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

Just once I would like to play something before Aleg gets it....

Oh! Ha Ha, I have had this great album for like years already 

Hi Doug

I'm sorry to spoil the fun, but being able to stream nearly everything from the Qobuz catalog is very addictive.

They have an immense catalog of records available, from most of the bigger labels and many of the smaller labels. New releases appear very quickly in their catalog and if one finds an interesting artist it is just great fun to be able browse through their earlier recordings.

It is a shame Qobuz is not more widely accessible, because I think they have a great formula here and at a very reasonable price as well. All available as 44.1kHz/16-bit FLAC, so no loss of quality while listening. They truly have done a great job there.

But I will try to post a little less and leave you some.

Thanks for the referal to Yevgeni Bozhanov, I will have a listen to that later this morning this morning.

Today I work from home so can do what I like with my music.

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Aleg

Hi Doug,

Just had my second listen (I was far too tired to take stock the first time around)…

Alice Ader seems to take all sense of slow timing too cautiously slow which comes across more methodical than heartfelt. The faster pieces can sound hurried with some blurring of note distinction.

The occasionally bars or three of sincerity but it doesn’t last…

seems to lapse into a clinical exercise.

It doesn’t convey the usual trancelike abilities this composition is capable of : (

Redeeming factors; splendid recording so cosy-close like one is sat right next to her at the keyboard.

Some audience-sound-clutter [live recording] is quiet and distant so I’m very grateful for that.

This is a 2xCD set, the second CD is better musically, the Canon’s are really enchanting, perhaps stage nervousness settled down to let the fingers find better tempo?

The final track of CD2, finishes on JSP’s unfinished Contrapunctus Fuga which is strung out at a strange marching plod with an occasional quirky sense of timing here and there...

The Art of Fudge... glad my copy only cost a couple of quid : )

I’d be interested to hear her play WTC, which is imho far more entertainingly appropriate for piano than AofF which may be a beastly exposing experience under the earful glare of a shuffle-bottom audience.

The only other AofF on piano in my collection is Vladimer Feltsman...

and he is far more convincing, oh yes! : )

Debs

Doug

A good young pianist again.

Though not being in 'Chopin mood', I enjoyed his playing very much.

Thanks for the referal and certainly worth another listen...

PS.

A beautifull instrument and very well recorded indeed.

I would love to see more recordings of this quality. I'm glad these smaller label pay attention to this aspect as well. Something I sorely miss from many of the bigger labels and which pushes me more and more to the smaller independant labels. It adds so much more to the enjoyment of a good perfomance.

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Aleg

Doug

I followed up your suggestion of Plamena Mangova, but by listening to her Shostakovitch Sonata No. 2 and 24 Preludes first. And you're right (again), a very enjoyable pianist and very enjoyable listen to this Shostakovich as well. Very accessible for all I think.

I will now follow up with the suggested Beethoven CD.

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Aleg

Cheers

Flettster

Very fresh and energetic playing. A complete pleasure to listen to.

Harking back to an 'oldie' Jasha Heifetz in Bloch's Violin Sonata No 2 Poeme Mystique

Very closely recorded, a bit too close for my taste, but a wonderful performance ...

And another new, unusual release to try (sorry Doug )

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Aleg

I wasn't aware of any 2 piano's or 4-hands compositions by Debussy, so I thought to give it try ......

I have just become the proud owner of this CD. It is wonderful. A favourite album from all those years ago. I have the pink rimmed Island vinyl having purchased it on release but this is very special!

james

On the black stuff.

Been off my Moore for a while

Return to sanity on vinyl

All been trough the Moth RCM and sound even better now!

On the 180g black stuff.

Not listened to any vinyl for ages....

On CD:-

Agree 100% Stu, a must for SW & PT fans, sounds great!!

On its second play, after a clean on the Moth RCM.

After a hard days graft in the garden, it's time for me to have a nice relaxing soak in the tub, and listen to some musik...

That's me in the picture below, last in queue as usual…

Händel  - Wassermusik

I. Hornpipe

II. Air

III. gigue

Ravel - Reflets dans l'eau

Johann Strauβ Shon - Lagunen-Walzer - Images

Ravel - Jex d'eau

Vivaldi - Largo (Winter) Die vier jahreszeiten

Smetana - Vitava (Ma Vlast) Die Moldau

Chopin - Prélude in Des-Dur, op.28 nr.15 "Regentrophen"

Schubert, Transkr/Liszt - Die Forelle

Tschaikowsky - Pas d' soap  Schwanensee

Delius - (Orch Fenby) Aquarelle no.2

Schubert, Transkr/Liszt - Auf dem Wasser zu singen

Johann Strauβ Shon - An der schönen blauen Donau

Total bath time = 74:33

Various years 1969-1983 ...very nice recordings acturally! : )

Decca CD © 1995

~<>~

Only cost me a couple of quid, a fabulous disc to splash out for!

Debs

 Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

[150th Anniversary Edition]

playing cd disc no.10 of 18 x cd box-set... 

Twilight Fancies [1999]

To be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water [1975] ~

Wanderer's Song

Heimkehr [1949] ~

Twilight Fancies

Whither [1951] ~

The Violet

Whither  [1938] ~

The Violet

I-Brasil

Klein Venevil

Twilight Fancies [1929] ~

Cradle Song

The Nightingale

Irmelin Rose [1938] ~

So white, so soft, so sweet is she

Le ciel est, par-drssus le toit

La lune blanche

To the Queen of my Heart [1934] ~

Love's Philosopy

Caprice and Elegy [1930]

~<>~

Tranfers from 78's leave an anolog hiss but the music is fine.

Even sung in English i found enjoyable! (...i don't usually)

All very relaxing and romantic listening : )

Debs

Debs,

Thanks for the heads up a little while ago. I received some Amazon vouchers as my leaving present and am really enjoying working my way through these discs. Might just fast forward to no. 10!

Seth

Nice one.