Yesterday's listening ...

Hilding Rosenberg string quartets 1, 6 & 12, on Caprice. A tougher nut to crack than the 4th symphony listened to 2 days ago. But an interesting listen that I am sure will repay future visits.

Robert Hermann (1869-1912) Symphonies 1 & 2, on a Sterling CD. Oh boy! - where have you been all my life, Robert? Simply perfect late Romantic orchestral writing. Difficult to describe, but imagine a musical melding of Mendelssohn and Brahms ...

Shostakovich 10th symphony - Karajan / berlin Phil DG 1967. Listened to this version as the Shosty 10th is the subject of a current Wigwam thread ... Hmmm, I am not totally convinced. Herbie mauls the tempos round a bit too much for me, the tymp thwacks in the 'Stalin allegro' are almost inaudible greatly reducing the musical impact. Hmmm, my fave is still Jarvi on Chandos. Karajan is an interesting listen, though.