What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. X)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2013
On the cusp of 2014, we start a new thread...
Anyway, links:
Volume IX: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...16#22826037054683416
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
Sergei Rachmaninov: Brigitte Engerer / Boris Berezovsky (pianos)
Sergei Rachmaninov: Emanuel Ax (Piano), Yefim Bronfman (Piano)
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17
Treating myself to some more. Once I start I can't stop. Again, this music is very visual. It tells a story. Here is the text to which Rachmaninov set the first suite and what he was inspired by. This suite was written in 1893 as a twenty year old and in the same year that Tchaikovsky passed away.
I. Barcarolle. Allegretto, in G minor.
“Barcarolle” (Lermontov)
At dusk half-heard the chill wave laps/ Beneath the gondola’s slow oar. …
…once more a song! once more the twanged guitar! …
…now sad, now gaily ringing, The barcarolle comes winging
The boat slid by, the water clove: So time glides o’er the surge of love;
The water will grow smooth again, But what can rouse a passion slain!
II. La nuit... L'amour... Adagio sostenuto, in D major. (The night...the love...)
“A Night for Love / It is the hour” (Byron, from Parisina)
It is the hour when from the boughs/ The nightingale’s high note is heard;
It is the hour — when lover’s vows/ Seem sweet in every whisper’d word;
And gentle winds and waters near,/ Make music to the lonely ear.
Each flower the dews have lightly wet,/ And in the sky the stars are met,
And on the wave is deeper blue,/ And on the leaf a browner hue,
And in the Heaven that clear obscure/ So softly dark, and darkly pure,
That follows the decline of day/ As twilight melts beneath the moon away.
III. Les Larmes. Largo di molto, in G minor. (The Tears)
“Tears” (Tyutchev)
Tears, human tears, that pour forth beyond telling,/ Early and late, in the dark, out of sight,
While the world goes on its way all unwittingly,/ Numberless, stintless, you fall unremittingly,
Pouring like rain, the long rain that is welling/ Endlessly, late in the autumn at night.
IV. Pâques. Allegro maestoso, in G minor. (Easter)
“Russian Easter” (Khomyakov)
Across the earth a mighty peal is sweeping/ till all the booming air rocks like a sea,
As silver thunders carol forth the tidings,/ Exulting in that holy victory…
Vinyl.
A new arrival.
Live in Boston vol 2
Great album.
+ 1
The new video off the up and coming album which if it is of the same standard is going to be possibly her best yet but god does she not look old now in it.
EMA - The Futures Void.
Live in Boston vol 2
Great album.
+ 1
Picked up vol 1 and vol 2 for a couple quid,just need vol 3.
Stevee it was a lovely chilled out morning yesterday with some great albums.
If this doesn't part the clouds and bring the sun out, nothing will.
Yep thought I would try this to tempt the sun out!
Vinyl
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Earlier...
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Followed by...
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I have not heard anything for a some time which feels so much like Lennon than this track from this album:
Not played this vinyl for a while & must say the SQ is rather good - The music is just brilliant and ever time I hear Amy it reminds me just what a talent we lost.
A stonewall classic.
Hard Times in Babylon
On vinyl...