What are you listening to right now? (VOL II)

Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

Mark

Kathleen Ferrier sings Bach & Händel - currently CD, but about to listen to the vinyl (image shown)

The Band - The Last Waltz. Disc 1.

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Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat

Mark

Mark,

are you listening to it on CD or vinyl. I was amazed how good the 20th anniversary edition sounds on CD. Soon a new gold CD will be out as well. One of my favorite albums.

Cheers ... Oliver

Hi Oliver,

It's the CD version I have. I first heard this at Chris Kelly's and loved it straight away. That was the 20th Anniversary edition, superb. Thanks for the heads up on the gold CD.

Mark

Hendrix: Blues

Beethoven's First and Eighth Symphonies, and added just for fun the Grosse Fuga in B Flat!

Played by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer live in the Royal Festival Hall in 1963 abd 1966 [Great Fugue].

Issued this year for the first time on Testamant SBT 1405, this CD brings to the attention of anyone who cares to listen the fact that Klemperer regarded studio recordings as part of the rehearsal process in preparation for the concert that would often follow, rather than taking the performance to the studio afterwards! There is an aspect to the readings that is nothing short of elemental in their directness. No detail either ignored or allowed to stand in the way of the forward momentum! And what momentum!

These Testament releases are shoiwing a side of Klemperer's music making that all too often eluded the antisceptic studio microphone. The sheer drive of the conception, often in rather quick, though never ruinously so, tempi that Toscanin would have approved of, and [such an approach] is now once again being attempted in HIP. Let me hasten to add that HIP as a philosophy, has nothing to do with Klemperer's approach.

This maybe seen as the antidote to the high romanticism [rightly or wrongly, and who knows] and extreme slow tempi of Furtwangler, or the softer edged sweetness and light of Bruno Walter.

What we get is a characterisation that unerringly finds the beauty in the music, but never searches this out in particular, and contrasts it with the sheer power and revolutionary nature of it elsewhere. Here Beethoven seems to sound as fresh as you could imagine - fresh and revolutionary and terrifyingly powerful ...

Respectable, if not sweet sounding, BBC [broadcast monitor] mono recordings, which reflect the [then] very dry acoustic of the RFH and yield incredible clarity of musical balance, and for once a very natural timpani sound, sometimes even sounding like the cracks of cannon going of in their intensity. Listening to the Philharmonia simply play in these unedited recordings, I begin to wonder if there was a significantly finer orchestra in the world at that time, such is their fearless address of the music, certainty of resolve, and almost uncanny accuracy. A rare blend.

George

Orbital 'Times Fly EP' so rich.

There is more to him than his Minuet!

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Two great albums - The Garden of Jane Delawney is highly underrated IMHO. Celia Humphries is a great singer. Basket of Light is just wonderful IMHO.

This is what friends (and this community) are for.

Thanks, Haim !

Cheers
Stefan

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Adrian & Stefan,

The cover photograph was done by Lajos Keresztes, recording made in 1976.

Haim

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In the meantime, my favourite Kenny Wheeler and IMHO, one of ECM's finest releases. A great line up on this album with Dave Holland, Peter Erskine, John Abercrombie and John Taylor

Adrian,

That is a great album. Thanks for reminding me, I have not listened to it for a long while.

Is it time to unpack your music or should we play it for you on our inferior system...?

Regards,
Haim

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This is what friends (and this community) are for.

Thanks, Haim !

Cheers
Stefan

Stefanski,

This album inspired me visually last time I played it. After the music was over I grabbed the D200 and spent a late afternoon taking pictures of all kinds of road signs. I will send you a sample or two over the weekend.

Regards,
Haim

Huw,

Some cello & bassoon you might like.

Haim

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Huw,

Some cello & bassoon you might like.

Haim

Haim,

this looks very interesting - will have to look out for it.

Cheers ... Oliver