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@LoveInner I think this is the best of his early Bruckners - I remember this being a blazing interpretation!

#NowSpinning the next six in Karajan’s big DG box. Bruckner Symphony No.3. I am generally a bit unsure about Karajan in the earlier Bruckner works, but I’ve only ever heard this Third once before. My first impression is that the opening lacks atmosphere!

@operamagazine And considered a late 20th c masterpiece - missed the London production - liked the recording - can’t imagine it being performed now - which is a shame.

An opera both of its time and ahead of its time: Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Die Soldaten was premiered ⁦in Cologne⁩ #OTD in 1965.

@AnnaBonitatibus Lovely concert! Rossini knew how much to write for some of those short songs - brevity is a mark of a great composer.

Thank you LONDON! Rossini Rarities, Wigmore Hall. 16.01.2026 ... and in my heart forever. ✨️

@TalkingPicsTV Just read the book!

A diverse group of people search for Nazi treasures in the Alps. 🏔️ SNOWBOUND (1948) 10:55am #HerbertLom #RobertNewton #StanleyHolloway #DennisPrice mystery drama #TPTVsubtitles

@TheCinesthetic Awesome

Angela Lansbury in The Manchurian Candidate (1962) is one of the most chilling villains ever. She won the Final Lady vote over the studio’s protests, turning what could’ve been a supporting role into one of cinema’s most dangerous performances.

@Kithurst_Close @ATRightMovies Vertigo comes close - but then Saul Bass had it made - Anatomy of a Murder comes to mind

@mXwalker18 @ATRightMovies It's a good one. I wish I had been at the first screening of the opening credits to witness Hitchcock's reaction to it. Something tells me he liked it! 🎞️

What movie has the best opening credits?

@Kithurst_Close @ATRightMovies Slam dunk!

@ATRightMovies *North by Northwest* (1959) 🎬 artofthetitle.com/title/north-by…

@rowenamezzo Going Tuesday - let me know how good. Last few times I’ve seen these three sonatas at Wiggy - played without a break. Can be a bit intense.

Not Chopin this evening, but v much looking forward to hearing Mitsuko Uchida playing Beethoven…

@IMcMillan Walking to Tetney Lock?

So much skyscape and grass-scape this afternoon

@DetectoristsA @BBCiPlayer It’s even better 2nd time around

Detectorists... Every episode is perfect from start to finish ❤️ @BBCiPlayer #Detectorists

@hugh_canning Yes! And did they do the water room covered in shells?

I visited Wilhelmine’s Eremitage - her summer palace - on my first visit to Bayreuth for the Peter Hall Ring in 1986 - but I’d never seen the inside of the tiny Schloss! I absolutely recommend a guided tour - some of the rooms - Japanese, Music, Chinese Mirror are little gems! 😈

@MysteriosoX Only managed 7 seconds

You think you've seen bad stuff on the internet today? HAHA you are like a little baby

@LoveInner I have the full radio legacy set - one of my best purchases- great music with a variety of conductors over the years.

#NowSpinning Sibelius Symphony no.7 with Eugene Ormandy and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. I love Ormandy in Sibelius and remember this to be a very fine performance. Let’s see if I still feel the same way.

@rowenamezzo @BudFestivalOrch @bbcproms I though the Beethoven was a little under powered in the hall - but the Bluebeard - wow, even without the mighty RAH organ.

My first Prom of the season. The wonderful Iván Fischer & @BudFestivalOrch playing my favourite Beethoven 7. @bbcproms

@marinaiki123 @hugh_canning @larkingrumple Was there - f-me. My hair is still standing on end.

Asmik/Pappano/Oscar/Strauss/the Bible...yes it's Salome & and an extraordinary evening with a standing ovation at the Barbican...icing on cake chatting with @hugh_canning & @larkingrumple

@MoonPavilion @LoveInner As a student I heard him conduct Sibelius 2 with the Philharmonia at Nottingham- not heard it before - it blew my mind. Rach 1 is amazing

@LoveInner As a schoolboy in 1970s, I was obsessed by Beethoven 4 and a big moment was buying this LP. I also recall really upsetting my lovely piano teacher when having heard Vladimir A. play Op 10/2 in F major, I changed all the instructions dear Mrs Gordon had given me for my Grade VIII

Vladimir Ashkenazy was born on 6 July 1937. The recordings shown here introduced me to his art, starting with the conducting rather than piano playing. This is still my absolute favourite Rachmaninoff First Symphony. What are your favourite Ashkenazy recordings?

@OrpheusL The SACD symbol at the bottom suggests so.

#Comingsoon...

@ForrestMark @BBCRadio3 @AilishTynanEire And then Morgen as an encore - perfect!

Left a new arrival at home for Classical Live ⁦@BBCRadio3⁩ where ⁦@AilishTynanEire⁩ sings Schumann, Spohr and Mozart live from 1pm. Then after 2 to St James’ Chipping Campden for highlights from this year’s Music Festival. And yes that is a hen hatching a duckling.

@ValerioRe12 @hugh_canning My cat is more into minimalism…

My cat Fafner found a good place to sleep