What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

This was long overdue after having sampled a few of the Gardiner discs previously. Fairly safe choices this and the "Easter Oratio/Ascension Oratio" SACD. I've been collecting box sets lately so who knows.

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Only for "Symphonies of Wind Instruments" and "Apollon musagète." Which turned out to be lovely pieces mastered to reflect listening with cotton stuffed in one's ears. Baby 'Rattle'.

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This wonderful LP arrived today. Great playing and sound. Arrau's weighty sonority is perfect for Brahms.
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Oh yes - a really, really good performance - happenstance I listened to this last week while having a Brahms fest. Pretty hard to beat Arrau, the CO and Haitnik.

By the by - saw the RCO once in Sydney at the Opera House - horrid space for folks that haven't been there (looks pretty from the outside - is like a barn inside) - my word what musicianship.
 
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