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

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Originally posted by ewemon:

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Originally posted by Jeff Anderson:
Lindsey Buckingham "Out Of The Cradle"

Truly great album Jeff and totally under appreciated.

I second that. What a great album.

Larry

Crash - Dave Matthews Band

Been playing this one a lot lately.
Tift Merritt - Another Country

David Oistrakh playing Bruch and Hindemith - have both on vinyl and ordinary CD, but the XRCD that I picked up today is outstanding. Great music.

Giving my new LP12/ARO/Geddon a whirl

Thanks for the reminder Jeff; first time listening to it in a long while.

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Originally posted by kuma:

Japanese bubble pop at its best!

Kuma,

Not listening to a lot of music lately, or just tired of posting?

Haim

With some daylight, after working for five hours in the basement.

Haim,

I got a nasty flu and was down for a long time.

I haven't even visited a record shop for a while but I've ordered some music from HMV recently.

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Originally posted by kuma:
Haim,

I got a nasty flu and was down for a long time.

I haven't even visited a record shop for a while but I've ordered some music from HMV recently.

Kuma,

I hope that you will get rid of the cold real soon (put it in fast forward).

Same here, not much new stuff and no live music for the last three months. I am trying to compesate though with some daily duets with our bird.

Regards.

Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts

My favourite album of all time, putting together a compilation to introduce a fellow member to my favourite band.

Haydn/Schubert - Symphonies

~<>~ Franz Schubert ~<>~
1. Symphony No.9 in C, D.944 The Great: 1: Andante - Allegro ma non troppo
2. Symphony No.9 in C, D.944 The Great: 2 : Andante con moto
3. Symphony No.9 in C, D.944 The Great: 3 : Scherzo. Allegro vivace
4. Symphony No.9 in C, D.944 The Great: 4 : Allegro vivace

~<>~ Joseph Haydn ~<>~
5. Symphony G No.88: 1 : Adagio - Allegro
6. Symphony G No.88: 2 : Largo
7. Symphony G No.88: 3 : Menueto. Allegretto
8. Symphony G No.88: 4 : Finale. Allegro con spirito

Conductor ~ Wilhelm Furtwangler

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven's opera "Fidelio," for the first time in a good two years. I was lucky to be given the "loan" of Klemperer's not only estimable live BBC recording from his performances and production run at Covent Garden in 1961, which was a great year for him. He reconquered the opera house after a series of terrible illnesses and misfortunes from 1957 onwards, and seems to have come back better than ever.

Truly a magnificent achievement. It makes many of the acclaimed performances sound rather ... shall we say ... somewhat lacking in drive and subtlety!

I shall order these even if it means I may starve imminently! Carpe Diem and all that!

A dear old friend of mine was first double bass in the ROHCG orchestra, and he clearly remembered these performances as being outstanding in his whole time at the house, between 1955 and the early eighties! He also told me how difficult the rehearsals were. But he said somehow the performances came out of rehearsals that seemed to suggest some sort of wreck must be the inevitable result. Klemperer started out very unpopular with the orchestra, and gained a grudging respect, followed by even something close to affection. That can happen. Certainly the band play like angels here! The cast are peerless for that time, and probably not yet eclipsed. The Chorus, firm and steady toned [unlike the then Vienna State Opera Chorus], which is a blessing in this music.

George

More ear candy jap-pop.
Got a ton of records from Japan.

Haim,

Thanks for your kind words.
I am slowly recovering but not running in full speed.

Today was just a lazy Sunday and I didn't do a darn thing! ( except listening to some tunes )

My mate got it right after I did and now some of my friends seem to be getting the same *bug*.
Not pleasant.

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Originally posted by naim_nymph:

I love this record - will have to play it when I get back from work tonight.
Cheers ... Oliver

Hi Oliver

played it on cd tonight, one of the very early cd's and the sound quality is stonking!
used to have it on vinyl long ago and that was very wonderful too!
this is my favourite Sade album!

nymph

Ravel/Rachmaninov: Michelangeli