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Topic - Brahms' 2nd Symphony, so breezy and beautiful; but I'm so tired of it. Will Ansermet come to the rescue? - jdaniel@jps.net 08:32:43 05/22/15 (13)

• Heard it live this weekend - M3 lover 10:26:30 05/25/15 (3)
• Very, very sad to hear you say that. From an orchestration POV alone... - jdaniel@jps.net 19:46:31 05/25/15 (2)
• With all due respect - M3 lover 09:46:21 05/26/15 (1)
• Glad you liked the reference. : ) In any case, maybe what Brahms was doing will suddenly lock into place at - jdaniel@jps.net 18:51:01 05/26/15 (0)
• RE: Brahms' 2nd Symphony, so breezy and beautiful; but I'm so tired of it. Will Ansermet come to the rescue? - rbolaw 19:49:30 05/22/15 (3)
• Glad you liked his Brahms 1st. I assumed its more stormy and "Wagnerian" quality wouldn't have suited him - jdaniel@jps.net 07:31:54 05/23/15 (2)
• Don't be weened. - rbolaw 08:40:10 05/23/15 (1)
• No worries : ) His performances often just feel so "alive." Only his Debussy fails to satisfy me, with one - jdaniel@jps.net 08:52:26 05/23/15 (0)
• All kidding aside - TGR 13:23:48 05/22/15 (0)
• John, I am starting to be concerned about you - TGR 13:16:57 05/22/15 (1)
• Ha: yes, Beethoven too: the 5th and 6th, until Scherchen came along. : ) nt - jdaniel@jps.net 18:22:45 05/22/15 (0)
• "Some people think the Suisse Romande sounds "scrappy."" - bruckner9 08:48:44 05/22/15 (1)
• Let's add some perspective: "thin and scrappy" in Tchaikovsky and perhaps Rimsky? Yes; but in Ravel and Bartok? No, IMHO - jdaniel@jps.net 18:27:10 05/22/15 (0)

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• Ha: yes, Beethoven too: the 5th and 6th, until Scherchen came along. : ) nt - jdaniel@jps.net 18:22:45 05/22/15 (0)