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Jared wrote:when my sojourn with Dvorak and Suk's Piano Works finally draws to a close (in a week's time, maybe).... my attention will briefly turn to a few of Mozart's Serenades & Divertimenti courtesy of the Orpheus Chamber Orch set... then on to Britten and a larger dose of British music, courtesy of Rattle and others, as this is music I have neglected of late... a bit more RVW beckons, me thinks.

I also have some LvB Cello Sonatas and a Vivaldi op.8 sat on the pile too. Couple that with a few operas on the shelf, and I think that's June taken care of!

Fun, isn't it??!!

Jared wrote:Thanks Sean/ Fergus. :-)

I have enjoyed 2 solid days of listening so far over this Bank Holiday, and will continue tomorrow morning. Quite indulgent of me, really!

Tomorrow afternoon/ evening, I am taking one of my Residents over to Worcester, where we will enjoy a performance of Rossini's 'Lady of the Lake' from the ROH on the large screen at VUE Cinema... with JD Florez and Joyce Didonato (one of my favourites!)

http://www.myvue.com/latest-movies/info ... pera-house

anyway, over the past week, I have enjoyed 2 complete runs through of the Mozart Symphonies 13-41 box set by Jeffrey Tate and the ECO on EMI which for me, has lived up to it's reputation... somehow, they are wonderful in Mozart (my Piano Concertos with Perahia, Barenboim and Curzon are all with the ECO!). For me, they have provided a sensitively played but slightly more robust set of performances to compliment the Pinnock/ English Concert set, which as we know is quite an austere HIP version. As you know, I don't like my Mozart with a large orchestra, but always felt I was in need of another set of these works.

Jared wrote: anyway, over the past week, I have enjoyed 2 complete runs through of the Mozart Symphonies 13-41 box set by Jeffrey Tate and the ECO on EMI which for me, has lived up to it's reputation... somehow, they are wonderful in Mozart (my Piano Concertos with Perahia, Barenboim and Curzon are all with the ECO!). For me, they have provided a sensitively played but slightly more robust set of performances to compliment the Pinnock/ English Concert set, which as we know is quite an austere HIP version. As you know, I don't like my Mozart with a large orchestra, but always felt I was in need of another set of these works.

mcq wrote:

fergus wrote:Today....

A beautiful piece of music, Fergus.  I highly recommend the version on the Alpha label performed by the Diabolus in Musicus ensemble and conducted by Antoine Guerber.  On the subject of Dufay, the recordings of his astonishing motets by Giuseppe Maletto and his Cantica Symphonia ensemble (on the Glossa label) are among my most treasured CDs.

Seán wrote:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 35 & 36
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras - conducting.

Gosh, I had forgotten how much I like this set, it is wonderful music-making, full of energy and verve, great stuff.

fergus wrote:

Jared wrote: anyway, over the past week, I have enjoyed 2 complete runs through of the Mozart Symphonies 13-41 box set by Jeffrey Tate and the ECO on EMI which for me, has lived up to it's reputation... somehow, they are wonderful in Mozart (my Piano Concertos with Perahia, Barenboim and Curzon are all with the ECO!). For me, they have provided a sensitively played but slightly more robust set of performances to compliment the Pinnock/ English Concert set, which as we know is quite an austere HIP version. As you know, I don't like my Mozart with a large orchestra, but always felt I was in need of another set of these works.

I am sure that you are aware that those forces joined up with Mitsuko Uchida on Philips in the Mozart Piano Concertos. I think that you would also enjoy them Jared if you do not own them already.