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

Hewitt is excellent here though she was only my second choice. I was never able to obtain Tharaud's early recordings of Chabrier. Does anyone have  them?

Let there be (post) rock :-

Amazing value from mystic productions in Poland ;-)

What is this? It looks interesting.

The Opium Cartel "Night Blooms"

always grateful to Gary Shaw for this recommendation

Polish progressive / post rock band Riverside.

Not that well known, but deserve to have far more attention in my opinion.

This is a six disc set of their first four albums.

Their latest - Shrine of New Generation Slaves (Songs) in its special edition guise is also worth investigating.

Loads on You Tube if you care to try. (Elevator Shrine if you can find that ;-) )

Excellent live as well - if a tad loud.

The singer bass player has a very good side project called Lunatic Soul, again well worth digging out.

Richard Thompson "Celtschmerz"  Live UK '98 solo acoustic

thanks to Howard (BigH47) for the recommend, liking this a lot

On CD:-

Todd Rundgren - State

You are more than welcome Jeff, a class album.

Now:-

I can't abide opera (or musicals) normally but, strangely, I like this.

(My copy doesn't have BB scrawled on it!)

steve

earlier this afternoon:

(vinyl) earlier on this sunny afternoon and then

on CD

Post Grand Prix come down. G

Not played for a while, Joni's latter years.

Brilliant!!

My mission for the next few weeks:

All 14 discs via streamer.

Trio Chausson:  Philippe Talec (violin), Antonie Landowski (cello) and Boris de Larochelambert (piano)

Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 3 by Ernest Chausson

Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor by Maurice Ravel 

One of my nightcaps, I suppose.  My wrist is sore, I'm tired and it's time for the ease and comfort of letting someone else do the work.  The Chausson Piano Trio in G minor is just such a wonderful work.  The atmosphere it evokes from the start and here and there throughout is nothing short of perfect for me.  So many wonderful moments of sadness or tension it gives me such joy although occasionally Chausson throws in a sprinkle of gaiety or sunshine.  This aspect mostly annoys me.  Contrast this to some of the darker material and the climaxes and I can't get enough.

In my head I have a large repertoire of music from bygone centuries.  I don't think I could ever part with any of it quite frankly but I find that I tend to camp out on my favourite pieces for days, weeks, or even months at a time.  It is not usually complete works that have me but usually a phrase here, a section or even a movement there.  Those special parts that contain all the mystery and those parts that words cannot explain.  It is music that cannot be written in today's world.  It is music that finds such depth in the human soul and journey.

Tripla Concordia:  Musicke from the Ayre

Henry Purcell:  Sonata in 4 parts for two violins, bass viol & continuao No. 4 in D minor, Z. 805

Matthew Locke: Suite for 3 viols, 3 theorbos & continuo No. 2 in G major (Broken Consort 1/2)

John Jenkins: Fancy Air Set in G minor (No. 6)

Henry Purcell: Ground for harpsichord in C minor, ZD 221(doubtful)

Matthew Locke: Suite for 3-part consort & continuo No. 6 in F major (Little Consort No. 6)

Henry Purcell:  Pavan for 2 violins & continuo in A major, Z 748

Henry Purcell: Sinfonia in D minor

John Jenkins:  Ayre divisions

Matthew Locke: Suite for 2 bass viols No. 1 in D minor

Matthew Locke: Suite for 2 bass viols No. 2 in D major

Henry Purcell: Suite for harpsichord No. 7 in D minor Z. 668

Henry Purcell: Sonata in 4 parts for two violins, bass viol & continuo No. 6 in g minor, Z. 807 

Divine...

Jordi Savall 

basse de viole à sept cordes, Barak Norman, London 1697

Wieland Kuijken  

basse de viole à sept cordes, Nicolas Bertrand, Paris 1704

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..nice round music, during workout..