Sunday night chat

[Serial_Apologist]

Evening folks.

Hope its a good move for your brother, ER, not one I think I would be brave enough to take.

Oh I dunno - didn't the Labour Government there (under a female PM) set up a people's (nationalised) bank there 13 or so years ago? Is it still going, can anybody tell me?

[Alison]

From a quick trawl around recent threads ...

Did you ever acquire the Liszt Symphonic Poems, Sainty ?

Jolly impressed by the precise dates of your Mahler purchases, Pet.

I see folk have been listening to the Jean Joubert symphony - any views ?

[teamsaint]

Good Evening, Sunday nighters.

Hope you are all enjoying weather as good as we have been down here.

Alison, The Liszt are still on my to do lis(Z)t.

Got a lot of music acquired over the last year or two that I need to do justice to, so I am trying to concentrate on that when I want to hear new music .

There is just so much to discover, so a little discipline is needed !!

Don't know the Joubert, currently enjoying Gounod's first symphony, which is a fine work.

[Alison]

Still think the Liszt Symphonic Poems would be a good subject for BaL.

Gosh, had more or less forgotten about the Gounod First but yes it's a most enjoyable piece. I have the Marriner recording.

Any new manager yet for Saints ?

[EdgeleyRob]

Good evening everyone.

Hope you're all enjoying the weather.
Almost half way through the year,blimey.

Been enjoying the football,some cracking games,Engerland excepted.

Alison,John Joubert,two symphonies,think Walton,Alwyn and Shostakovich.
His cello concerto is his Op 171 would you believe.

[Alison]

Blimey yes, nights drawing in now

[gurnemanz]

Still think the Liszt Symphonic Poems would be a good subject for BaL.

He did invent the genre, after all. Most of them were a closed book to me until I got the DG Anniversary Box a couple of years ago. It includes 4 CDs worth and I had a great time listening to them all. I will admit that in my memory they have since merged into each other a little.

[Petrushka]

Jolly impressed by the precise dates of your Mahler purchases, Pet.

Evening Alison. Haven't seen you about these parts lately, trust all is well. Fantastic Royal Ascot for Sir Michael Stoute and Ryan Moore but only made a very small profit myself.

I get a lot of ribbing from people about my ability to recall dates with such accuracy but could have given the precise date of most of the Mahler purchases not just the month.

Three day week for me this week as meeting friends on both Thursday and Friday - the 60th birthday celebrations continue!

[EdgeleyRob]

Alison and Petrushka,we haven't had any racing tips for yonks

[Alison]

I've got an unraced two year old written down somewhere in my bedroom. Will look for it, has one of those unmemorable Arab names.

[Alison]

He did invent the genre, after all. Most of them were a closed book to me until I got the DG Anniversary Box a couple of years ago. It includes 4 CDs worth and I had a great time listening to them all. I will admit that in my memory they have since merged into each other a little.

Yes, know what you mean about merging. All the more reason for some perceptive reviewing.

[Petrushka]

Alison and Petrushka,we haven't had any racing tips for yonks

Sorry, ER. Putting them up on here seemed to put a curse on them. A bit better these days as I'm back in winning mode again after months in the doldrums.

[Nick Armstrong]

Blimey yes, nights drawing in now

[Alison]

Last Sunday of June.

How are the birthday recordings going Pet?

Getting any of the Ozawa boxes ? I am tempted by the one that contains Eine Alpensinfonie.

[EdgeleyRob]

Hi Alison and all Sunday nighters.

Half way through the year,blimey !