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Mercia Music Top Ten Welcome to a new Mercia Music feature. |
From time to time a Mercia member will be
invited to submit a list 'My Top Ten'
for publication on this webpage.
Gordon
Toon, Newcastle RMS, chooses his selection.
| 1 | Elgar: | Dream
of Gerontius | Not a note out of place. Has been my anchor piece for about 50 years! (I'm not religious!) |
| 2 | Mahler: | Eighth
Symphony | Massive. |
| 3 | Beethoven | First
Piano Concerto. | Utter joy! Last movement, pure mirth. |
| 4 | Berlioz | Grand Messe des Morts | Particularly the Sanctus. Rich and sublimely colourful |
| 5 | Prokofiev | First
Piano Concerto | Masterly |
| 6 | Tchaikowsky: | Fourth Symphony | particularly the third movement. Just' have to include some Tchaikowsky.'Love pizzicato |
| 7 | Handel. | Samson
- only 'Let the bright Seraphim' | Forget that wedding - one of my favourite soprano arias sung by Kiri to Kanawa. |
| 8 | Sibelius | Fifth
Symphony | Beautifully constructed. Darkly colourful |
| 9 | Steven Foster | 'Beautiful dreamer', etc | Wondered whether to put 'Anything from Simon and Garfunkel' in this slot. |
| 10 | Parry | An English
Suite - Frolic | Simple jolly little piece - all of England in about four minutes. |
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Classic FM April 2008 Top Ten (2007 in parenthesis)
1 (1) Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending 2. (3) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto
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