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Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:34 pm**

Even though I prefer for a modern version of the War Requiem the John Eliot Gardiner recording, this is certainly not bad.

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:22 pm**

If I was in any way religious I would be offering these up for a result in Paris this afternoon!!!

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:35 pm**

ravel30 wrote:Today:

My parents in law gave us a nice and comfortable reclining chair. I put it in our basement and turn it into my own room for listening to classical music. Today is the first day that I made the most of the chair and used it to listened to several pieces.

First:

Mozart Symphony 35 and 36, Schumann Symphonies 3 and 4, Bruckner Symphony no. 3 from

This was only the third time ever that I listened to the 35th. What an amazing piece of music. And while I am on it, let me tell you, yet again, that I am totally in love with this box set. A real bargain and so many goodies for the price. This version of Bruckner's 3rd is now probably my favorite one among the ones I own. Many thanks to all of you because I bought that box set because it contains a complete cycle of Schumann's symphonies that some of you recommended.

And then some religious music. CD 4 of

That superb box set was a present to myself for Christmas 2 years ago. It was the perfect price and content for a total newbie in sacred music like myself. I would like to go through each of the 30cd in 2012. CD4 consists of some beautiful polyphonic pieces from the 14th century.

And then in the evening

Mahler Symphony no. 3 conducted by Tennstedt with the LPO from

Love the new chair and i am looking forward to many great music days like today in the future.

Matt.

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:49 pm**

Bartok - Violin Concerto No.1 (James Ehnes/Gianandrea Noseda, BBC Philharmonic, Chandos)

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:16 pm**

Sibelius - Symphony No.5 (Pietari Inkinen, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Naxos)

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:36 pm**

Prokofiev - Violin Sonata No.1 (Jaakko Kuusisto/Ilkka Paananen, Warner Apex)

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:09 pm**

Copland - Appalachian Spring (Leonard Bernstein, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Grammophon)

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:46 pm**

Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Haydn (Christoph von Dohnanyi, The Cleveland Orchestra, Warner Classics)

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:54 pm**

I had only a small amount of Barbara Strozzi’s music in my collection until this purchase. The music on this CD is delightful and beautifully sung. An added bonus was to discover that William Christie plays the harpsichord and that Christophe Coin plays the cello.

Posted: **Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:57 pm**

bombasticDarren wrote:Sibelius - Symphony No.5 (Pietari Inkinen, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Naxos)

I'm not sure I felt the Sakari 5th was as strong as the rest of his cycle. The Inkinen version is much bolder, both in interpretation and sonics. I played it twice back-to-back tonight and felt it dealt with the dynamics especially well. I am beginning to consider the NZSO as an orchestra to look out for....

That is interesting regarding the Sakari version. Perhaps I should play it again and thereby start my Sibelius 5 studies with it. A bolder version is undoubtedly what this work needs all right so that would be quite an interesting comparison.
I only have one or two Naxos CDs with the NZSO and I too thought that they were quite good.

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