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
On CD:-
Coz I loves Debussy innit
Afterwork relaxing moment .....
Hey Aleg,
i got that one too .... It is in my list af favourites. Highly recommended album !
Cheers,
EJ
On the original double vinyl.
Great interpretation of "Miroirs" particularly.
The formative influence of Frédéric Chopin on the music of other composers is often noted, usually in connection with the solo keyboard pieces of Sergey Rachmaninov and Alexander Scriabin, perhaps the two figures who benefitted most from studying Chopin's style and methods. But they were late Romantics who appeared at the end of a long line of musicians who fell under Chopin's spell, and the list contains many other familiar names, including Edvard Grieg, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Mily Balakirev, Ferruccio Busoni, and Leopold Godowsky. Modern composers also turned to Chopin for inspiration, such as Arthur Honegger, Lennox Berkeley, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Federico Mompou, though with them the Romantic style takes on an arch quality with the addition of dissonances and irregular rhythms, yet the spirit of the original source still shines through. This collection of short tributes and pastiches, played by Jonathan Plowright, was recorded in 2009, but its release in 2010 coincided with the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth. Considering that it appeared among numerous Chopin releases and reissues for the occasion, there was a risk that it could have been missed in the onslaught. But Plowright's idiomatic and expressive playing and the creativity of these hommages make this a worthwhile disc to hear at least once, if only to become aware of the various ways Chopin's legacy continued after his death. Hyperion's sound quality is exceptional. - AMG
The vinyl version sounds soooo much better than the CD release.
They must have put on a high res. digital for this vinyl release.
CD
..not the whole 21 CD's in one day :-)
..not the whole 21 CD's in one day :-)
..now I understand why I initially didn't find access to Schubert Songs, my first exposure was through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and he in my opinion isn't bringing the emotions accross as Matthias Goerne can...., it's always good to have multiple recordings in classical which gives you very often a different access to the same music...
Well it is Easter I suppose...
"Helene Schmitt devotes a new recording to unpublished Sonatas by Schmelzer (ca 1620-1680), recently discovered in the archives of the British Library. These Sonatas will no doubt confirm the words of a contemporary critic who wrote that the Viennese virtuoso was "the most accomplished violinists in Europe".
On vinyl:-
Guitar genius time, on 180 gm vinyl:-
