Thanks for sharing this, Julian. :thumbsup:

Usually they do choral music, so I was a little surprised by this release, but I'm really looking forward to it.

Every single disc that Linn puts out by the Dunedin Consort is a total smash hit and the recording quality is always superb, of course. I'm going to be on the look out for it. Most likely will order it from my favorite UK source, Presto Classical.

Please do let us know your impressions after you get it.

I listened to one of my favorites, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto Opus 35, on the German Grammophon CD.

Sometimes the liner notes are as good as the music. IIRC, this concerto was rejected as being too difficult to play by the reigning Concert Masters at the time, and it was many years later before it was actually performed in public. It sure enough sounds like it is a royal pain to play.

You are either up mighty early or staying up mighty late listening to good music John. (2:52 a.m. Central U.S. time)

I've enjoyed reading your posts and seeing your photographs in other threads and I'm glad to find you posting here.

Your two recent insightful Tchaikovsky posts and your plans to see and listen live to the Dallas Symphony indicate that you may be a true classical music fan, and I/We hope you will visit here often.

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Listening to . . . Van Cliburn in Moscow

Van Cliburn - Piano
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra - Kiril Kondrashin, Conductor

Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Op. 43
Brahms - Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat - Op. 83

This guy is pretty good and I think he has a fair chance of making it as a pianist !

Recorded in the early 1970's in Moscow - excellent performances - adequate sound.


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One of my father's favorite Chopin albums passed to me (the other, played by Oscar Levant):

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Indeed! The best thread I've ever come across, and the source of much joy, learning, and friendship! Thank you, Julian. :thumbsup:

Ha!
I didn't dare to post classical music yesterday, I was so afraid of that 10000th post! :D
But now the spell is broken, we passed the milestone, and we're alive and kicking!
Congrats to everybody posting here, and a big thanks to Julian.

Listening to this on the radio, and it is very good:

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I don't have so much Italian music from the 20th century.
But what I know from this composer has always pleased me a lot.

Yeah Carlos, the "Dunedin Consort" is actually the "singers" and the musicians are usually referred to as "and players", but, I guess, because of the extreme popularity of the group, someone decided to call the whole shooting match just plain old "Dunedin Consort".

Whatever one wants to call them though, they are incredible musicians and I'm excited about this SACD.

+1 on Presto Classical - I order from them often too, but I was on the Amazon UK page and it is so easy to "order with one click".

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I can't wait to try this proven classic on XRCD! I think Charles Munch is the benchmark version, at least for me; what I grew up listening to.

Listening to . . . . Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto

Jascha Heifetz - Violin

Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Fritz Reiner, Conductor

An RCA Living Stereo LP - Recorded in 1958

There may be better recordings of this beautiful music, but if there are, I probably don't want to know about them . . . Couldn't stand any better than this one. Heifetz was a geinius as was Fritz Reiner, the Chicago and the RCA recording engineers. A fantastic listening experience.

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