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On the way home from work:

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Mahler: Symphony No. 1 / Horenstein, LSO (Unicorn)
My favorite recording of this symphony.

 

When I got home, this was in my mailbox. Now listening:

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Mahler: Symphony No. 7 / Abbado, BPO (DG)
Very impressive so far.  But I'll need to give it half-a-dozen listens before I know where it fits in my totally subjective scheme of M7s. ;) 

 

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10 hours ago, HutchFan said:

On the way home from work:

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Mahler: Symphony No. 1 / Horenstein, LSO (Unicorn)
My favorite recording of this symphony.

 

When I got home, this was in my mailbox. Now listening:

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Mahler: Symphony No. 7 / Abbado, BPO (DG)
Very impressive so far.  But I'll need to give it half-a-dozen listens before I know where it fits in my totally subjective scheme of M7s. ;) 

 

Glad you`re enjoying Mahler 7/Abbado so far ..... reg. Mahler 1Horenstein`s account is excellent - other Mahler 1 I do appreciate :

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to name a few ....

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Prompted by soulpope's mention of Barbirolli (above):

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At its best, Barbirolli's music-making seems intensely personal -- whether the composer is Mahler, Sibelius, Dvořák, Vaughan Williams, Elgar . . .

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Bach -- Dynastie

(family concertos, JS, WF, CPE, JC)

Jean Rondeau

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Rondeau's "moments of metronomic freedom," as one reviewer put it, infuse these concertos by JS Bach and sons with excitement, personality and ... fun. 

Harpsichord out front with violin, viola, cello, contrabass and bassoon. 

I'd say if there's a recording that could turn someone on to the harpsichord who otherwise might be a bit leery of the instrument, this fits the bill.

The only slight criticism I might have is that there are times where Rondeau gets overpowered by the other instruments, but that's just the nature of the beast, I suppose.

 

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William PrimroseViola Transcriptions (Naxos)
Roberto Díaz (viola), Robert Koenig (piano); all arrangements by Primrose

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Alexander Borodin – Quartet for Strings No.2 in D major: 3rd movement Andante "Nocturne"
Franz Schubert – Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen D.343
Ludwig van Beethoven – Notturno for Viola and Piano in D major Op.42
Richard Wagner – Wesendonck Lieder: No.5 Träume
Julián Aguirre – Huella Op.49
Flausino R. do Vale – Prelude No.15 "Ao pé da fogueira"
Niccolò Paganini – Concerto for Violin No.2 in B minor Op.7 "La Campanella": 3rd movement Rondo à la clochette
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas brasileiras No.5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos: Aria "Cantilena"
Georges Bizet – L'arlésienne: Suite No.1 - 3rd movement Adagietto
Efrem Zimbalist – Sarasateana
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – 6 Songs Op.6/6 None but the lonely heart
Johannes Brahms – 5 Songs Op.105/1 Wie Melodien zieht es mir

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