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pim_derks
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« Reply #30 on: 18:15:02, 01-03-2007 »
Quote from: roslynmuse on 23:08:21, 28-02-2007
I always think of the recordings by Ansermet and the Suisse Romande Orchestra; by modern standards, the sound could be pitiful, but the musicianship shone through in every phrase, particularly in French repertoire.

Cry

What a beautiful orchestra it was...

But the good news is that I recently heard a recording by the Suisse Romande Orchestra conducted by its current music director Marek Janowski: the symphonies by Franck and Chausson. Not the elegance of Ansermet or Jean Fournet or the power of Charles Munch, but not a bad recording at all.
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« Reply #31 on: 20:34:58, 01-03-2007 »
Quote from: roslynmuse on 22:03:39, 28-02-2007
I guess it was Hayley Whateverhernameis (Listeria?) The sad things are (a) I don't think hearing it WILL lead anyone on to explore Madame Butterfly (b) it may well sell more copies than a genuine Puccini soprano singing it.

Yes, I'm afraid you are right that more copies will be sold. I wonder how her voice will be nurtured and trained and what her future career will be. I also wonder what other arias are featured on her CD; I'll try and remember to ask next time I am at the shop.

TP - I have heard that word 'crossover' occasionally, but it is not a word that springs to mind when one is older!
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