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Originally Posted by Elgarian
I'll be really shocked if it doesn't win you over - it's not extravagant or original, but it makes interesting use of celtic tunes and has very genuine feeling. Not one of the 'greatest' symphonies maybe, but one definitely worth a place in the repertoire. (Reminds me of Parry's symphonies in that respect.)
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You keep mentioning Parry and he's somebody who I haven't heard yet and you know how I'm fond of English composers. I know Chandos has a set of Parry's symphonies. Do you have any recommendations, Elgarian?
By the way, I'm sure I'll like the Beach recording. I haven't been disappointed with anything I've bought, except for set of Mendelssohn with Claudio Abbado on Deutsche Grammophon that was particularly lackluster. Abbado isn't a good Mendelssohn conductor. Anyway...