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    Regarding your post about opera and ballet DVDs ---

    I know little about opera. I'm sure there are numerous aficionados on the forum, but I do know something about ballet. I studied with the Joffrey Ballet in NYC for 10 years before they relocated to Chicago, and I have 2 brothers-in-law with long illustrious careers in Canada. One is the current resident choreologist of the National Ballet of Canada in Toronoto. So let me know which ballet DVDs you own.

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    Let me know how you like the Lohengrin. :tiphat:

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    Hallo I would recommend Trifonov highly I think Liszt is his best recording yet. It is only the stream services like Spotify if you want to check it out first but it is not much costing €12.

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    My sisters live in Sheridan. A former music student of mine works in Brinkley. I worked in Pine Bluff for fives years, it was not a very bad city at that time. Seems to have gotten a little rougher. I've not really gone to the central east of the state much, but I've done the LR - Ft Smith ride a lot. I went to college at Tech and got two grad degrees at ASU.

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    haydnguy, I am also in Arkansas. Where are you? I live in the northeast, my son lives in the northwest, and my sisters live in the central part of the state.

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    Thank you very much for that information about the boxed set. I'll have to order that at some stage. I'm very much interested in Ligeti, since people say he was one of the greatest composers of the C20th.

    Wergo seems to be a good label to get the older recordings of Ligeti, but they are quite expensive. I bought the Requiem/Aventures/Nouvelles Aventures cd in a shop here in Sydney and had to fork out $A37! It's worth it, but I now know there are less expensive options out there, thanks to you...

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    I see you've been listening to Ligeti's String Quartets. What are your impressions? I only got that Requiem/Aventures/Nouvelles Aventures disc last week, & I'm pretty impressed. I plan to get his Chamber Concerto/Atmospheres, etc on the same Wergo label in a week or two, & will probably order his violin, piano, cello concertos on DG in the future...

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    Yes I agree with you in liking intensity in opera. Last night I listened to Puccini's Turandot & that's also pretty intense, but the storyline is ridiculous. At least in Berg & Schoenberg, the plot is actually plausible & draws you in. I haven't seen any of these productions, only heard them.

    I agree that some people, like you say your wife, cannot stand this music. Some people I know can listen to it, but they find it depressing. It's no wonder that Wozzeck is only about 1.5 hours long. Any longer & it would really be draining. Obviously, I don't listen to it all the time, but I find myself constantly revisiting Berg's Lulu suite, sonata, SQ's. I haven't heard Schoenberg's or Webern's SQ's yet, that would be interesting...

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    Just saw that you were listening to Schoenberg, Berg, Webern recently. I really like the first two, haven't heard enough from Webern to make a judgement. They were great orchestrators & had a real sense of drama in their operas especially (Wozzeck, Lulu, Moses und Aron). What are your impressions of these composers?

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    Hey, I've forgotten to say you: have you been here: http://www.haydn107.com/ ?
    It's on German, but a quite good database with scores of every symphony and you can even choose between Fischer, Dorati and Hogwood...

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    Thanks for the tip on the Harnoncourt. I have a couple of things he's done. I have his Schubert symphony set and also his Bach cantata set. I like both of those.
    I think Haydn is the master of quartets. I have a few Kodaly CD's. When I first got them I liked them because they were my introduction. I am anxious, however, to hear another interpretation of them to hear the difference. Another thing I'm looking forward to are the Bariton Trios in the Brilliant set although I've never heard them before. I've heard others rave about them so I'm anxious to hear how good they really are.
    Thanks for your list and I'll also take note as I'm listening to the ones you've noted. If I hear something interesting I'll send you a PM.

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    Well, it doesn't have to be said that I appreciate every Haydn symphony (especially the Sturm und Drang, Paris and London), but my own favourites are (yet): 99(!!!), 93, 92, 89(1st mov), 87, 86, 85, 83, 77, 73, 70, 68, 53, 48, 44, 42(!!!), 39 and there are also many early symphonies that show his early maturity (for example no. 3).... I have the whole Dorati set and the London and the paris from Harnoncourt. Harnoncourt is the best, if I didn't hear his interpretation of the 68 I would never put it on my list, but he knows exactly what Haydn must sound like...
    What about his quartets? I have the Kodaly set and I'm not really happy with the set... Some favorites: op 17 (6...), op 20 (2,6...), op 33 (2,3,4,5..), op 50 (1,6..), op 54 (1), op 55 (1,2), op 64 (3, 5, or maybe all:)) op 71 (2)...... and of course op 76.... but this list is quite ridiculous because I like all of his quartets, but I only don't like some interpretations...
    I've looked at your list and I'm listening to 55 now;)

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    Hey, haydnguy!
    I've read that you are listening to Haydns Brilliant set and wanted you to ask about your favourites -I don't have the set yet and I don't think Iim going to get it soon, but I have anyway a great collection and listen to Haydn every day. How about you?;)

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    I have No. 49 marked as one I like and made a note that I especially like the adagio first movement. I remember it was really gorgeous. I do enjoy the London Symphonies also. I had them in an earlier set that I had. I gotta run for now but thanks for the fried request!

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    I've read that you've got all of Haydn's symphonies & are listening to them. I haven't heard many of them, but of the ones I've heard I especially like No. 49 'La Passione' & the late London Symphonies (esp. 99 & 101 'Clock'). 'La Passione' is such an intense work, I think people who dismiss Haydn as lightweight compared to Beethoven should listen to this. I like the way Haydn throws in many dramatic contrasts to make his symphonies grab the attention & surprise the listener...
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