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Joseph Previte <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>So, which set/sets are indispensible? What am I missing that is/are "must
>haves?"
I'm not sure I would want to make a judgement on "indispensibility" %^)
In addition to the works on your listing, I would add the following:
Beethoven String Quartets with the Budapest String Quartet (The Budapests
are a strong personal preference of mine. Even when I don't feel that a
specific performance is the best I have heard, I am always interested in
hearing their interpretation. Over the years, I seem to have developed a
knee-jerk reaction: Budapest=Buy)
The Masterworks Heritage CD's which have given me the most pure listening
pleasure have been the three vocal recitals by Bidu Sayao. In particular,
my CD player sees a great deal of MHK 63221, which features a performance
of Debussy's "La Demoiselle elue" and a collection of arias from various
operas (fairly standard stuff, but each a beautiful gem).
I won't even begin to express my opinion on the possible demise of
Masterworks Heritage and the general "goings-on" at Sony "Classical".
I tend to use colorful words and phrases that would never make it past
a moderator... [Try me. -Dave]
Sarina Adelman <[log in to unmask]>
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