24-11-2012, 05:25 PM
Oh yes - I rather enjoy his earlier symphonies - I have recordings of 1, 2, 4 and 5 - on CD IIRC. I'm less familiar with his other work. I was lucky enough to blag my way into the Royal Albert Hall in 2009 to watch Bernard Haitink conduct Mahler's 9th: http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2009/whatson/...html#plus1 - and I got to sit next to the Radio 3 presenter who was introducing the piece (Andrew McGregor). Despite not knowing the 9th, it was simply stunning. You can't beat being at a real performance; rather depressingly, live music makes a mockery of even the best hi-fi system.
BTW, it wasn't a jolly - I was there to learn how Radio OBs work, because I was about to start a load of training for them. It's a tough job at times
My tastes are very wide, and I do quite like a lot of the romantic stuff, including Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, but these are rather over-played on Classic FM for my liking. I like a fair bit of choral stuff, but not opera. I enjoy Radio 3, but often have to tune away if they're playing opera.
BTW, it wasn't a jolly - I was there to learn how Radio OBs work, because I was about to start a load of training for them. It's a tough job at times
My tastes are very wide, and I do quite like a lot of the romantic stuff, including Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, but these are rather over-played on Classic FM for my liking. I like a fair bit of choral stuff, but not opera. I enjoy Radio 3, but often have to tune away if they're playing opera.
