Jose Echenique wrote:Except maybe for the Ravel & Debussy quartets LOL!fergus wrote:Quartetto Italiano vs. Quatuor Mosaïques is an interesting discussion guys. Both are truly excellent performers but if I had to chose only one I think that I would probably also come down on the side of the Quatuor Mosaïques.
There´s nothing I don´t like in that glorious recording Fergus! I meant that it we prefer the Quatuor Mosaïques in Mozart to Beethoven, we must except 20th Century repertoire because they didn´t play it.fergus wrote:Jose Echenique wrote:Except maybe for the Ravel & Debussy quartets LOL!fergus wrote:Quartetto Italiano vs. Quatuor Mosaïques is an interesting discussion guys. Both are truly excellent performers but if I had to chose only one I think that I would probably also come down on the side of the Quatuor Mosaïques.
I must take that CD down and listen to it again to see what you do not like in it Pepe. Two wonderful works I must say.
Jose Echenique wrote: There´s nothing I don´t like in that glorious recording Fergus! I meant that it we prefer the Quatuor Mosaïques in Mozart to Beethoven, we must except 20th Century repertoire because they didn´t play it.
Interesting Fergus. Why did you choose that recording over the Bournemouth performances on Naxos? Just curious. The Ulster Orchestra are a very fine ensemble indeed.fergus wrote:I have just finished listening to Stanford's Symphony No. 5....
....and I was very impressed with the quality of both the work and the performance. The Irish Rhapsody No. 4 was also a very good listen. I hope that the other two CDs that I bought recently of Stanford's symphonies are even close to this one!
It was not the orchestra that I opted for Seán but rather the conductor, Vernon Handley. I have a symphonic cycle by Bax which is conducted by Handley and it is very good. Bax was an Englishman who had a great affinity for Ireland so I guessed that the musical sentiments between Bax and Stanford would not be a million miles apart. So, if Handley did so well with Bax then Stanford should be at least as good in terms of interpretation and presentation; such was my thinking.Seán wrote:
Interesting Fergus. Why did you choose that recording over the Bournemouth performances on Naxos? Just curious. The Ulster Orchestra are a very fine ensemble indeed.
Thanks for the response Fergus. I was wondering why you picked Handley and the Ulster Orchestra and now your response makes sense, I hadn't made the mental connection with Handley's interpretation of Bax, good on you, enjoy.fergus wrote:It was not the orchestra that I opted for Seán but rather the conductor, Vernon Handley. I have a symphonic cycle by Bax which is conducted by Handley and it is very good. Bax was an Englishman who had a great affinity for Ireland so I guessed that the musical sentiments between Bax and Stanford would not be a million miles apart. So, if Handley did so well with Bax then Stanford should be at least as good in terms of interpretation and presentation; such was my thinking.Seán wrote:
Interesting Fergus. Why did you choose that recording over the Bournemouth performances on Naxos? Just curious. The Ulster Orchestra are a very fine ensemble indeed.
Adrian wrote:
Handel Messiah... very enjoyable indeed.