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
Some stunning harpsichord play here,
and the recording quality utter perfection...
Wow! : )
Debs
First Album through the new system.....
REM -Monster.
Not warmed up yet and still sounds nice 
Rob
While I am not an unqualified fan of the late Georg Solti's work, he did some marvelous opera work for the gramophone. His greatest hits list includes some famous recordings (Nozze, Zauberflöte, the Ring) but includes, in my view, also the Lohengrin and Tannhäuser from his Wagner series, his Ballo in Maschera with Pavarotti and Richard Strauss' greatest opera, Die Frau ohne Schatten (the woman without a shadow). If I remember correctly, at the time of print this was the most expensive recording, ever.
EJ
Surely the zenith of Stipe's mumbling period.
On Vinyl
On Vinyl
Over 60 minutes of great music.
Max Richter - The Blue Notebooks
Cheers
Flettster
On vinyl:
Vinyl
On Spotify, after hearing a track on Radio Paradise:-
"let's rock":-
Brahms' cello sonatas, given a warm, deep glow by Lynn Harrell and Stephen Kovacevich.
EJ
A few from today on the black stuff
I sure that old Rush fans have opinions, but overall this is pretty good album.
A splendid return to form by original band!
Even just listening on my MacBook I love it.
steve
On CD:-
HESPERION XX
Bruce Dickey cornetto
Paolo Grazzi oboe da caccia
Charles Toet trombone
Claude Wassmer basson
Jordi Savall viole de gambe soprano
Christophe Coin voile de gambe altas
Robert Gini viole de gambe tenor
Paolo Pandolfo viole de gambe basse
Recorded in 1986
~<>~
Extremely carefully and passionately played out by this eight man ensemble, in a way most melancholy and slow.
Period instrumentation used, [with exception to the undated trombone copy of a 17 century instrument] all are antiques dating from 1550 for the viole tenor to the most recent viole altus of 1757, perhaps they borrowed them from the museum and needed to play them with the greatest care(?)
Despite the haunting magic, for the most this is lethargic pace, the wind inclusion adds to a requiem feel.
Top class performance, not my favourite version by far, but still very intrigued by the strange cold charm it holds.
Debs