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Started by absolutelybaching, June 15, 2021, 09:04:25 AM

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steve ridgway

Welcome to the forum. There are definitely a few mad Britten fans for you to talk to on here. ;)

Papy Oli

Hello and Welcome !
Olivier

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Welcome aboard! I'm quite the Britten and Vaughan Williams fan as well. Looking forward to seeing of you on the forum.

bhodges

Another Britten fan here, welcoming you to GMG!

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André

Welcome Howard !

Question: I'm looking for a version of The Curlew River. Any recommendation ?

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foxandpeng

Hey  :). Can't go wrong with Vaughan Williams.
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Tolstoy

SimonNZ

Welcome.

What's your favorite version(s) of Les Illuminations? I'm always looking for new ones to try.

david johnson

Greetings, and welcome among us  :)

SimonNZ

Quote from: absolutelybaching on June 16, 2021, 12:18:35 AM
I'm sorry to be very conventional about it! But, I prefer a tenor singing it to a soprano, no matter it was written for Sophie Wyss to sing originally. And so I like the Pears version, though Ian Bostridge is good too.

That's okay. The Pears / Goosens is probably my favorite recording of the work.

The Bostrisge is good too, but I think a Proms concert he did of the work even better.

aligreto

Welcome aboard and it is great to see you actively participating already. Keep it up  :)

André

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Thanks for the answers ! The Britten is hard to locate. I was considering this version. It seems to have a good pedigree.


vandermolen

Welcome from me too Howard. I've always been a VW fan but am increasingly appreciating Britten's orchestral music (most recently the Violin Concerto). I don't think that Britten and Vaughan Williams had much time for each other's music!
Hope you enjoy your time on the Forum.
Jeffrey
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