imagine that this is a particularly good set. At the start of every listening I usually play the first five to ten Winterisse songs, they really do grow on one with repeated listening.

I really do like this set and I am glad I bought it, I expect that it will provide me with very many years of listening pleasure.

I would be interested to learn what Ciaran makes of DFD and Moore's interpretations of Schubert's Lieder?

first listen... a beautiful disk..

Seán wrote: Hi Fergus, I am not inclined to listen to all of the cds in a large box set when the music is entirely new to me. As you know, I am not particulary fond of listening to the human voice either; years of pop and bloody awful jazz singers have worn me down in that regard. I do though enjoy listening to classical singers for short spells at a time.

I am partial to some singers and I have a particulard fondness for DFD, his early Mahler recordings are particularly special, I feel. I have now listened to three cds from the Schubert set (above) and the one that I have settled on for now is number 20, Winterreise, I don't have the text yet, so I have no idea what DFD is singing about, but I really do love the way he does it and Moore is a lovely, non intrusive, strong accompanist. If you are fond of Schubert's Lieder then I would imagine that this is a particularly good set. At the start of every listening I usually play the first five to ten Winterisse songs, they really do grow on one with repeated listening.

I really do like this set and I am glad I bought it, I expect that it will provide me with very many years of listening pleasure.

I would be interested to learn what Ciaran makes of DFD and Moore's interpretations of Schubert's Lieder?

Jared may well be right in his post above!!

Thank you for the post above....I understand where you are coming from and appreciate your early thoughts.

Jared wrote:

first listen... a beautiful disk..

I also have that disc and I too enjoy it Jared!