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

Just returned from a fantastic listening day at David's house. It is not often you get the chance to listen to three, well actually counting the speaker change, four different systems in one go. It is a bit like being a kid in a candy store.

As always I walked away with a few titles (below) to add to my collection, many thanks again.

Cheers ... Oliver

Another library disc:-

Some of the vinyl we listened to.

The train trilogy -
Train Song
Take The L Train
I'm Diggin' You ( A Train)

two-fers:

Steve Tannen : "Big Senorita" and "Stopped At A Green Light"

Ostinato ~

Antonio Valente (v.1530-1585)
Gallarda Napolitana
Diego Ortiz (v.1510-v.1570)
Passamezzo antico : Zarabanda (Recercada V) - Passamezzo Moderno (Recercada II) - Ruggiero (Quinta pars IX) - Romanesca (Recercada VII)
Andrea Falconiero (v.1585-1656)
Passacalle - Ciaccona
Salomone Rossi (1570-1630)
Sopra l'Aria di Ruggiero
Biagio Marini (1587-1663)
Passacalio
Improvisation
Canarios
Tarquinio Merula (1594/95-1665)
Ruggiero - Ciaccona
Francisco Correa de Arauxo (1576/77-1654)
Tres Glosas sobre Todo el mundo en general
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Sonata a 2 - 3 Parts upon a Ground
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Kanon und Gigue
Anonyme
Greensleeves to a Ground

Hespèrion XXI

Manfredo Kraemer, Pablo Valetti, David Plantier violons
Jordi Savall violes de gambe italiennes
Bruno Cocset violoncelle
Sergi Casademunt violone
Michael Behringer & Luca Guglielmi orgue & clavecin
Arianna Savall arpa doppia
Xavier Díaz-Latorre théorbe, guitare & vihuela
Pedro Estevan, Eliseo Parra percussions

Direction ~ Jordi Savall

Recorded December 2000 and 25 June 2001 en la Colegiata del Castillo de Cardona (Catalunya)
Available format : 1 CD Classique

Patty Griffin "Children Running Through"

Just finished the Pastoral Sympony by Beethoven.

Klemperer in 1950 with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, currently out [via Amazon.com] on Vox CDX2 5527.

I have tremendous admiration for Klemperer as a musician who delves so far below the obvious surface of music, and this is not only my favourite recording of the work [after 38 years of acquaintance] but one that is so natural and expressive, without a hint of exageration that one can never have that thought that it could go any other way! Klemperer is by no means ina rush - though the strorm is apparently the fastest on record, but retains both power and complete clarity - but everything just gently moves at a tempo that allows for every emotion in the music to be explored without any need for underlining this or pedalling back on that detail.

I strongly recommend this issue for any who struggle to see what this most gentle work is about or even struggle with Beethoven. The couplings are the then unique Missa Solemnis LP recording, and a fine traversal of the Fith Symphony, all from 1950. I think the Pastoral is on some days my favourite Beethoven recording, which is saying something!

ATB from George

~<>~ Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) ~<>~

The Musical Offering

Le Concert des Nations

Marc Hantaï flûte traversière
Pierre Hantaï clavecin
Manfredo Kraemer & Pablo Valetti violons
Bruno Cocset basse de violon & violoncelle
Sergi Casademunt & Lorenz Duftschmid violes de gambe
Jordi Savall violes de gambe & direction

Recording November 1999 and April 2000 in the Colegiata del Castillo de Cardona (Catalonia)
Available format : 1 CD Classique

penultimate listen, does not get much better than this.

It's been a madly busy day with pleasures, visiting shops with a none driving friend, trying to sort out my new room and singularly failing because music took over!

Haydn Symphony No 103, Concertgebeou, Philips.
Essential Ella, Verve
Bach Oboe d'Amoure Concerto, Reichenberg/Pinnock, DG Archive
Schubert Trout Quintet, Schnabel and the Pro Arte Quartet, HMV 78s [1934], EMI transfer on Arabesque [US label]


Tomorrow is due for sorting the room out now, but the only thing I have done so far is get the replay sounding just so! As the music choice testifies. No Hifi party, just great music making!

ATB from George

Sam Cooke, Night Beat, sadly only on CD.

A mix of classical chamber music, jazz and Brazilian themes.

~<>~ Franz Schubert (1797-1828) ~<>~

STRING QUARTET "Death and the Maiden" D.810 `arranged by G Mahler 40:09

'ARPEGGIONE' SONATA D.821, for cello and string orchestra 26:28

Michal Kanka ~ cello

Pavel Hula ~ conductor

Praga Camerata

Recorded in Prague Domovina Studio @ 2007