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Jared wrote:

string quartets... and....



... string quartets...

By the way Jared, have you heard of a composer called Brahms?????

^^ why, he's the finest composer in the whole wide world!! ;-))

Jared wrote:^^ why, he's the finest composer in the whole wide world!! ;-))

Steady on now, lad.

Jared wrote:string quartets... and....



... string quartets...

That's a gorgeous set, I do like the Amadeus I must admit.

Seán wrote:

Jared wrote:^^ why, he's the finest composer in the whole wide world!! ;-))

Steady on now, lad.

I love him, I tells ya.... :-))

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein - conducting



Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Franz Bruggen - conducting



Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado - conducting

Three devine listening sessions in the one symphony.

I found these to be very tuneful and engaging pieces that made for very pleasant listening. The playing was very good as was the recording. This one will be a regular in the CD player.

^^ I am really looking forward to getting my teeth into that one myself, Fergus...

meanwhile, some works benefit for being reconsidered after a short breathing space... this being one of them:

On vinyl....





...for Jared!

tempos aren't quite as quick as I'd been led to believe... tenor Charles Daniels is certainly underpowered... otherwise its fine.