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

Johann Sebastian Bach:  The Goldberg Variations - Glenn Gould (180g LP) 

Bit of contrast to Joni M but, hell, it's Saturday night!  

On Vinyl from the Mono Box:-

On vinyl. 

Ludwig van Beethoven:  Viktoria Mullova (Violin), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)

Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat Op. 12 No. 3

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Op. 47 "Kreutzer"

Of course I just copied the descriptions above directly from the album only to make a point.  According to Beethoven himself he titled these works as Sonaten für Pianoforte (Klavier) und Violine - not violin sonatas.   Judging from the cover though since Mullova is the much bigger person in size and apparently in stature too they decided to ignore the other player and her partner (I hope).  

I wonder if the graphic artist who created this cover ever equally considered cutting Mullova's face off below that mid-point of her nose rather than Bezuidenhout's?  Somehow, I think not.

This is a very likable performance.

Gluzman is passionate but excellent phrasing and tempo manipulation keeping the tension and momentum. Orchestra here. lead by American conductor Andrew Litton,  is closely working WITH the soloist, too. Expressiveness and good dynamic contrasts go a long way to keep me engaged. There is a much wider emotional range in this set than Jansen. Bold and daring with a dash of schmultz with wheeping upper registers not too dissimilar from Szerying's tone. 

Someone compared him with Kreisler. I could see the similarity in a romantic phrasing but the difference is that Gluzman has much clearer note definitions and contemporary flair preventing from the tunes becoming saccharin sweet.

Clean and competent but it's lacking emotional mojo. Dynamically played with wide expressions but somehow missing humanity behind notes. 1st movement ends in bravura finish. 2nd movement intro does not have the menacing undertones. Perhaps not angry enough in spite all that commotions he creates. Sweet passages not sweet enough. Lively Scherzo yet feels surface excitement only. Funeral March is stately but does not have a sense of doom. Reminiscent bits are pastel hued and school girlish. The final movement has no bite. The entire set is too orderly and that the human emotions are not like that.

Schumann once said of Chopin's work "canons buried in flowers.""

Flowery Chopin without canons is musically deadly. :/

In memory of Joe Sample:

Kids still asleep upstairs this morning as this gently seeps out of the PMC's and drifts around the room downstairs with the smell of morning coffee.

Bliss.

G

Music which comes across in pictures

frankblackfrancis -  2cd

acoustic versions of Pixies classic tracks and re-recorded ones using trumpet, violin, guitar and electronics. Very abstract stuff for a Sunday morning. 

PORCUPINE TREE  |  VOYAGE 34   -  remastered version cd.

Some beautiful (and beautifully recorded) classical music for a fine Sunday morning:

- a hi res download (24bit 292 KHz) from HD Classics.

Stephen Hough:  In the Night 

Keyboard music from the eighteen century on the Spanish Glossa label. 

Doug,

So many recordings made for night music (latest one is Jenny Lin's 'Night Stories') while most performers completely neglecting our mornings and afternoons, I wonder why.

First play of Percy's new effort, on three-sided vinyl. So far, so good:

Nice while reading a newspaper

The Brothers and Sisters - Dylan's Gospel

Saw this posted in the music forum.  Bob Dylan put to gospel arrangement.  First listen. 

Audiophile Jazz

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Always pleasant

Not every recording from a good artist is good...., but some artists have a steady quality record. I am not familiar with this recording but like her Four Seasons