What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (VOL V)

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String Quartet no.11 in F minor, op.122 (1966)
String Quartet no.12 in D flat, op.133 (1968)
String Quartet no.13 in B flat minor, op138 (1970)

The Borodin String Quartet
Recorded in Moscow 1981

[ADD] Stereo Melodiya cd @ 2006

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Playing the ‘fifth’ cd of this superb 6 CD box-set...

and enjoying it immensely : )

nymph

quote:

Originally posted by Haim Ronen:

Hello Haim,

Strange coincidence ~ recently purchased a copy of this (on pre-owned vinyl 2 LP set) and i presently await it’s arrival...
Hope you enjoyed it!
How good are the Beaux Art Trio ?

nymph

Revisiting a bunch of hits from my youth... (maybe the Strathisla helped a bit)

Marilyn Dean and James Monroe,
from John Kilzer's Busman's Holiday


I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is (remember Flashdance?) and Bette Davis' Eyes
from Kim Carnes' best of Gypsy Honeymoon


Bette Davis' Eyes was such a hit in France at the time! I remember it fighting with John Lennon's Woman for no. 1 for weeks! Good memories

[QUOTE]Originally posted by m0omo0:
Revisiting a bunch of hits from my youth... (maybe the Strathisla helped a bit)

Marilyn Dean and James Monroe,
from John Kilzer's Busman's Holiday


My god it is years since I have heard that John Kilzer disc. Used to have.

He is now heavily into religion and plays churches round the Memphis area.

quote:

Originally posted by naim_nymph:

quote:

Originally posted by Haim Ronen:

Hello Haim,

Strange coincidence ~ recently purchased a copy of this (on pre-owned vinyl 2 LP set) and i presently await it’s arrival...
Hope you enjoyed it!
How good are the Beaux Art Trio ?

nymph

I am sure you will. The Beaux Arts Trio are wonderful. I highly recommend their Haydn piano trios as well.

Regards,
Haim

Then I went for something completely different.

Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Budapest Live


Ever heard this strange beast called Manfred Mann's Earth Band? This album is a live from 1983. It contains mainly covers that were recorded along MMEB's career, including songs from Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan (Mighty Quinn from "The Basement Tapes", as I read recently), The Police and Bob Marley. The sound is not really as refined as it used to be in the 70's, it's harder, with a couple of guitars that rock, but it's really sooo much fun! And it's better played L O U D !!!

I've played my old record so many times! The CD really deserves a remaster, not that the sound is that bad, but it is restrained and the mix is just silly with the public fading in and out. I've just spotted on AMG that a japanese bonus track release existed, so I'm tempted to give it a go. Anybody heard it ?

Cheers
Maurice

quote:

Originally posted by ewemon:
My god it is years since I have heard that John Kilzer disc. Used to have.

He is now heavily into religion and plays churches round the Memphis area.

Not that the disc is that good, but Marilyn Dean and James Monroe was such a hit at the time, on heavy rotation on our best alternative FM Couleur 3 (and public! and still is! best AND public, I mean).

ATB
Maurice

"Alexander Alexandrovich Alyabiev (1787-1851) is beyond any doubt the greatest Russian Musician of his generation (before Glinka). Why, then is he not known better ? Well…his life reads like a novel ; an officer with the imperial army, he was contaminated by liberal ideas in Paris in 1812 and got close to the Decembrist’s movement, which got him condemned in the 20ies and deported to Siberia a few years later. He there mixes and confronts Caucasian and « white » music (several decades before Borodin espouses the idea) and finally gets back to Moscow in 1843, in pretty poor health.

His famous romance, The Lark, which was later popularised by the variations by Glinka, Liszt and Vieuxtemps was actually written while he was in jail. But this very lark hides an astounding number of other achievements: 5 Operas, 23 Vaudevilles, Symphonic music, Chamber music (long ago lovingly recorded by the Beethoven Quartet) and piano scores.

So where to start? Why not by this very beautiful symphonic programme, played by today’s best Russian chamber orchestra and its conductor, the superb cellist Alexander Rudin? We discover a very personal, inventive composer, reminiscent of young Schubert who clearly deserves better than his current fate!"

Have a free listen here... http://www.alpha-prod.com/readmorecd.php?id=314

quote:

Originally posted by naim_nymph:
So where to start? Why not by this very beautiful symphonic programme, played by today’s best Russian chamber orchestra and its conductor, the superb cellist Alexander Rudin? We discover a very personal, inventive composer, reminiscent of young Schubert who clearly deserves better than his current fate!"

Nymph, you keep saying good things about him, and I must say this beautiful cover tempts me much!

Thanks for the advice
Maurice

The Veils, Nux Vomica

Sunday night music...

More J-pop.

quote:

Originally posted by m0omo0:
Nymph, you keep saying good things about him, and I must say this beautiful cover tempts me much!
Thanks for the advice
Maurice

Hello Maurice,

you may sample (track 6) before you decide...
Burya (The Tempest), Symphonic Picture 2 minutes 35 seconds
http://www.alpha-prod.com/readmorecd.php?id=314

The album consists of a variety of the music from Alexander Alyabiev, although it does flow though nicely as an album, just put the cd in, press play, and enjoy.
I particularly like: Variations on the Ukrainian theme Ehal kazak za Dunai ~ try saying that after 3 glasses of red wine! (The Cossack on the Danube) for violin and orchestra : )

Kind Regards ~

nymph

Buying my tickets tomorrow for next month's show.

My favourite musik to relax and bubble bath too : )

nymph

As recommended right here.