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
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
Have played this a few times now and I'm seriously impressed. Among Melody's albums I've always felt that Worrisome Heart had stood head-and-shoulders above the rest but this new album might have displaced it.
A post by Steve J earlier in the week reminded me that i hadn't played this for ages.
Now remedied 
Hi Res done good
24/192 Linn download.
(2015)
Some ambient longform electronica playing nicely in the background
Tenor Hans Jorg Mammel with La Fencie period instruments ensemble perform seven Geistliche Konzerte (scared concertos) by the German composer Dietrich Buxtehude.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYjj9KBulBg
Very difficult to find an Alpha disc which is not recommended.
Having earlier listened to her new album, Currency of Man, and compared it to what I regarded as her best album, Worrisome Heart, I thought I'd give the latter a play. My word it's good. Think I'll settle on both being brilliant albums with new one being 'different' in style. Well done, Ms Gardot.
Van Gelder recorded it harkens back to the old Blue Note era.
Feel good relaxed performance but it's a bit of a rerun in that no new insights.
Having earlier listened to her new album, Currency of Man, and compared it to what I regarded as her best album, Worrisome Heart, I thought I'd give the latter a play. My word it's good. Think I'll settle on both being brilliant albums with new one being 'different' in style. Well done, Ms Gardot.
I'd agree - It's a close one. Great music.
On vinyl.
(1977)
Because their music always makes me smile.
Reminder of a great gig at The Touchline last week
A great piece of music to end the evening with...
Serkin/Toscanini/NBC: Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 1944 Live recording.
One of my favourite 4th. Even Serkin here is unusually emotional under Toscanini's spell. Highly saturated and max dynamic contrasts with amazing 3rd movement finale. This set encapsulates Beethoven so well.
Serkin must have been Toscanini's favourite for the 4th as they played this score together 3 times back in 1936 with New York Philharmonic and this 1944 set was the last.
Right after Serkin/Toscanini set, Brendel set sounds so *normal* but gone are the sense of fun and adventure. This is your usual *respectable* Beethoven with polished elegance.
His gentle and smooth style seem better suited for Mozart program like this cover art Beethoven with entirely wrong Mozart outfit. :/
(1977)
Because their music always makes me smile.
Great album cover too...
Glenn Gould/Lenny/NYP: Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2 1957 recording mono.
Excep for the middle movement the whole thing is set up like an operatic comedy.
Many reading treats this Haydn-esque tunes too prim and proper in that Beethoven personality gets buried or lost. Leave it to Lenny and Glen. Maybe this is not *proper* but boy this is fun!
The Kinks. The Singles Collection. On CD from 2004. Tonight I'm listening in my shop which is in my garage, so some garage style rock seemed apropos.
