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Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending (Hilary Hahn/Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, DG)

Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Haydn (James Loughran, Halle Orchestra, CfP)

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.

I am delighted that you liked it Seán. I thought that if anyone could persuade you in Schumann then Kubelik could. One can also get Nos. 3 & 4 by the same forces if one is interested.

I finished this wonderful work by listening to Acts 4 & 5 recently.

This is a lovely work and a very intriguing one as well as it is very interesting to hear how Gabrielli treats the human voice in the same way as the brass instruments with which I associate the Gabriellis.

Butterworth - The Banks of Green Willow

Vaughan Williams - A London Symphony (Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Chandos)

some talk of Schumann here recently so I dug this one out this morning..

Finzi - Eclogue (Piers Lane/Vernon Handley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonique Orchestra, EMI)

Háry János Suite from this boxset.

J.S. Bach - Cantata BWV 154 Mein liebster Jesus ist veloren, BWV 124 Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht & BWV 32 Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen (Claron McFadden/Michael Chance/James Gilchrist/Peter Harvey/John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir/The English Baroque Soloists, Soli Deo Gloria)