HutchFan Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chuck Nessa said: Maybe you could try this - Chuck, you are a box-set recommending machine. You're going to bankrupt me! I bet that set is terrific ... Speaking of box sets... Over the years, I'd collected Boult's entire (second) Ralph Vaughan Williams cycle on LPs. The other day, I stumbled across a deal -- the same cycle on 8 CDs -- for $16. Pristine condition. I couldn't resist. I'm now listening to Disc 3 -- RVW's Third & Fifth Symphonies: Beautiful! Edited June 17, 2020 by HutchFan Quote
HutchFan Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said: Mendelssohn - Symphony No.4, Op.90 "Italian" Hard to beat Charles Munch in that repertoire! Edited June 17, 2020 by HutchFan Quote
soulpope Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 4 hours ago, HutchFan said: Chuck, you are a box-set recommending machine. You're going to bankrupt me! I bet that set is terrific ... Yep, the Richter box is indispensable ... Quote
Referentzhunter Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 pure coincidence, wanted to hear this for a long time. Quote
mikeweil Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) Edited June 17, 2020 by mikeweil Quote
HutchFan Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 Once positive about working from home during a pandemic: I can spin vinyl while I'm working. Decided to pull out this classic, Charles Gerhardt-produced set: Reader's Digest Treasury of Great Music 12 LPs, 12 different conductors. All performing with the Royal PO. Now listening to Charles Munch conduct Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini and Bizet's Symphony in C. I prefer Stoki's Francesca, but nobody (that I've heard) surpasses Munch's version of Bizet's symphony. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 56 minutes ago, HutchFan said: Once positive about working from home during a pandemic: I can spin vinyl while I'm working. Decided to pull out this classic, Charles Gerhardt-produced set: Reader's Digest Treasury of Great Music 12 LPs, 12 different conductors. All performing with the Royal PO. Now listening to Charles Munch conduct Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini and Bizet's Symphony in C. I prefer Stoki's Francesca, but nobody (that I've heard) surpasses Munch's version of Bizet's symphony. Lot of good stuff in that box. Quote
HutchFan Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 This again: 37 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said: Lot of good stuff in that box. Yessir! Quote
HutchFan Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 I've been listening to Skrowaczewski's wonderful Ravel with the Minnesota Orchestra: Specifically, Ma Mere L'Oye (ballet) and Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Quote
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