Never in doubt,not the Derby (I was on Cliffs! 
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That Fedoseyev was a helluvan ear-opener, wasn't it?! Those trumpets!Originally posted by Cockney Sparrow View Post[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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Crikey, not arfOriginally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
Not a piece I've ever warmed to for some reason, (possibly because the only recording I have is on a Rattle/Britten compilation
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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I've had that compilation for years, and I think Ms Jeal was spot on in her criticism of it. Like many of Rattle's recordings, it seems very studio-bound: there's nothing "wrong" with it, but it lacks that extra 1 - 2% of heat that the Music needs (the Fedoseyev is positively flambé-ed!) - and which was instantly shown to be lacking with the very next extract she played, which needed oven gloves in comparison.Originally posted by Caliban View PostNot a piece I've ever warmed to for some reason, (possibly because the only recording I have is on a Rattle/Britten compilation).[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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I'd say that too! Blimey!
No-one, as far as I am am aware, has anyone mentioned Vernon Handley's recording? Although not on the list.Don’t cry for me
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That's what I thought, then I thought "I wonder if it would stand up to repeated listenings?" Sometimes I think there is the 'novelty' factor at work. Britten's own New Philharmonia recording absolutely nails it, for me, - as do many of his recordings of his own work. One of very few coposers who can achieve this.Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostComment
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The only Britten mentuioned on Tod's discography is the Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes.Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View PostComment
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Didn't Ms Jeal cause a middle ranking uproar on the forum with her maiden Sibelius 2 BAL?
A much more confident performance yesterday I suggest.Comment
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I seem to remember that! However, for the life of me I can't remember what her library choice was? (Two soups, that's right.....)Originally posted by Alison View PostComment
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Colin Davis/LSO: a pretty uncontroversial choice, I'd've thought.Originally posted by visualnickmos View Post
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Lightly dismissed backbones of the catalogue rather than final choice I think .....Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostComment
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Yes and saying very good things about the RPO/Barbirolli and then never mentioning it again !Originally posted by Alison View PostComment
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