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Wand and Bruckner 8 is where it's at in Jerry Towers at the moment.
Yesterday - live DVD concert ....
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Seeing the frail old geezer (he was 88 at the time of the recording in 2000) conducting one of the mightiest orchestral works in the repertoire is a bit of a surreal experience - in the nicest possible way! :thumbsup:
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A Brucknerian par excellence.
... also a CD of harpsichord and organ music by Johan Ludwig Krebs - a fave pupil of JS Bach - was highly enjoyable
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So much so that I've ordered a CD of some larger scale organ works. :)
JSB said of him "the best crayfish (Kreb) in the brook (Bach)"
--- German humour at its best - oh, how we are laughing. :scratch: :D
I felt the same about seeing Eugen Jochum conducting the VPO in Beethoven's 9th many years ago. That man had huge control and authority.Quote:
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This was fun!
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... with Linda Ronstadt as Mabel, looking impossibly sweet! ...
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Mmmm - yum :drool: I do like Barenboim in Mozart. :thumbsup:
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This
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Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and Lark Ascending.
Received my copy yesterday, Jerry, and I agree it's an excellent disc all round.Quote:
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More from this.
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I think this may be perfect Mozart playing. :scratch:
And also played 1 LP from this set, obtained with many others yesterday on a lightning raid on an Oxfam specialist music/book charity shop. :eyebrows:
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And this, too, possibly the best ever Midsummer Night Dream overture? Peter Maag conducting.
And a superb Hebrides, as well.
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and yesterday, more from my recent LP haul ...
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That Saint-Saens is the best performance I have. Magnificent!