HutchFan

Another of my favorite Beethoven recordings: The best Hammerklavier I've heard, bar none.

Beethoven: Sym. No. 9 "Choral" - with Kiri Te Kanawa, Julia Hamari, Stuart Burrows, Robert Holl, London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus Bought this set to hear Jochum's Bruckner & Brahms, but I've ended up liking it best for his Beethoven. It's a tremendous LvB cycle, and the Ninth is particularly special.

I think the only CD release was on 32 Jazz. Not certain tho'.

TtK, it seems like you're intent on denigrating music that many of us care about deeply. Robert started a thread about new jazz. If you don't care for new jazz, that's fine. No one is going to argue that you SHOULD like it. On the other hand, you not-so-subtly remind us again and again that jazz is somehow "not relevant" culturally -- and the implication is that we SHOULD NOT like it. O.K. We get it. Jazz today doesn't have the cultural sway that it once did. Big deal. I don't listen to music as a culture. I listen to it as an individual. And, as an individual, the music means a great deal to me. And, since this board is dedicated to jazz, not surprisingly, it means a lot to MANY of the readers here. So what gives? What are you trying to prove?

Wonderful. Not a surprise, I guess, given the musicians involved. Yes indeed!!!

I second the hosannas for Sangam. * * * * Wish I could contribute something to this thread. But nearly all of my spending/investigating recently has been focused on older stuff.

Enjoy!

Ordered these today:

Epic.

Two 5-star records!

NP: Mike Osborne - Outback (Turtle) Earlier: Marc Johnson's Right Brain Patrol - Magic Labyrinth (JMT/Verve)