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Double Mozart....









Mozart had such an affinity with wind instruments! That Clarinet Quintet is one of my favourite pieces in all of Classical Music!

Premiered on this day March 23rd, 1939:

Bartok Violin Concerto # 2
Isaac Stern, NYP Bernstein

Sony 64502 "Isaac Stern A Life in Music" series

fergus wrote: I also agree with Don that his Bournemouth version [of Mahler's 10th] is better than the Berliner version.

Well, that wouldn't be difficult now!

I see the love of Le Rat continues!

Spinning now:

Beethoven String Quartet Op 135

Also premiered on March 23rd.

Guarneri String Quartet.

fergus wrote:

That looks interesting, I see is it on Spotify Music service to I am going to give it a snowy Sunday early AM whirl!

Tchaikovsky 5. Don't know this Symphony so well, but it's a while since I've had the chance to listen to an entire Symphony. Fingers crossed I'll get to the end without disturbance. Sound is always good on a Sunday too!

DonKC wrote:I see the love of Le Rat continues!

Yep!

Spinning now:

Beethoven String Quartet Op 135

Also premiered on March 23rd.

Guarneri String Quartet.

Ah the Guarneri String Quartet! I really like their Beethoven cycle, it was my first cycle of Beethoven's String Quartets and they mad a big impression on me. That said, the Quartetto Italiano cycle is my favourite followed by the Budapest and then.........................

Diapason wrote:Tchaikovsky 5. Don't know this Symphony so well, but it's a while since I've had the chance of listening to entire Symphony. Fingers crossed I'll get to the end without disturbance. Sound is always good on a Sunday too!

People speak well of of that set, it is on my wish list.

Jansons does well with Russian music.

Seán I chose the Guarneri as I had not heard it in a while. The Italiano is a classic and I enjoy the Cleveland Quartet as well in the Beethoven.