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
Well this one comes for a silly crazy pile of coins. So i have it for a couple of days. I'm sorry but cannot give you something translated. Probably only few can. Milan freestyle.
A very talented lady is Ms Pallot. I can thoroughly recommend her music.
M
PiL's new album on vinyl
Really enjoying this... Must see if I can find a ticket for when they play York.
Richard
The Chiaroscuro Quartet (with Alina Ibragimova on violin) isn't the first to fiddle around with period instruments, but they take the sound to new levels, with daring interpretations to match. This, their second recording, includes a harrowing performance of Beethoven's Op. 95 quartet.
EJ
This afternoon, a good follow up to her earlier cd
Earlier this morning called romantic music, but it does have some edges as welll
CD 9 : Three duets for violin and bassoon. This one a bit bright.
In summary an enjoyable box set.
Joe Lovano tenor saxophone
John Scofield guitar
Eliane Elias piano
Marc Johnson double-bass
Joey Baron drums
Alain Mallet organ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5h_2Lwbac0
Strange Brew
Works for me, Frisell and Haden not intimidated by Baker's "rockism", keeping pace and seeming to have good time. Playing the disc in the car before taking a run in a simmering afternoon was a good energizer.
CD 2: Quartets for strings and guitar
Barbra Streisand: Stoney End 1970 release
Whilst I am not a hard core Streisand fan, she certainly got the pipe.
Here she covers Laura Nyro's 'Stoney End'.
Strange Brew
Works for me, Frisell and Haden not intimidated by Baker's "rockism", keeping pace and seeming to have good time. Playing the disc in the car before taking a run in a simmering afternoon was a good energizer.
Second clip is nice - I'll check some more samples before jumping to conclusions.
I'm not a big fan of any of the three. I think they're mostly overrated however they do have some stuff that I like. Frisell, like Marc Ribot, often sounds like he's tuning his guitar. Haden tends to walk the thin line between soothing and melodic and downright boring. Baker is talented but is an uncontrollable lunatic. After ''Beware of Mr.Baker'' I'm surprised anyone would want to cut an album with him.
Barbra Streisand: My Name is Barbra, Two... 1965 release in mono
At times, she sounds like a kid. ( she was 22 when she recorded this album )
It's a collection of show stopper easy going tunes popular back in the 60s.
Surprisingly good sounding The Carpenters compilation album released back in 1985. Pressed in virgin vinyl.
Love Karen's voice and terrible 70s nostalgia.
My favourite Carpenter's cover of Carole King tune.
The Wallflowers. Bringing Down The Horse. On CD from 1996. The first five tracks are engaging and very good. Beyond that, the final six tracks quickly become a recycling of the same redundant sound.
(2014)
The last TD album that Edgar Froese made included new band member Ulrich Schnauss in the line up. Sadly this seemed like it was a bit of a return to form for TD but we will never know if that form would have continued on.
Fritz Lehmann/Munich Philharmonic : Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite 1954 recording
Extremely well preserved early DG mono from the era when the record was more substantial than the outer jacket. A high novelty value as I love this bright graphic cover art.
The content, however, sounds very dated reminds me of a vintage newsreel theme. Slow and rythmically challenged rendition.
One of the most lifeless Nutcracker I have heard. He makes Ansermet look like a race horse even.
This Van Beinum/Concertgebouw 1958 recording of Nutcracker is my reference for this old familiar score.
Fast and light footed/hearted yet Lyrical. Excellent timingas if the whole orchestra dancing on their toes. One of the most sophisticated and vivid sounding Nutcracker I have ever heard and surprisingly sounding fresh. Excellent focus on microdynamics and details of each instrument making the tune easy to follow and more involving than many low energy wall paper renditions. In regards to tempo this is my ideal. Playful yet there is a sense of magic.
Yes. Fragile (1971). On original CD from 1986. This is always an interesting listen for me as I find the music itself fantastic but the overall SQ somehow missing, whether on CD or original vinyl. There is a lack of attack, vitality, and punctuation to its sound. Rather thick or veiled to my ears.
Music Matters Vinyl
On CD:-
Yes. Fragile (1971). On original CD from 1986. This is always an interesting listen for me as I find the music itself fantastic but the overall SQ somehow missing, whether on CD or original vinyl. There is a lack of attack, vitality, and punctuation to its sound. Rather thick or veiled to my ears.
Joe, the Rhino remaster is better that the original CD IMHO. My vinyl copy also sounds quite good, despite its age. Agree about the music though.
FWIW I doubt I will be buying the SW remaster as I've not been that impressed with what he's done so far with CTTE and Relayer.