Tír Na HiFi

DonKC wrote:

fergus wrote:




....I stand not convinced on M10; it is not an authentic Mahler work. However I find this one to be a good version.

Respectfully disagree on the first part, but many also disagree with me. I know there are problems and compromises, but I think it would have been his masterpiece if Mahler lived to finish it. This was one of the first major recordings and is a fine performance.

We are allowed to disagree on this forum Don and all views are most welcome as we tend to treat each other with some dignity and to be honest I thought more would have disagreed with me. However I readily concur with your comment that this is a fine performance. Every Mahlerite knows the value of Wyn Morris and this is surely typical testament to the dedication that he gave to Mahler's work.

This evening, the Mass in C major from this set....

fergus wrote:

DonKC wrote:

fergus wrote:




....I stand not convinced on M10; it is not an authentic Mahler work. However I find this one to be a good version.

Respectfully disagree on the first part, but many also disagree with me. I know there are problems and compromises, but I think it would have been his masterpiece if Mahler lived to finish it. This was one of the first major recordings and is a fine performance.

We are allowed to disagree on this forum Don and all views are most welcome as we tend to treat each other with some dignity and to be honest I thought more would have disagreed with me. However I readily concur with your comment that this is a fine performance. Every Mahlerite knows the value of Wyn Morris and this is surely typical testament to the dedication that he gave to Mahler's work.

I am enjoying the variety of views and comments and the lack of discord on Tir Na, a most welcome change.

Ever since I first heard the complete Mahler 10 back long ago (Ormandy/Philadelphia) the work, through all the rough spots and the compromises has just spoke to me like few others. We do owe a debt of gratitude to Morris for his pioneering work.

Hello all

My collection, now slimline, is now back on the new shelving units. My hifi is the next thing to be re-installed. Nearly all done now.

I take no pride in telling you all that I have shed the thick end of 2000 discs; most are available to buy but I have also given a large wedge of them to Oxfam (god knows what they'll make of Schnittke and Bax).

The exercise was essential as things got out of hand. I still have plenty of Beethoven cycles left, all my Wagner operas, the late Mozart operas (in both 'trad' and HIP readings), and a stupid amount of Schubert 9s and Rhapsody in Blues.

With the exception of Der Freischutz, I have retained all my Carlos Kleiber recordings (don't like that particular opera enough) and JE Gardiner maintains a strong presence.

So all in all my collection is still quite indulgent. As to new purchases - I think I will be more circumspect now ;)

bombasticDarren wrote:Hello all

My collection, now slimline, is now back on the new shelving units. My hifi is the next thing to be re-installed. Nearly all done now.

I take no pride in telling you all that I have shed the thick end of 2000 discs; most are available to buy but I have also given a large wedge of them to Oxfam (god knows what they'll make of Schnittke and Bax).

The exercise was essential as things got out of hand. I still have plenty of Beethoven cycles left, all my Wagner operas, the late Mozart operas (in both 'trad' and HIP readings), and a stupid amount of Schubert 9s and Rhapsody in Blues.

With the exception of Der Freischutz, I have retained all my Carlos Kleiber recordings (don't like that particular opera enough) and JE Gardiner maintains a strong presence.

So all in all my collection is still quite indulgent. As to new purchases - I think I will be more circumspect now ;)

Hi Darren,

Well, firstly I have to say that I'm very pleased you're maintaining an interest in CM, along with a substantial collection of recordings for your pleasure. I have however been stunned at the amount you are off-loading; those on Amazon alone are over twice as many as I have in my entire collection... and really hope you don't come to regret parting with some of your collection. Would you say you are listening to as much CM now as you were 12 months ago, or has your listening time been reduced by other commitments?

Everyone here very much hopes that you are able to continue to contribute to the forum and that your love for CM will be rejuvenated as a consequence of redefining your library to your own specific tastes...

Jared wrote:Hi Darren,

Well, firstly I have to say that I'm very pleased you're maintaining an interest in CM, along with a substantial collection of recordings for your pleasure. I have however been stunned at the amount you are off-loading; those on Amazon alone are over twice as many as I have in my entire collection... and really hope you don't come to regret parting with some of your collection. Would you say you are listening to as much CM now as you were 12 months ago, or has your listening time been reduced by other commitments?

Everyone here very much hopes that you are able to continue to contribute to the forum and that your love for CM will be rejuvenated as a consequence of redefining your library to your own specific tastes...

Jared, I'd be lying if I said I hadn't reclaimed the odd CD back off Amazon after listing it. This evening I rescued Solti's Schubert 9/Siegfried Idyll and the Rubbra violin concerto on Naxos

Stravinsky - Le sacre du printemps (Ivan Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Channel Classics)

Schubert - Symphony No.9 Great (John Eliot Gardiner, Wiener Philharmoniker, Deutsche Grammophon)

bombasticDarren wrote:Hello all

My collection, now slimline, is now back on the new shelving units. My hifi is the next thing to be re-installed. Nearly all done now.

I take no pride in telling you all that I have shed the thick end of 2000 discs; most are available to buy but I have also given a large wedge of them to Oxfam (god knows what they'll make of Schnittke and Bax).

The exercise was essential as things got out of hand. I still have plenty of Beethoven cycles left, all my Wagner operas, the late Mozart operas (in both 'trad' and HIP readings), and a stupid amount of Schubert 9s and Rhapsody in Blues.

With the exception of Der Freischutz, I have retained all my Carlos Kleiber recordings (don't like that particular opera enough) and JE Gardiner maintains a strong presence.

So all in all my collection is still quite indulgent. As to new purchases - I think I will be more circumspect now ;)

Interesting Darren; selective, personal listening and absolutely nothing wrong with that. I echo Jared's sentiment that we are delighted that you are still intending to hang out here....it would be sad to see you go after all this time together. I hope that the redecoration was not too troublesome for you and hopefully you can settle down soon into more luxurious surroundings while listening to the music that you want to listen to!

I have been making my way through this set recently....





The Five Violin Concertos, Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, Concertone for Two Violins, Two Rondos and an Adagio all performed by:

Henryk Szeryng
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Alexander Gibson.