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
Not got that one 
This is tremendous:
steve
I am enjoying this. On the black stuff.
Good suggestion. On the silver disc.
First play. Love it!!
Kings of Convenience "Riot On An Empty Street"
(Spotify Premium US)
next play:
Paul Simon "iTunes London Festival 2011"
Wilhelm Kempff was DG's house pianist for close to 50 years. To my knowledge, he is the first pianist ever branded 'weak tea' - as opposed to Fischer and Gulda among his contemporaries. In truth, he was cerebral, intimate and measured, and as rightly pointed out by Alfred Brendel, also technically very well endowed. DG gave him some quite bad sound, unfortunately, until very late in life (his Schubert and Schumann are better in this respect).
He recorded the Beethoven sonatas twice. The first, in mono, is by all accounts the 'best', although I think the differences are overrated, and the stereo has (marginally) better sound. Because of his reluctance to go to extremes, Kempff's late sonatas are to my ears rather limited in scope - but he is spectacular (top choice) in the op.2 and op.10 sonatas.
Regards,
EJ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODq5wTztEvQ
Image reflects perfectly the weather outside; still warm air, calm waters, few clouds in the sky. The music matches today's summer bliss.
Just finished:
First album. On CD.
Now: The Shins - Port of Morrow
Philips 10 x LP box-set : )
playing LP sides 5, 6, and 7:
Six English Suites BWV 806-811
no.1 in A
no.2 in A minor
no.3 in G minor
no.4 in F
no.5 in E minor
no.6 in D minor
Charlie Haden: Nocturne
A Rob Jungklas album from 1989 that never saw the light the light of day
Followed up by one from 1991 which is better and was released.
Wilhelm Kempff was DG's house pianist for close to 50 years. To my knowledge, he is the first pianist ever branded 'weak tea' - as opposed to Fischer and Gulda among his contemporaries. In truth, he was cerebral, intimate and measured, and as rightly pointed out by Alfred Brendel, also technically very well endowed. DG gave him some quite bad sound, unfortunately, until very late in life (his Schubert and Schumann are better in this respect).
He recorded the Beethoven sonatas twice. The first, in mono, is by all accounts the 'best', although I think the differences are overrated, and the stereo has (marginally) better sound. Because of his reluctance to go to extremes, Kempff's late sonatas are to my ears rather limited in scope - but he is spectacular (top choice) in the op.2 and op.10 sonatas.
Regards,
EJ
I couldn't have analysed it better, thanks.
Lazy Sunday morning, make a cup of coffee (a good coffee), some toast, orange juice and then put this one spinning:
CD
Gieseking Beethoven's early sonatas. ( No. 4, 5 & 6 )
Amebix - Sonic Mass on vinyl
This, on CD
It's out 27th September, but I was given a review copy. Tronbruket are a four-piece led by Dan Berglund, bassist of EST. This was recorded at Abbey Road Studio 2, using a lot of he old gear the Floyd used on their 1970s albums, including this very celeste, used by Rick Wright on "Time".
On first listen, this is proving to be a really, really good album, one that I would feel confident in recommending to EST fans and lovers of Scandi-jazz.
Mellow Sunday morning listening
Last album then it's off to The Emirates!
CD
Two DJs had a simple idea: sample their favourite jazz albums. It was very good idea, which took off in the clubs of London in the early 1990s and one that led to a call from the fabled Blue Note Records. Teaming up with young musicians such as Gerard Presencer and Steve Williamson they produced Hand On The Torch. With it's astute use of samples, funky groove, cool cut rapping and sense of the sheer joy of jazz, this can count as one of the truly great jazz albums of the 90s. Every track is a stand out and possible single. Included are the two which were hit singles, "Cantaloop (flip fantasia)" and "Tukka Yoot's Riddem". Being fine numbers in themselves, they also introduced a new audience to Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island" and Grant Green's "Sookie Sookie", which are the samples for the two numbers respectively. It is this building upon the jazz tradition, creating something contemporary that makes this album so enthralling.