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Seán wrote:

bombasticDarren wrote:Mendelssohn - Symphony No.5 Reformation (Riccardo Muti, New Philharmonia Orchestra, EMI)

It's good, but I prefer Abbado/LSO

I actually think this is the one Mendelssohn symphony where Muti trumps Abbado. But the Abbado is the 'go to' set for Mendelssohn overall I think...

Actually the finest Reformation I have heard is Gardiner with the VPO

Seán wrote:

Robert Schumann
Symphony 1 & 2
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik - conducting.

This is a lovely colourful performance by the Bavarians, thanks Fergus.

Excellent stuff Sean!

Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.3 (Martha Argerich/Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, DG)

Robert Schumann
Symphony 1 & 4
Staatskapelle Dresden
Wolfgang Sawallisch

I had forgotten how much I liked the Fourth, this is a lovely performance.

bombasticDarren wrote:Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.3 (Martha Argerich/Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, DG)

I love it.

Seán wrote:I had forgotten how much I liked the Fourth, this is a lovely performance.

One of my top ten symphonies I think Sean

^^ it's been a while since I got the Mendelssohn & Schumann out, I'm afraid... too much of this:

Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 21 D960
Clara Haskil - Piano.

This is my favourite performance of this lovely work.

Jared wrote:^^ it's been a while since I got the Mendelssohn & Schumann out, I'm afraid...

Me too, hence my decision to revisit my collection.

Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 21 D960
Radu Lupu - Piano.