What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol.VIII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 29 December 2011
With 2012 almost upon us, it's time to start a fresh thread. I've gone back to an earlier thread title because often the "why" is the most interesting part of the post.
Anyway, links:
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290
More vinyl
Oh yeah Kevin,
I didn't think I'd ever see that on here. I have an Austrian copy on CD (Spoon CD35) and it looks like it's going for silly money now.
John.
For ken c
On a shiny piece of Vinyl. Blue Horizon 1968.
That building looks like St Georges Hall Liverpool
Tate Art Gallery off Trafalger Square - skeleton borrowed from Barts hospital.
By an amazing coincidence I was listening to this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jqjl7
whilst browsing the forum and this cover shot came up.
A 30 minute doc on Blue Horizon - well worth listening to but only 3 days left.
... some more from the very late 70's
On Vinyl
Bleu - Redhead
If you like power-pop, the CD is currently at a bargain price on amazon. A cheap rip to your server.
Music video - "I Won't Go Hollywood" from the album "Redhead"
More vinyl
Oh yeah Kevin,
I didn't think I'd ever see that on here. I have an Austrian copy on CD (Spoon CD35) and it looks like it's going for silly money now.
John.
Hi John
By a weird coincidence I'm now playing this - also on vinyl...
First play
A fantastic, often overlooked, performance of the four last songs, and a great scene from Salome for starters. Recommended!
EJ
relaxing first play of...
mark kozelek - live at lincoln hall
Ahead of the release of the Can box set on Monday, I'm in a Krautrocky kinda mood.
So, this on vinyl:
Listening to my first Walküre again, for the first time in years. Wow, what a performance. Certainly in the last act, Haitink's singers outclass contemporary rivals Levine and Barenboim, helped by Haitink's faster speeds. Also, I remember being slightly bothered by the distant recording, but it now sounds satisfyingly natural to me - perhaps the result of different replay equipment. Goldberg is a great Siegmund, his exchange with the Valkyrie reaching an emotional climax that rivals the best Ring recordings of any time.
Haitink's Ring received flak for its Brünnhilde, Eva Marton. By this time, she had already had a long career and there is some wear and tear - it became worse for Siegfried and Götterdämmerung. She retained much of her vocal beauty as long as she doesn't pressure her voice, but the love duet in Siegfried and the opening of Götterdämmerung are not the spirit elevating numbers they can be. For that, go to Flagstad or Nilsson (both with Windgassen as Siegfried), or Hildegard Behrens (persuasive, despite her smaller instrument).
But also here is, in my view, the best Wotan of the ages, James Morris, in his best recorded assumption of the role. He is helped by the more distant miking, and appears more committed than he did for Levine (which BTW is probably not a fact - he did an interview for Gramophone at the time, in which he implicitly seemed to prefer working with Levine. If so, he certainly was professional enough not to show it on this recording).
Cheers,
EJ
CD / 1993 issue
On (rather scratchy) vinyl:
Having a jazzy LP fest : )
Debs
Just back from the Beautiful island, that is Ibiza. Just enjoying some fine tunes whilst system warms up.
This morning so far.........
Cheers
Flettster
System warming up lovely, nice start to the day.
Stand out track Sunshine...O, and where are you?