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I really like the music of John Taverner.

Manfred Symphony....





....this is one that I can recommend. All of these are strong, robust and assertive performances.

Haydn - Symphony No.82 The Bear (Bruno Weil, Tafelmusik, Sony Classical)

fergus wrote:


I really like the music of John Taverner.

Taverner, along with some more Sheppard are creeping up my list of requirements, Fergus.. in the meantime:



Victoria: Requiem, sung by the voices of angels...

...and I'd challenge anyone to tell me otherwise... ;-)

Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No.1 (Boris Berezovsky/Dmitri Liss, Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Warner Classics)

Of late, I have listened to 5 Four Seasons:

Beethoven - Alegretto in E flay major & Variations on Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu (The Florestan Trio, Hyperion)

bombasticDarren wrote:Haydn - Symphony No.82 The Bear (Bruno Weil, Tafelmusik, Sony Classical)

That's a lovely set. it was my introduction to Haydn on period instruments.

^^ Yes Sean, the Tafelmusik way with Haydn is extremely captivating. Maybe the best period readings I have heard of Haydn.

Just a quick note here to mention a concert I am attending on Friday:-

Sibelius - Symphony No.4
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.1
Stravinsky - Petrushka

Kirill Karabits conductor Khatia Buniatishvili piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra

Mahler - Symphony No.5 (Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra, LSO Live)