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
Steven Wilson 'Santiago 2012' (FM broadcast) - really enjoying this show.
Vinyl
Stumbled upon this on Spotify, rather like it.
Joe Bonamassa
Driving Towards The Daylight - CD
Brahms: Complete Piano Works Volumes 4 & 7, Julius Katchen, Piano
Volume 4:
Waltzes Op. 39
Rhapsody Op. 79 Nos. 1 & 2
Ballades Op. 10
Volume 7:
Handel Variations Op. 24
Paganini Variations Op. 35
cover-art: Gemalde von N. Poussin (1593-1665) nach Bellini
(Archiv fur Kunst und Geschichte, Berlin).
cover-art: Francesco Guardi (1712-1793) "The Bucintoro Festival at Venice"
may i have the pleasure of the next dance? 
enjoy
ken
The dance was a bit of a wash-out today, but those boats sure came in handy!
Two, thirty-plus year old LP's (p) 1977, & 1981, both mint condition [the vinyl looks brand new]
cleaned a couple of days ago by my own fair hand and the beautiful music most vibrantly liberated via the Sondek.
Playing them again today.
The concerto most worthy of mention here, is RV.169 (P. sinf 21) "Al Santo Sepolcro" in B minor, unusual for being only a two movement but the the 1st Adagio molto is wonderfully spacious, deep, emotional, and well ahead of it's time imho.
Vivaldi's music seems to make far more sense to me when slowed down and allowed to breathe easy, or slowed down requiem like for those who can no longer breathe.
Debs
p.s.
"Al Santo Sepolcro" translates into "A Holy Soaking" which comes from an overcast day in a very wet July when Vivaldi came home on his bicycle in a torrential downpour that soaked him to the bone marrow.
Mahler: Michael Tilson Thomas and the The San Francisco Symphony
Symphony #6 today...
Chopin: Geza Anda, 24 Preludes Op. 28, Polonaise in A-flat major Op. 53
Recorded in 1959
...a CD intermission now
Mozart: Sonatas for Piano and Violin
Friederike Starkloff / Jose Gallardo
playing sides 17 - 20 of 10 x LP box-set [ no.1 of 4 box-sets ]
Má Vlast
Cycle of 6 symphonic poems
Vysehrad Vltava
Sárka
From the Fields and Groves of Bohemia
Tábor
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ~ Václav Smetácek
~~<>~~
Cheers
Flettster
On LP
On 30 year old vinyl...
PT - Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking
On 30 year old vinyl...
Now cueing up......
Ripped from black to iTunes.
Jono
PT - Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking
Yes indeed Denis. Nice one. That's reminded me to give this a spin.
John.
John.
Wow, I had that when it was first released just before going all punk.
Jono
On 30 year old vinyl...
Now cueing up......
Ripped from black to iTunes.
Jono
A very, very fine choice Jono. I'm having an early-period Factory type day today, so:
Both on glorious vinyl.