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My apologies for the short notice.

Monday February 13th
The Lyric Concert with Paul Herriott
From the Congress Palace in Lugano, Switzerland
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana conducted by Ton Koopman
CPE Bach: Symphony No.4 in G
CPE Bach: Concerto for two harpsichords Wq.46
CPE Bach: Symphony No.1 in D
Mozart: Symphony No.39 in E flat
At 9.30pm: Schubert - Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C, D.934 played by Joshua Bell and Sam Haywood

Tuesday February 14th
The Lyric Concert with Paul Herriott
From the Philharmonie in Berlin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta
Johannes Moser, cello
Gottfried von Einem: Music for Orchestra Op.9
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor
Mahler: Symphony No.1 'Titan'

Do I need another recording of the Titan? No! Do I WANT another one? Yes, please

Thursday February 16th
Romania: Grand Palace Hall in Bucharest
Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev
Alexander Toradze,piano
Wagner: Overture Tannhäuser
Scriabin: Prometheus, the Poem of Fire
R.Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

Another Strauss performance for Fergus.

Seán wrote: Do I need another recording of the Titan? No! Do I WANT another one? Yes, please.

Sean: As a matter of interest, which would be your favourite 'CD single' of Titan? Excluding Kubelik, Solti, Rattle, Tennstedt, Maazel & Ormandy, all of which I know?

Thanks

Jared wrote:

Seán wrote: Do I need another recording of the Titan? No! Do I WANT another one? Yes, please.

Sean: As a matter of interest, which would be your favourite 'CD single' of Titan? Excluding Kubelik, Solti, Rattle, Tennstedt, Maazel & Ormandy, all of which I know?

Thanks

I have a few Kubelik recordings. Hmmm, most probably Kubelik/BRSO (studio recording); Solti/LSO (on vinyl) & Giulini/CSO

^^ thanks Sean, I'll bear the Giulini in mind...

Seán wrote:

Jared wrote:

Seán wrote: Do I need another recording of the Titan? No! Do I WANT another one? Yes, please.

Sean: As a matter of interest, which would be your favourite 'CD single' of Titan? Excluding Kubelik, Solti, Rattle, Tennstedt, Maazel & Ormandy, all of which I know?

Thanks

I have a few Kubelik recordings. Hmmm, most probably Kubelik/BRSO (studio recording); Solti/LSO (on vinyl) & Giulini/CSO

Memo to me: "Seán, read the question man". Sorry Jared I was running off to get my dinner and missed the key word "excluding" above: Dopey Dunne!

On SSRattle: In 2007-2008 I bought a few Rattle led Mahler recordings in HMV and returned them all except for the Mahler 10 with the BPO, I then bought the Second with the CBSO and am still waiting to HEAR what all the fuss is about. Anyway, as to the substance of your question: yes Giulini/CSO is terrific and you may want to consider getting the Horenstein/LSO (not the VSO recording), Walter/Columbia Symphony Orchestra and the Abbado/CSO recordings too. I have more than 20 Titans and I still can't get enough of them.

^^ thanks fopr all your help Sean... you obviously suffer from a case of Titanitis... which if my memory serves me right, is a constant ringing sound in the ears.. ;-)

Jared wrote:^^ thanks fopr all your help Sean... you obviously suffer from a case of Titanitis... which if my memory serves me right, is a constant ringing sound in the ears.. ;-)

Unfortunately, I do have Tinnitus in my left ear at present, it's intermittent and very unpleasant.

Seán wrote:

Jared wrote:^^ thanks fopr all your help Sean... you obviously suffer from a case of Titanitis... which if my memory serves me right, is a constant ringing sound in the ears.. ;-)

Yes, I have Tinnitus in my left ear at present, it's intermittent and unpleasant.

oh I'm really sorry my friend... my joke was obviously in poor taste... :-(

Jared wrote:

Seán wrote:

Jared wrote:^^ thanks fopr all your help Sean... you obviously suffer from a case of Titanitis... which if my memory serves me right, is a constant ringing sound in the ears.. ;-)

Yes, I have Tinnitus in my left ear at present, it's intermittent and unpleasant.

oh I'm really sorry my friend... my joke was obviously in poor taste... :-(

Gosh no Jared not at all, no apology necessary, you didn't know, this is the first time I've mentioned it and it was a clever play on the word Titan. I now listen to music when it's quiet. I had serious problems last year when my eardrums were turned inside out, it nearly drove me daft, hopefuly this will pass.

^^ a friend of my parents who suffered from Tinnitus and had lived in London all his life, retired to a small sleepy village in the middle of the countryside, where the only sound you could hear was the postman once a day and birdsong. His Tinnitus drove him absolutely stupid and he had to move back... so, I can imagine how terrible it can be.