What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol.IX)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2013
With 2013 upon us, it's time to start a fresh thread. I've gone back to an earlier thread title because often the "why" is the most interesting part of the post.
Anyway, links:
Volume VIII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...nt/12970396056050819
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290
Love this. A real grower, after several listenings it just begins to get in (if you let it, boom boom). Less immediate than Sky at Night, but just as beautiful.
Original Vinyl
Graham
Cheers,
EJ
Original 1966 Mono Vinyl.
Graham.
Stereo LP..
Original early 60s mono vinyl.
Graham
Original 1967 Deram vinyl.
In memory of Alvin.
I Can't Keep From Crying, Sometimes. 
Vinyl
"The music of Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) immediately attracts our attention with its rhythm, variety of colour, technical brilliance, energy, joy, and spirituality. It is incredibly well written for the instrument, even though its difficulties may deter many a player. Audiences are rarely indifferent to it, and for many it has a very powerful effect. In this disc, Angela Hewitt shows her affinity for French piano music, presenting the early Préludes of Olivier Messiaen, along with several of his Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus and Île de feu 1 and 2."
On vinyl.
The most played disc this year so far.
Sergei Rachmaninov: Guillaume Vincent (Piano)
Prelude op. 3, no. 2 in c-sharp minor
10 Preludes op. 23
13 Preludes op. 32
Steven Osborne (Piano)
Pictures from an Exhibition, by Modest Mussorgsky
Sarcasms, Op. 17 by Sergei Prokofiev
Visions fugitives, Op. 22 by Sergei Prokofiev
Finally, another complete Visions Fugitives. Recorded in December 2011, I'm not sure why it took more than a year to be released. I had been looking for additions and this is a very welcome disc.
When i put this in my CD5i i always look at my set and wonder how it is possible that it plays music so very good....
Steven Osborne (Piano)
Pictures from an Exhibition, by Modest Mussorgsky
Sarcasms, Op. 17 by Sergei Prokofiev
Visions fugitives, Op. 22 by Sergei Prokofiev
Finally, another complete Visions Fugitives. Recorded in December 2011, I'm not sure why it took more than a year to be released. I had been looking for additions and this is a very welcome disc.
Doug, it was released earlier in Australia, in connection with Steven's performances there.
Regards,
EJ
The most played disc this year so far.
Last track twice - it's the minimum dose.
Cheers,
EJ
Symphony #5 from the archives... I haven't listened to this set in years, I've always found it quite boring. However, it may be my mood, but I quite like what I'm hearing now. Recording is a bit fuzzy but the performance shines through.
Cheers,
EJ
I'm giving the speakers a bit of a work-out this morning with this (Peter Gabriel, Music For 'The Last Temptation of Christ') -
Osmium presents a different side of Parliament, with a sound unique to any of the P-Funk discography. Here, they tone down Hazel’s giant acid-drenched riffs with Funkadelic (at least somewhat), playing up the vocal stylings of the five singers, by blending in more of a gospel-influenced sound.