"Lin, who is known for her great versatility and understanding of a wide range of music, some of it being of a virtuosic and difficult nature, shows that she can also exercise great restraint when it's called for. In music where the vagaries of memory and the weight of past impressions are a central element, she is skillfully able to project a sense of space and distance into her approach -- throughout Nostalghia, the precise sound that Silvestrov seeks and its placement in time is obtained artfully and seemingly without effort by Lin. This disc has a strong potential for general appeal given its late-night, quiet- time milieu and great seriousness of purpose. If you have long sought contemporary music that can move you and make you think, yet does not consist of cloying minimalism or seem wrought from a bed of nails, then Nostalghia -- Valentin Silvestrov: Piano Works may be very well what you are looking for."
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
Originally Posted by EJS:
One for the fans. I find her Chopin #2 is OKish but mostly either loud or subdued. She sounds lost in the Rachmaninov sonata. The Berceuse and Barcarolle are really fine.
EJ,
I agree with you on her Chopin and Rach.
You were quite generous with praise.
I found her Barcarolle extremely annoying to listen to. Her keyed up strong touch with a cool tone isn't quite appropriate for this mellow pensive tune. Lack of ambiguity is appreciated but she's a bit relentless with forced in your face phrasing throughout. Needs more variations and feeling in pianissimo. Compared both to say, Richter or even Rubinstein above, it's obvious she's out of depth in phrasing and subtle inflections. Does not show the same maturity of Martha, either.
Her Berceuse is also the same long the line. Sounds like a kid banging on a piano. A female version of Lang-Lang. :/
I am trying really hard to like her stuff tho.
Fair enough, Kuma, although a kid banging on a piano is probably taking it a bit far in the other direction. I gave up on her newer work after her recording of the Liszt sonata. Shallow and relentless to the point where she manages to turn this kaleidoscope of a work into a monochrome practice run. However I do like some of her early work, including a quirky Beethoven 4th.
Cheers,
EJ
Definitely a foreshadowing of Jimmy Page moving into a more bluesy, folky direction long before his collaboration with Allison Krause and the current Band of Joy. Bit of a "dark" recording sonically and a departure from Led Zeppelin.
Change of pace for the early evening. Reving it up a notch.
Change of pace for the early evening. Reving it up a notch.
Great album but probably would have the men in blue knocking at my door this time of night.
Enjoyt it!
Definitely a foreshadowing of Jimmy Page moving into a more bluesy, folky direction long before his collaboration with Allison Krause and the current Band of Joy. Bit of a "dark" recording sonically and a departure from Led Zeppelin.
I think you mean Robert Plant, 
- On CD Big Big Train English Boy Wonders
On CD Airbag Identity Simply love this band
Some 16th century English music. Perfect for a slightly hungover Sunday morn.
Grabbed one of my oldies ....
Cheers
Aleg
Recovering from a late dinner with friends. This always hits the spot with the obligatory cup of tea. G
On CD
Because it's sublime.....G
Sublime but invisible it seems......David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive.
On CD:-
Great! One of my favourite live albums.
CD
Basia Bulat "Heart Of My Own"
Leos Janácek: Hélène Couvert (Piano)
On the overgrown path, Book 1
Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"
In the mists
Setting the tone for this Sunday morning.
Bill Deasy "Start Again"
Awesome
A £6 find this morning on 'mint' double vinyl.
Bob Dylan "Tempest"