[Jenn]

In article ,
(Joe Duffy) wrote:

In article
,
Jenn wrote:
In article ,
(Joe Duffy) wrote:

The only one that came close was witnessing Sir George Solti
and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Berlioz'
'Symphonie Fantastique' at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
in the early 80's.

I was there!


Damn, that is even better!
I knew I liked your taste.
Solti was always over-the-top, but I was definitely
in that frame of mind at the time.



Joe



lol Same here. The impact of that legendary brass section alone...

[Clyde Slick]

Joe Duffy a scris:
In article ,
Harry Lavo wrote:

All this talk of Bach got my juices flowing, and as chance would have it I
had a free afternoon today, so I pulled out my old Reel-to-Reel recording of
E. Power Biggs playing the six Bach Trio Sonatas on his pedal harpsichord.
I'm not a big Biggs fan in general, but when he plays Bach straight he's
okay, and these are pretty nice performances. It occurred to me about half


Fantastic!
Oh man, now you got me going on live organ music.
Nothing like the Prelude and Fugue in C Major live.
I sure miss that Flentrop organ at St. Mark's in Seattle.
Nothing like the majesty of the organ in an enormous
cathedral.
Where Bach shined best, apart from his Mass in B Minor
and St. Matthew's Passion.



Joe

I always liked T%he Majesty of the Luneburg Organ
Professor Schnsider

now I have on lp AN ereel to reel,.