What did Santa Claus bring you?

[ardcarp]

A full score of Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors. Luckily not squashed into a stocking.

[Petrushka]

Ah no, I do have them, thank you. Just thought they could be a pleasant surprise for you if you hadn’t come across them before.

They are the only ones I've heard of his LPO Haydn so plenty to look forward to. Really need to do something with the mountain of duplications, though.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

A full score of Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors. Luckily not squashed into a stocking.

[Serial_Apologist]

I'd have sent it back. On second thoughts, it would have been well-intentioned, so probably not.

[cloughie]

A full score of Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors. Luckily not squashed into a stocking.

How are your sheep?

[ardcarp]

....sold for a baaa-gain.

[mikealdren]

The Philips Arthur Grumiaux ‘Big Box’. 88 discs iirc.

Also, a smaller box of Jamie Laredo on RCA. I was reacquainted with his early recording of the Mendelssohn concerto which I was given for Christmas by an aunt and uncle. That record was the first time I ever heard the Mendelssohn concerto and it was a piece I grew to love and eventually learned to, more or less play. Alas, it’s taken this long to make it to cd, my Lp having long disappeared and it’s been great to hear it again. (Gramophone gave a very poor review but I think they were wrong).

The Grumiaux is a treasure trove, I'm sure you'll love it. Just make sure that the Davis Beethoven concerto disk has been corrected and doesn't contain a duplicate of the van Beinum version with the Haitink romances, if it does, they will send you a corrected version.

Santa brought be the new box of Ricci's American recordings, 9 CDs of which about half have never been available on CD here and they show him at his very best, strongly recommended.

[Joseph K]

So far:

[richardfinegold]

So far:

Mary Christmas everyone.
About 20 years ago I took a 4 year Program through the University of Chicago called the Basic Program, an Adult Education Program with a heavy Classacist concentration.
Ther were no tests or papers, just learning for fun. I really enjoyed most of what we read, except Aristotle. It seems that Aristotle could not finish a sentence without deciding that the first part of what had stated was no longer valid and needed to be questioned. Self examination can be a good thing but it helps to clearly state the original premise that is being questioned (Plato did this rather well). I wound up recommending Aristotle Ethics to patients of my mine that complained of insomnia and wanted medication for sleep-“Read 2 paragraphs of this and I guarantee you will nod off”—until I had one patient who took me up, brought in his copy of Ethics, complete with his own notes in the margins, and then I relented

[Serial_Apologist]

A packet of Villars Les Mini Chocolats - Noirs Assortis - from Flat 13; and a food hamper from a friend of many years, courtesy Virgin Wines, including a large Xmas pud (!) Grandma Wild's minced spies, Walkers shortbread, Chilli Crackers, Oak-smoked chilli crisps (Brown Bag), and a bottle of Shiraz S African red: Cawston Crossing. I'll bet she forks out more than I for her side of the exchange!' - I always send a calendar, these day paintings of shop frontages in the Upper Norwood triangle by a Danish ex-resident who loves the area so much he returns each year to do premises previously missed, or which have changed hands. Here are some from previous years.

http://cpca.org.uk/bjarne-bladbjerg/

[Joseph K]

Chilli crackers sound good, S_A!

Mary Christmas everyone.
About 20 years ago I took a 4 year Program through the University of Chicago called the Basic Program, an Adult Education Program with a heavy Classacist concentration.
Ther were no tests or papers, just learning for fun. I really enjoyed most of what we read, except Aristotle. It seems that Aristotle could not finish a sentence without deciding that the first part of what had stated was no longer valid and needed to be questioned. Self examination can be a good thing but it helps to clearly state the original premise that is being questioned (Plato did this rather well). I wound up recommending Aristotle Ethics to patients of my mine that complained of insomnia and wanted medication for sleep-“Read 2 paragraphs of this and I guarantee you will nod off”—until I had one patient who took me up, brought in his copy of Ethics, complete with his own notes in the margins, and then I relented

Yes, Merry Christmas to all forumistas! As for Aristotle, I was curious about his work, so it ended up on my wishlist some time ago. I think my brother likes scrolling through my quite long list and choosing something weird or obscure!

I've just got back from my sister's, with some more:

[Dave2002]

Recommended by a visiting string ensemble - Danish String Quartet - Wood Works:

https://youtu.be/e5KLtsGlz2s

Plus a bottle of Dalmore.

[Alison]

Cheers JK, I spent an enjoyable hour after lunch streaming that Finnissy disc, quite a find.

Assumed it was a new release but 17 years old!

[Joseph K]

Cheers JK, I spent an enjoyable hour after lunch streaming that Finnissy disc, quite a find.

Assumed it was a new release but 17 years old!

You're welcome! I have yet to listen to this disk, however. I shall look forward even more to listening to it, then.

[Alison]

You're welcome! I have yet to listen to this disk, however. I shall look forward even more to listening to it, then.

Did you ask for it? Music of real substance I thought.