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

I have the Classic Records pressing of this, have you heard it and if so how does it compare?

Thanks

Richard

Good interplay, engaging repertoire

Listened to this during my workout. It's very good, but I also have the feeling it's sometimes too perfect and missing soul. Nevertheless enjoyed it a lot...

On main system from Spotify, sounding good so far:-

Gov't Mule - Dose

melodies on a strong beat, enjoyable modern jazz, which is also well recorded...

I haven't listened to this six-CD box set in a while, so I thought I'd revisit it...

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Hybrid ~ I choose Noise (2006)

This is up to their usual very high standards but just falls short of their best album "Disappear Here"

One commentator wrote:

"I choose Noise is a masterpiece, a bold, epic and mature masterpiece. Drawing on elements of the old and new to create a 'hybrid' of all sorts, Breakbeat, progressive house, soft acoustic rock, middle eastern, film score, downtempo and everything in between. Featuring brilliant collaboration with accalimed film composer Harry Gregson Williams who brings his trademark sweeping emotion style of his orchestrations with the Seattle Session Orchestra, who feature on many major Hollywood pictures. This is a very special album, also alongside a list of brilliant vocalists in Judy Tzuke, John Graham (Quivver), Kirsty Hawkshaw (The only vocalist from a previous Hybrid record to appear) and Perry farrel.

The mood and tones in the album are sinister and dark, in fact 'I Choose Noise' is one of the darkest electronic albums to have been released in the past decade, From the brooding and sinister Middle Eastern-esque evil of 'Last Man standing' The demonic chaotic beats and shallow moans and twisted wails of 'Hooligan Spirit' the moody haunting energy of the massive breakbeats in 'Dream stalker' right over to the beautiful, orchestral and majestic 'Keep It In The Family' and the truly moving vocals of 'Until Tomorrow' This is one album that will live on for a very very long time and will grow on many people as the years go by."

Having friends for a curry-fest so busy in the kitchen struggling with a 'vegetable' curry recipe.  

Where's Ron Swanson when I need him...season with meat.

G

Myung-Whun Chung (Klavier) 

Claude Debussy: Clair de lune

Frederic Chopin:  Nocturne in D-flat major op. 27/2

Ludwig van Beethoven: Für Elise

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Herbstlied (Autumn Song)

Franz Schubert:  Impromptu in E-flat major D899/2

Robert Schumann: Träumerei

Robert Schumann:  Arabeske

Franz Schubert:  Impromptu in G-flat major D899/3

Frederic Chopin:  Nocturne in c-sharp minor op. posth.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah! Vous dirais-je, maman" K.265

2015 will start with the klavier like any other year before it.  A compilation here of piano chestnuts that every pianists is familiar with.  This is an album of nostalgia for me.  Myung Whun Chung's playing is warm and heartfelt throughout.

A lovely recording, and noticeable by how the recording engineers have captured the nuance and textures of the recorder, which I think you can often hear being recorded badly such that it sounds screechy...  Nothing like that here. The ornamentation is perhaps not that authentic, but great fun to listen to.

Streamed lossless on Qobuz

Ragman, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater is an awesome piece of music. Now streaming your version.

Franz Liszt: Jerome Lowenthal (piano), Carmel Lowenthal (piano)

Années de pélerinage (complete). 

Album d’un voyageur, S 156: Les Cloches de G*****. 

Weihnachtsbaum, S 186 : Books II and III 

Each new year sets the stage for resolutions fuelled by hopes and dreams for a better tomorrow.  A perfect time for looking back as well as looking ahead so what better time then is there for the start of yet another pilgrimage.  What better partner than Franz Liszt to direct these Années de pélerinage?  Here is Liszt allowing us to ride along with him as he describes probably the most enriching period of his life and eventually some of the darkest and painful times.  It points to life and points to death - the inevitability of it all for every one of us.

Lowenthal is unique in his approach to these works.  At times you hear some of the most individual and powerful ideas going on with amazing energy and at other times it is stark and pointed.  Never is it gushy or over pedalled but at all times clear and well thought through.   Jerome Lowenthal provides some brief notes for every piece on the disc and these are excellent.  Insightful and very illuminating for a better understanding of what is going on here with these pieces and in Liszt's mind.

Hybrid - Disappear Here, after seeing earlier post.

It's fine as far as this genre goes, but as I've never been a "dancer"  or gone to raves, albums full of the music seems pointless to me, unless you have 30 of your best mates round I guess. I'll probably not get to the end, we'll see, having vocals does help.

A long time since I listened to Stephen

Ben Fisher.

This mornings listening and early pm.

The last album I will be playing till later as I am about to babysit my 6 year old God Daughter.

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Blue Öyster Cult ~ Tyranny and Mutation

First released in 1973

Chris Smithers

"Still On The Levee"     (2014)    mp3

...when they were innovative and good. Had tickets to see them - 1979 I think - but they cancelled, so no lasers for me!

'Secret Treaties' remains a favourite.

G

"Steeple" by Wolf People. Good album - got this for Xmas on a vinyl LP but because I have no TT at the mo I'm listening to the free digital download:

After some Skynyrd...Qobuz FLAC lossless.

G