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Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:44 pm
by Jared
^ I've left you a note about it in the other place... ;-)
incidentally, do you own a version of the Brahms Piano Quintet?
...nothing short of genius imho...
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:51 pm
by fergus
Jared wrote:^ I've left you a note about it in the other place... ;-)
incidentally, do you own a version of the Brahms Piano Quintet?
...nothing short of genius imho...
Only one version on Naxos at the moment....
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:52 pm
by Jared
^^ the finest version I have heard is the one I sent Sean... a freebie from the BBC Music Mag, bizarrely...
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:56 pm
by fergus
I came to both Schumann and Brahms relatively late in my listening order but it is strange how they work their way into your ear....slowly but surely!
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:05 pm
by Jared
So here I am this morning... breaking off my listen to Berlioz' Romeo & Juliet by Colin Davis half way through, because I had to pop into town to do some shopping. Knowing me, I can't resist a little look in the charity shops to see whether anything interesting has found it way onto the shelves, and the only thing worth purchasing was this!:
I kid you not... near mint condition... £2.99. Is that what they call serendipity?
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:29 pm
by Seán
Jared wrote:^^ the finest version I have heard is the one I sent Sean... a freebie from the BBC Music Mag, bizarrely...
and it is gorgeous music-making, I love it.
Speaking of the Brahms Piano Quintet, this arrived today, it features the sensational Italian Quartet and Pollini, what a combination!
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:34 pm
by Seán
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:36 pm
by Seán
And last but by no means least, this 21 cd set:
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:36 pm
by Jared
Seán wrote:
Speaking of the Brahms Piano Quintet, this arrived today, it features the sensational Italian Quartet and Pollini, what a combination!
mouth watering Sean... I have to say, it's most tempting.. but then, this arrived only this morning:
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:46 pm
by Seán
Jared wrote:Seán wrote:
Speaking of the Brahms Piano Quintet, this arrived today, it features the sensational Italian Quartet and Pollini, what a combination!
mouth watering Sean... I have to say, it's most tempting.. but then, this arrived only this morning:
It is indeed and that Herreweghe cd looks very interesting too; I better slow down or I'll need a second mortgage at this rate.
