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• Well, I had to play it just to see if you were right. Sounds pretty good to me too. - artemus 19:21:08 09/12/06 (0)
  In Reply to: My Odyssey of Ormandy doing Sibelius Symphon No.2 sounds fantastic (nt) posted by IBSmiester on September 12, 2006 at 16:15:02:

  Thanks for the recommendation
  
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• Sibelius 2 is becoming an obsession with me lately - olddude55 16:21:20 09/12/06 (8)
  In Reply to: My Odyssey of Ormandy doing Sibelius Symphon No.2 sounds fantastic (nt) posted by IBSmiester on September 12, 2006 at 16:15:02:

  I ordered the Berglund/LPO (shhhhh!) SACD and a Denon digital (shhhhhh!) LP.
  But I can find a lot of other copies, too. I'm putting your Ormandy Odyssey on the shopping list.
  
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  • Re: Sibelius 2 is becoming an obsession with me lately - JTimothyA 18:43:01 09/12/06 (4)
    In Reply to: Sibelius 2 is becoming an obsession with me lately posted by olddude55 on September 12, 2006 at 16:21:20:

    I got hooked on Sibelius a few years ago thanks to an AA member. The 2nd is a great one to obsess over. On vinyl, copies to have include Barbirolli on Chesky (best sonics of any 2nd)and Okko Kamu on DG (best preformance). The Paray on Mercury has good sound, but the performance makes me think it was done right before lunch when the band was hungry. For more fun, try the VC with Heifetz, Haendel, Oistrakh (with Rozhdestvensky), Kremer, or Franciscatti - to name just a few!
    
    
    

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    • Barbirolli - olddude55 18:46:28 09/12/06 (3)
      In Reply to: Re: Sibelius 2 is becoming an obsession with me lately posted by JTimothyA on September 12, 2006 at 18:43:01:

      I've got a line on a used copy, also have it on my list for the next trip up to Pittsburgh.
      Believe it or not, I got into Sibelius from watching St. Elsewhere . Dr. Auschlander was a Sibelius freak and every so often there'd be a scene with him sitting in his office, eyes closed, Sibelius blasting from the speakers.
      
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      • Ditto for me, too! - Cygnus 04:01:13 09/13/06 (2)
        In Reply to: Barbirolli posted by olddude55 on September 12, 2006 at 18:46:28:

        Credit TV for inspiring me on several classical works, too!

        I got into Wagner after watching Inspector Morse episodes on PBS. And Shostakovich because of a 60 Minutes profile of cellist/conductor Rostropovich.

        And I was amazed to see someone else was inspired by the St. Elsewhere
        Auschlander/Sibelius Second thing. (Although unlike you, I missed Sibelius' other appearances, so to speak. What else did they play in other eps, if you recall?)
        Any memories of what kind of turntable Auschlander had?
        
        
        

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        • Re: Ditto for me, too! - olddude55 14:46:11 09/13/06 (1)
          In Reply to: Ditto for me, too! posted by Cygnus on September 13, 2006 at 04:01:13:

          I'm not sure, it's been so long, but I think Auschlander was using a cassette deck.
          I don't remember what other Sibelius pieces he played either, but the one that stuck in my head was Symphony 2.
          
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          • Re: Ditto for me, too! - Cygnus 08:27:10 09/14/06 (0)
            In Reply to: Re: Ditto for me, too! posted by olddude55 on September 13, 2006 at 14:46:11:

            What's shocking is that the actor who played Auschlander, Norman Lloyd is still alive and acting. I got stuck watching the movie, In Her Shoes, with my wife, which wasn't all that bad of a movie as far as "chick flicks" go. Anyway, Norman Lloyd is in it. He's 91!
            
            

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  • Re: Sibelius 2 is becoming an obsession with me lately - henryfool 17:04:16 09/12/06 (2)
    In Reply to: Sibelius 2 is becoming an obsession with me lately posted by olddude55 on September 12, 2006 at 16:21:20:

    I've been digging the Finn quite a bit myself lately. The 4th Symphony is very nice. I'll have to track down number 2!
    
    

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    • Re: Sibelius 2 is becoming an obsession with me lately - JTimothyA 18:52:56 09/12/06 (1)
      In Reply to: Re: Sibelius 2 is becoming an obsession with me lately posted by henryfool on September 12, 2006 at 17:04:16:

      Sibelius 4 is a masterpiece of economy and dialectical logic. A fascinating place to start with S, working from the inside out. You will have to say how you like the 2nd. After that, try the 5th!
      
      

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      • But wait till you get to the seventh--uncharted territory! (nt) - hesson11 19:16:47 09/12/06 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: Sibelius 2 is becoming an obsession with me lately posted by JTimothyA on September 12, 2006 at 18:52:56:

        nt
        
        

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