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Jose Echenique wrote:...The big anniversaries in 2014 are going to be Glück´s and Jommelli´s who are both 300 this year....

and Richard Strauss as we (well Fergus actually) celebrate(s) his 150th Anniversary, Strauss was born in June 1864.

Time for a new Rite of Spring recording. Pleasingly savage, this:

Diapason wrote:Time for a new Rite of Spring recording. Pleasingly savage, this:

Yep, Solti's recording with the CSO is a splendid Rite.

Second Symphony this evening. Very nice!

This is the third volume of Haydn symphonies with Bruno Weil and the excellent Cappella Coloniensis, superbly played and recorded they are certainly recommendable. It´s good to see the Cappella Coloniensis is still going strong. I´m not sure when it was founded, but I have recordings that date back to the 60´s. Anyhow, really excellent, stylish performances.

Jose Echenique wrote: This is the third volume of Haydn symphonies with Bruno Weil and the excellent Cappella Coloniensis, superbly played and recorded they are certainly recommendable. It´s good to see the Cappella Coloniensis is still going strong. I´m not sure when it was founded, but I have recordings that date back to the 60´s. Anyhow, really excellent, stylish performances.

Dear Pepe, I am ashamed to say that I have never heard any of their recordings.

Seán wrote:

Jose Echenique wrote: This is the third volume of Haydn symphonies with Bruno Weil and the excellent Cappella Coloniensis, superbly played and recorded they are certainly recommendable. It´s good to see the Cappella Coloniensis is still going strong. I´m not sure when it was founded, but I have recordings that date back to the 60´s. Anyhow, really excellent, stylish performances.

Dear Pepe, I am ashamed to say that I have never heard any of their recordings.

That´s strange Seán, since they have recorded plenty in the past 5 decades. Notable conductors like William Christie have recorded with them (Hasse´s Cleofide), and they made pioneer recordings of many works (the first EVER recordings of Rossini´s operas with period instruments: Tancredi, Cenerentola and L´ Italiana in Algeri). Of course they play much better now than in the 60´s, but it´s good to see that they are still going strong.

Newly discovered, by reference from the naim music room

Very nice performances and attractively priced



Cheers

Aleg

Listening on my even further improved MQn player. (Thanks Nigel!!)

The final 2 CDs of this series are under way.
CD nr 8 to be released on February 10th and the final CD nr 9 at the end of this year.
A great series of fine Schubert Lieder.

Cheers
Aleg

Some Abbado. His Tchaikovsky was always first rate..

Symphony # 5 and "The Voyevoda"

Chicago SO Claudio Abbado

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