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Just in from work, empty office, peace and quiet to enjoy some really precious music without interruption, got the job done too:



Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1, 3 & 6
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
André Cluytens - conducting.

These are wonderful performances of really great music. If there is a better recording of the First, and the Sixth too for that matter, I'd like to know about it.

DonKC wrote:
Stockhausen always reminds me of a quote from Sir Thomas Beecham:
Asked if he had ever conducted any Stockhausen, he said, "No, but I once trod in some."

The bold Tommy was always good for a memprable quip Don and I am with him on this one as I also trod in some Stockhausen recently LOL....





I do have one more lined up for listening soon and I hope that it appeals somewhat more than Kontakte did.

Seán wrote:Just in from work, empty office, peace and quiet to enjoy some really precious music without interruption, got the job done too:



Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1, 3 & 6
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
André Cluytens - conducting.

These are wonderful performances of really great music. If there is a better recording of the First, and the Sixth too for that matter, I'd like to know about it.

Due to your enthusiastic advocacy of these recordings, they are an important part of my collection! A French conductor with the most German of orchestras in Beethoven sounds like a mis-match, but it works and it works brilliantly.

DonKC wrote:

Seán wrote:Just in from work, empty office, peace and quiet to enjoy some really precious music without interruption, got the job done too:



Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1, 3 & 6
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
André Cluytens - conducting.

These are wonderful performances of really great music. If there is a better recording of the First, and the Sixth too for that matter, I'd like to know about it.

Due to your enthusiastic advocacy of these recordings, they are an important part of my collection! A French conductor with the most German of orchestras in Beethoven sounds like a mis-match, but it works and it works brilliantly.

and I bought it after Fergus recommended it to me when I was on a Beethoven buying binge a few years ago.

Well, then thanks to Fergus!

A very under valued cycle in my humble opinion.

Two remarkable works by the great Finnish composer Kalevi Aho

Symphony # 13 (Sinfonisia luonnekuvia, Symphonic Characterizations) 2003
Concerto # 2 for Piano and String Orchestra 2001-02)

Antti Siirala piano
Lahti Symphony Orchestra Osmo Vänskä

BIS 1316

DonKC wrote:

Two remarkable works by the great Finnish composer Kalevi Aho

Symphony # 13 (Sinfonisia luonnekuvia, Symphonic Characterizations) 2003
Concerto # 2 for Piano and String Orchestra 2001-02)

Antti Siirala piano
Lahti Symphony Orchestra Osmo Vänskä

BIS 1316

That's interesting. I am not familiar with Aho's music. I do like Maestro Vänskä's work and his Sibelius recordings with the Lahti SO are splendid. Off topic perhaps but I wonder what Vänskä will do after the demise of the Minnesota Orchestra, which now looks likely.