What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2016
2016 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread (and links to previous years) can be found here;
Benedetti/Husa: Bruch Violin Concerto 2010 recording
Expressive from the start, she takes a long breath on the first note like taking a deep breath. The balance between the orchestra and soloist is excellent they play as a coherent whole. Her Bruch recording rose to the top of my favourite when I first heard it and still love it.
Jansen/Chailly: Bruck Violin Concerto 2006 recording
I place this set behind Benedetti. I think she's emotionally cooler and there seems to be imbalance between the orchestra and soloist as they are doing their own things rather than playing sympathetically to one another.
kuma posted:
Benedetti/Husa: Bruch Violin Concerto 2010 recording
Expressive from the start, she takes a long breath on the first note like taking a deep breath. The balance between the orchestra and soloist is excellent they play as a coherent whole. Her Bruch recording rose to the top of my favourite when I first heard it and still love it.
My top of the list for this one is still Nigel Kennedy...
Bert Schurink posted:kuma posted:
Benedetti/Husa: Bruch Violin Concerto 2010 recording
Expressive from the start, she takes a long breath on the first note like taking a deep breath. The balance between the orchestra and soloist is excellent they play as a coherent whole. Her Bruch recording rose to the top of my favourite when I first heard it and still love it.
My top of the list for this one is still Nigel Kennedy...
Still not sure whether Bruch's first merits more than a single recording, but I was rather blown away last year by Antje Weithaas' new recording on CPO.
EJ
Mix of instrumental rock, blues, jazz....from Bandcamp. Mixed results...
Some sweet and nice, sometimes too sweet...
Some highlights, so looks like he has a lot of potential...., while a bit overhyped...
Bert Schurink posted:Some highlights, so looks like he has a lot of potential...., while a bit overhyped...
The recording has by the way a strange faint background noise...
Streaming | WAV
(2007)
I remember being surprised at the time as to how well this album worked.
Streaming | Deezer Elite
(2010)
Sounding good on my first listen to this.
Original vinyl...
Bloodkin "Creeperweed"
1st listen via bandcamp, kind of neoclassical music - interesting...
Original Vinyl from 1974 compiling 1968-74 odds & ends from the Krautrock masters.
Emmy The Great "First Love"
A new release coming March 11 (US)
Julia Stone "By The Horns"
Moby, Play. Time to give the speakers a workout 
Streaming | WAV
(1992)
Ripped from original Columbia CD which sounds very good indeed, so much so that I have never bothered with a 24bit download.
On CD:-
1971 UK second issue blue & silver label including the classics Maggie May, Mandolin Wind and Reason To Believe. 