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

24 bit, 96 kHz version of The Smiths, Strangeways, here we come

On CD:-

tonym posted:

On vinyl, an old LP but in pristine nick.

Superb recording - if I had to choose one, it'd be this one. Carreras, by this time, had one of the most beautiful tenor voices ever. He very apparently modeled it on Giuseppe di Stefano, and like his hero pushed it quite hard, such that by the early 80s he didn't have much of it left (long before leukemia hit him in the late 80s). But this recording and a few others are a great reminder of him, together with lover Ricciarelli, at his best. Thanks for posting!

Cheers

EJ

Haim Ronen posted:

An old EJ recommendation. Thanks again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziZPanY50-c

Haim, I remember that. Not that old, surely?

Too busy with work to listen to much music let alone post these days, but I continue to browse the forum on a regular basis. 

EJ 

Streaming | Bandcamp

(2014)

Another one of the early 70's style psychedelic albums that I've been enjoying  on Bandcamp recently.

https://morgandelt.bandcamp.com/album/morgan-delt-2

For some reason, the perfect music to zone out with, with a cooling off beer after yet another hectic Monday. This has C.P.E. Bach on 'modern' form, far eclipsing his famous father's idiom. Rumour has it Bach Sr was quite jealous of his son's Magnificat (which was written not too long after his own). 

EJ

1st serious run...

EJS posted:

Haim Ronen posted:

An old EJ recommendation. Thanks again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziZPanY50-c

Haim, I remember that. Not that old, surely?

Too busy with work to listen to much music let alone post these days, but I continue to browse the forum on a regular basis. 

EJ 

Hi EJ,

I would hope you start posting again a bit more. Your musical insights are very much appreciated. I am myself also quite busy, but I always try to post while I am listening, then it doesn't take too much other time.

Cheers,

Bert

Streaming | Bandcamp

(2015)

Moving on to some post punk, gothic dark metal which I find to be surprisingly good.

https://publicistuk.bandcamp.c...bum/forgive-yourself

A bit more of Black Mountain....

1st run...

I've played quite a few albums today. Just put this classic on - my favourite Beatles album - and it sounds wonderful. 

Florestan posted:

Haim Ronen posted:

Great swinging album. Track #19 is just outstanding.

Haim, I had a hunch that track #19 might be to your liking.  A bit more improvisational and freer than your typical 'classical' music.  This is Balkandrom by Georg Breinschmid.  I found the program notes very informative and so I reproduce them here for this track 19.

Notes by Christian Heindl from the booklet notes of Danzas:

Balkandrom by Georg Breinschmid (1973) was composed during a train ride in 2005.  According to the composer, "The process of development was very interesting.  During this train ride, various melodies suddenly came to me.  Most of them were in uneven or rather unusual meters (such as 15/8).  These melodies and grooves came to me one after the other.  I dictated them and used almost all of them for a piece (as far as I can recall, the title originated from a regularly occurring Balkan disco party in Vienna).  We adapted Aleksey Igudesman's original arrangement for two violins and contrabass for piano and violin.  Rhythmically, the piece is very complex and moves through many different meters; compositionally, it is built similarly to my piece "Wien bleibt Krk," insofar as there are various, clearly separated melodic sections or "blocks," and between these blocks there are usually several connecting measures with groove (without any melody) - including a "rock" solo by the violin.  What is interesting is also the bass line, which often runs counter to the rhythm of the other instruments, which for me makes for the special appeal of this piece.  Even given its complexity, the piece should of course sound light and danceable - and for precisely this reason is well-suited for a CD named 'Danzas'!"

Dora Deliyska (piano), Florian Willeitner (violin), Georg Breinschmid (double bass)

(PS: Track #17 is just outstanding !! )

Really enjoying this. Thank you. You may also enjoy Roland Hanna

Streaming - Tidal HF - 2015

Is enjoyable, while they seem to milking it a bit...

Last one for the evening. Always nice to end with piano...

Ray LaMontagne "Ouroboros"

Handel's Water Music performed with surprising soul and pathos by the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, who by virtue of some deft balancing, ever-alert phrasing and above all a Nobel prize-worthy wind section, manage to avoid any hint of superficiality. Really needs to be heard in hires.

EJ

james n posted:

One of my favourite albums when i need to focus and nail a deadline.

A couple of strong coffees and this straight into my head via my Shure IEM's is all i need 

Great album.  Watched them live a couple of times, once at Creamfields and once in Manchester with Kosheen, they are excellent and the Kosheen gig was memorable 

Recommended by my son, and very good it is too. What we might have called fusion in the 70's, Jazz crossover seems to be the phrase now.

SJB

Kosheen, Kokopelli, prompted by the Faithless post earlier, my favourite Kosheen album, a real fusion of drum and bass, bits of trance and rock and really moody and dark - great to listen to with the lights out and a drink.  Tidal HF via Audirvana/Hugo 

Rosanne Cash "Interiors"

Streaming from Tidal: beautiful songs with gorgeous harmonies by Iron & Wine's Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop.

Jerry Joseph "By The Time Your Rocket Gets To Mars"

Sergio Florentino's Newport piano recital of Chopin music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5XSGKnXiWM