Eight Great Eighth Symphonies

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Madiel

#40
March 17, 2017, 04:16:36 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 17, 2017, 04:14:35 AM
Goldarnit, I always miss somebody . . . .

It was right there in the opening post of the thread, too.
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Christo

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March 17, 2017, 11:04:31 AM
Quote from: ørfeo on March 17, 2017, 04:16:36 AMIt was right there in the opening post of the thread, too.
And in mine:
Quote from: Christo on March 10, 2017, 12:48:15 AM
Another variation on a familiar theme. Agree with many of you, but think nobody mentioned Tournemire and Tubin so far:

Arnold (Handley)
Brian (Groves)
Bruckner (Kubelik)
Holmboe (Hughes)
Shostakovich (Haitink)
Tournemire (Bartholomée)
Tubin (Järvi père)
Vaughan Williams (Thomson)

Wild card: Röntgen (Porcelijn)
... music is not only an 'entertainment', nor a mere luxury, but a necessity of the spiritual if not of the physical life, an opening of those magic casements through which we can catch a glimpse of that country where ultimate reality will be found.    RVW, 1948

vandermolen

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March 18, 2017, 04:33:50 AM Last Edit: March 19, 2017, 12:29:57 AM by vandermolen
Quote from: Christo on March 10, 2017, 12:48:15 AM
Another variation on a familiar theme. Agree with many of you, but think nobody mentioned Tournemire and Tubin so far:

Arnold (Handley)
Brian (Groves)
Bruckner (Kubelik)
Holmboe (Hughes)
Shostakovich (Haitink)
Tournemire (Bartholomée)
Tubin (Järvi père)
Vaughan Williams (Thomson)

Wild card: Röntgen (Porcelijn)
I increasingly appreciate Haitink's Shostakovich recordings, especially symphonies 8 and 13. I saw him conduct No.8 in London and remember it as a great performance.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Karl Henning

#43
March 18, 2017, 05:16:41 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on March 18, 2017, 04:33:50 AM
I increasingly appreciate Haitink's Shostakovich recordings, especially symphonies 8 and 13. I saw him conduct No.8 on London and remember it as a great performance.

Excellent!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
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nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

vandermolen

#44
March 19, 2017, 12:31:48 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on March 18, 2017, 05:16:41 AM
Excellent!
It's a concert that really stands out in my memory. Another one was John Pritchard conducting Symphony 11 'The Year 1905' which eventually appeared on a BBC Radio Classics CD.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

The new erato

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March 19, 2017, 02:31:49 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on March 18, 2017, 04:33:50 AM
I increasingly appreciate Haitink's Shostakovich recordings, especially symphonies 8 and 13. I saw him conduct No.8 in London and remember it as a great performance.
Totally agree. His no 15 is a particular personal favorite.
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