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Posted on: 23 March 2013 by Lloydy

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by patk

Doc Watson - Riding The Midnight Train

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by Kevin-W

Animals - Japanese LP

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by Jeff Anderson

Anais Mitchell "Young Man In America"

music from Burlington, Vermont

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j9XsO22mAQ (in Santa Barbara CA)

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by patk

Chatham County Line - Sight & Sound

Live album with accompanying DVD. CD only at this time.

Area artists, album recorded at the Fletcher Opera House in Raleigh, NC.

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by VladtheImpala

Originally Posted by Haim Ronen:

The recording is a peach, perfectly framing Faust’s superb musicianship.

Andrew McGregor -- June 24, 2010 -- BBC Review

Any violinist will tell you that Bach’s six suites for solo violin are miraculous creations. And they’ve had a fascinating history on disc, with some of the 20th century’s greatest violinists recording the set. But with the rise of the baroque specialist playing period instruments and alive to the latest scholarship, the kind of sounds and style of playing changed.

Sigiswald Kuijken’s pioneering recording in 1981 is at the vanguard of a steady stream of fine baroque violinists, like MonicaHuggett, John Holloway, Lucy van Dael, and Rachel Podger –

who’s a particular favourite for the sheer exuberance and joy of her playing, as well as everything she can teach us about the different colours you experience with gut strings at a lower pitch, and the myriad ways in which a baroque bow affects phrasing and articulation. A new generation of modern violinists has been listening, and learning, as you’ll know if you’ve heard the likes of Viktoria Mullova, Julia Fischer or Alina Ibragimova in their recent recordings of solo Bach, each of them adopting different aspects of the baroque violinist’s art, and experimenting with bows, strings, vibrato and phrasing.

Now we can add Isabelle Faust, whose sound is deliciously straight with little or no vibrato, and bowed with such sensitivity to Bach’s phrasing that you could almost kid yourself at times that she’s using a baroque bow. But a couple of features are especially telling: her instinct for ornamentation in the repeats, and the sense of cumulative musicianship – a momentum that builds not just in individual movements like the great Chaconne that ends Bach’s D minor Partita, but through each suite. The Chaconne is on the brisk side, but beautifully built from the opening chords, and the Adagio and Fugue that open the C major Sonata are also particularly well handled by Faust, the slow opening movement stroked into life, before the different voices of Bach’s monumental fugue are laid before us.

Faust’s playing has elements of Mullova’s power, Ibragimova’s intimacy, Fischer’s bravura, and Podger’s delight in Bach’s dances, and the recording is a peach, perfectly framing her musicianship. There’s only one thing wrong with it: there are only three of the six suites here, the D minor and E major Partitas and the C major Sonata, and I’m impatient for volume two.

Both volumes are terrific Ms Faust is a wonderful musician. However, not even she can rescue the Shostakovich violin sonata on the disc below:

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by DenisA

1972 Vinyl, beautiful gatefold. Wouldn't be able to read the lyrics on a CD!

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by Quad 33

Originally Posted by DenisA:

1972 Vinyl, beautiful gatefold. Wouldn't be able to read the lyrics on a CD!

Denis, one of his best IMO. Will email you regarding record day.

G

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by naim_nymph

2 x LP EMI reissue 2011 : )

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by Quad 33

Original Vinyl

G

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by Lloydy

...........and now

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by David

Earlier

Now

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by Kevin-W

My favourite show of the Floyd's 1977 tour - Madison Sq Gdns 2nd July. They are truly on fire at this show, Gilmour especially, and Rick Wright really stretches himself out. Newly available in improved SQ.

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by mtuttleb

Originally Posted by VladtheImpala:

Originally Posted by Haim Ronen:

The recording is a peach, perfectly framing Faust’s superb musicianship.

Andrew McGregor -- June 24, 2010 -- BBC Review

Any violinist will tell you that Bach’s six suites for solo violin are miraculous creations. And they’ve had a fascinating history on disc, with some of the 20th century’s greatest violinists recording the set. But with the rise of the baroque specialist playing period instruments and alive to the latest scholarship, the kind of sounds and style of playing changed.

Sigiswald Kuijken’s pioneering recording in 1981 is at the vanguard of a steady stream of fine baroque violinists, like MonicaHuggett, John Holloway, Lucy van Dael, and Rachel Podger –

who’s a particular favourite for the sheer exuberance and joy of her playing, as well as everything she can teach us about the different colours you experience with gut strings at a lower pitch, and the myriad ways in which a baroque bow affects phrasing and articulation. A new generation of modern violinists has been listening, and learning, as you’ll know if you’ve heard the likes of Viktoria Mullova, Julia Fischer or Alina Ibragimova in their recent recordings of solo Bach, each of them adopting different aspects of the baroque violinist’s art, and experimenting with bows, strings, vibrato and phrasing.

Now we can add Isabelle Faust, whose sound is deliciously straight with little or no vibrato, and bowed with such sensitivity to Bach’s phrasing that you could almost kid yourself at times that she’s using a baroque bow. But a couple of features are especially telling: her instinct for ornamentation in the repeats, and the sense of cumulative musicianship – a momentum that builds not just in individual movements like the great Chaconne that ends Bach’s D minor Partita, but through each suite. The Chaconne is on the brisk side, but beautifully built from the opening chords, and the Adagio and Fugue that open the C major Sonata are also particularly well handled by Faust, the slow opening movement stroked into life, before the different voices of Bach’s monumental fugue are laid before us.

Faust’s playing has elements of Mullova’s power, Ibragimova’s intimacy, Fischer’s bravura, and Podger’s delight in Bach’s dances, and the recording is a peach, perfectly framing her musicianship. There’s only one thing wrong with it: there are only three of the six suites here, the D minor and E major Partitas and the C major Sonata, and I’m impatient for volume two.

Both volumes are terrific Ms Faust is a wonderful musician.

Certainly agree. I have seen her live twice. Once in an old church in Alsace (Saint-Pierre sur l'Hâte) together with Alexander (Sasha) Melnikov performing some Beethoven violin sonatas. The other time was in Frankfurt with Orchestra Mozart directed by Claudio Abbado

Regards,

Mark

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by FangfossFlyer

A morning of Donovan on first pressing vinyl in MONO...how beautiful it sounds.

Now after a 'soaking' trip to Scarborough, courtesy of a large wave, an early evening of Neil with Time Fades Away and a first pressing of On The Beach I have just received from a guy in York....also great sound quality.......Thanks!

Richard

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by mtuttleb

Originally Posted by Florestan:

Van Cliburn: The Complete Album Collection

CD 24 Rachmaninoff (1960-1972):

Piano Sonata Nr. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36

Etude-tableaux op. 39 Nr. 5

Preludes op. 23 Nr. 4 through 7

Prelude op. 32 Nr. 5

Here is my confession for the day and a large one in my mind. I may have one or two recordings kicking around from Harvey Lavan Cliburn, Jr. but I don't remember the last time I listened to Van Cliburn or if I ever listened to them in the first place. If asked I wouldn't have known how to characterize his playing. This is a bewildering thing in hindsight and I've finally corrected this oversight. Sadly though this opportunity coincides almost eerily to the day of his own passing away on February 27, 2013 as a result of bone cancer.

Cliburn's lineage was very strong. His mother studied with Arthur Friedheim who of course was a pupil of Liszt. His main teacher at Julliard was Rosina Lhévinne. His musical legacy mainly centres on the great composers of the romantic era and this suits me just fine. This music is no less important than any other period before it. It also explains why the usual non-musically inclined members of the press would give him a hard time.

Listening to the Etude and Preludes on disc 24 I am made aware of and delighted to hear such a strong and solid playing. It's old school playing rich in sonority, sincerity and honesty. No gimmicks, no antics, not ploys - this is such strong playing right down the centre of the spectrum and it is hard to find fault with anything. It just makes sense immersed in its own simplicity.

Now I've only listened to this disc so far. The Sonata was recorded in Russia in 1960 and the sonics are not ideal. But the Etude and Preludes were recorded between 1970-72 in New York. These latter pieces, at least initially on first listen, just strike me as being a close ideal to what a piano recording should sound like. Beautifully realistic to what a wonderful 9' Model D Steinway sounds like. The best thing about a Steinway is its bass register. From time to time this comes out and it makes me very happy to hear this against the very different character of the upper register.

I think I am going to enjoy working through this and I am glad to finally add some of Van Cliburn's legacy to my library.

Best Regards,

Doug

Hi Doug,

There are quite a few sets from Decca (Ashkenazy) and DG Arkiv coming out. I have many sets that are probably included in the new sets coming out and so will probably not be tempted.

I have one LP with van Cliburn performing the Tchaikovsky piano concerto which is not in good condition, so will give this set a try given that it is quite reasonably priced.

Regards,

Mark

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by Bert Schurink

..just had a two hours workout and very much enjoyed this jewel of progressive rock..

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by DenisA

Sharon Van Etten - Because I Was In Love

Debut album on vinyl. The simple arrangements capture Sharon's beautiful voice really well.

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by Quad 33

Pink Floyd will invite their fan around the world to join them in a mass on line event to mark the 40th anniversary of DSOTM starting at midnight tomorrow. Fans accessing the bands website will be encouraged to use Twitter to send in their memories, photos or general comments - enough of them hopefully to turn a picture of the moon on the interactive website dark.

G

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by DenisA

Godsticks - The Envisage Conundrum

As Fee would say, "lets make some noise"

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by FangfossFlyer

And it's my birthday as well on the 24th of March.

Then on the 25th John Martyn released Solid Air also 40 years ago, not that I am 40!

I am younger than that now!

Originally Posted by Quad 33:

Pink Floyd will invite their fan around the world to join them in a mass on line event to mark the 40th anniversary of DSOTM starting at midnight tomorrow. Fans accessing the bands website will be encouraged to use Twitter to send in their memories, photos or general comments - enough of them hopefully to turn a picture of the moon on the interactive website dark.

G

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by naim_nymph

CBS 2 x LP original 1979 vinyl : )

I'm starting this an hour early, it's only 7.30!

Debs

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by matt podniesinski

On vinyl.

Posted on: 23 March 2013 by VladtheImpala

Originally Posted by naim_nymph:

CBS 2 x LP original 1979 vinyl : )

I'm starting this an hour early, it's only 7.30!

Debs

Perhaps you could play e.g. "Live & Unreleased" and pretend it's a two-set gig?

What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol.IX)

Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2013