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

Yes indeed Oliver. Absolutely magical and unique. I have Adrian to thank for introducing me to it.

Did you know that there is a 'Jubilee' Special Edition available with extra tracks? I have that too.

John.

I will spin some more Miles later tonight.  

I have ordered it but it hasn't arrived just yet.

SBP in the car. On my way to Cambridge to see them for the 4th time this year . I'm also seeing em in July @ Bush Hall in July, it could be Scorchio .

Miles Davis : Seven Steps: Complete... 63-64
I really like this line-up, although probably blasphemy to many I prefer George Coleman's sax playing to Wayne Shorter. Perhaps not a ground breaking band, by Miles' standards, but a very listenable one.

J.S. Bach: Martin Stadtfeld

I like Martin Stadtfeld and if one wants to call his forte it is probably Bach.  A nice recital here mainly centered around the Two & Three Part Inventions.

Nihaela Ursuleasa with her second album.  I have liked her since I heard the first few note of her first album, Piano & Forte.  You could easily hear it in her playing but this album is riddled with photos of the character that I think aptly shows you her character and what you naturally hear in her playing.  A fun-character full of life and vivaciousness to her playing so you will never hear her play or sound like some other middle of the road pianist who plays it safe.  You can also see that mischievous glint in eyes and smile. 

Ravel: The passion and soul of Anna Vinnitskaya.  She portrays the deeper and darker vision which happens to be to my liking and largely in alignment with my character.  This is Vinnitskaya's third album and I am quite happy to be able to spend time with her as her playing always moves me.

LP - EMI (p) 1969

On vinyl:

First play and I am already really liking this.

Many thanks to Stu for recommending it!

2 x LP box-set - Polydor (p) 1981 : )

Karl Friederich Abel (1723-1787)

1) Prélude in D minor WKO 205 5:17

2) Arpeggio in D minor WKO 207 2:21

3) J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Sarabande from suite No. 6 in D major 5:06

4) Mr. de Sainte Colombe (ca: 1640-1690): Prélude in D minor 3:19

Le Sieur De Machy (1680) Suite

5) Prelude 1:10

6) Allemande 2:49

7) Courante 2:49

8) Sarabande 3:54

9) Gigue 1:26

10) Gavotte 1:05

11) Menuet 1:18

Philippe Hersant (2003) “L'Ombre d'un Doute”

12) Fanfare 1:11

13) La Messagere 1:16

14) Les Ombres 1:17

15) La Harpe d’Orphee 1:15

16) Les Espirits 1:29

17) Le Chemin de Jerusalem 7:34

18) Tobias Hume (ca: 1569-1645) Captain Hume's Pavan (No 46 from Musical Humors) 4:15

CH.Simpson (1605-1669)

19) Profusios 4:49

20) Prélude in D Major 1:18

21) Prélude in E minor 1:55

22) Tobias Hume: Pavan in A 4:01

23) Ch.Christodoulou (2007): Fantaisie du Village 4:16

24) G.I. Gurdjieff: (1925) Prière pour la miséricorde 3:19

Haim,

looks like you're enjoying a viola da gamba fest ?

may join you later : )

Debs

Montserrat Figueras,
Maria-Cristina Kiehr, sopranos
Fabio Biondi, violin

Christophe Coin & Jérôme Hantaï, basses de viole
Rolf Lislevand, theorbo

Pierre Hantaï, clavecin

Le Concert des Nations
Direction & basse de viole: Jordi Savall

~<>~

It's been a long while since i looked in on the Alia Vox web site...

only just learned that Montserrat Figueras passed away last year : (

...after a long battle with cancer. She was 59.

Debs

Debs,

Very sad news about Figueras. She had such a lovely voice. Thanks for letting us know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...&feature=related

Haim

Cheers

Flettster

First listen, not making use of the SACD.

Debs, one of my favourite records. As is this cd collection that I bought when it was released.

There are several multi disc cd boxes going for around £30 at the moment and I am considered one! Have you listened/got any recomendations. That said I may not actually need it.....but!

james

Debs, one of my favourite records. As is this cd collection that I bought when it was released.

There are several multi disc cd boxes going for around £30 at the moment and I am considered one! Have you listened/got any recomendations. That said I may not actually need it.....but!

james

Debs, one of my favourite records. As is this cd collection that I bought when it was released.

There are several multi disc cd boxes going for around £30 at the moment and I am considered one! Have you listened/got any recomendations. That said I may not actually need it.....but!

james

You must be psychic!

Only a few hours ago I ordered this…

150th Anniversary Edition - 18 discs / Amazon uk  £30.99

I don't have any of these cd's in my collection so for me this is a good buy, just hope the recordings and masterings are good.

Did you see the BBC4 prog about him on Friday evening?

I found it far more interesting than that Pink Floyd rubbish that followed

Debs

Cheers

Flettster

Cheers

Flettster

Cheers,

EJ