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
On the Beach is the fifth studio album by Neil Young
| February 5, 1974 – April 7, 1974 Arrow Ranch, Woodside, California; Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood | |
| Genre | Rock, folk rock, blues rock |
|---|---|
| Length | 39:40 |
| Label | Reprise |
| Producer | Neil Young, David Briggs (tracks 1 4), Mark Harman (tracks 2 3 5), Al Schmitt (tracks 6 7 8) |
Tonight's the Night is the sixth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young
| Released | June 20, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Recorded | August–September 1973 at Studio Instrument Rentals, Hollywood, CA (except "Come On Baby": Fillmore East, NYC, March 1970; "Lookout Joe": Broken Arrow Ranch, December 1972 and "Borrowed Tune": Broken Arrow Ranch, December 1973) |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 44:52 |
| Label | Reprise |
| Producer | David Briggs and Neil Young with Tim Mulligan Elliot Mazer on "Lookout Joe" |
I've never heard the entire scores of Orff's Carmina Burana so I decided to give the rest a listen.
What a fun!
Altho, I think Previn's direction too placid and polite at times. I would love to hear this live some day.
This is Robert Show version of O Fortuna which I could sing along. 
Cyclone ~ Something to kick off a Saturday morning to. This one from TD originally in '78 was remastered in '95. It upset many of the hardcore TD fans at the time for its use of vocals and drummer. Coming back to it fresh this morning it sounds ok.
Cyclone ~ Something to kick off a Saturday morning to. This one from TD originally in '78 was remastered in '95. It upset many of the hardcore TD fans at the time for its use of vocals and drummer. Coming back to it fresh this morning it sounds ok.
Ahh, a wonderful album. This was the first TD album I bought back in 1980, on vinyl of course. Knew nothing about them at all but the cover was/is amazing, I read all the instrument lists on the back of the sleeve, only three long tracks......I'm in!
Mind you anything TD recorded after the late 80's is rubbish IMO.
Why? Because it is one of the top -maybe the best- recording of Sibelius VC from a solist point of view!
Delicate playing while I also like Lang Langs playing of these pieces
Hi Bert,
how do you rip your music to get 2116kb files? And does it make a difference?
thanks
Ralph
Hi Ralph,
i didn't tip this one I bought this one directly as download from Hyperion records who offered at with this bit depth (24), normal cd's wouldn't offer you this. So even if you would transcode it like that it would be meaningless up sampling. The only way to rio higher bits and sampling frequencies to my knowledge is to rip from dvd's or blu Rays which can have a better quality signal.
this one is by the way a nice recording, so one would say that the richness would come through, while I couldn't heard an a b with a cd version. Hope this clarifies.
The two major works; Schubert's "Wanderedfantasie" and Liszt's Piano Sonata in B Minor played beautifully by very young David Fray.
Haim, this looks like a desirable disc. Could you give us your impression of his B minor?
EJ
Definitely, EJ, a disc that is in a high rotation here. Quite often I am interested in hearing musicians play early in their career, before all the polish and style settle them down. David Fray is doing the B Minor in a search mode, contemplating but also with confidence and plenty of feelings. In comparison, Hamelin is more technical and plays it faster, staying more on the surface. I think that Fray's spirit and style are closer to Jorge Bolet or even to Claudio Arrau.
What is your favorite version of this work?
Haim
Thanks for the report. For me, it's Zimerman. Athough it's probably the work I have the most recordings of, and many pianists have impressive accounts. The B-minor is my litmus test for a pianist for managing the crossroads between virtuosity and music. I do have Hamelin, it's an OK interpretation and I do like to spin it ocassionally but as you say, not the most searching or invested of performances. Angela Hewitt is about to release her recording early next year; the snippets can already be listened to, and I'm holding my breath...
EJ
So first go on this one. I have the feeling that while it's very well played that I like Jean Efflam Bavouzet's version more as it's lighter, more playful.
RVG Edition CD
Great album, also good sound
Dirty Martini
"Tea and Revenge" (2006)
three female singer/songwriters, pop/rock
Another one - all nicely recorded
Robert Schumann with Menahem Pressler on the piano and the Emerson String Quartet.
Just released first listen in 96/24
Aleg,
How is Souvenance? I watched one piece from his live concert on youtube and did not fall for it immediately. I had the impression that the large ensemble was overtaking the delicate sound of his oud.
Haim
Elliott Smith
"An Introduction To ..........." (2010)
Wonderful singer/songwriter, gone far too soon.
She & Him
"Volume One" (2008)
The duo of M.Ward and Zooey Deschanel doing their pop "throw-back" to the days of standards, twangy guitar and harmonies. Good stuff.
Why? Because it is one of the top -maybe the best- recording of Sibelius VC from a solist point of view!
I really like Sergey Khachatryan too. Thanks for the reminder. My next Sibelius VC will be this disc.
'The Endless River'
Hi Res Flac...Enjoying this more the more I play it.
G
Claudio Arrau II: Great Pianists of the 20th Century
Beethoven | Chopin | Liszt | Schumann
Claudio Arrau is a great pianist of any century. His interpretations and style lead you in a way with such confidence and you have no reason not to trust him. Everything is so natural in the end and you wonder why many others could not find there way or be so off track in this music.
Suzanne Vega
"Close-Up: Vol. 4, Songs Of Family" (2012)