Sunday night chat

[Alison]

Are there two Cheltenham festivals? One for gee-gees and one for arts? The reason I ask is that the one I used to go to was for jazz.

Yes, horses in March and music in July. I once went to hear Martin Brabbins conduct all the Tchaikovsky symphonies in a day. Love the acoustic of the Pitville Pump Room.

[teamsaint]

I just get fed up with the whole of football when Leicester play so poorly. I accept defeat much more readily in horse racing.
Hoping NA doesn't go to Reading.

he won't.He will get a proper club. Like Leicester. Leeds seem to be favourite though.

Footy you have to be Kiplingesque about. Trusting in footballers is, if anything, dafter than trusting in horses.

[teamsaint]

Are there two Cheltenham festivals? One for gee-gees and one for arts? The reason I ask is that the one I used to go to was for jazz.

they have been combined. Head for the racecourse and check out the after racing Acker Bilk tribute act, S_A.

[Serial_Apologist]

Yes, horses in March and music in July. I once went to hear Martin Brabbins conduct all the Tchaikovsky symphonies in a day. Love the acoustic of the Pitville Pump Room.

Ah thanks for the clarification, Alison.

Yes the Pump Room acoustic is remarkable - whatever size of ensemble seems to be playing. You had to hand it to those Regency beaux!

[Serial_Apologist]

they have been combined. Head for the racecourse and check out the after racing Acker Bilk tribute act, S_A.

No way, bruv!!!

[teamsaint]

Ah thanks for the clarification, Alison.

Yes the Pump Room acoustic is remarkable - whatever size of ensemble seems to be playing. You had to hand it to those Regency beaux!

in a "What have the Regency Beaux ever done for us" kind of a way?

[EdgeleyRob]

I certainly didn't agree with Tom Segal in todays Racing Post that the Cheltenham Festival wasn't as enjoyable this year.

Maybe his lack of winning selections had something to do with it.

What does he know,he should stick to action films.

[Petrushka]

Hi Alison, just wandered into the snug after an evening of CD's. Good advice to teamsaint re Gergiev's Mahler cycle. I persevered but in the end gave up on it and never got 4 or 9. Pretty lucky that my freebie for subscribing to BBCMM was Abbado's Rome Beethoven synphonies set with the BPO.

After my amazing luck at Cheltenham and Uttoxeter races over the weekend where I trousered over £200 in winnings, the next round of drinks had better be on me.

[amateur51]

Hi Alison, just wandered into the snug after an evening of CD's. Good advice to teamsaint re Gergiev's Mahler cycle. I persevered but in the end gave up on it and never got 4 or 9. Pretty lucky that my freebie for subscribing to BBCMM was Abbado's Rome Beethoven synphonies set with the BPO.

After my amazing luck at Cheltenham and Uttoxeter races over the weekend where I trousered over £200 in winnings, the next round of drinks had better be on me.

Well done, Petrushka

[Alison]

Well done Pet. It was certainly a big occasion yesterday !

Let us know your purchases. Solti Messiah ordered today at my end!

[Petrushka]

Well done Pet. It was certainly a big occasion yesterday !

Let us know your purchases. Solti Messiah ordered today at my end!

Wow, well done with the Solti Messiah! It's something of a revelation (well it was to me) and the choral singing is stunning. The big moments are properly overwhelming and I don't think you will regret this purchase one bit.

Still pondering on what to get. Like the look of the Furtwängler Vienna concerts 1944-1954 just out on Orfeo but I want to find the contents list first just to check on possible duplications.

[EdgeleyRob]

I am listening to some Alwyn Piano music, reflecting on a fantastic weekends footie, and trying not to think about the working week ahead.

Still, as Oscar Wilde said, the only thing worse than having a job is not having a job.

Might start a music thread. " Do you prefer violin or Piano Concertoses". Something like that. Although that one isn't my idea.

Now that's what I call piano music.

[amateur51]

Wow, well done with the Solti Messiah! It's something of a revelation (well it was to me) and the choral singing is stunning. The big moments are properly overwhelming and I don't think you will regret this purchase one bit.

Still pondering on what to get. Like the look of the Furtwängler Vienna concerts 1944-1954 just out on Orfeo but I want to find the contents list first just to check on possible duplications.

Is this any use, Petrushka? It's the best I can find

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wilhelm-Furtw%C3%A4ngler-Vienna-Concerts-1944-54/dp/B00AHQRU28/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1363559619&sr=1-1-fkmr0

[Petrushka]

Is this any use, Petrushka? It's the best I can find

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wilhelm-Furt...9&sr=1-1-fkmr0

Thanks, Am51. I managed to find this on the Orfeo site which has a bit more info: http://www.orfeo-international.de/pa...834118y_e.html

Sadly, there does appear to be too much duplication for me to make it worthwhile getting.

[EdgeleyRob]

Good night all,have a great week at work folks,don't you just love Mondays.