[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by Helios

I am sorry about that; I will not do that any more.

Could you please tell me what do you mean with uploading the picture? The only button which appears is insert image and if I click on it the window enter URL appears.

Oh wait a minute... Isn't it the square My Photos and then Quick upload. So in that case I just have to save a picture that I had found first I guess

Yes Helios you're right.Thanks! That's for your saftey and that ulr can
disappear or turn into who know's what...

[Martinman]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

I recommended Mahler's 4th because it is Mahler's lightest Symphony
and has a nice forward flow to it. I believe it's themes are about rebirth
and Spring.
The 2nd can be a little heavy handed to the uninitiated and demands to be listened to.But well worth the effort in the end.

Hi Nightfly

How are you? I think it was squash who recommend the 5th, so I listened to that and was pleasantly surprised. I am now listening to 4th; this is quite different than I was expecting (both of them with their beginnings). Just to make sure I'm on the right track, it's Gustav Mahler Symphonie 4 (Emil Tabakov, Sofia P.O.) 1996, correct?

Martinman

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by Martinman

Hi Nightfly

How are you? I think it was squash who recommend the 5th, so I listened to that and was pleasantly surprised. I am now listening to 4th; this is quite different than I was expecting (both of them with their beginnings). Just to make sure I'm on the right track, it's Gustav Mahler Symphonie 4 (Emil Tabakov, Sofia P.O.) 1996, correct?

Martinman

Hello Matinman,

Yes as long as it the 4th -the Conductor and Orchestra will always
be different.Each bringing something different to the piece when performed.

[makbo]

Originally Posted by squash54

Mahler's 5th Symphony is truly awesome. My favourite version is the Chicago Symphony under Sir George Solti - played LOUD

Cheers,

Squash

That would be Sir Georg Solti. (gay-org shol-tee) I know this because I used to live in Chicago...I grew up listening to his name (and music he conducted, of course) on the public radio station, when I wasn't listening to Top 40, that is. The BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names says "George" (according to Wikipedia), but then he wasn't born British, now, wuzzee?

[squash54]

Originally Posted by makbo

That would be Sir Georg Solti. (gay-org shol-tee) I know this because I used to live in Chicago...I grew up listening to his name (and music he conducted, of course) on the public radio station, when I wasn't listening to Top 40, that is. The BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names says "George" (according to Wikipedia), but then he wasn't born British, now, wuzzee?

Hi Makbo, always a joy to hear from a fellow pedant

You're correct, his first name is spelt "Georg" and yes he was not born British. But then he wasn't born "Georg" either (or Solti, for that matter, his father germanized the Hungarian names) but he became "Georg" just as he became and died a naturalised British citizen.

By the way, the BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names has been superseded by the Oxford BBC Guide to Pronunciation

Keep up!!

Cheers,

Squash

[makbo]

Originally Posted by squash54

Hi Makbo, always a joy to hear from a fellow pedant

Keep up!!

Cheers,

Squash

I'll try, thanx! Apparently the forum needs more active members!

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by makbo

I'll try, thanx! Apparently the forum needs more active members!

Yes just keep bouncing..........