tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post5463713805164171915..comments2007-06-03T21:54:52.654+01:00Pliablenoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-86482366126457256552007-06-03T21:54:00.000+01:002007-06-03T21:54:00.000+01:002007-06-03T21:54:00.000+01:00Thank-you very much for the recommendation, I will definately look it up. I'm glad to hear that it was my recording and not me.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705761244506552189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-37651333944593811782007-06-02T18:26:00.000+01:002007-06-02T18:26:00.000+01:002007-06-02T18:26:00.000+01:00Jonathan,the Hurst interpretation is workmanlike, but not much more.<BR/><BR/>For a performance that really gets to the heart of the symphony try <A HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elgar-Symphony-Introduction-Allegro-Strings/dp/B00006L3H9/ref=pd_bowtega_1/026-7863790-5694024?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1180804839&sr=1-1" REL="nofollow">the live BBC recording by Barbirolli and the Hallé</A>. I am sure you will not be disappointed.Pliablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-50316140640076397092007-06-02T18:15:00.000+01:002007-06-02T18:15:00.000+01:002007-06-02T18:15:00.000+01:00Hi,<BR/><BR/>May I request a recommendation for a performance of Symphony No. 1? <BR/><BR/>The release I have is the Naxos # 8.550634 (BBC Philharmonic / George Hurst) and I just don't get it. Brahms is easy for me to decipher but I haven't been able to get my head around this work. I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that perhaps there is a more lucid reading available, or at least one closer to the musical languages/styles which a middle-class Suburban Canadian could understand.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17705761244506552189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-25659042261380021752007-06-02T15:07:00.000+01:002007-06-02T15:07:00.000+01:002007-06-02T15:07:00.000+01:00David Derrick has <A HREF="http://davidderrick.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/edward-elgar-june-2-1857-%e2%80%93/" REL="nofollow">another take on Elgar.</A>Pliablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com