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Sybarite · Dec-23-2006, 23:53

String Quartet in G minor, op10 by Debussy and Ravel's String Quartet in F, both played by the Orlando Quartet. Very good – the Debussy seems much more 'angular' and strident, if you will, than many of the more familiar works.

Schubert's Sonata in B flat, D960, played by Alfred Brendel. Beautiful – what more can one say?

Tchaikovsky's fifth and sixth symphonies, played by the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. The Pathétique is wonderful – or at least the first, second and fourth movements are.For some reason, the third doesn't really seem to fit to my ears.

Handel's Messiah on BBC TV from the Barbican, with the London Symphonie Orchestra and Sir Colin Davis. Very good. I wasn't much of a fan of Baroque music until recently and have got much more interested in the past months. The purity of the voices is wonderful.

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Sybarite Commodore con Forza Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 553	String Quartet in G minor, op10 by Debussy and Ravel's String Quartet in F, both played by the Orlando Quartet. Very good – the Debussy seems much more 'angular' and strident, if you will, than many of the more familiar works. Schubert's Sonata in B flat, D960, played by Alfred Brendel. Beautiful – what more can one say? Tchaikovsky's fifth and sixth symphonies, played by the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. The Pathétique is wonderful – or at least the first, second and fourth movements are.For some reason, the third doesn't really seem to fit to my ears. Handel's Messiah on BBC TV from the Barbican, with the London Symphonie Orchestra and Sir Colin Davis. Very good. I wasn't much of a fan of Baroque music until recently and have got much more interested in the past months. The purity of the voices is wonderful.