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

Peterson takes a backseat to Ed Thigpen at times on times square times...G

For some odd reason, I fancy a bit of Purcell. So here's the Taverner Consort and Andrew Parrot on this landmark Cd from 1999. Superb!

Winky,

Here is a Rameau piano piece for a more modern perspective:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xauCNlYyV8A

I much prefer Hewitt's performance but couldn't find any on youtube.

Haim

One of my favourites and certainly Underworld's best work. I remember buying the original CD in a shop in Headington, Oxford when it was originally released.

Great album but wish they hadn't overdubbed the strings later in the studio

One of the best sounding discs I own.

The Kinks At The BBC

On vinyl as there are still some of us vinyl spinners left In 2015

Richard

On Amazon.co.uk there appears to be 2 different MP3 versions of this album, i.e. same title, different tracks. One appears to be Peterson's  "West Side Story" album. Which one are you referring to?

Dave

NOT the Westside Story Version.

I'm listening FLAC lossless via Qobuz.

G

All formats and also available as a MP3 download titled "Times Square Time"

Why: Because it's not the one GraemeH is listening to.

Streaming on Spotify Premium. The other one titled "Times Square Time" is also on Spotify.

Dave

Someone on here recommended this album a while back (sorry, can't remember who) and as I have no Talking Heads albums I thought I'd give it a go.  This CD is a Japanese import which I went for as it wasn't much more expensive than the normal versions.  

Lavrova Primakov Duo: Four Hand Recital

Natalia Lavrova / Vassily Primakov

Darius Milhaud:  Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit, Op. 58

Carl Czerny:  Grand Sonata for Piano Four Hands in F minor, Op. 178

John Corigliano:  Gazebo Dances for Piano Four Hands

Franz Schubert:  Fantasie in F minor for Piano Four Hands, D.940

Incredible ensemble playing here with Lavrova and Primakov.  They play as one and it is shockingly seamless.  I wasn't familiar with the Czerny or Corigliano.  I reached for this though this morning with only a resolve to spend time with Schubert's F-minor Fantasie.  One of the fastest versions I may have on disc which is not always a good thing for me but in this case there is so many other strong points to rave about that I could almost overlook this one point in consideration of the others.  For some reason it works despite my wanting the thematic material to portray slightly more weight, solemnity, and gravitas.  Often you can hear a struggle to keep this together in some of the denser sections but this duo plays with one accord as if this is a solo piece.  The recording quality is good and at times in the main theme and its return the playing / sound quality is just sublime 

Eamon O'Leary, Jefferson Hamer

"The Murphy Beds"     (2012)   mp3

Continuing my foray into 'modern' classical music. Modern, in this case, being almost 75 years old, but Mr. Koechlin wrote them as inaccessible and atonal as any. 

Well, not really - there is atonality here but also a warmer, impressionistic core. Splendidly played and recorded, this is recommended as long as you don't expect your music to come with tunes, as such.

EJ

Hi BP, I listened to my copy of Abbado III today, and I have to agree with you that Gheorghiu is more mesmerizing than I remember. What also struck me again is that Abbado conducts with quite a bit more theatrical flair than in his earlier performances. Overall, my preference still is with Giulini '89, although to be fair he also suffers from a weak male lineup.

EJ

   Something eclectic for a change on double vinyl.

During my workout I listened to this. It's not as good as Lee Morgan in my eyes, but still enjoyable old jazz.

Interesting reading on the nocturnes. Less dreamy than many, so a recommendation for people who like the pieces but who would like to hear a different version. Recording is so close that you can hear the breathing of the artist.

The Seattle Symphony launched their own label with five hugely exciting projects - I only wish 'my' Concertgebouw Orchestra would be so bold. This is the first of a projected Dutilleux cycle. Not everything I've heard from Dutilleux makes sense to me, but the first symphony is an agreeable work. The hires recording is fantastic, and the performance is really good, too. 

EJ

Future Islands

"On The Water"     (2011)     mp3

At times I wonder if Hewitt has been veering here away from Bach's spirit and into Chabrier's  musical landscape. Luckily, I have Gould and Nikolayeva to fall on when a little more weight and substance are required.

I just did a search on Qobuz and found a series of albums titled "Times Square Time with". Reasonably priced but I'd be interested to know the history of the recordings; original release, personnel, recording date, etc. The same series is also available to stream on Spotify. Seems to cover a wide range of music genres.

Dave

FRANK ZAPPA/THE MOTHERS  -The Roxy & Elsewhere -  on c.d.

I felt like listening to some suave, sophisticated music for Sunday evening ; but put this one on instead.

It's actually 'Times Square Time with The Oscar Peterson Trio' - 8 tracks starting with 'Dahoud'.

I'm assuming Herb Ellis (who plays wonderfully) & Ed Thigpen so 1950's?

G