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This is a lovely Bach Violin concerto and particularly good recording
Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Haydn - Arthur Grumiaux, Raymond Leppard / English Chamber Orchestra – Bach/Haydn Violin Concertos
Label: Fontana – 6530 004
Format: Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo
Country: UK
Style: Baroque, Classical
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A nice mix
Various – The World Of Ballet
Label: Decca – SPA 55
Series: The World Of (3) –
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Silver-On-Blue Labels
Country: UK
Released: 1970
Genre: Classical
Style: Modern, Romantic
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Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
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noble music, an obscure but excellent symphony
https://open.spotify.com/album/2uBQ5...S4uRG97XpXPw5Q
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Puccini* – Madama Butterfly
Label: Classics For Pleasure – CFP 4144471, Classics For Pleasure – CFPD 41 4446 3
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen
Style: Opera, Romantic
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Brahms* - Hallé Orchestra, James Loughran – Symphony No.4 In E Minor
Label: Classics For Pleasure – CFP 40084
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: UK
Released: 1974
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic
and a lovely record
Dvořák* - Philharmonia Orchestra, Sawallisch* – New World Symphony / Carnival Overture
Label: Classics For Pleasure – CFP 104
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: UK
Genre: Classical
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Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
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A friend lent me this saying you need to listen to this. I will pass that on to those here! It is a truly stunning piece, and is a wonderful listen. Hildegard Von Bingen was considered a true visionary and prophet of her time, and she it is understood some of her visions and prophecies form the Ordo virtutum.
Hildegard von Bingen, Sequentia (2) – Ordo Virtutum
Label: deutsche harmonia mundi – GD77051, BMG Classics – GD77051
Series: Editio Classica –
Format: 2 × CD, Album, Reissue
Country: Germany
Released: 1990
Genre: Classical
Style: Medieval
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A wonderfully relaxed and spacious Bruckner 4.
Great sq, too.
This may well have become my 'Go To' Bruckner 4.
Complete unknowns to me - conductor, orchestra and recording label!
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Found this in a charity shop and it is great listening, some lovely pieces and interpretations.
Branford Marsalis – Romances For Saxophone
Label: CBS Masterworks – M 42122
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre:
Classical Style: Romantic, Modern
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A friend recommended this to me as I had recently been listening to some medieval music and it is extremely good
Abbess Hildegard Of Bingen* - Gothic Voices (2) With Emma Kirkby Directed By Christopher Page – A Feather On The Breath Of God (Sequences And Hymns By Abbess Hildegard Of Bingen)
Label: Hyperion – A66039
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country:UK & Europe
Released:1982
Genre: Classical
Style:Medieval
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