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
Double LP from 1986. Let's see if it can help clear my head.
A fairly gentle start to the day is required .
On CD, Benny Goodman at his best:
Interesting music, was not familiar with this piece..
On CD:-
More BG onn CD, this time a landmark concert from almost 80 years ago:
Relaxing
Quartetto Italiano:
Starting with the Beethoven. Immediately one hears a difference and unique quality of playing. As a musician, one is always aware of outcome as you can vary one aspect of a multitude of choices and you arrive at a different interpretation very easily. As I have gotten older (and hopefully wiser), I realize more and more the importance of slow practice. So maybe it is because of this that I am progressively tending to be attracted to slower interpretations. Not correct or incorrect in any way but it just tends to distill the details better for me and you have the opportunity to do so much more with the music. I haven't heard everything so I don't know but my impression is the Italians here favour more moderate tempos and have a weightier sound. In the end, this leads to very precise playing, increased expressivity and ultimately, more beauty and musical meaning. Not for everyone but me me it is perfect.
It probably was not surprising to learn that the Quartetto Italiano in its early years played everything from memory in concerts.
1st run of this version...
Time for a lovely bit of Haydn, methinks. On CD/SACD:
Musically interesting, however to much background noise for a modern recording...
Happy new year to all!
Starting off with a recent recording of Beethoven's first two concertos by Swiss pianist Louis Schwizgebel. He made headlines last year with an excellent Saint-Saëns album, and here, in musically much more demanding works, he is just as good.
Cheers,
Ej
EJS posted:
Happy new year to all!
Starting off with a recent recording of Beethoven's first two concertos by Swiss pianist Louis Schwizgebel. He made headlines last year with an excellent Saint-Saëns album, and here, in musically much more demanding works, he is just as good.
Cheers,
Ej
He was in my potential buy list, so I will have a more close look....
Streaming | Deezer Elite
(1977)
I haven't heard this in years and it will do nicely before I start to get my head around preparing and cooking a leg of lamb and accessories for an early evening meal for some "first footing" friends.
On CD. This is a real grower:
Schubert's 'Wanderer' Fantasy d.760., Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor and two Schubert song transcriptions.
Chaudelande Vol 1 by Gnod, the Krautrockers from Salford with a heavy, prog-y feel. On vinyl, contains the awesome "Visions of Load":
CD rip - WAV