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A composer who is never too far away from being frequently listened to is Sibelius. I have just finished this set....





Excellent performances throughout, especially No. 3. The tempo of the central movement is a bit on the fast side for me but the outer movements are really very good.

there really are some very beautiful harmonies on this disk...

Disk 2 from this wonderful anniversary tribute from Claudio Abbado's 'Orchestra Mozart', a few years ago...

A lovely way to finish up my listening for the evening....

it's simply YEARS since I last listened to this CD.. Summer 2009 in fact, when I remember Lance from CMG recommending this version to me..

Jared wrote:it's simply YEARS since I last listened to this CD.. Summer 2009 in fact, when I remember Lance from CMG recommending this version to me..

Well Jared, they are led by the great Doctor Reiner after all.

just love this disk....

A nod in the direction of our Jared with this vinyl offering....





I know that Hummel was primarily a pianist but it really shows with the superlative writing for the piano part in both of these works.

^^ agreed, Fergus. If you're to take out LvB and Schubert from the Late Classical/ Early Romantic cusp, then Hummel was one of the most talented of the rest... LvB admired him greatly. As I've said before, one of his great gifts was to be able to write for diverse selections of instruments and in general, I find his music very joyous and uplifting. For me, he's one of those composers I go back to, to put a smile on my face!

Seán wrote:

Jared wrote:it's simply YEARS since I last listened to this CD.. Summer 2009 in fact, when I remember Lance from CMG recommending this version to me..

Well Jared, they are led by the great Doctor Reiner after all.

indeed Sean, it IS a fine version, although it is a piece which I really have to be in the right mood for, and only gets an occasional air play these days.