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Saxophone Concertos https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51BtrFxygJL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg A terrific CD! Now that does interest me. I have rarely heard the saxophone played in a way in classical music that is to my liking. My ear is tuned to listening to Jazz musicians playing on the soprano, alto...

Family permitting I could listen to Haydn morning, noon and night. This morning I listened to: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/AVIF_800250-T2/images/I/71zQXzxD0yL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_ML2_.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/AVIF_800250-T2/images/I/61IXPanoxdL._AC_SX679_.jpg Joseph Haydn S...

Accentus: Transcriptions [Equilbey] https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61eAjOsWqwL._UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg Some years ago I went through a phase of collecting recordings made by Laurence Equilbey. I liked his style and I really liked the sound of the ensemble Accentus. However, this particular CD wa...

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Seán wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:24 pm I’m on a roll here



Joseph Haydn
Symphony no. 92
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer conducting

Great stuff

Yes, that is a great set!

I was in town an hour ago. I went in to Tower Records and for the first time in years I actually bought two CDs in Tower. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51RCU-DCXKL._SX425_.jpg https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51GGJlFCCAL._SX425_.jpg Do let me know how you get on with them Seán. You are not...

My apologies for the confusion but my doubts were raised about the wisdom of HIP performances of the Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Dvořák and Tchaikovsky... OK. Sorry Seán but I did not pick up on that part of your argument. In the case of those mentioned above I would agree that HIP would not be appro...

Saxophone Concertos





A terrific CD!

Joe Henry has always been an elusive musician to me. His name popping out from time to time but I never took the decision to give him a chance. Then I heard a song on RTE lyric some time ago: interesting. Later a found a cheap CD (tiny voices) and I bought it: very interesting. But I couldn't find ...

There is nothing odd about this: https://data.opus3a.com/product_photo/0d/0d5b09a5bebeb020fa7aee9558110b1d/MAX/3dbc13e6d7bdacfeffa62ce788ba8dc0.jpg Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 92 Freiburger Barockorchester René Jacobs conducting I first heard the Bavarians on a RTÉ Lyric live broadcast of excerpts of...