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

Sticking in the classical vein enjoying disk 2 of this set.

Simone White - I Am The Man

Mark

Disc 2 - the songs that did not make it onto his albums. No bad ones here, all excellent tracks

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Originally posted by Ian G.:
Day off work and no-one else at home - cue a feast of old vinyl.

Looks like you're having a great listening session, Ian. Enjoy!

Last one before bed..............

The Teardrop Explodes - The Collection

Mark

Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat

HD

... last one before bed time.

James Cotton, Charlie Haden & Joe Louis Walker - Deep in the blues

And on vinyl:-

Just back from a trawl round the local charity shops and one of the £1 mint vinyl bargains is now playing

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Florestan

They are playing a concert in a small chapel in a place in France (st. marie aux mines) that we pass when we drive there for holidays.

Looks like a nice program (Beethoven violin sonatas (spring and a few others)/venue (See Harmonia mundi concert details for I. Faust)

How is this disc ?

Mark,
I've just recently started listening to Isabelle Faust and I generally like what I hear. What strikes me foremost is her distinct phrasing and shaping of the musical line as well as her quick but very clean playing. With the Schubert my only quibble would be that I would have preferred the "Andante molto" of the Fantaisie (a favorite of mine) to be more "Andante molto." A touch slower would have allowed them to draw out and search for answers in this profound musical opening.

I would also highly recommend the Beethoven Violin Concerto paired with the Kreutzer Sonata as well as the two Dvorak discs (Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto, and two piano trios). All on Harmonia Mundi and the playing and recorded sound is superb.

I'd drive to France to hear her if I had the opportunity

Regards,
Doug

~<>~ Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) ~<>~

The "Sturm und Drang" Symphonies

Disc: 3 (of 6 cd-set)

Symphony no.41 in C major, Hob 1:41
1. 1. Allegro con spirito
2. 2. Un poco Andante
3. 3. Menuet
4. 4. Finale. Presto

Symphony no.48 in C major, Hob 1:48 "Maria Theresia"
5. 1. Allegro
6. 2. Adagio
7. 3. Menuet (Allegretto)
8. 4. Finale. Allegro

Symphony no.65 in A major, Hob 1:65
9. 1. Vivace e con spirito
10. 2. Andante
11. 3. Menuetto
12. 4. Finale. Presto

The English Concert on authentic instruments

Trevor Pinnock

[DDD] @ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon ~ Archiv Produktion

Janos Starker plays Kodály

Some more nice charity shop vinyl

SJB

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Originally posted by markah:

Simone White - I Am The Man

Mark

She's just been added to the bill of GreenMan and listen to her stuff on MySpace.

Diccus

and the last of today's charity acquisitions.

On vinyl:-