Schubert. 'Great' Symphony in C Major.

[MickyD]

Mention of concert performances associated with Mackerras recordings is interesting: the Virgin release (OAE) says

A performance of this work took place on 10th October, 1987 in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, and was sponsored by Phoenix Securities Limited and the Arts Council of Great Britain.

I was there for this one. It was a nice time to be in London - Mackerras also conducted the OAE at St John's Smith Square in a programme of Mozart concertos with Monica Huggett and Antony Pay.

[pastoralguy]

Listening to the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Kurt Masur. (Philips, 1989). Very perky interpretation. Marvellous orchestral playing!

[Alison]

What a splendid compilation ‘the complete Hallé/James Loughran recordings’ would be!

[cloughie]

What a splendid compilation ‘the complete Hallé/James Loughran recordings’ would be!

Alison, I’ve been saying this for years - who owns them - perhaps the Halle label could bring out a monster box, the queue would be massive - or maybe just you and me! JL must be the most underrated conductor of the mid to late C20th!

[pastoralguy]

What a splendid compilation ‘the complete Hallé/James Loughran recordings’ would be!

EMI must own the Brahms recordings

[Edgy 2]

Alison, I’ve been saying this for years - who owns them - perhaps the Halle label could bring out a monster box, the queue would be massive - or maybe just you and me! JL must be the most underrated conductor of the mid to late C20th!

I’ll have some of that,fond memories of his Brahms,Planets,Belshazzar and many others on LP and live at the Free Trade Hall.

[Tony Halstead]

Alison, I’ve been saying this for years - who owns them - perhaps the Halle label could bring out a monster box, the queue would be massive - or maybe just you and me! JL must be the most underrated conductor of the mid to late C20th!

Absolutely agreed in that JL must be the most underrated conductor of the mid to late C20th!
I spent 3+ of the most wonderful years of my musical life, 1966-1970, playing for not only 'Jimmy' Loughran in the BBCSSO, but also for another 'unsung great', Christopher Seaman.

[cloughie]

EMI must own the Brahms recordings

The EMI recordings are not the problem - it is the Enigma recordings!

[pastoralguy]

The EMI recordings are not the problem - it is the Enigma recordings!

And ASV. I was who owns the master tapes.

[pastoralguy]

Absolutely agreed in that JL must be the most underrated conductor of the mid to late C20th!
I spent 3+ of the most wonderful years of my musical life, 1966-1970, playing for not only 'Jimmy' Loughran in the BBCSSO, but also for another 'unsung great', Christopher Seaman.

I was delighted to hear Christopher Seaman conducting a disc of Howell's 'cello concerto on Record Review this morning. He was a regular fixture with the SNO in the 80's but he seemed to fall of the map at some point. Iirc, a conductor who was extremely good at remembering tempi. No getting excited during the performance as some were wont to do!

[cloughie]

I was delighted to hear Christopher Seaman conducting a disc of Howell's 'cello concerto on Record Review this morning. He was a regular fixture with the SNO in the 80's but he seemed to fall of the map at some point. Iirc, a conductor who was extremely good at remembering tempi. No getting excited during the performance as some were wont to do!

His RVW 2 with the Rochester is good too!

[pastoralguy]

Listening to the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Kurt Masur. (Philips, 1989). Very perky interpretation. Marvellous orchestral playing!

All repeats too! Mrs. PG has left the room twice during movt. 4 which has afforded me the opportunity to start the movement from the beginning x2. 'My goodness, what a long piece this is' comments my beloved!!

[pastoralguy]

His RVW 2 with the Rochester is good too!

I must look up his recordings.

[cloughie]

I’ll have some of that,fond memories of his Brahms,Planets,Belshazzar and many others on LP and live at the Free Trade Hall.

...and across the Pennines he was a regular with the Halle in Sheffield City Hall - also as a stand-in I think for Kempe, a superb Brahms 1 with the Munich PO - which I think led him to more work with them!

[cloughie]

All repeats too! Mrs. PG has left the room twice during movt. 4 which has afforded me the opportunity to start the movement from the beginning x2. 'My goodness, what a long piece this is' comments my beloved!!

You know I’ve never written a top 20 down, but I love a long symphony and the great C major is up there among the best. The ACL70 Concertgebouw seduced me around 60 years ago and I’ve been hooked since!