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
Great live album on LP.
Streaming from CD rip
First up
Then and followed by
Just the 19 'traditional' waltzes here, plus an homage by Mompou. Tharaud is at his finest in this music.
Cheers,
EJ
Two fabulous albums from last year. Played back to back.
Both on vinyl
Streaming from CD rip
From the vinyl box set:-
Cheers,
EJ
Brilliant musically and a sumputuous recording. G
The ballads and scherzi, from Ashkenazy's near-complete Chopin survey.
Cheers,
EJ
Automatic Man by Automatic Man.
Why? Because it's a superb album that was missed by so many people back in the 70s but has long been a firm favourite of mine.
I haven't listened to it for a while and I still know every word & still love it! Great musicianship & well produced. Prog Rock meets funk/fusion.
Listening to the ripped CD on the HDX as I can't find my original LP at the moment :-(
From what I read, during his NYP years, the performances of American work rose from about 4% to 15%. This would never happen today as programming is largely decided by marketing and research department for an orchestra to survive. Many of them are in a financial trouble in the US.
Barber's Adagio for Strings is well known but I knew very little about his other works such as this violin concerto. I find it lovely. Mixture of modern work and old Brahms-esque romanticism.
Schuman, OTOH, is a bit difficult to digest testing my patience. There are some interesting thing happening such as opening theme of In Praise of Shahn, but somehow it does not sustain my interest all the way through.
This is Sony's late 90s SBM remaster which I find them poor.
On vinyl
love it!
Ripped CD streaming through network/Superuniti. love this band deserve far more attention IMHO
All Rights Removed Airbag
Stunning SQ and musicianship
Streaming CD Rip Grace For Drowning Steven Wilson
35 year old LP : )
A good plan to bring Ian Anderson and other members of Jethro Tull on board to help out : )
Debs
first spin of some new repertoire ...
Cheers
Aleg
Inspired by the forum, don't remember who...but thanks
James Blunt "Some Kind Of Trouble" (Spotify)
P
After the modernist sounds of Schoenberg, now some romantic Franck ....
Cheers
Aleg
James Morrison
"Songs For You Truths For Me"