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Collection of chamber and instrumental pieces from a young British composer. Good notes too - brief descriptions helping you see the structure and intent.

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This one lost me completely. Sat down to follow the libretto but by the end of Act I I hadn't a clue what was happening - even Barry states in the notes 'As to what the Intelligence Park is about I have no fixed ideas.' Played II and III without trying to focus. There's clearly some very skilled and intricate writing here but the singing is so shrill and agitated that I found it hard to take in. One to chalk down to experience, I suspect. 

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The Rite of Spring, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Monteux in 1945.

Pierre Monteux: The Early Recordings 1945, Pt. III

From the Pierre Monteux complete RCA box which I just bought from local store before it disappears. Greatly enjoying this conductor in what I have heard this week, namely Berlioz, Brahms, Franck and even in Verdi's La Traviata. Great sound also!

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Now playing:
Luigi Boccherini 
– Concerto for Cello No.7 in G major G 480 — Anner Bylsma (cello)
– Symphony in B flat major Op.21/5 G497
– Concerto for Cello No.10 in D major Op.34 G483 — Anner Bylsma (cello)
– Symphony in D minor Op.12/4 G506 "La casa del diavolo"
Tafelmusik on period instruments – Jeanne Lamon (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / Sony Classical)

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10 hours ago, OliverM said:

The Rite of Spring, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Monteux in 1945.

Pierre Monteux: The Early Recordings 1945, Pt. III

From the Pierre Monteux complete RCA box which I just bought from local store before it disappears. Greatly enjoying this conductor in what I have heard this week, namely Berlioz, Brahms, Franck and even in Verdi's La Traviata. Great sound also!

A wonderful set.

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