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[val]

FAURÉ:    Pelleas et Mélisande            / Rotterdam Orchestra, David Zinman

A good version that includes Melisande's song by Jill Gomez.

[marvinbrown]

  I sadly report that I have hardly opened my Bach Cantata 60 CD set (Harnoncourt) and worst yet I have interrupted my Russian opera listening schedule to listen to this:

 

  Takacs, playing Bartok's 6 quartets, are in top form.  The music is focused delivered with just the right amount of irritation and aggression I love it!!  This is MINDBLOWING stuff I tell you..... MINDBLOWING in every respect  0:)!

  marvin

[mahler10th]

  I sadly report that I have hardly opened my Bach Cantata 60 CD set (Harnoncourt) and worst yet I have interrupted my Russian opera listening schedule to listen to this:

 

  Takacs, playing Bartok's 6 quartets, are in top form.  The music is focused delivered with just the right amount of irritation and aggression I love it!!  This is MINDBLOWING stuff I tell you..... MINDBLOWING in every respect  0:)!

  marvin

Yes Marv.  I agree.  I too would interrupt a session of Russian Operas just to hear that.  Of the so many quartets I have by different ensembles and composers, the Bartok/Takacs is in my top ten.
Happy listening.

[ChamberNut]

Wagner

Tristan und Isolde - Act III

Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Christian Thielemann

Thomas Moser - Tristan
Deborah Voigt - Isolde
DG

[karlhenning]

BTW, there is no "depth" to Paganini. It's facile circus music. 

Unlike film scores 

[mahler10th]

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Vernon Handley
SYMPHONY NUMBER 9 - SIMPSON

[Kullervo]

Unlike film scores 

Oh no you di-int!

[karlhenning]

Why, the adjective "facile" might have been invented for Hollywood music.

(Yes, the memory of two viewings of The Thief of Bagdad is yet very fresh.)

[Lethevich]

In a minute it will be this (which I got for free for being in "unsellable condition" in the shop ):



BTW, this seems to be OOP (based on Amazon searches) - has it been reissued as part of a box, or is it safe to share? Neumann is brilliant in the Dvorak symphonies, so this could be a nice recording.

[karlhenning]

"Unsellable condition" is a new (to me) description of Julian Lloyd Webber 

[mozartsneighbor]

How is this?  The program looks great and I like Hough in general.

--Bruce

What can I say? It's a delightful and well-thought-out programme and Hough is excellent as usual. I think it's one of his mostenjoyable cds yet.

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

That cover brings back happy memories of a stay in Prague, ten years ago... I think I know the bridge on which they're standing.

[springrite]

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Vernon Handley
SYMPHONY NUMBER 9 - SIMPSON

*Pound The Table --- Alla Henning*

Now listening: Simpson 9th!

[Lethevich]

"Unsellable condition" is a new (to me) description of Julian Lloyd Webber 

Jezetha: it looks beautiful.

[karlhenning]

Hindemith
Konzertmusik, Opus 50 for brass & strings
Philharmonia Orchestra
the composer conducting

Decades have passed, but this remains one of my very favorite Hindemith pieces!

[sound67]

Unlike film scores 

Cheap, Karl. And not very witty, either. 

Thomas

[Keemun]

[Hector]

In memoriam to Vernon Handley, Simpson's 2nd symphony.

[karlhenning]

Hindemith
Symphonia serena
Philharmonia Orchestra
the composer conducting

Don't yet know this one so well as I should like . . . .

[Haffner]

Strong root?  Nothing this can't handle...watch your tubers, Andy!

Eeeek!