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

Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2014

On the cusp of 2015, we start a new thread...

Anyway, links:

Volume X: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...-be-interested-vol-x

Volume IX: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...16#22826037054683416

Posted on: 01 May 2015 by Bert Schurink

This is nice floating jazz, not ambitious but just nice to listen to...

Posted on: 01 May 2015 by matt podniesinski

Posted on: 01 May 2015 by Bert Schurink

Great recording, intimate

Posted on: 01 May 2015 by Jeff Anderson

Annalisa Tornfelt "The Number 8"

recent solo release by vocalist/fiddler for Black Prairie

Posted on: 01 May 2015 by matt podniesinski

On vinyl.

Posted on: 01 May 2015 by Haim Ronen

Posted on: 01 May 2015 by kuma

Sergio Mendez and Brasil '88. '78 release.

I remember I also had those *portable* music player back then.

Posted on: 01 May 2015 by kuma

Szymanowski piano pieces:

Basically they sound like Ravel on acid.

Posted on: 01 May 2015 by ragman

Posted on: 01 May 2015 by kuma

First time listening to Pollini plays Debussy.

I was curious to see how he handles Debussy's generally dreamy pieces.

A great combination of power and grace tethered together with laser precision note delivery. There isn’t much of *impressionistic* pastel hued Debussy here but this is one mean powerful rendition giving the familiar tunes new lease in life. Extremely vivid, Chromatic figuration is just breathtaking. He can depict a magic smoke sucked right into a Genie’s bottle.

These tunes are good vehicle for Pollini to show off his superrb dexterity as well as his icy elegance I love.

A nice surprise.

Posted on: 01 May 2015 by David

Posted on: 02 May 2015 by Bert Schurink

Nice air in the recording, she plays it well but hasn't yet the maturity in her playing to let it sing she instead plays it very well. Meaning a good recording, but I prefer Ivo Pogerlich recording more...

Posted on: 02 May 2015 by Stevee_S

Streaming | CD FLAC rip

Antonio Vivaldi ~ The For Seasons

A twenty year old Naxos recording that sums up the weather here in the past couple of weeks.

Posted on: 02 May 2015 by Stevee_S

Streaming | CD FLAC rip

EFSS ~ Ouddorp Tapes (2011)

Simply described as the first meeting of the four (in this area by the sea in Holland), its one of my favourite recent Berlin School downloads.

Posted on: 02 May 2015 by GraemeH

FLAC via Qobuz.

Saw her live around the time of this fine recording. Takes me back.

Posted on: 02 May 2015 by Quad 33

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET Brubeck & Rushing (Original 1960 UK black and silver Fontana label featuring recordings made with legendary Jazz / Blues vocalist Jimmy Rushing.

Posted on: 02 May 2015 by EJS