Tír Na HiFi

Various pieces from disc 12 of this set which includes the wonderful BMV 582, the Passacaglia und Fuge c-moll mentioned by Ciaran and Simon before.

got bored of the Rugby so I decided to listen to a symphony that I have not listened to in a long time. Mahlers 7th.



Easily one of the best 7th's I've heard.

Manfredini – Concerti Grossi, Op. 3....



....a cross between the elegance of Haydn and the vitality of Vivaldi.

Fergus, I know that you were considering Bernstein's early Mahler cycle from the 1960's that I have just being listening to today. Here is a review of this set by Tony Duggan.
http://www.musicweb-international.com/c ... 453692.htm

Bernstein's later cycle with DG is about to be reissued again this month in a single box collection.
http://www.amazon.com/Symphonies-Coll-G ... 510&sr=8-7

It was reissued a couple of years ago but the cycle was divided into 3 separate boxes of which I have the middle one. (M5, M6, M7)

DaveF wrote:Bernstein's later cycle with DG is about to be reissued again this month in a single box collection.
http://www.amazon.com/Symphonies-Coll-G ... 510&sr=8-7

$54.94 is a great price for that 11 CD set.

Mainly Mozart this weekend.

This morning:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Church Sonatas
Sonata in E flat major, KV 67
Sonata in B flat major, KV 68
Sonata in D major KV 69
Sonata in D major KV 144
Sonata in F major KV 145
Sonata in B flat major KV 212
Sonata in G major KV 241
Sonata in F major KV 224
Sonata in A major KV 225
Sonata in F major KV 244
Bohuslav Mtousek (violin)
Collegium Jaroslav Tuma

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento for 2 Horns,
2 Violins, Viola & Double Bass
in F Major KV 247
Camerata Bern
Thomas Füri

Lovely music. I should spend more time listening to Mozart!

Seán wrote:

DaveF wrote:Bernstein's later cycle with DG is about to be reissued again this month in a single box collection.
http://www.amazon.com/Symphonies-Coll-G ... 510&sr=8-7

$54.94 is a great price for that 11 CD set.

It sure is Seán. However if I was to recommend just one of the Bernstein cycles my vote would go to the earlier cycle. I just listened to the 3rd Symphony(one which I've had some difficulty with in the past) and it really is a great performance. If you are looking for something different in Mahler from what you have already, I'd certainly give the early cycle my top recommendation. There is enough 'newness' or 'freshness' in it to peel back a few more layers of Mahlers music. I just love the way Mahler's music never gets 'old'. There is always something new to be got out of it everytime you listen to it.

Seán wrote:Lovely music. I should spend more time listening to Mozart!

That pic looks like one of the sleeves from that gigantic Mozart boxset from Brilliant Classics. I have it too and as you said I should really dip into it more often.

DaveF wrote:I was to recommend just one of the Bernstein cycles my vote would go to the earlier cycle. I just listened to the 3rd Symphony(one which I've had some difficulty with in the past) and it really is a great performance.

Bernstein's NY Mahler 3 is one of my favourites. For years I could only listen to it on warped badly pressed LPs, so being able to listen to it on CD now is a great luxury!