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
Jamie Woon - Making Time.
On Tidal.
What else but Dylan:
Absolutely stunning!!!!!
Richard
Streaming | WAV
(2011)
This is a lovely album by SH, I like to give it an airing every now and again.
When my dealer presented the 250DR together with the 272 a while ago, they played a lot of beautiful music, but it was Harry Belafonte which made the greatest impression. What a charismatic character he is! Laughing, singing, telling captivating stories and really entertaining the audience - which in turn responds, clearly amused. "Harry Belafonte Live at Carnegie Hall" is a fantastic album.
The LP reissue from Living Stereo is supposed to be quite special but so far I'm enjoying the ripped cd.
Thanks for putting me onto this album. Most enjoyable, great charisma, great backing musicians and well recorded to boot.
On vinyl, sounds fantastic!
Out of print album, but found it on Tidal.
On vinyl...
One of the best recordings for Schubert's last piano sonata - D.960
Perahia’s soft playing makes it sounds so humanity.
BP.
Indeed BP, a wonderful recording. Especially the Andante Sostenuto can drive me to tears!
Schubert passed away two months after he wrote this, only 31 years old..... What music could he have brought us if he had lived on!
R.I.P. Franz!
Streaming | WAV 24/44.1
(6th November 2015)
Just downloaded from HD Tracks. Two tracks into it and absolutely loving it.
Glenn Gould: The Art of the Fugue 1-9 1962 recording
Relatively low noise floor and in spite the Dolby NR remastering, maintaining a decent clarity Organ is close mic’d in that very little hall ambience coming through and a bit light weight on low registers.
Compact and tidy organ playing and light weight organ tones make this set rhythmic and even at times comical.
On a whole, tho, this reading is too frantic for me as Gould does not let the notes breath. Certainly that it has a carnival like atmosphere in relative to Sokolov’s Funeral eulogy like tone.
Wish he re-recorded this like he did with the Goldberg Variations which shows maturity in his interpretation.
It's a real pity that Glenn never recorded the entire Kunst der Fuge. I like the recent Angela Hewitt, although she's not perfect.
I'm still looking for the best recording for this master piece. Any advice guys?
Glenn Gould: The Art of the Fugue 1-9 1962 recording
Relatively low noise floor and in spite the Dolby NR remastering, maintaining a decent clarity Organ is close mic’d in that very little hall ambience coming through and a bit light weight on low registers.
Compact and tidy organ playing and light weight organ tones make this set rhythmic and even at times comical.
On a whole, tho, this reading is too frantic for me as Gould does not let the notes breath. Certainly that it has a carnival like atmosphere in relative to Sokolov’s Funeral eulogy like tone.
Wish he re-recorded this like he did with the Goldberg Variations which shows maturity in his interpretation.
It's a real pity that Glenn never recorded the entire Kunst der Fuge. I like the recent Angela Hewitt, although she's not perfect.
I'm still looking for the best recording for this master piece. Any advice guys?
From a few pages back between Kuma and myself:
Originally Posted by George Fredrik Fiske:
I am sure you need no help finding Bach performances that you like, but offered humbly here is my favourite, and fortunately very much still available today. Recorded in pioneering stereo in 1956, the actual quality is hugely better on CD than this youtube film, but you can get the idea of the performing style. Nothing comical about this, and nothing funereal either.
Helmut Walcha on DG.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hd35AHmw3I
I hope you enjoy this!
One of my Desert Island discs!
George,
Thank you for the recommendation.
I will, for sure, give it a proper listen.
_____________
I am prepared to say that Walcha on the Organ will outclass the majority of piano based efforts. Certainly every one that I have come across.
Happy searching. ATB from George
PS: Further into the exchange I also suggested the Decca recording under Karl Munchinger with the Stuttgart Orchestra of a wonderful orchestra realisation that is simply glorious, even if now mostly fifty years old. No Stokowski-esque fireworks, but simply setting the lines for clarity on suitable instruments and the performance makes a very clear case for one line each for a person or small section playing musically with finesse.
Enjoying this new one on ECM - ambient, electronics, sax, percussion.
Excellent extended 24/96 version of this album.
My first Supertramp album (then on vinyl) and in my view still their best.
M
What else but Dylan:
Absolutely stunning!!!!!
Richard
Yep totally agree.
Amadeus Quartet: Dvorak String Quartet Op.96 'American' 1978 release
Listening to this tune again. I love its *American Western* friendly and sweet melody line.
Somewhat appropriate for upcoming Thanks Giving.
Dire Straits. Making Movies. On original vinyl from 1980. Brilliant album. To paraphrase David Fricke's Rolling Stone review "If Making Movies really were a film, it'd win Academy Awards"
Dire Straits. Making Movies. On original vinyl from 1980. Brilliant album. To paraphrase David Fricke's Rolling Stone review "If Making Movies really were a film, it'd win Academy Awards"
Yes, one of the best DS records for sure.
Just can't get enough of this brilliant box set. Beautifully performed and recorded; and depth and consistent quality of songwriting that is truly stunning. I can't recommend this one highly enough. She's a real treasure.